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Fantasia 2026 Review: YOU ARE THE FILM, A Meta-Cinema Romance That Tears a Hole in the Universe

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 21:02:09 -0500

As someone who typically goes to the movies on a Sunday night for the 10:30pm show, and typically to go watch the stranger side of cinema, I am often given a ‘private screening’ from the local Cineplex chain. Because, seriously, who else living in the suburbs would go see Terrence Malick's The New World, Paul Cox's Innocence, Renny Harlin's Deep Blue Sea, or Bruce McDonald's Pontypool at that odd hour? In short, I love being in a movie auditorium alone and having the place all to myself for just about any film. Clearly, I am not at all alone in this aspect, as Ueda Makoto, the writer of charming and inventive time loop films, Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes and River, sets his directorial debut...

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SHEEP IN THE BOX Review: Tale of Not So Artificial Intelligence

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 19:32:07 -0500

It is indeed a perilous fate to be a film festival darling. On the one hand, sure, you might have a standing invitation for your next work in one of the “Big Five”. The downside is that, after a while, everyone starts believing they know what this new work should and shouldn’t be, as they’ve come to expect certain things. It would seem that Hirokazu Koreeda, the author of Shoplifters and Monster, has become the latest victim of this phenomenon. His latest film, Sheep in the Box, which premiered in competition at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year, has been met with mostly reserved or outright negative reviews, most of which cite the lack of originality and the absence of true emotion in the...

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Fantasia 2026 Review: PERMANENT DAMAGE, A Loosey-Goosey, Drug-Addled, Hanging-Out Thriller On Housing Insecurity

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 16:00:00 -0500

Reborn in the opening scene by tearing his way out of a black garbage bag after being tossed in the trash from a prison van, Tommy irrevocably changes his life through a chance encounter in a Dollarama, the house of poverty. Helping an old woman — appropriately named Mrs. Whynot — get home with her purchases. Once inside, Tommy takes on the role of her surrogate son, Donnie, and moves into her house, a dilapidated/hoarder Dartmouth rowhome, with an eccentric number of characters, and lots of detritus on the front lawn. Standing in the way of the demolition of the complex, or perhaps renovating it towards future gentrification, is aggro-arsehole, drug dealer, and would-be kingpin LL Plísek. He has a bumper sticker on his contractor truck...

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Fantasia 2026 Review: ANCESTRAL BEASTS, An Indigenous Creature Feature About Generational Trauma

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 14:00:05 -0500

Generational trauma manifests as a deadly creepy crawler in Tim Riedel’s debut feature, Ancestral Beasts, which just celebrated its world premiere at this year’s Fantasia. Set among the indigenous Métis community, the film is a glowing reminder of the festival’s commitment to not only Canadian film, but specifically indigenous films and filmmakers. Elyse Poitras (Morgan Holmstrom) is going through a real rough patch. The sudden and shocking loss of her mother amplified an already tense relationship with her toxic sister, Nikki (Darla Contois), sending Elyse running back to her family’s rural home, a place she hadn’t laid eyes on in years. What was intended to be a healing respite from the pressures of her new life turns sour when she discovers that she’s not the...

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Now Streaming: Nicholas Winding Refn, From PUSHER to COPENHAGEN COWBOY

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 12:02:12 -0500

With 'Her Private Hell' set to open this weekend, we look back at the director's distinguished career in genre cinema.

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Fantasia 2026 Review: TIGHT LETTUCE, Addiction Both Binds and Tears Families Apart

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 11:02:11 -0500

There are many kinds of addiction stories on film, from the invigorating buddy shenanigans of Transpotting to the stylish personal infernos of Requiem For A Dream to the gritty autobiographical redemption arc of The Basketball Diaries. Harrison Houde’s Tight Lettuce discovers a novel, more intimately Canadian character-driven narrative by way of a multi-generational family-on-hold tragicomedy. One that achieves a heartbreaking melancholy via the unrestrained joy and laughter, against the stark failures of its central character. Tooling around on his decalled moped on rural roads somewhere near the Ontario-Quebec border with a shit-eating grin on his face, seemingly without a care in the world, we meet Bodo in all his exuberant glory. An ex-roofer, ex-husband, and almost ex-father to his only child, Joel, Bodo’s dabbling with heroin...

