🎥 “Never After Dark” Trailer: A Routine Exorcism Takes a Dark Turn in Dave Boyle’s Japanese Horror Thriller Starring Shogun’s Moeka Hoshi — Arriving In U.S. Theaters September 25th

What makes J-horror so effective is the way it often treats the spirit world as something woven into everyday life. Perhaps it’s because Japanese culture approaches death differently, whereas much of the Western world tends to treat death as finite. In Japan... or at least in its horror films, death is often something that still feels very much present. A spiritual world is only a thin veil away, existing alongside the living rather than somewhere beyond them.

That’s the core idea behind Never After Dark, a new Japanese supernatural horror that assumes the line between the living and the dead is thinner than we think. It’s also a reason why the film feels like it might immediately be under our skin.

Written and directed by American filmmaker Dave Boyle, who previously served as showrunner and lead director of Netflix’s House of Ninjas, the film stars Japanese actress Moeka Hoshi (especially memorable in the Emmy-winning miniseries Shogun) as Airi, a wandering medium who helps restless spirits cross out of the living world. Her latest job takes her to an isolated country house, where what seems like a routine exorcism becomes far more dangerous after she encounters an apparition unlike anything she’s faced before.

Co-starring Kurumi Inagaki as Airi’s dead sister Miku, who remains by her side in spirit, along with Kento Kaku, Tae Kimura, and Mutsuo Yoshioka, the film earned strong reviews when it screened earlier this year at SXSW, where it took home the Audience Award in the Midnighter section.

Never After Dark is coming to U.S. theaters September 25th. Come for the ghosts, but don’t underestimate how intense things can get when the dead refuse to leave after dark.

🎥 “Crawlers” Trailer: Matilda Lutz Has Nowhere to Run From a Swarm of Venomous Spiders in This Horror Flick — Hitting Theaters October 16th

They say the average person accidentally swallows eight spiders a year in their sleep. It’s an urban legend, of course, but one designed to prey on people’s very real fear of spiders. And if history is any indication, spiders have long ranked among our most common phobias.

And we get it. Just look at those long legs, stretching out slowly as they creep across the floor and ceiling. Yikes! That image alone is enough to have us pulling a stocking over our heads before going night-night. But even though the vast majority of spiders are harmless to humans, that doesn’t make them any less scary... as this new horror thriller is likely to prove.

Directed by Spanish horror filmmaker Ángel Gómez Hernández, Crawlers stars Italian actress Matilda Lutz (Red Sonja, Revenge) as Serena, an apartment building manager who soon finds herself forced to keep her residents alive when a venomous spider infestation sends the complex into lockdown.

From the very first creepy imagery in the trailer, the director seems to know exactly how to make viewers uncomfortable with the thought that sleep offers little protection from whatever might be crawling nearby. And anyone with a serious case of arachnophobia might just want to sit this one out, as from the looks of things, the film will likely make even the most hardened spider supporter squirm in their seat.

Crawlers is set to open in U.S. theaters October 16th. And just remember: if the spiders don’t get you, the fear of them just might.

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🎥 “Best of the Best” Trailer: Maitreyi Ramakrishnan and Priyanka Kedia Dance Their Way Through Friendship, Rivalries, and UCLA’s Bollywood-Fusion Scene — Premeiring September 18th on Netflix

Some kids go to college to get more knowledge. Then there are those who go off to college to get their dance on. Never Have I Ever star Maitreyi Ramakrishnan plays Maya in this college comedy about culture, friendship, and the competitive world of Bollywood-fusion dance. When Maya and her childhood best friend Anjali (Priyanka Kedia, of Disclosure Day) join UCLA’s competitive dance team, their lifelong bond is tested by rehearsals, rivalries, and the pressure to win. Holding them (and the rest of their teammates) together is the dream of making it all the way to the U.S. Championship. With plenty of Bollywood-inspired flair, they just might have what it takes to dance their way to the top. Also starring Hasan Minhaj, Lilly Singh, Janina Gavankar, and Ankur Rathee, and directed by Lena Khan (Disney’s Flora & Ulysses), the film proves that to be the best, you’ve got to dance with the best.

🎥 “Dune: Part Three” Promo: Denis Villeneuve’s Epic Finale Is Already Sending Fans Scrambling for IMAX Tickets — Hitting Theaters December 18th

If you’re gonna watch something this epic, you gotta see it on the biggest screen possible, right? Director Denis Villeneuve’s third and final installment of his Dune trilogy is building enough buzz and hype to feel like a major cinematic event before it even hits theaters. Though it doesn’t open until December, movie fans are already crashing websites this week trying to score IMAX tickets. So, if you haven’t been swept up by the hype, here’s a new promo to get you in the right mood. Because apparently December is Dunember now.

🎥 “Onslaught” Promo Clip: Adria Arjona Stocks Up for a Bloody Fight in Adam Wingard’s New Action-Horror Thriller — In Theaters September 4th

If you’re getting ready for battle, you’re going to need a few supplies. Adria Arjona plays Celeste, a former Army sniper and single mother, in this new action-packed, genre-infused thriller from Godzilla x Kong director Adam Wingard. When Celeste’s trailer park is suddenly invaded by a rogue squad of genetically engineered super soldiers, she’s forced to tap back into the lethal skills she learned during her time at war. And in this new promo, we see Celeste stocking up for an epic showdown that might make it a good idea to have a chainsaw handy. Because you never know when you’ll need to saw something clean off.

