Daily Grindhouse—in conjunction with The Front Row and The A.V. Club—are bringing three weirdo cult-classics to Chicago’s Music Box Theatre. Escape the doldrums of a harsh 2018 winter with PCP addicted tigers, Japanese girl gangs, and one a wonderfully weird rarely seen bit of psychotronic cinema.

In January, we’ve got Franco Prosperi’s 1984 when animal attacks favorite, WILD BEASTS, a movie that “show[s] the filmmakers of ROAR how it’s done. February brings us the obscure, weird, and very entertaining THE ASTROLOGER. It’s worth noting that this film will most likely NEVER receive a home video release, so this may be your only chance to catch it in 2018. Finally, the violent, swingin’ psychedelic favorite STRAY CAT ROCK: SEX HUNTER featuring LADY SNOWBLOOD herself, Meiko Kaji will be lighting up the Music Box like a Molotov cocktail.

The films will be presented in beautifully restored DCP’s thanks to Austin’s American Genre Film Archive.

WILD BEASTS screens Friday January 26th and Saturday January 27th at midnight.

THE ASTROLOGER screens Friday February 2nd and Saturday February 3rd at midnight.

STRAY CAT ROCK: SEX HUNTER screens Friday February 9th and Saturday February 10th at midnight.

Details for the event can be found at the Music Box Theatre website. These ones are sure to sell out, so buying tickets in advance is a good idea.

—MIKE VANDERBILT

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A writer, filmmaker, musician, and amateur bon vivant, Mike Vanderbilt spends his days and nights on either end of the bar. When not hard at work slinging margaritas, he tries to squeeze in as much adventure, excitement and romance as he can. He also has a certain moral flexibility.

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Tags: AGFA, American Genre Film Archive, Craig Denny, Franco E. Prosperi, Stray Cat Rock: Sex Hunter, The Astrologer, Wild Beasts