Quality Problems

State Theatre 913 Washington Ave, Bay City, MI

Bailey certainly can be forgiven a little road rage.  She’s got an 8-year-old’s birthday party to prep for, an Alzheimer’s-afflicted father wandering somewhere around town, and a recurrent cancer in her left boob that requires immediate surgery.  But with the help of good friends, her loving partner Drew, and a sense of humor as big […]

Wexford Plaza

Scottish Rite Cathedral 614 Center Ave, Bay City, MI

Betty is a love-starved loner tortured by the indignities of her job as a security guard at an anonymous strip mall. She develops a crush on Danny, who works as a bartender at a failing dive at the mall. The stage is set for love and heartbreak, but that’s only half the story; the second […]

Fits and Starts

State Theatre 913 Washington Ave, Bay City, MI

Jennifer and David aren’t exactly a New York power couple.  While Jennifer’s star has risen with her first novel’s publication, her partner and literary mentor David has struggled in her shadows.  When the two get separated on the way to a publisher’s salon in the suburbs, David is left to fend for himself amongst a […]

Bark

Delta College Planetarium 100 Center Ave, Bay City, MI

After the sudden loss of a family member, three suburban siblings struggle to move forward. This sparsely scripted film is occasionally (and oddly) narrated by the family dog, Leadbelly, challenging us to make sense of its tragic circumstances along with its central characters. A stylish, intelligent, surprising debut from Anna Nilles and Marco Jake. Drama, […]

Big Bear (film)

State Theatre 913 Washington Ave, Bay City, MI

Joe’s buddies have set the stage for a gonzo bachelor party with a cabin in the mountains and plenty of beer, but Joe arrives with the ultimate buzzkill: his fiancée has dumped him for another dude.  To cheer him up, Joe’s posse gets the bright idea of kidnapping the dude and tying him up in […]