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RECKLESS Review: Maniac Magnet Scott Adkins Tears Up London

Fri, 22 May 2026 15:02:03 -0500

Scott Adkins just wants his money in director Elliot Montello's high-energy action thriller, also starring Nicole Deon and Vinnie Jones.

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Now Streaming: JACK RYAN: GHOST WAR, THE BRIDE!, THIS IS NOT A TEST

Fri, 22 May 2026 12:02:12 -0500

Plus: 'Ladies First,' and a Quentin Tarantino double-bill with 'True Romance' and 'Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair.'

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Now Playing: SACCHARINE Hunger Horror, TUNER Crime Drama, PASSENGER Stalker Thriller

Fri, 22 May 2026 09:02:09 -0500

Plus: 'I Love Boosters,' 'Sick Puppy,' 'The Blood Moon Feast 8,' and ''Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu.'

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LENNY 4K Review: Legendary Comic's Fractured Reality

Thu, 21 May 2026 15:17:03 -0500

Dustin Hoffman stars as Lenny Bruce in Bob Fosse's black-and-white portrayal, also starring Valerie Perrine, all looking sharply uncomfortable in Criterion's 4K.

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VICTORIAN PSYCHO Official Teaser: Maika Monroe is Devilishly Delightful in First Look

Thu, 21 May 2026 11:30:00 -0500

Set in Victorian England, Victorian Psycho sees an eccentric governess arrive at a remote gothic manor, where strange happenings stir suspicion that she's not what she seems.

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VAMPIRE CIRCUS and SPELLBINDER Get Slick New 4K Releases from Imprint Films

Thu, 21 May 2026 11:02:11 -0500

Some fools call them "lesser" films, but Imprint gives them all the love anyway.

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Hey Canada! Watch NFB's GOOD LUCK TO YOU ALL Right Now!

Thu, 21 May 2026 10:34:10 -0500

The Canadian National Film Board (NFB) just released Cordell Barker’s darkly whimsical animated 2025 short film on the Artificial Intelligence debate for free on its streaming platform. Good Luck To You All plays like an inversion of Pixar's Wall-E mixed with The Iron Giant. A little girl plays with her toys (both casually and roughly). In the background, a television visualizes out her thoughts on 'robot friends' in real time via news excerpts and fantasy. It is a visually complex and kinetic eight minutes, which crams a lot of ideas and narrative into a tight and clever package. It is also in the fine tradition of the NFB offering a platform for philosophical, and even a bit nihilistic, explorations into human nature. I often recommend John Weldon's NFB short To Be,...

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SPEED RACER on 4K UHD Is Your New Favorite Home Video Reference Disc

Wed, 20 May 2026 12:02:12 -0500

Plus three new 4K releases from the Criterion Collection.

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TUNER Review: Crime Does Not Play (Piano)

Wed, 20 May 2026 11:02:11 -0500

Leo Woodall, Dustin Hoffman, Havana Rose Liu, Lior Raz, and Tovah Feldshuh star in director Daniel Roher's first narrative feature.

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MAXIMUM PLEASURE GUARANTEED Review: Manipulating Tension Can Irritate

Wed, 20 May 2026 03:02:03 -0500

Tatiana Maslany stars as a newly-divorced woman with child who gets caught up with blackmail and a murder mystery. Jake Johnson, Jessy Hodges, and Dolly De Leon also star.

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FRESH KILL Blu-ray Review: A Timeless Queer Punk Eco-Fable

Tue, 19 May 2026 14:00:00 -0500

We often call those artists, writers, and filmmakers whose work presents a possible future that turns out to be fairly accurate, prescient. But what is more true is that they look at the world around them, the patterns of history, the movement of social and political life, and can make an educated guess at a direction. Shu Lean Cheang's Fresh Kill is one of those films. There are many genre and subgenre labels that can be attached to it: ecofeminist, ecoterrorism, cyberpunk, noir, thriller, erotica, though Cheang herself used the suffix 'noia'. At 30 years old, it feels both set in its particular era of a world on the cusp of the world wide web, about to enter a frightening stage of late capitalism dystopia. And that...

