BY JACK CAMERON for WEEKLY VOLCANO | 9/4/2026
Paw Patrol movie arrives complete with dinosaurs. The Blue Mouse has also announced new showings of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Over at the Grand Tacoma Cinema, Hannibal Lecter makes an appearance, but not the one played by Anthony Hopkins. Here’s what’s playing this week at Tacoma’s independent theaters.
The Blue Mouse Theatre – 2611 North Proctor
Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie – Sept. 4–6 at 4:15 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.; Sept. 7 at 7:00 p.m.
I told you last week that we’d be talking about a dinosaur movie, and this is it. The Paw Patrol pals end up on an island of dinosaurs after a storm. There they find a lost young T-Rex, and hijinks ensue. This is the first Paw Patrol movie not to feature Liberty and Adventure City. Voice talent includes the likes of Terry Crews and Snoop Dogg. It’s only here for this week. So grab the kids and catch it while you can.
Kung Fu Panda – Free Family Movie – Sept. 5 at 10:00 a.m.
September’s Free Family Movie is the hilarious Jack Black movie, Kung Fu Panda. Black plays Po, a lazy, overweight panda chosen to be the Protector of the Valley of Peace. Here’s a piece of trivia you can bore your kids with. Hans Zimmer, who scored this film with John Powell, went to China and got to know the Chinese National Symphony Orchestra to absorb the culture and use it for inspiration for the score.
As you likely know, beloved actor Tim Curry died on Aug. 25 at the age of 80. So it’s no surprise that the Sept. 12 showing of The Rocky Horror Picture Show is already sold out. But the Blue Mouse is nothing if not accommodating. So they’ve added shows on Sept. 26, Oct. 10, Oct. 24, and Oct. 31. If you’ve never experienced a screening of Rocky Horror in the theater with a bunch of wild fans, you really ought to check it out. You’ll never forget your first time.
The Grand Cinema – 606 Fawcett Avenue
Tony – Sept. 4–6 at 11:30 a.m., 1:55 p.m., 4:10 p.m., 6:55 p.m.; Sept. 7 at 11:30 a.m., 1:55 p.m., 4:10 p.m., 6:40 p.m.; Sept. 8 at 1:35 p.m., 4:20 p.m., 7:00 p.m.; Sept. 9 at 2:05 p.m., 7:35 p.m.; Sept. 10 at 2:00 p.m., 5:05 p.m..
Before he was the world-famous, worldtraveling chef, Anthony Bourdain was just a 19-year-old kid trying to get by. This is the story that Tony tells us of a particular formative summer in Bourdain’s life. Dominic Sessa (that kid you liked from The Holdovers) stars as Tony. I’m really looking forward to this one.
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma – Sept. 4 at 2:30 p.m., 5:00 p.m., 7:30 p.m.; Sept. 5 at 2:30 p.m., 5:00 p.m., 7:30 p.m.; Sept. 6 at 12:15 p.m., 5:00 p.m., 7:30 p.m.; Sept. 7 at 2:10 p.m., 4:40 p.m., 7:30 p.m.; Sept. 8 at 2:15 p.m., 7:30 p.m.; Sept. 9 at 5:00 p.m., 7:30 p.m.; Sept. 10 at 2:00 p.m., 4:30 p.m.
Anyone who watched I Saw the TV Glow knew that writer-director Jane Schoenbrun was a new and interesting voice in film. Her follow-up, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, wins for my favorite title this year and stars Gillian Anderson and Hannah Einbinder in a story about a filmmaker obsessed with getting the original star of the slasher sequel she’s making to reprise her role. But given the creative hands you’re in, I expect this takes more than a couple of wild twists.