🎥 “Double Trouble” Trailer: Real-Life Sisters Madeleine and Violet McGraw Get Caught in a Vegas Jewelry Heist Alongside Andrew Koji in This Family Action Comedy — In Theaters October 9th

Real-life sisters Madeleine McGraw (The Black Phone) and Violet McGraw (M3GAN) get to share the screen together as... what else? Sisters! When Charlotte (Madeleine) and Willow (Violet) travel to Las Vegas on a family vacation, they unexpectedly find themselves caught in the middle of a high-stakes jewelry heist involving a priceless diamond gauntlet. With bumbling henchmen and an international thief on their trail, the girls turn to David, a jaded former MI6 operative now working security, played by martial arts star Andrew Koji (Bullet Train, Snake Eyes), for help. This family action comedy turns sibling teamwork into the ultimate Vegas survival plan, where quick thinking might be just as useful as a good right hook.

🎥 “Buddy” New Teaser: A Cheerful Orange Unicorn Hides a Dark Side in Casper Kelly’s Twisted Children’s-Show Comedy Starring Cristin Milioti — In Theaters August 28th

The marketing campaign for this new twisted comedy, featuring a bright orange unicorn mascot named Buddy, has slowly rolled out a few teasers, giving us a taste of the dark side hiding just beneath all that cheerful children’s-show imagery. From Casper Kelly, the creator of the twisted sitcom spoof Too Many Cooks, the film features a stellar cast that includes Cristin Milioti, Topher Grace, Keegan-Michael Key, Michael Shannon, and Patton Oswalt. And it looks ready to put a dark spin on the bright, cheerful world of children’s television. Think Barney, if he were secretly running the show like a smiling little tyrant.

🎥 “If I Go Will They Miss Me” Trailer: Childhood Mythology Meets the Hard Realities of Life in Watts in Walter Thompson-Hernández’s New L.A. Drama Starring Bodhi Dell, Danielle Brooks and J. Alphonse Nicholson — In Theaters September 18th

In a child’s eyes, parents can seem larger than life. Sometimes they can even seem like gods. In this new inner-city L.A. drama from writer-director Walter Thompson-Hernández, that idea is given flesh and blood, with Danielle Brooks (Orange Is the New Black, The Color Purple) and J. Alphonse Nicholson (P-Valley) playing the parents of a twelve-year-old boy (Bodhi Dell) who sees his recently returned father as something close to a god. But the hard realities of his family and Watts neighborhood soon begin to strip away any notion that his father is invincible. With gorgeously shot imagery of inner-city life, the film, based on the filmmaker’s own short film, aims to blur the line between childhood mythology and the hard realities of growing up in a tough L.A. neighborhood.

🎥 “Vampire’s Kiss: 4K Restoration” Trailer: Nicolas Cage Goes Full Cage in This Bizarre ’80s New York Vampire Cult Classic — Out Now on UHD and Blu-ray in the U.K. via Radiance

It features one of Nicolas Cage’s most memorable performances, as a fast-talking Manhattan literary agent convinced he’s slowly turning into a vampire. This was Cage uncaged, years before he built a reputation as one of Hollywood’s most unpredictable actors. Directed by Robert Bierman and written by After Hours screenwriter Joseph Minion, the film turns ’80s Manhattan yuppie culture into a darkly comic descent into paranoia and madness. Cage, in one of his most gloriously unhinged early leading roles, plays a fast-talking Manhattanite who believes he’s transforming into a bloodsucking ghoul. Leaning into the tropes of old-school vampire movies, he even buys himself a pair of fangs and fully commits to the delusion. Mostly remembered for Cage and the unconventional acting choices that would come to define his career, the film remains one of the stranger cult artifacts of 1980s New York cinema. Now it’s been restored in 4K for a new UHD and Blu-ray release.

🎥 “Kwaidan: 4K Restoration” Trailer: Masaki Kobayashi’s Haunting Japanese Ghost Story Anthology Returns to the Big Screen in Its Original Three-Hour Cut — Opening September 11th in New York

It’s considered one of the great Japanese ghost films ever made, blending folklore with haunting, surreal imagery and supernatural scares. It’s the kind of film that deserves to be studied and experienced, not simply watched. Thankfully, Janus Films has given it a new 4K restoration, bringing master filmmaker Masaki Kobayashi’s original three-hour cut back to the big screen. Starring Tatsuya Nakadai, Rentarō Mikuni, Keiko Kishi, and Katsuo Nakamura, the film brings four ghost stories collected by writer Lafcadio Hearn to life through tales of betrayal, punishment, and supernatural encounters. Mostly set in feudal Japan, these four eerie stories prove that every culture has its own way of dealing with the dead.

🎥 “My Brother’s Wedding: 4K Restoration” Trailer: Charles Burnett’s 1983 South Central Los Angeles Indie Classic Returns to the Big Screen — Opening September 18th in NY and Austin

He’s one of the great voices of American indie cinema, though sadly his films have often been overlooked. But filmmaker Charles Burnett (Killer of Sheep, To Sleep with Anger, and The Glass Shield) is finally getting a much-needed rediscovery. Burnett’s 1983 cult classic is getting a new 4K restoration and another chance to find the audience it deserves. Starring Everett Silas, Jessie Holmes, and Gaye Shannon-Burnett, the film follows Pierce Mundy, an aimless young man caught between family obligations, neighborhood loyalty, and a future he still hasn’t figured out. A grounded portrait of everyday Black life in a South Central Los Angeles neighborhood, the film remains one of Burnett’s most observant works about family, community, and working-class life.

🎥 “Underworld” 4K Restoration Trailer: Clive Barker and George Pavlou’s ’80s Body-Horror Cult Classic Goes Underground — On 4K UHD September 7th via Arrow Video

Now for a little ’80s horror awesomeness, where the hair was as big as the practical effects! Horror maestro Clive Barker and director George Pavlou’s 1985 cult classic is getting the 4K restoration treatment. Arrow Video is bringing both the theatrical and extended cuts together in a new two-disc limited edition. Starring Larry Lamb, Nicola Cowper, Denholm Elliott, Steven Berkoff, and Ingrid Pitt, this body-horror, sci-fi noir mashup grew out of Barker’s early screen work, years before Hellraiser. Lamb stars as private investigator Roy Bain, hired to recover Nicole (Cowper) after she’s kidnapped by a hidden community of drug-addicted mutants who believe her mysterious immunity could be their only hope for a cure. And from there, things get even weirder.

