The Colonial Theatre

December 16–18
Friday & Saturday at 7:30 PM, Sunday at 5:30 PM (Buddy nite, all tickets 1/2 price)
Take Shelter

Written & Directed By: Jeff Nichols
R, 2 hr.

"It is a quiet, relentless exploration of the latent (and not so latent) terrors that bedevil contemporary American life, a horror movie that will trouble your sleep not with visions of monsters but with a more familiar dread." -- A. O. Scott, New York Times.

Curtis LaForche lives in a small Ohio town with his wife Samantha and six-year-old daughter Hannah, who is deaf. Money is tight, and navigating Hannah's healthcare and special needs education is a constant struggle. Despite that, Curtis and Samantha are very much in love and their family is a happy one. Then Curtis begins having terrifying dreams about an encroaching, apocalyptic storm. He chooses to keep the disturbance to himself, channeling his anxiety into the obsessive building of a storm shelter in their backyard. But the resulting strain on his marriage and tension within the community doesn't compare to Curtis' private fear of what his dreams may truly signify. Faced with the proposition that his disturbing visions signal disaster of one kind or another, Curtis confides in Samantha, testing the power of their bond against the highest possible stakes.

"A riveting genre blend of thriller, domestic drama and supernatural horror propelled by a brilliant lead performance." -- David Roony, Hollywood Reporter