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SMOKING BEHIND THE SUPERMARKET WITH YOU Review: Cigarettes Spark Uncertain Yet Smoldering, Troubling Romance

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 16:02:04 -0500

Crunchyroll's series takes a far different approach to the smoking habit, compared to Netflix's crass take in 'Chainsmoker Cat.'

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PURE SCUM: Australian Thriller Acquired by Chroma, Releases at Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas in August

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 15:30:00 -0500

After a drug-fueled car crash, two recently graduated private-school boys flee into downtown Melbourne, hoping to outrun the consequences. What begins as a night of excess and indulgence spirals out of control, exposing the dangerous entitlement beneath their privilege as the city closes in.

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SHEEP IN THE BOX Interview: Hirokazu Kore-eda on the Future of AI Technology and Human Society

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 11:02:11 -0500

The science fiction drama stars Haruka Ayase and Daigo Yamamoto as a couple and Kuwaki Rimu as the humanoid son.

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STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS S4 Review: Reinvigorated, And It Feels So Good

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 03:00:03 -0500

Anson Mount, Ethan Peck, and Rebecca Romijn lead the prequel series on a new series of jaunty adventures.

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CRUEL STORY OF YOUTH 4K Review: Anger and Desire in Post-War Japan

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 13:00:00 -0500

In western cinema, the 1950s and 1960s are often portrayed as a time of youth in revolt: the birth of a teenager as a particular cultural and social entity, and with it, the problems of education, social life, work, and integration into society, or resistance to that. But it wasn't just an issue of the west. Japan had its own situation around young people. The generation that grew up in the aftermath of World War Two and what that meant for Japan, often found themselves at odds with their parents and those in power. And many filmmakers responded with stories of that generation. Criterion Collection has reissued one of the key films of that era with a new 4K restoration, Cruel Story of Youth. Oshima Nagisa's...

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Fantasia 2026 Review: PENNY LANE IS DEAD Is Not For The Weak Of Heart

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 12:49:45 -0500

A celebratory girls’ night at the family beach house devolves into a night of unrelenting, brutal terror in Penny Lane is Dead, the debut feature from Australian filmmaker Mia’Kate Russell. A blood-soaked throwback to the wild days of ‘80s Ozploitation, this Adelaide set revenge thriller pulls no punches in delivering one of the meanest, grimiest, most nihilistic entries in the rape-revenge canon in recent years. Prepare yourselves for this one, it’s not for the weak of heart. Penny Lane (Bailey Spalding) just got into university and she has convinced her mother to let her and her friends, the Joan Jett-coded rough and tumble, Toni (Tahlee Fereday) and big softie Amy (Alexandra Jensen), use the family cottage for an evening of low-key fun. Unfortunately, they won’t...

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BUDDY: Second Teaser, Official Poster & COMIC-CON Event Info!

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 12:30:00 -0500

Inside the colorful world of "It's Buddy!", a group of children spend their days singing, dancing, and helping Buddy spread happiness. But when one child refuses to play along, Buddy is not pleased and cracks begin to appear in this seemingly perfect world.

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THE DINK Review: Hit It Slow and Soft, But Funny

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 12:02:12 -0500

Jake Johnson, Mary Steenburgen, and Ed Harris star in Apple TV's pickleball comedy from director Josh Greenbaum ('Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar').

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THE PATRIOT, ERASER, and More Action-Heavy Arrivals to Home Video

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 11:02:11 -0500

New home video releases of action films headlined by Schwarzenegger, Gibson, Berenger, and Beetz!