🎥 “Untold Mr. T: I Pity the Fool” Trailer: Mr. T Looks Back at the Man Behind the Mohawk, Gold Chains, and Larger-Than-Life ’80s Persona in This New Doc — Streaming September 8th on Netflix

“I pity the fool”... who doesn’t take the time to check out this documentary. Anyone raised in the ’80s knew Mr. T as one of the decade’s most beloved and instantly recognizable pop-culture icons. Somewhat of a rarity, he wasn’t just an actor or a cartoon figure, but a larger-than-life personality who became a pop-culture brand all his own. “Stay in school, kids! Don’t do drugs! Love your mama!” He was one of those rare motivational voices who never came across as disingenuous. In this new documentary installment of Netflix’s ongoing Untold series, Mr. T gets to tell his own story, looking back at the man behind the mohawk, gold chains, and bandanas and getting to the heart of how that bad-ass persona became one of the most recognizable figures of the ’80s.

🎥 “Pulp: What Do You Do for an Encore?” Trailer: Jarvis Cocker Looks Back on Four Decades of Music in Garth Jennings’ Colorful New Concert Doc — In U.S. Theaters September 24th, Streaming September 25th on MUBI

Garth Jennings, the acclaimed music video director turned filmmaker behind The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Sing, and Sing 2, has now taken on the task of documenting British rock band Pulp’s triumphant return to the stage. Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker and the rest of the band look back on four decades of music, breakups, reunions, and the road that brought them back together for their biggest arena show yet. While it seems to be a trend lately to make documentaries about band reunions, this one feels more like a cinematic experience and less like a nostalgia trip. It’s both a behind-the-scenes look at four decades of the band’s history and a colorful concert film designed to make audiences feel like they’re right there in the crowd. Feel the sweat, the energy, and more importantly... the music!

🎥 “Oasis: Don’t Look Back In Anger” Trailer: Brit Rockers Liam and Noel Gallagher Reunite Their Iconic Band in New Music Doc — In Select Theaters and IMAX September 11th

They were the bad boys of ’90s Brit rock. The fights between the Gallagher brothers were the stuff of legend. So when Oasis finally broke up, it didn’t exactly stun the world. But it did leave fans asking the same question for years: would they ever reunite? This new music documentary goes behind the scenes as Noel and Liam Gallagher reunite Oasis for their Live ’25 tour, capturing rehearsals, backstage moments, and the band’s return to the stage. Have the years apart mellowed them out a bit? Now that they’re older, are they any less combustible? The answer deserves more than a reunion tour... it deserves a IMAX documentary.

🎥 “Sara Bareilles: Good Grief” Trailer: Six Days in the Studio Capture Sara Bareilles Making Her First Studio Album in Seven Years — Hitting Theaters September 2nd

Seven years is a long time to stay out of the recording studio. So Sara Bareilles decided it was time to make another album; her first studio record in seven years. And lucky for us, she brought a camera crew along to see whether it would all come together or fall apart. Directed by Josh Alexander, this intimate music documentary follows Bareilles and her longtime collaborators through six concentrated days of recording, capturing the conversations, uncertainty, laughter, and grief that shape the music. Sometimes the hardest part of making something new is finally committing to that first note.

🎥 “Dolph: Unbreakable” Trailer: Dolph Lundgren Looks Back at His Rise From Action-Movie Icon to the Personal Battles That Tested Him Most — On VOD/Digital October 6th

To many, he was Russian boxer Ivan Drago in Rocky IV. To some, he was He-Man in the ’80s cheesefest Masters of the Universe, or perhaps best known as the first actor to play Frank Castle on the big screen in the poorly received 1989 Marvel action film The Punisher. But here’s the thing: Dolph Lundgren was more than just an ’80s and ’90s action hero. He was an Olympic-level athlete, a European karate champion with a master’s degree in chemical engineering, and a fourth-degree black belt in Kyokushin karate. The man can do it all. And so his life and many careers are the subject of this new documentary, chronicling Lundgren’s rise to fame, personal struggles, career resurgence, and battle with cancer. So if you’ve ever wanted to know the real Dolph Lundgren, here’s your chance.

🎥 “Funny Money: The Dane Cook Story” Trailer: Comedian Dane Cook Confronts the Ultimate Family Betrayal After His Brother Steals Millions in This Revealing Doc — On VOD/Digital September 29th

Comedian Dane Cook has one hell of a remarkable story about making it in a business that seemed nearly impossible to break into. But this isn’t about fame. It’s about what success can do to the people you trust most. And sometimes, it really does feel like money is the root of all evil. In this new documentary from director Brett Harvey, Cook looks back at the shocking discovery that his own brother had stolen millions from him right under his nose. After a lifetime of trust and shared history, Dane is forced to confront the ultimate betrayal from the person he thought he could trust most. It’s a devastating breach that took years to recover from as Cook worked to rebuild both his life and what had been taken from him. In a career filled with jokes, this was no laughing matter.

🎥 “Run Terry Run” Trailer: Terry Fox’s Legendary 1980 Marathon of Hope Comes to Life Through Never-Before-Seen Footage in This Inspiring New Documentary — In Canadian Theaters October 9th

Do you need a good inspirational story where sheer determination turned one man’s impossible dream into a reality? In this sports documentary, director Sean Menard revisits Terry Fox’s legendary 1980 Marathon of Hope through long-unseen footage, unheard audio, and material from the Fox family archive. Fox was a Canadian man who lost his leg to cancer and decided to run across Canada on an artificial leg to raise money and awareness for cancer research. The run became a nationwide movement, inspiring Canadians across the country and turning Fox into a lasting symbol of courage and determination. Still considered a beloved figure in Canada, Fox’s legacy continues as the fight for more cancer research feels more urgent than ever.

