Hedwig and the Angry Inch

A 25th anniversary screening could have settled for nostalgia. Instead, this one turns the film into a conversation with the person who made it. Seeing Hedwig and the Angry Inch on the big screen is rewarding on its own, but the chance to hear John Cameron Mitchell reflect on the film, then pick up a guitar for a short acoustic set, gives the evening a perspective that streaming never can. The pre-show costume contest might sound like fan service, yet for a story that has always inspired audiences to embrace self-expression, it feels like a natural extension rather than an add-on. If the movie has been part of your life for years, this is an opportunity to revisit it alongside the artist who shaped it. If it has somehow escaped you until now, there are few better ways to discover why it still resonates 25 years later.