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Shanghai 2026 Interview: 9 TEMPLES TO HEAVEN Director Sompot Chidgasornpongse on His Debut Feature and Thai Independent Cinema

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 09:02:09 -0500

Independent Thai cinema has been rising on the international festival circuit in recent years. Following the success of A Useful Ghost in 2025, Thai independent filmmaker and longtime collaborator of Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Sompot Chidgasornpongse, premiered his feature debut, 9 Temples to Heaven, in the Directors' Fortnight at Cannes earlier this year. The film later continued its festival run at the Shanghai International Film Festival, where it won the Golden Goblet Awards for Best Director and Best Actor in the Asian New Talent section. In Shanghai, Screen Anarchy sat down with Sompot to discuss the family memories that inspired this deeply personal and spiritual debut. We also talked about religious culture in Thailand, the current state of Thailand's independent film scene, and the challenges...

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Echoes: JAVED IQBAL, The Netflix-Worthy Film Pakistan Already Had

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 01:02:01 -0500

A recent conversation in Pakistan has stirred concerns over Pakistani content being valuable enough to be allowed to stream on Netflix. Some local stars debated among themselves that Pakistani content is not ready to meet the standards of global streaming giants, due to the absence of widely relatable narratives or technical expertise. One of the films that became a debate even before its release, however, somehow matches the content style that Netflix adopted in its documentaries years ago. Just like Taxali Gate (2024), Javed Iqbal: The Untold Story of a Serial Killer (2022) is a bold directorial endeavor from Abu Aleeha, which was banned two days before its scheduled release in theaters, despite initially getting censor approval. After a preview screening in Karachi, the government's...

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Watch Exclusive DEMON HUNTERS Clips Before Action / Horror / Comedy / Romance Hits VOD

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 15:00:03 -0500

JC Lin and Arjan Bajwa star in director Mei-Juin Che's action / horror / comedy / romance hit from Taiwan and India, heading to VOD on August 7.

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TALES OF THE WILD WEST: COLLECTION TWO Celebrates Five Underseen Westerns from the 60s and 70s

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 13:02:01 -0500

Dean Martin, Robert Mitchum, Charlton Heston, William Holden, and Kirk Douglas headline five memorable but underseen Westerns.

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Opening This Week: HER PRIVATE HELL by NWR, SHEEP IN THE BOX by Kore-eda, MANHUNTER: THE FINAL CUT by Mann

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:02:12 -0500

Plus: 'Cruel Hands' and 'Pinocchio Unstrung.'

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Fantasia 2026 Review: ATTACK ON PARADISE, A Belgian Single Setting Siege Story With Heart

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 11:30:39 -0500

In a dystopic corner of urban Antwerp stands Paradise, a ten-story apartment block that houses some of the baddest dudes and dudettes in all of Belgium. Packed to the gills with drug hustlers, arms dealers, illicit brothels, and every other brand of seedy, dangerous commerce you can imagine, Paradise is a thorn in the side of the authorities and the time has come to bring it all down. Unfortunately for Suleyman (Saïd Boumazoughe), it is also home to an ailing mother he hasn’t seen in seven years after he was arrested for killing a cop in a contentious confrontation while bringing home her diabetes medication late one night. The day that Suleyman returns to Paradise is also unfortunately the day that Belgian special forces have...

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AFTER DARK FOUR Collects Six Neo-Noir Gems from the 1990s

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 11:02:11 -0500

New boxset featuring six noir classics including 'Unlawful Entry' in its 4K debut and the highly underrated remake of 'The Getaway.'

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PENNY LANE IS DEAD: Shudder Acquires Homage to 80s Ozploitation Horror Flicks

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:30:00 -0500

Set on a hot summer's night in 1986 Australia, 17-year old Penny Lane is celebrating getting into college with her longtime girlfriends. After Penny's jealous and troubled cousin decides a cruel prank is in order, what begins as a thoughtless spiked cupcake game spirals into a night of bloodshed and revenge.

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PRESIDENT CURTIS Review: This Is an Elected Official I Can Support

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:00:10 -0500

Keith David, Stephanie Beatriz, and Jim Rash star in the new 'Rick and Morty' spin-off series from co-creators Dan Harmon and James Siciliano.