🎥 “No Limbs No Limits: The NickV Story” Trailer: Nick Vujicic Shares His Remarkable Journey From Childhood Struggles to Becoming a Global Voice of Hope — In Theaters September 25th via Fathom Entertainment

Everyone has a story to tell. But Nick has one that’s almost impossible to imagine. In this inspirational documentary, Australian evangelist and motivational speaker Nick Vujicic looks back on a life shaped by extraordinary physical challenges. Born without arms or legs, he faced isolation, bullying, depression, and a childhood spent wondering what kind of future was even possible. But his journey took him from those darkest moments to becoming a global motivational speaker, author, husband, father, and a source of hope for people around the world.

🎥 “cocoon – One Summer of Girlhood” Trailer: Two Schoolgirls Face the Horrors of War in Yukimitsu Ina’s Wartime Anime Drama Based on Machiko Kyo’s Manga — In Theaters September 4th

A peaceful island summer gives way to war when best friends San and Mayu are pulled from their all-girls school and ordered to nurse wounded soldiers inside a cave hospital. As casualties mount, the girls cling to their friendship while the world around them strips away the safety of childhood. Directed by Yukimitsu Ina and based on Machiko Kyo’s manga, this intimate wartime anime drama looks squarely at conflict through the young lives it consumes.

🎥 “Mononoke The Movie: Chapter III – The Curse of the Serpent” Trailer: The Medicine Seller Faces His Most Dangerous Mononoke Yet in the Anime Trilogy’s Final Chapter — Streams September 29th on Netflix

Directed by Tomoaki Koshida under Kenji Nakamura’s chief direction, this final chapter of the anime saga brings the ornate supernatural trilogy to a close. Sometimes, the most terrifying spirits come from actual human emotions and very real human pain. Here, the Medicine Seller returns to the Ōoku for one final exorcism after tragedy inside the imperial palace gives rise to a monstrous serpent mononoke. To defeat it, he must uncover the spirit’s Form, Truth, and Reason, tracing the curse back through buried grudges and secrets within the women’s quarters.

🎥 “The Condor Daughter” Trailer: A Young Bolivian Woman Is Torn Between Ancestral Tradition and Ambitious Dreams in Writer-Director Álvaro Olmos Torrico’s Quechua-and-Spanish-Language Andean Drama — Opening September 11th in New York and September 18th in Los Angeles

One of the best things cinema has to offer is its ability to transport audiences to places they’ve never been and introduce them to cultures they may know little about. This new Bolivian drama does exactly that, taking us high into the Bolivian Andes to tell the story of a teenage girl named Clara who finds herself caught between ancestral tradition and dreams of a life beyond the mountains. Written and directed by Bolivian filmmaker Álvaro Olmos Torrico and starring Marisol Vallejo Montaño as Clara, the film offers a glimpse into a remote Quechua community where long-held traditions and personal ambition begin to conflict.

🎥 “The Fisherman” Trailer: A Retired Ghanaian Fisherman, a Sarcastic Talking Fish, and One Last Dream Take the Road to Accra — Opening September 18th at NY’s Quad Cinema

Retirement can’t stop Atta Oko from chasing one last dream. When the aging Ghanaian fisherman sets out to earn enough for a boat of his own, a sarcastic talking fish and three eccentric young associates join him on the journey to Accra. Written and directed by Zoey Martinson, this magical-realist comedy turns wounded pride, generational clashes, and unlikely friendships into a warm search for purpose and independence.

🎥 “Orion” Trailer: Drew Van Acker Returns From a Deadly Space Mission With No Memory in This Psychological Astronaut Thriller with Andrew McCarthy and Debby Ryan — Coming Soon in the Fall

Ground Control to Major Tom... things just got a little weird. In this new psychological thriller, Drew Van Acker stars as Apollo, an astronaut who returns from a catastrophic space mission with his crewmates dead and his memory shattered. As he tries to piece together what happened, an intelligence specialist (played by ‘80s icon Andrew McCarthy) begins questioning whether Apollo came back alone. Also starring Debby Ryan and directed by Jaco Bouwer (Gaia), the film sets out to prove that even in space, no one knows what might have attached itself for the ride home.

🎥 “Valley View Motel” Teaser Trailer: A Botched Diamond Heist Leads to Murder, Organ Trafficking, and One Very Bad Motel Stay in This Darkly Comic ’70s-Set Crime Thriller — World Premiere August 31st at TUBI FrightFest London

A botched 1977 diamond heist sends two lifelong friends racing to a remote Pennsylvania motel, where hiding out proves more dangerous than the robbery itself in this offbeat indie caper starring Corin Clay, Laura Im, Judy J. Lee, and Michael Thyer. The motel owners are running a murderous black-market organ scheme, a hitman is closing in on the stolen stones, and trust between Cliff and Reg starts falling apart fast. Written and directed by Kevin Ignatius and Nick Psinakis, this darkly comic neo-noir turns one bad getaway into a bloody collision of criminals, amateurs, and stolen diamonds nobody should’ve touched in the first place.

🎥 “Ever After” Trailer: Fairy-Tale Characters Turn Into Murderous Villains in Laszlo Illes’ Grindhouse Horror Flick Starring Mark Sheppard, Bonnie Aarons, Kane Hodder, and Malcolm McDowell — In Theaters September 4th

A group of friends heads to a remote forest lodge for one last celebratory weekend, only to discover violent fanatics who believe they’re characters from classic fairy tales. With Little Red Riding Hood, the Big Bad Wolf, an evil witch, and Prince Charming turned into murderous villains, surviving the night means refusing to play by their twisted storybook rules. Writer-director Laszlo Illes brings horror veterans like Mark Sheppard, Bonnie Aarons, Michael Berryman, Kane Hodder, and Malcolm McDowell along for the blood-soaked ride where fairy tales meet grindhouse.

