BY JACK CAMERON for WEEKLY VOLCANO | 6/19/2026
The wait is over. Toy Story 5 is finally arriving at the Blue Mouse Theatre beginning June 19. Pixar initially didn’t want to make a fifth Toy Story movie, but after the lackluster performance of Lightyear, Disney convinced Pixar that a main Toy Story universe film would be a good idea.
Andrew Stanton is directing. His last Pixar movie was Finding Dory in 2016. Screenwriter McKenna Harris (Hoppers) initially couldn’t figure out how to bring back Woody after the end of Toy Story 4 and even considered doing the fifth movie without the character, but found him irreplaceable.
This is the first Toy Story movie to have a PG rating, but that shouldn’t keep you away. Taylor Swift said it was a dream come true writing “I Knew It, I Knew You” for the movie.
Toy Story 5 is showing at 4:15 p.m. and 7 p.m. at the Blue Mouse beginning Friday, June 19, through Sunday, June 21, with another show on June 22 at 7 p.m.
And for something completely different, there are two performances of Frankenhooker: A New Wave Musical. This reimagining of the 1990 cult classic arrives on stage in the form of a musical parody using a hot new wave soundtrack and camptastic charm.
The project is written and directed by Ethereal Rosenblum and Keos Rosenblum, with composer Anthony Dluzak, who has composed for film projects such as Inverted (2024), along with award-winning composer Analia Lentini. The show debuts Thursday, June 18, at the Blue Mouse Theatre at 8 p.m.
The very next night, for Friday Night Frights, you can catch the original classic horror comedy Frankenhooker on the screen Friday, June 19, at 10 p.m.
Over at The Grand Cinema, Obsession and Backrooms are two low-budget horror films that just can’t be stopped as they continue their run. Boots Riley’s anarchic heist comedy I Love Boosters is held over for another week as well.
Steven Spielberg’s new science fiction movie Disclosure Day enters its second week. The master filmmaker knows how to make a big popcorn movie.
The Grand’s Weird Elephant Series, showcasing odd, interesting, or cult classic movies, is playing Sunshine. The sun is going out, and a team is sent on a last-ditch attempt to save the Earth. If you found Project Hail Mary too upbeat and fun for such a serious topic, check out Sunshine, created by the same writer/director team that gave you 28 Days Later. Sunshine is showing Friday, June 19, and Saturday, June 20, at 10 p.m.
This Saturday, June 20, is the third Saturday of the month. Parents know what that means. It’s Free Family Flick time. Doors open at 9:30 a.m., and the movie starts at 10 a.m. This month, the Free Family Flick is Nimona (2023). This Netflix film follows a wrongly accused knight in a futuristic world where his only ally is a wise-cracking, shape-shifting teenager named Nimona.
In celebration of Juneteenth and the film’s 20th anniversary, the Grand has music video director Chris Robinson’s first feature film, ATL. ATL follows four friends graduating and trying to find their way on the streets of Atlanta, where hip hop and roller skating rule. Check out ATL and its one and only showing on Saturday, June 20, at 5 p.m.
Sunday, June 21, at 2 p.m. is your chance to see Terminator 2: Judgment Day on the big screen. This James Cameron (no relation) sequel destroyed the box office back in the summer of 1991 and is back for its 35th anniversary, making me feel very old as I remember seeing it in the theater as a teen.
The Grand’s Tuesday Movie Series this week has The Blue Trail, a movie of freedom and resilience. Seventy-seven-year-old Tereza has lived her entire life in a small industrialized town in the Amazon. When her government notifies her that she’s being relocated to a remote elderly care facility, she refuses her fate and embarks on an unforgettable journey on the Amazon. Director Gabriel Mascaro brings you into this dystopian world. This Portuguese-language, subtitled film has a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The Blue Trail is playing Tuesday, June 23, at 1:45 p.m. and 7 p.m.
The Grand continues its WednesGAYS Series by turning up the Pride to 11 in the unrated version of She’s the He. Just before graduation, Ethan (Misha Osherovich) and Alex (Nico Carney) pose as trans women in a last-ditch effort to quell gay rumors about them. It’s all a joke until Ethan realizes she really is trans. As the school year ends, the two best friends must reckon with their changing friendship, coming out, and coming of age. Created by an almost entirely trans, nonbinary, and queer team of young creatives and riffing off canon films like She’s the Man, this is a queer coming-of-age classic in the making. See She’s the He on Wednesday, June 24, at 7 p.m., but if you really want to go, you’d best purchase tickets soon. They’re going fast. Over half of them are already sold.