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SACCHARINE Review: Ghost Story Bleeds Into Modern Body Horror

Tue, 19 May 2026 13:02:01 -0500

Midori Francis, Danielle Macdonald and Madeleine Madden star in Natalie Erika James' psychological body horror.

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Criterion in August 2026: COUP DE TORCHON, LITTLE ODESSA, SAFE

Tue, 19 May 2026 11:10:11 -0500

Plus two documentaries by Barbara Kopple, and five by Kazuo Hara and Sachiko Kobayashi.

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STAR WARS: THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU Review: Rousing B-Movie Adventure

Tue, 19 May 2026 09:00:00 -0500

Pedro Pascal, Brendan Wayne, and Lateef Crowder portray the titular bounty hunter, with Jeremy Allen White, Martin Scorsese, and Sigourney Weaver in support.

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Echoes: How Laika Studios Beat Hollywood Giants

Tue, 19 May 2026 01:02:01 -0500

Allow me to take you into a bewitching world of animation styled by Laika. Laika is known for visually satisfying aesthetics with soft and comforting hues that haven't been witnessed in any other animated films produced by several other studios. I am talking about the award-winning Laika Studios that gave us ParaNorman (2012), Coraline (2009), and Kubo and the Two Strings (2016). Its latest, Wildwood, is breaking records with its teaser trailer views reaching up to 85M views, even more than Dune 3 and The Odyssey views combined! Wildwood is an adaptation of a children's fantasy novel written by Colin Meloy of The Decemberists and illustrated by Carson Ellis, first published in 2011. Located in Portland, Oregon, U.S., Laika's journey started 21 years ago and...

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Opening This Week: SACCHARINE Gets Hungry, TUNER Commits Crime, PASSENGER Stalks Relentlessly

Mon, 18 May 2026 12:02:12 -0500

Plus: 'I Love Boosters,' 'Sick Puppy,' 'Blood Meat Feast 8,' 'Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu.'

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THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA 2 Review: Milquetoast, As These Things Go

Mon, 18 May 2026 11:02:11 -0500

Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, Emily Blunt, and Stanley Tucci star.

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Sound And Vision: Gus van Sant

Mon, 18 May 2026 10:00:03 -0500

In the article series Sound and Vision we take a look at music videos from notable directors. This week we look at selected music videos by Gus van Sant. Gus van Sant is a weird director, but you wouldn't necessarily know it from watching his feature work. It's hard to pin-point a main style, as he has evolved through several eras of his work, going from New Queer Cinema-style films like Mala Noche, My Own Private Idaho and Even Cowgirls Get the Blues towards highly commercial melodrama fare like Good Will Hunting, before heading into James Benning-inspired Slow Cinema like Gerry, Elephant and Last Days. Detours like his oddball shot-for-shot Hitchcock-remake Psycho aside, he now is mostly churning out fairly rote (political) dramas which...

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HOPE: Watch The Teaser Trailer For Na Hong-jin's Sci-fi Creature Feature

Mon, 18 May 2026 09:45:00 -0500

Potty-mouthed police officers and hill people try to cope with a mysterious creature that's ripped their home to shreds.

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RICK AND MORTY S9 Review: A Boy and His Grandpa, More Cosmic Than Ever

Mon, 18 May 2026 09:02:09 -0500

The sci-fi comedy series returns on Adult Swim for a ninth season of intergalactic adventures and cosmic mischief.

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IN THE GREY Review: Guy Ritchie's Heist Thriller Talks Itself Into Tedium

Sat, 16 May 2026 11:32:11 -0500

Eiza González, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Henry Cavill lead Guy Ritchie's heist thriller.

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Sam Raimi to Direct New Adaptation of 1978 Horror Flick MAGIC

Sat, 16 May 2026 09:27:00 -0500

The trades reported yesterday that Sam Raimi is set to direct an new adaptation of Magic, William Goldman's 1976 novel by the same name, for Lionsgate.

