Ackland Film Forum

Al Pacino and John Cazale lead one of the defining crime films of the 1970s. What begins as a poorly planned Brooklyn bank robbery soon becomes a public spectacle shaped by television cameras, police theatrics, and an increasingly invested crowd. Made in the aftermath of Watergate, the film finds humor, empathy, and absurdity amid a…

Jada Pinkett Smith, Queen Latifah, and Vivica A. Fox anchor this energetic reworking of the heist film. After a series of setbacks leaves four Black women with few viable paths forward, they embark on a string of increasingly audacious bank robberies. Blending humor, suspense, and tragedy, Set It Off captures both the bonds of friendship and the…