🎥 “Battle Cabin” Trailer: A Survivalist Must Leave His Fortified Home to Rescue His Wife in This Indie Post-Apocalyptic Action Thriller Starring Josh McKenzie — On VOD/Digital September 29th

The world has gone dark, and one man has to leave the only safe place he has left in this indie post-apocalyptic action thriller. After a global attack wipes out electricity, government, and civil order, Kellan (Josh McKenzie) abandons his fortified homestead to rescue his wife, only to face murderous thieves tied to his past. Forced to think like a soldier, he devises a battle plan and forms an uneasy alliance with a hardened warrior. In a lawless world, survival becomes deeply personal.

🎥 “Turning Point: Generation 9/11” Trailer: Twenty-Five Years Later, This New Doc Examines the Lives Shaped by the 9/11 Attacks and the War on Terror — Streaming September 2nd on Netflix

September 11 became history while an entire generation was still growing up with its consequences. Twenty-five years later, director Brian Knappenberger follows children who lost parents, journalists who came of age during the War on Terror, young Afghans raised through decades of conflict, and U.S. Marines facing the withdrawal from Afghanistan. Part of Netflix’s Turning Point documentary series, the film looks beyond the attacks themselves to explore how grief, trauma, war, memories, and responsibility continue shaping lives decades later.

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🎥 “Just Play Dead” Trailer: Samuel L. Jackson and Eva Green Plot Against Each Other in Director Martin Campbell’s Twisty Neo-Noir Crime Thriller — In Select Theaters August 28th, and on VOD/Digital September 1st

There was a story Samuel L. Jackson once revealed years ago that in almost every movie he agrees to do, he first puts together the look of his character, starting with the wig and hairstyle, then perhaps the clothing next. Well, in his latest film, those choices definitely stand out because he’s made some pretty bold ones with this character.

In the new darkly comic, twisty crime thriller Just Play Dead, the Pulp Fiction star re-teams with director Martin Campbell, having previously worked with him on the assassin thriller The Protégé, and plays Jack Wolfe, a wealthy criminal mastermind plotting to fake his own death for a $30 million insurance payout.

The plan, if successful, will require the help of Jack’s estranged wife, Nora (played by Eva Green), who will get a cut of the money for her trouble. She’ll also have to draw an unsuspecting mark into their scheme and seduce him to help sell her husband’s fake death.

The problem is, Nora has a better idea: kill Jack for real, frame her lover (Jason Fernández) for the murder, and keep the fortune all for herself. Bingo, bango!

Also co-starring María Pedraza and Eoin Macken and written by Dan Gordon, the film feels like a throwback to the kind of shamelessly sleazy neo-noir thrillers where double-crosses, a little pulp, and a few outrageous wigs go a long way.

Just Play Dead is due to open in select theaters August 28th before arriving on VOD and digital September 1st.

🎥 “Animals” Teaser Trailer: A Kidnapping Plot Threatens Ben Affleck’s Political Campaign and Family in Netflix’s Thriller with Kerry Washington — In Select Theaters and on Netflix October 9th

Anyone who follows a political campaign closely knows politics is personal. And does it get any more personal than having your child kidnapped and held for ransom?

Ben Affleck directs and stars in this new Netflix political thriller, Animals, playing Mark Kimball, a Los Angeles mayoral candidate in a hotly contested race whose carefully managed campaign is thrown into crisis when his son suddenly goes missing and is later revealed to have been kidnapped for ransom. With Kerry Washington playing his wife, Abigail, the couple are forced into a desperate race to assemble the ransom while trying to figure out who is behind the kidnapping.

Meanwhile, Mark’s trusted political adviser (Steven Yeun) is scrambling behind the scenes to keep the campaign from unraveling as the kidnapping plot threatens to turn a private crisis into a very public media disaster. They say there’s no such thing as bad press, but this is one story the campaign wouldn’t be able to spin its way out of once word gets out.

Taking place over one harrowing night, Gillian Anderson joins the fray as a very discreet consultant whose expertise in dealing with such crises makes her exactly the kind of person Mark and Abigail need, especially when some decisions require acting quickly, quietly, and with extreme discretion.

Co-starring Adriana Paz, Luis Gerardo Méndez, and Ray Fisher, the film marks Affleck’s latest project for Netflix and his production company, Artists Equity, following their previous collaboration, The Rip, the gritty cop thriller that became a huge hit for the streamer back in January.

Animals is scheduled to open in select theaters and also stream on Netflix October 9th.

🎥 “Rolling Loud: The Movie” Trailer: Owen Wilson Loses His Son in the Middle of the Massive Hip-Hop Festival in Jeremy Garelick’s New Comedy — In Theaters October 2nd

We’re living in a strange world when movies are being made as commercials for productions and brands. But we never would have imagined that live concert events themselves would be turned into feature films too.

Rolling Loud is mostly known as a massive hip-hop music festival where some of the biggest rap artists and thousands of fans come together for one very loud weekend. Now, apparently, it’s also the setting for a new comedy starring Owen Wilson. Go figure!

Written and directed by Jeremy Garelick (The Wedding Ringer, Murder Mystery 2), Wilson stars as a cautious father who sneaks his 13-year-old son into Rolling Loud in hopes of reconnecting with him. As his attempts to be the “cool dad” quickly backfire, things go from bad to worse when he loses his son somewhere in the massive festival crowd.

He’s soon forced to navigate mosh pits, restricted backstage areas, and a parade of eccentric strangers (played by Matt Rife, Christine Ko, Henry Winkler, Sexyy Red, and Ty Dolla $ign) as he desperately tries to track the kid down before the night is over. Sometimes your job as a parent is simply making sure your kid gets home in one piece... even if it means diving headfirst into the world’s loudest concert to find him.

Rolling Loud is coming to theaters October 2nd.

