Wednesday, March 25, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema - Downtown, Los Angeles
An intergalactic warrior joins a cosmic Christ figure in battle against a demonic eight-year-old girl and her pet hawk, while the fate of the universe hangs in the balance! One of the holiest of all holyfuckingshits, THE VISITOR is a wonderful mishmash of THE OMEN, THE BIRDS, ROSEMARY’S BABY, STAR WARS, and CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND – but even that barely hints at the fervor with which director Giulio Paradisi hurls his cast (John Huston, Glenn Ford, Shelley Winters, Franco Nero, Lance Henriksen and, yes, even Sam Peckinpah) into the cinematic void. Just when you think you've nailed down which direction the film’s heading in, THE VISITOR shatters your notion of the time-space continuum with a blackhearted blowout of interplanetary possession, telekinetic avian assault, exploding basketballs, and ecclesiastical laser storms. If you miss out on this one, then you have as much regard for cinema as you do for a discarded toenail clipping. (American Genre Film Archive) * DCP courtesy of the American Genre Film Archive.*