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Sound And Vision: AG Rojas

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:00:10 -0500

In the article series Sound and Vision we take a look at music videos from notable directors. This week we discuss the works of AG Rojas. AG Rojas is a director I long wanted to talk about, but per my own set rules I couldn't, as he only released music videos. And for a Sound and Vision there needs to be a cinematic counterpoint to lynchpin the whole article on. Luckily, last year AG Rojas released a mid-length feature called Pare De Sufrir, that is now available for everyone to see on its own website. Pare de Sufrir is vintage AG Rojas. If I had to describe his style, I would call it Magical Neo-realism. Like neo-realism, AG Rojas' films are socially conscious, often looking...

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EVIL FOLLOWS Trailer: What's in the Box? Possession Horror to Premiere on BloodStream Next Month (Exclusive)

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 09:00:00 -0500

A husband's fight to save his wife from a demonic possession that began the moment the dybbuk box chose her as its next host.

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VALLEY OF THE HORNTAK Teaser: Vernon Wells And Kathleen Kinmont Star in Folk Horror

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 09:00:00 -0500

During their search in the woods for a missing boy, an estranged father and son encounter a sinister cult that worships mind and flesh altering creatures.

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MOTELX 2026: More International Titles Added, a Block of Iron Curtain Horror, And Shorts Programmes Announced

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 08:00:00 -0500

The twentieth edition of MOTELX is coming in September. The Lisbon-based genre festival is celebrating its twentieth anniversary so the festival has announced the first ten international titles in the program this year. Joining the previously announced Fuck My Son!, Game, AnyMart and Species (Sanguine) are: The Birthday Party, Mum, I'm Alien Pregnant, Our Effed Up World, One Spoon of Chocolate, The Furious, and Poultry Farm. One of the things that we come to expect from MOTELX is eclectic programming and this year they have a special block of programming called Lost in Europe: Horror Behind the Iron Curtain which includes horror films made in eastern bloc countries during the Cold War. The most famous inclusion of all has to be Andrzej Żuławski's Possession, starring the late...

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Karlovy Vary 2026 Review: 3 WEEKS AFTER Turns High-School Cruelty Into Social Horror

Sat, 18 Jul 2026 15:17:03 -0500

Miroslav Terzić's high-school drama pairs Ruben Östlund's austere formalism with Hanekean social horror in a study of adolescent cruelty and social exclusion, punctuated by unexpected mannerist flourishes.

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Karlovy Vary 2026 Interview: Sharon Horgan on BAD SISTERS, Global TV and the Lure of Cinema

Sat, 18 Jul 2026 12:02:12 -0500

The writer, actress and producer discusses the contracting television market, the economics of internationally financed comedy and why commercial calculations must stay out of the writing room.

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Fantasia 2026 Review: TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA, Bold Queer Exploration

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 23:32:11 -0500

Opening with flesh and blood, Jane Schoenbrun's latest work, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, is a continuation of the queer exploration found in their previous films, We're All Going to the World's Fair and I Saw the TV Glow, yet more as a bold, confrontational breakthrough. Hannah Einbinder plays Kris, a talented young filmmaker and devoted fan of the cult horror franchise ‘Camp Miasma’, who is directing its latest remake and finally living out her dream. Her journey leads her to Billy Presley (Gillian Anderson), the actress who played the ‘final girl’ in the original film and is still living in the very house where it was shot. Sitting by the fireplace, sharing stories and KFC, the two form a tender connection through...

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Karlovy Vary 2026 Interview: THE STORY OF DOCUMENTARY FILM - 1980s Director Mark Cousins on Cinema Canons, Generative AI, Docs in the Post-truth Age

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:02:04 -0500

Mark Cousins reflects on the political urgency of documentary, the limits of the established canon, the creative possibilities of the hybrid form and the existential challenge posed by artificial intelligence.

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Now Streaming: GOLDEN KAMUY 3: THE ABARISHI PRISON RAID Action, EXIT 8 Mystery

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 15:02:03 -0500

Plus: 'Marc by Sophia,' 'The Land of Sometimes,' 'Lucky,' 'Ride or Die,' 'Return to Paradise S2,' ''The Activists.'