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Check Out FERINE's Meaty Teaser Poster, New Italian Genre Picture to Premiere at Fantasia

Fri, 15 May 2026 17:45:00 -0500

Sink your teeth into the meaty teaser poster for Andrea Corsini's fable, Ferine.

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Now Playing: OBSESSION, IS GOD IS, IN THE GREY

Fri, 15 May 2026 13:02:01 -0500

Plus: 'Decorado,' 'LifeHack,' 'Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery of Nymph Circe,' 'Been Here Stay Here,' 'The Wizard of the Kremlin,' 'Magic Hour.'

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DECORADO Review: Everything Is Strange Here

Fri, 15 May 2026 12:02:12 -0500

Alberto Vázquez expands his short film into a transcendent dark comedy for adults.

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THE PUNISHER: ONE LAST KILL Review: Grossly Irresponsible Slaughterfest Sets Up Family-Friendly Future

Fri, 15 May 2026 11:02:11 -0500

Jon Bernthal's Punisher returns, yelling, weeping and shooting his way through a repetitive revival.

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New York Asian 2026: COLONY Set to Open

Fri, 15 May 2026 10:32:10 -0500

We respect the Cannes Film Festival, which kicked off earlier this week with Pierre Salvadori's The Electric Kiss. As good (or bad) as that film may be, we must point out that it doesn't have any zombies. Score one for the New York Asian Film Festival, then, which has announced, via Deadline, that Yeon Sang-ho's new zombie thriller Colony will open its 25th edition. Our own Andrew Mack reported earlier this week that Colony has been acquired by Well Go USA for distribution in North America. Many other territories have also been acquired. To give Cannes its due, Colony will enjoy its world premiere there today as part of its Midnight Screenings section. Well Go USA is already planning a theatrical release for the film...

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WHITE: Kate Beckinsale, Katherine McNamara Star in Jake West's Shark Actioner

Fri, 15 May 2026 10:30:00 -0500

After surviving a private jet crash in the middle of the Pacific, a struggling actress finds herself stranded on a shattered wing inside the deadly waters of the White Shark Café, where her only hope for rescue comes through a marine biologist warning her that great whites are already circling.

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Friday One Sheet: SKIN OF YOUTH

Fri, 15 May 2026 10:02:10 -0500

I am here for the vertical and the horizontal. I am here for the grain, and the juxtaposition of skin tones and jade. I am here for the simple connection of two human beings in shared repose. Sometimes, key art need not be any more complicated than good colour matching and beautiful humans. Set in the shadowy underworld of 1990s Saigon, Ash Mayfair's Skin Of Youth crafts a striking portrait of queer life and personal freedom, blending emotional intensity with sensuous imagery. This is self-evident from the simple power of its key art. While there is an English language version of the original poster, below, that one lacks the criss-cross of vertical and horizontal text, a detail which better accents the vertical window in the background and...

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THE HEALER: Eddie Peng And Ewan Mitchell Star in Upcoming International Actioner

Fri, 15 May 2026 09:30:00 -0500

A blind acupuncturist is pulled back into the city's brutal criminal underworld when a ruthless gang boss targets a young patient under his protection, forcing him to weaponize his deadly knowledge of the human body to save the boy before it's too late.

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IS GOD IS Review: Playwright-Turned-Filmmaker Aleshea Harris' Remarkably Assured Debut Dazzles, Shocks, Impresses

Fri, 15 May 2026 09:02:09 -0500

It’s difficult, if not impossible, to imagine a bolder, more fearless feature-length debut this year than playwright-turned-filmmaker Aleshea Harris’ uncategorizable feature-length debut, Is God Is. Part righteous rampage of revenge (down, as always, with the patriarchy in all its forms), part road movie, part grindhouse allegory, Is God Is qualifies as a singular achievement in filmmaking. It’s one of one, and so, apparently, is Harris herself. Sometimes — and this is easily one of those times — any superlatives used to describe Is God Is are fully merited. After receiving her BA from the University of Southern Mississippi and her MFA from the California Institute of the Arts, Harris focused her artistic talents on playwrighting. Is God Is premiered at NYC's famed Soho...