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🎥 “Heart of the Beast” New Trailer: Brad Pitt and His Combat Dog Fight to Survive the Alaskan Wilderness in David Ayer’s Survival Thriller — In Theaters September 25th

There is no stronger bond than that between a man and his dog. But when a man and his dog share the same scars of war, that bond becomes unbreakable. In director David Ayer’s new canine survival drama, Brad Pitt stars as Special Forces officer James Belmont, who finds himself stranded deep in the Alaskan wilderness after a plane crash with only his dog Odin by his side. Odin isn’t your average dog... he is James’s longtime combat partner, having survived the horrors of war alongside him and bearing the scars to prove it, including a missing leg now replaced by a titanium prosthetic. But just when they thought they were done with life-or-death operations, it seems they have one more mission to complete. And the objective is still the same: survive and come home together. Also co-starring J.K. Simmons, the film sets out to prove that sometimes the will to live is greater when you have a loyal partner there to keep you moving.

🎥 “By Any Means” Final Trailer: Mark Wahlberg’s Mafia Enforcer Joins Forces with Yahya Abdul-Mateen II’s FBI Agent in Elegance Bratton’s 1960s Civil Rights Thriller — Coming to Theaters September 4th

Sometimes you have to play hardball. And when you’re dealing with people who don’t play by the rules, sometimes you have to play by theirs. In this new historical crime drama based on true events, Mark Wahlberg, with some noticeable prosthetic makeup, plays notorious mafia hitman Greg Scarpa, who is recruited to work alongside a young Black FBI agent (played by Emmy-nominated Wonder Man star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) investigating the murders of civil-rights leaders in 1960s Mississippi. It’s a pairing no one saw coming, as the FBI turns to a man whose methods are anything but by the book. Directed by The Inspection filmmaker Elegance Bratton, the film dramatizes a particularly dark chapter in America’s history, when civil-rights leaders were being targeted and killed for their activism. And the only way to seek justice meant operating outside the law. You know what they say: you can’t fight fire with fire... but you can sure as hell fight dirty.

🎥 “Beware Boiúna” Trailer: A Colossal Snake Hunts Kiana Madeira, Jessica Rothe, and Logan Marshall-Green Through the Amazon in Mike P. Nelson’s Jungle Horror — In Theaters October 2nd

Show of hands: who here loves giant snake thrillers? To be fair, there aren’t exactly a ton of them, with maybe the classic ’90s cheesefest Anaconda ranking as one of the genre’s most memorable standouts. But we say it’s about time the giant-snake thriller slithered back into the conversation. Well, here’s one that just might have enough bite to satisfy our craving. Starring Kiana Madeira, Jessica Rothe, and Logan Marshall-Green, this new jungle horror follows a group of medical workers on a mission deep into the Amazon. Things take a deadly turn when they awaken Boiúna, a colossal ancient predator that quickly reminds them who really rules the jungle. Directed by genre helmer Mike P. Nelson (The Domestics, V/H/S/85), the film reminds us that giant snakes aren’t only terrifying; they also make one hell of a movie monster. Throw in a few questionable Cajun accents, and you’ve got yourself one gloriously pulpy creature feature.

🎥 “The Musical” Trailer: Will Brill Turns a Middle-School Play Into an Elaborate Revenge Scheme Against Rob Lowe in This Dark Comedy with Gillian Jacobs — In Theaters September 18th

Revenge is a dish best served cold... and served with help from some middle-school kids. Will Brill, the Tony Award-winning actor from the Broadway breakout Stereophonic, stars as Doug Leibowitz, a frustrated playwright stuck teaching middle-school drama to a bunch of snot-nosed kids while still dreaming of making it in New York. When he learns that his ex-girlfriend Abigail (Gillian Jacobs) is seeing the school’s obnoxiously sunny principal, Brady (Rob Lowe)—who also happens to be his number-one rival—Doug sets out to use the school musical as the ultimate act of revenge. Using his class of rug rats as his little evil helpers, Doug secretly stages the most inappropriate school play imaginable in hopes of bringing Brady down. Written by Alexander Heller and directed by actress Giselle Bonilla, this darkly comic teacher-revenge caper turns petty jealousy into a full-blown midlife meltdown in which the children become unwitting accomplices to one man’s increasingly unhinged payback scheme.

🎥 “Idiots” Final Trailer: Dave Franco and O’Shea Jackson Jr. Take a Rehab Transport Job From Hell in Macon Blair’s Dark Road Comedy — In Theaters August 28th

The job is relatively simple: transport one wealthy, troubled teenager to rehab. What could possibly go wrong? Everything, apparently. In this dark road comedy from writer-director Macon Blair (I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore, The Toxic Avenger), Dave Franco and O’Shea Jackson Jr. play two down-on-their-luck drivers hired to deliver a rich, drug-addicted social media influencer (Mason Thames) to a rehab facility for a mandatory stay. Problem is, on the way there, their unruly passenger manages to attract exactly the kind of trouble that can turn a seemingly straightforward road trip into a series of increasingly disastrous detours. Co-starring Kiernan Shipka, Nicholas Braun, and Peter Dinklage as some of the oddball characters they encounter along the way, the film shows a side of America where every roadside stop reveals another seedy corner just waiting to make things worse.

🎥 “Ken Russell’s The Devils: 4K Restoration” Trailer: The Controversial 1971 Religious Horror Classic Returns in Russell’s Definitive Version Starring Oliver Reed and Vanessa Redgrave — In Theaters October 16th for One Week Only

For decades, it was banned in several countries and publicly condemned by the Vatican, earning a reputation as one of the most controversial films of its era. But can we get an amen here? ’Cause it just might be a damn miracle. This 1971 cult classic is finally returning in a definitive 4K restoration, assembled from the original camera negative and guided by writer-director Ken Russell’s privately constructed 2004 edit. Starring Oliver Reed and Vanessa Redgrave, this psychedelic historical horror plunges into religion, politics, sexual repression, and institutional power. Reed plays a charismatic 17th-century Catholic priest whose defiance puts him in the crosshairs of those seeking control of Loudun. The result is a surrealist collision of religious hysteria, accusations of demonic possession, and ruthless political manipulation. Denounced for its provocative religious imagery, sexuality, and blasphemous excess, the film became nearly as infamous for the controversy surrounding it. Now fans can see the closest version yet to Russell’s original cut.