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Karlovy Vary 2026 Interview: INCINERATOR Filmmaker Shuntaro Uchida on Childhood, Memory and the Luxury of Slow Time

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 14:02:02 -0500

Japanese filmmaker Shuntaro Uchida discusses the creative and production choices behind 'Incinerator,' from adapting Kaori Ekuni's short fiction and directing first-time performers to constructing a distinctly cinematic vision of childhood through rhythm, sound, light and shadow.

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THE LEGEND OF JUAN JOSE MUNDO Trailer

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 13:00:00 -0500

As a child of the 1980s, I've come full circle: I loved it while I was in it (thank you Molly Ringwald and Amblin Entertainment), I felt cringe about it for a looong time (thank you jelly shoes and side pony tails), and now I've come back around to it (thank you John Hughes). It was a good time to be a teen if only because we had no social media nor smartphones, it was all old fashioned corded phones and passing notes in class. So it still works for some teen angst cinema. The Legend of Juan Jose Mundo seems just such a film. Directed by Michael Walker (Price Check, Chasing Sleep), co-written by Walker and Susan Gomes, starring Alexandro Byrd (Descendents: Wicked Wonderland) and Anna...

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Now Playing: THE ODYSSEY, STEAL AWAY, THE KIDNAPPING OF ARABELLA

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:02:12 -0500

Plus: 'Take Care of My Cat' and '40 Watts to Nowhere.'

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Friday One Sheet: HOT SPOT

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:02:11 -0500

Ochre and clay and sulphur, oh my! The poster for Agnieszka Smoczynska's big budget Artificial Intelligence dystopian sci-fi thriller, Hot Spot, is from Gravillis, the design house who did yeoman's work on the campaigns for Sinners and Obsession in the past year. The wavy, reality distorted deserted landscapes -- the tagline, "The system Is unstable" in a white computer, but not too-computer font seems to confirm this -- and posed characters in the foreground in front of distant cities and skyscrapers, speak as much to post-apocalyptic cinema as it does westerns, or cyberpunk. This is a poster that truly stands out with colour and mise-en-scène alone. A red title-card is usually coded towards horror elements. If you are familiar with Smoczynska's genre-bending The Lure, a cute, violent, mythology-drenched...

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Fantasia 2026 Review: HER PRIVATE HELL, A Nightmare Neon Opera

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:32:10 -0500

At one point in Nicolas Winding Refn’s oblique, morally agnostic, performatively high-camp melodrama, a character pontificates, “You know, this movie is not going to fix us.” They are probably right. The director is far more interested in mise-en-scène still-lives over coherent storytelling in his latest film, Her Private Hell. Like the mist that hides the neo-futuristic (and simultaneously retro-futuristic) city of glass towers, there is little, narratively to hang onto, but plenty of handsome imagery. The movie is a neon dream which nods to late 1960s couture-classics like Barbarella and Danger Diabolik, the black-gloved Giallos of Mario Bava and Dario Argento, and the contradictory, dystopian urban architecture of Blade Runner. Exteriors are drenched in pink and blue, and interiors ooze warm yellows...

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Karlovy Vary 2026 Interview: THE FRIEND'S HOUSE IS HERE Directors Maryam Ataei and Hossein Keshavarz

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:02:10 -0500

Directors Maryam Ataei and Hossein Keshavarz discuss the clandestine production, collaborative method and international trajectory of their film, a Tehran-set drama about artistic freedom, friendship and resistance under political pressure.

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40 WATTS FROM NOWHERE Review: Pirate Radio Doc Highlights Long Lost Punk Era

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:02:09 -0500

Punk doesn’t just mean rebellion against a generalized status quo or — in James Gunn’s semi-controversial, avowedly earnest, unironic definition in last year’s Superman reboot— kindness. At its core, punk also means opposition to the Powers-That-Be, to corporate capitalism and its defenders, to a people-first, profits-last attitude, a way of life or an ethos that rejects reactionary complacency and embraces activism, both personal and collective. Punk as a potent symbol of dissent and resistance also describes filmmaker Sue Carpenter’s behind-the-scenes documentary, 40 Watts From Nowhere. Produced by actor-musician Jack Black, 40 Watts From Nowhere chronicles the all-too-brief, brilliant life, not unexpected, precipitous fall, and sudden demise of Carpenter’s sandwich-inspired pirate radio station, KBLT, during a tumultuous socio-cultural era, specifically the Los Angeles-based, post-punk...