Coyote vs. Acme – Sept. 4 at 11:30 a.m., 2:00 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 7:00 p.m.; Sept. 5 at 11:30 a.m., 2:00 p.m., 4:15 p.m., 6:45 p.m.; Sept. 6 at 11:30 a.m., 2:45 p.m., 4:40 p.m., 7:00 p.m.; Sept. 7 at 11:30 a.m., 2:00 p.m., 4:30 p.m., 7:10 p.m.; Sept. 8 at 1:30 p.m., 4:00 p.m., 6:45 p.m.; Sept. 9 at 1:40 p.m. and 7:15 p.m.; Sept. 10 at 4:40 p.m., 7:10 p.m.
There was a time when you weren’t going to be able to see this movie. Studio execs wanted to shelve it and use it as a tax write-off. Luckily, wiser heads prevailed, as this looks to be the exciting Warner Bros. mix of live action and cartoon that Space Jam 2 failed to be. Will Forte vs. Wile E. Coyote is a great match, and I have high hopes for this movie that we almost never got to see.
The Sun Never Sets – Sept. 4 at 12:00 p.m., 2:20 p.m., 7:10 p.m.; Sept. 5 at 12:00 p.m., 2:20 p.m., 7:15 p.m.; Sept. 6 at 11:45 a.m., 2:10 p.m., 4:30 p.m.; Sept. 7 at 11:40 a.m., 2:20 p.m., 7:20 p.m.; Sept. 8 at 2:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m.; Sept. 9 at 2:30 p.m., 4:30 p.m.; Sept. 10 at 1:45 p.m., 7:30 p.m.
Dakota Fanning plays Wendy, a young woman in a relationship with an older man with two children. While getting some space to decide what she wants, she runs into an old flame. The resulting love triangle is a tale of love, honesty, and humanity.
American Doctor – Sept. 4 at 11:50 a.m., 4:50 p.m.; Sept. 5 at 12:10 p.m., 2:10 p.m., 4:45 p.m.; Sept. 6 at 12:00 p.m., 7:10 p.m.; Sept. 7 at 11:50 a.m., 4:50 p.m.; Sept. 8 at 4:30 p.m.; Sept. 9 at 4:45 p.m.; Sept. 10 at 7:20 p.m.
American Doctor is a harrowing documentary about three close friends: Palestinian, Jewish, and Zoroastrian. They are united in their bond as doctors working in war-torn Gaza. Filmed in unfolding, on-the-ground scenes, the story follows them from a Gazan hospital under siege to the halls of Congress. A timely and important movie regardless of your personal politics.
Michael Mann’s Manhunter: Final Cut 4K Restoration – Sept. 6 at 2:00 p.m. and Sept. 7 at 7:00 p.m.
Anthony Hopkins may be the most famous Hannibal Lecter, but he isn’t the first. In 1986, Brian Cox played Lecter in Michael Mann’s Manhunter. This screening is not just restored in 4K but is also the director-approved new final cut of the film. William Petersen, who would go on to much fame in CSI, plays Will Graham, a retired profiler who gets pulled into a new case in which only the infamous Lecter may be able to help. There are only two screenings. So catch it while you can.
Baby Doe – Sept. 8 at 1:45 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.
The Grand’s Tuesday documentary is Baby Doe. Over 30 years ago, Gail Ritchey gave birth alone in the woods in rural Ohio. These days she’s the mother of three, but her life is uprooted when DNA links her to the newborn baby’s body found in the woods all those years ago. Baby Doe follows her journey through a religious community and the justice system.
Hope – Sept. 9 at 1:30 p.m., 4:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m.; Sept. 10 at 1:30 p.m., 4:00 p.m., 7:00 p.m.; Sept. 11–12 at 12:15 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 6:45 p.m.; Sept. 13–17 at 12:30 p.m., 4:00 p.m., 7:15 p.m.
In a remote South Korean village, local police investigate an attack by a mysterious creature and get more than they bargained for. The trailer makes this look like a cross between X-Files and Train to Busan, with mystery, over-the-top action, and creatures you won’t soon forget. This looks to be a lot of fun.
Next week, a sequel to a 1998 witch movie close to many hearts. And it’s time to do the time warp again.