🎥 “Made” 25th Anniversary Trailer: Jon Favreau and Vince Vaughn’s Cult 2001 Crime Flick Gets the 4K SteelBook Treatment — Available 4K UHD on September 15th

Before he was the man behind The Mandalorian, The Jungle Book, and Iron Man, Jon Favreau made his feature directing debut on a much smaller scale. He also brought his best pal Vince Vaughn along for the ride, five years after the pair broke through with Swingers, the ’90s indie hangout comedy Favreau wrote that helped launch both of their careers. Favreau followed Swingers with his 2001 directorial debut, reuniting with Vaughn for another story about two friends whose personalities have a way of getting them into trouble. Twenty-five years later, that debut is getting the 4K UHD SteelBook treatment, bringing the boys back for another go-round. In this offbeat crime caper, Favreau and Vaughn play Bobby and Ricky, a pair of longtime friends and low-level criminals whose trip to New York for a seemingly simple money-laundering job quickly becomes anything but. Working for local crime boss Max (Peter Falk), Bobby knows the assignment calls for discretion, while Ricky seems determined to act like he’s starring in his own gangster movie, turning a simple job into a comedy of bruised egos and bad decisions. Perhaps it’s time to get Made all over again.

🎥 “Ueck” Trailer: New Documentary Offers One Final Look at Bob Uecker, the Voice, Wit, and Larger-Than-Life Personality Known as “Mr. Baseball” — Expands to Theaters Throughout August

Bob Uecker was one of those rare baseball personalities who truly crossed over into pop culture. To many, he was the undeniably funny baseball announcer with a dry, self-deprecating wit. But to those raised in the ’80s, he was the wisecracking dad on the beloved sitcom Mr. Belvedere. He was certainly a one-of-a-kind talent. He was certainly a one-of-a-kind talent. And in this new documentary, we get one final look at the man who was more than just the voice behind the microphone. Filmed over the final three years of Uecker’s life, co-directors Steve Farr and Michael T. Vollmann trace his unlikely journey from backup catcher to broadcaster, actor, and beloved “Mr. Baseball.” As sports become more commercialized and less personal, Uecker might be one of the last baseball personalities who feels truly larger than the game.

🎥 “Untold Raygun: Breaking Badly” Trailer: Rachael “Raygun” Gunn Revisits Her Viral Olympic Moment and Tells Her Side of the Story — Streams September 1st on Netflix

She became one of the most discussed Olympians of the 2024 Paris Games... but not for the best of reasons. Rachael “Raygun” Gunn is a competitive break dancer with a distinctive style. There’s no question about that. The question was whether she belonged on the Olympic stage. In this new Netflix sports documentary, the latest installment in its ongoing Untold series, the Australian academic and competitive breaker revisits her unlikely road to Paris and the viral backlash that followed. Mocked relentlessly online as clips of her unconventional dance routine spread around the world, Raygun now gets the chance to tell her side of the story. Going viral made Raygun one of the most recognizable Olympians of the Paris Games, but recognition isn’t the same as knowing the real story.

🎥 “Sunny Dancer” U.S. Trailer: Bella Ramsey Heads to “Chemo Camp” in George Jaques’ Irreverent Coming-of-Age Dramedy with Neil Patrick Harris, Jessica Gunning, and James Norton — In U.S. Theaters September 18th

The Last of Us star Bella Ramsey gets to put her survival skills to use in a very different kind of coming-of-age story. In this irreverent dramedy, Ramsey plays Ivy, a 17-year-old cancer survivor who wants nothing more than to get back to being a normal teenager. But her parents have other plans: a summer at a camp for teenagers affected by cancer, a place Ivy quickly dismisses as “Chemo Camp.” But as much as she resists the forced fun and therapeutic bonding, Ivy soon finds herself connecting with a group of fellow misfits who understand exactly what she’s trying to leave behind. Written and directed by George Jaques, with Neil Patrick Harris co-starring as camp leader Patrick alongside Jessica Gunning and James Norton, the film suggests anyone can survive the hard part, but figuring out how to live afterward may be the real challenge.

🎥 “Big Girls Don’t Cry” U.S. Trailer: Newcomer Ani Palmer Chases Adulthood and Acceptance in Jane Campion-Produced New Zealand Coming-of-Age Drama From Writer-Director Paloma Schneideman — In U.S. Select Theaters October 9th

Fourteen is old enough to want everything adulthood promises. And young enough to have no idea what any of it costs. In this New Zealand coming-of-age drama executive produced by Oscar-winner Jane Campion, newcomer Ani Palmer stars as Sid, a 14-year-old growing up in rural New Zealand during the summer of 2006 and desperate to prove she’s ready for the grown-up world. After hanging out with a group of older girls whose confidence she envies, Sid begins testing the limits of friendship, sex, identity, and rebellion in hopes of earning a place among them. Co-starring Rain Spencer and Noah Taylor, the film marks writer-director Paloma Schneideman’s feature debut with a story that gets to the heart of how badly young people want to belong before they’ve figured out who they are.

🎥 “Down the Arm of God” International Trailer: Caleb Landry Jones Stars as a Texas Pastor Fighting to Help the Unhoused in Director Peter Brunner’s Homelessness Drama — Coming Soon

Caleb Landry Jones has never been afraid of playing characters pushed to the edge, nor of taking on films that venture into uncomfortable territory. In his latest, he stars (as well as co-writes with director Peter Brunner) as a young Texas pastor whose attempt to help local unhoused people through a brutal winter puts him at odds with his own congregation. Inspired by true events, co-starring India Marie Cross, Nick Stahl, and Mena Suvari, and produced by Luc Besson, the film aims to explore the uneasy divide between those willing to help and those unwilling to act. The homelessness problem isn’t just a personal one... it’s a communal one. And everyone has a role in deciding how we deal with it.