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A SILENT DEATH: Myriad Pictures Takes US/NA Rights For Argentine Thriller

Fri, 15 May 2026 08:30:00 -0500

In the depths of Patagonia during the 80's, a hunting guide stumbles upon a shocking crime involving his niece, forcing him to investigate and to confront the haunting secrets of that era's dark years in his pursue of justice.

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TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA: Canadian Premiere to Happen at Fantasia International Film Festival

Thu, 14 May 2026 20:28:46 -0500

The event chosen for the Canadian Premiere of Jane Schoenbrun's Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma has been announced.

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San Francisco 2026 Review: EVERY CONTACT LEAVES A TRACE, Poignant, Thoughtful Cine-Essay

Thu, 14 May 2026 11:02:11 -0500

The latest project by filmmaker Lynne Sachs (Drift and Bough, The Washing Society, Film About a Father Who) opens with a quote from the French-born father of 20th-century forensic science, Dr. Edmond Locard: “Every contact leaves a trace.” The basis for “Locard’s Exchange Principle,” it also doubles as the title of Sachs’ documentary, a deeply personal cine-essay. With more time behind her than in front of her, a meditative Sachs uncovered a box of 600 business cards dating back to 1990 and the fall of the Berlin Wall. As a young woman and burgeoning filmmaker, Sachs met Angela Haardt, a Berlin resident, a founding member of the International Forum of the Film Avant-Garde, and the director of a shorts festival (1990-1997) where Sachs placed an...

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Exclusive: BROKEN LAND Trailer, Poster, Release Date Announced

Thu, 14 May 2026 09:30:09 -0500

David Morse, Jaklyn Bejarano, and Bill Heck star in J.T. Walker's drama.

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DUTTON RANCH Review: Trouble Is Coming. They Can Handle It.

Thu, 14 May 2026 03:00:03 -0500

Kelly Reilly and Cole Hauser reprise their roles in the dynamic sequel series.

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THE DEAD PLACE: TERRIFIER's David Howard Thornton Stars, Arrives on BloodStreamTV on June 1st!

Wed, 13 May 2026 17:15:00 -0500

Troubled High School Senior Isaac suffers from visions of malevolent spirits whose hauntings intensify amidst an onslaught of bullying and familial tragedy, pushing him to discover a capacity for violence he never knew he possessed.

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OBSESSION Review: Cringeworthy and Terrifying

Wed, 13 May 2026 12:02:12 -0500

Curry Barker's horror thriller stars Michael Johnston, Inde Navarrette, Cooper Tomlinson, Megan Lawless, and Andy Richter.

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THE WIZARD OF THE KREMLIN Review: Threading a Needle Through Russian Chaos

Wed, 13 May 2026 11:02:11 -0500

Paul Dano and Jude Law star in Olivier Assayas' film about a reign of chaos in post-Soviet Russia. Alicia Vikander, Tom Sturridge, and Jeffrey Wright also star.

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Laika Is Back with WILDWOOD: Watch New Trailer

Wed, 13 May 2026 10:20:10 -0500

A mixture of dark fantasy, contemporary mental health, and parenting anxieties.

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PACIFICO (PACIFIC): Brand New Artwork Premieres Ahead of Cannes Market Screenings

Wed, 13 May 2026 09:45:00 -0500

Ahead of it's Cannes screening on Wednesday the brand new official artwork of PACIFIC/PACIFICO has arrived.

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BEEN HERE STAY HERE Review: Climate Change in the Chesapeake

Tue, 12 May 2026 12:02:12 -0500

An impressionistic documentary centered around Tangier, an island in the Chesapeake Bay, Been Here Stay Here has big ambitions that aren't always met. With a population of 400, Tangier has a struggling economy closely tied to the climate. One resident points out that the island is five feet above sea level. Storms and higher-than-normal tides lead to flooded houses and streets. Climate change affects the livelihood of most of the inhabitants. Rising water temperatures hurt oyster beds and reduce crab populations. Since jobs are almost all fishing-related, younger residents tend to leave the island for better opportunities on the mainland. Director David Usui had remarkable access to the people and places on Tangier. His camera is in tight on the faces of fishermen harvesting crabs,...