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HER PRIVATE HELL: Sophie Thatcher And Charles Melton Feature in Official Poster

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:30:00 -0500

A hypnotic, unhinged thriller with an original story promising plenty of glamour, sex, and violence.

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HELLCAT Trailer: Isolating Psychological Horror Infects Shudder August 14th

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:15:00 -0500

A woman wakes in the back of a moving camper trailer with a badly infected wound. A voice from the truck towing it tells her they must reach a doctor within the hour or she'll suffer a horrific fate.

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THE RUNNER: Official Trailer & Poster For Amazon MGM's Thriller, Starring Gal Gadot And Damian Lewis

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 13:00:00 -0500

Kevin Macdonald's ticking-clock thriller, The Runner, premieres globally on Prime Video on September 2nd, 2026. The official trailer and poster have arrived today. Check out the trailer, down below. In the pulse-pounding psychological thriller The Runner, Maia Marten (Gal Gadot) has built her life on being one step ahead — a sharp, resourceful, high-powered lawyer at the top of London's legal world. During her routine morning run, a single phone call shatters her world: her son has been taken. The instructions to get him back are simple and merciless — keep moving, follow every command, and tell no one. Stop, and he dies. Forced to sprint through the city and obey a series of sinister commands, Maia must confront an impossible question: how...

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THE UPRISING Official Trailer: Andrew Garfield Stands Against a Tyranical King in Paul Greengrass Drama

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:30:00 -0500

In plague-ravaged 14th century England a peasant triggers a rebellion against King Richard II and unintentionally becomes a legend of resistance.

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STARSUCKERS: The Butler Brothers' Dark Satire to Premiere at FrightFest 2026

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:00:00 -0500

When an ordinary couple wins an exclusive weekend with their celebrity idols, they discover the glamorous power couple are hiding murderous secrets, forcing them into a twisted game of deception and survival where fame, desire, and identity become deadly obsessions.

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Popcorn Frights 2026 Second Wave: THE END OF OAK STREET Added, DRAG to Close

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 11:00:11 -0500

Plus: William Sadler, Robert Kurtzman, all-night 'Wishmaster,' 18 new premieres.

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Karlovy Vary 2026 Review: THE GUEST Serves Nordic Cringe as Family Dramedy

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 10:02:10 -0500

A restrained yet incisive Nordic tragicomedy, The Guest spins the dysfunctional-family drama for a millennial generation through claustrophobic staging, corrosive microaggressions, and Trine Dyrholm's meticulously ambiguous performance.

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ALICE DOESN'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE 4K Review: Ellen Burstyn Makes a Meal Out of Martin Scorsese's Women-First Picture

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 14:02:02 -0500

Ellen Burstyn, Alfred Lutter, and Kris Kristofferson star, with Harvey Keitel, Diane Ladd, Vic Tayback, and Jodie Foster.

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THE KIDNAPPING OF ARABELLA Review: Offbeat Italian Road Trip Not Worth Embarking On

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 13:02:01 -0500

Chris Pine stars in Carolina Cavalli's new kidnapping dramedy.

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Fantasia 2026: Raising the Curtain on the 30th Edition of Montreal's Smorgasbord of Genre Cinema

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 13:02:01 -0500

The Fantasia International Film Festival, North America's current largest genre festival runs from July 16 to August 2, in its 30th edition. With its large size, and 'big tent' scope of everything from everywhere as long it is never boring, the festival is often given the unofficial tagline we love to repeat, 'Summer camp for genre nerds.' The Fantasia audience is a very generous audience, with a seemingly unlimited capacity to embrace everything from quiet Japanese family dramas to head smashing action pictures, to cringe inducing body horror. The festival is a lighthouse to guide people back to watching movies in a public space with a large, often vocal, enthusiastic and emotive crowd. The cool embrace of the Hall and J.A. de Sève auditoriums...

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