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LIFEHACK Review: Jangling Nerves, Paced Like a Lightning Storm

Tue, 12 May 2026 11:02:11 -0500

Ronan Corrigan's vibrant thriller stars Georgie Farmer, Yasmin Finney, Roman Hayeck-Green, James Scholz, Jessica Reynolds, and Charlie-Creed Miles.

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Echoes: Ari Aster's Movies Aren't Horror Anymore -- They're Something Stranger

Tue, 12 May 2026 10:12:10 -0500

Hereditary (2018) came as a shockingly pleasant surprise when it first hit the big screen. Ari Aster was up to something that no one could have imagined before. Audiences weren't aware that monsters could be much more than Freddy Krueger invading our dreams or virus-mutated zombies, something that could stay with them even after stepping out of the theater. Aster likes to distance himself from the traditional horror pack and focus on scares that are embedded within inescapable grief, dysfunctional family dynamics, and inherited trauma. The famous dinner table fight in Hereditary is a true depiction of trauma where Annie (Toni Collette) explodes at her son, Peter (Alex Wolff), after the death of his sister. When she screams, "Don't you swear at me, you little...

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Chattanooga Film Fest 2026: Final Wave

Tue, 12 May 2026 09:00:00 -0500

Our friends at the Chattanooga Film Fest have (CFF) have outdone themselves this year, with the final wave of programming promising many rad films, people, and events coming up next month. If you're busy during the third week of June, cancel your plans and head to this punk rock genre fest in person, virtually, or both! I've said it before, but CFF has the greatest virtual fest that's ever been. Imagine old school, MTV-style programming (before they got sold to corporate overlords) and glee. Virtual programming is as robust as the on-the-ground fun, but lasts a whole week and fans and filmmakers converge on the fest's Discord server to chat movies. But if you're lucky enough to get to go to the fest, you can...

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COLONY (군체): Yeon Sang-ho's New Zombie Thriller Lands Worldwide Distribution Deals

Tue, 12 May 2026 08:45:00 -0500

Yeon Sang-ho's new film Colony sees the Korean director return to the zombie genre, after their international smash hit Train to Busan and follow-up Peninsula. It will have its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival this Friday. Gianna Jun... stars as Se-jeong, a biotechnology professor attending an industry conference when a rapidly mutating virus is released, plunging the venue into chaos as the infected begin to transform and the authorities seal the building. When you're this popular on the world stage everyone wants a piece of you, or at least a piece of any movies you make. We already knew last month that the folks at Well Go USA had acquired Colony. What follows in THR's report is the full list, so...

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Frontières 2026: First Wave of Titles Announced

Tue, 12 May 2026 08:00:00 -0500

The first wave of titles participating in the 15th anniversary edition of Frontières have been announced!

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IN SEARCH OF NOSFERATU: Patton Oswalt Joins New Doc From Alexandre O. Philippe

Tue, 12 May 2026 03:01:00 -0500

An obsessive filmmaker and a sensorially gifted archivist who can "hear" silent films search the world for surviving copies of NOSFERATU to reassemble and reinvent F.W. Murnau's vampire classic from a multiplicity of decayed versions.

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$POSITIONS Review: Compelling Tale of Friendship, Obsession, and More

Mon, 11 May 2026 13:02:01 -0500

Brandon Daley's wild comic thriller stars Michael Kunicki, Vinny Kress, Trevor Dawkins, and Kaylyn Carter.

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Opening This Week: OBSESSION Got Game, IS GOD IS Got God, IN THE GREY Got Guy Ritchie

Mon, 11 May 2026 12:02:12 -0500

Plus: 'Decorado,' 'Life Hack,' 'Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery of Nymph Circe,' 'Been Here Stay Here,' 'The Wizard of the Kremlin,' 'Magic Hour.'

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