🎥 “Drawn Together” Trailer: Ester Expósito and Hugo Diego García Blur the Line Between Protection and Desire in Amazon’s Romantic Thriller Based on Mercedes Ron’s Best-Seller — Streams September 9th on Prime Video

She has money, independence, and a carefully glamorous New York life until a kidnapping leaves her questioning everything she thought she knew. In this film adaptation of Mercedes Ron’s best-selling romantic thriller novel Marfil, Ester Expósito (from the Netflix series Elite) stars as Marfil Cortés, a wealthy young Spanish heiress living in New York. When her powerful father assigns the enigmatic Sebastian Moore (Hugo Diego García) as her personal bodyguard, Marfil’s refusal to be controlled clashes with his determination to keep her safe. However, their growing attraction to each other is complicated by escalating threats that bring them both together and apart. Directed by Sky Rojo helmer Óscar Pedraza, the film aims to mix slow-burn romance with a dangerous game of desire and hidden motives.

🎥 “Take Me Home” Trailer: Liz Sargent Directs Her Sister Anna in an Intimate Drama About Disability, Independence, and Family — Opening September 23rd in New York and October 7th in Los Angeles

Everyone wants what most people take for granted: the freedom to shape their own life in the way they see fit. From Korean American filmmaker Liz Sargent and starring her own sister, Anna Sargent, this intimate semi-biographical drama, based on the filmmaker’s own short film, explores the difficult line between protection and independence. When Anna experiences a family crisis that disrupts the disability support she depends on, she finds herself struggling with the bureaucracy meant to help during crises involving housing, finances, and caregiving. The film, winner of the 2025 AT&T Untold Stories program, asks whether love alone can overcome the structural barriers standing in the way.

🎥 “Penny Lane Is Dead” Trailer: A Beach House Party Turns Gory in Mia’Kate Russell’s Darkly Comic Australian Horror Flick — Streaming August 28th on Shudder

It was supposed to be a wild get-together with the gals. But one bad idea was about to ruin the fun in a hurry. In this new darkly comic Australian horror flick from hair & makeup artist-turned-filmmaker Mia’Kate Russell, a group of friends heads to an isolated beach house for a celebration that quickly spirals out of control after a prank goes horribly wrong. Drug-laced cupcakes kick off a night that quickly turns from reckless fun to bloody mayhem when some uninvited guests decide to crash the party and turn everything up to 11... including the bloodshed. Starring Alexandra Jensen, Ben O’Toole, and Steve Le Marquand, this Shudder exclusive reminds us that it’s all fun and games until someone gets hurt... or bludgeoned beyond recognition.

🎥 “Gator Face” Trailer: A Gator-Faced Maniac Stalks a Group of Friends Through the Florida Swamps in This New Indie Slasher — On VOD/Digital September 15th

A man with a gator on his face stalks a group of young people with an old, rusty axe. Enough said. You know the deal. It’s another slasher horror pulling from familiar genre tropes, with shades of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Halloween, and plenty of others. Starring Tabitha Brownstone, Amariah Dionne and Nikolas Kolasinski, the indie film follows a group of friends whose Florida vacation takes a gruesome turn when they become stranded in a remote swamp controlled by a violent cult. Stuck in a Florida swamp? Can only mean one thing: beware of gators! More specifically, beware of a gator-faced maniac with an axe... and the cult he belongs to.

🎥 “Yellow Eyes” Trailer: A Mysterious Idol Unleashes a Sinister Force in Jesse Korman’s Supernatural Horror Flick Produced by Joe Swanberg — On VOD/Digital August 18th

Filmmaker Joe Swanberg isn’t exactly the first name that comes to mind when you think supernatural horror. But the mumblecore veteran is lending his services as a producer for this new horror flick from musician/director Jesse Korman, where a mysterious idol brings evil to whoever comes under its influence. Starring Michael Kunicki, Nena Martins, Margo O’Connell, and DeVaughn Loman, the film follows Brad (Kunicki) as the idol begins to alter his behavior and perception, leaving those around him to wonder whether what’s happening is psychological, supernatural, or something far worse. If we’ve learned anything from horror movies, mysterious idols are usually best left exactly where you found them.

🎥 “Hollow Trees” Trailer: A Shape-Shifting Creature Stalks Survivors in Cathal Fitzpatrick’s Post-Dystopian Irish Horror Starring Tom Kerrisk — Coming Soon

There are indie horror films, and then there are indie Irish horror films. The difference? Other than the gorgeous scenery, Irish chillers tend to come steeped in the uneasy feeling that something is lurking just out of sight. In this new post-dystopian chiller, that feeling gets even worse when the thing hiding in the shadows can look human. From writer-director Cathal Fitzpatrick, Tom Kerrisk stars as Kent, one of two survivors scraping by in a shattered postwar landscape where food, shelter, and safety are only part of the problem. But when Kent encounters a creature capable of imitating human beings, survival suddenly depends on knowing whether the figure standing near distance is actually who they appear to be. Winner of Best Independent Irish Film at the Galway Film Fleadh, this stripped-down creature feature proves the scariest thing in a broken world may be the unknown face peeking back from the darkness.

🎥 “Dark Hollow” Trailer: A Young Mother Hunts a Monster That Emerges from an Appalachian Coal Mine in Daniel Byers’ Creature Feature — Out on VOD/Digital September 4th

When a horrifying creature rises from an Appalachian coal mine, a young mother is forced to stop running and start hunting. Writer-director Daniel Byers turns mine shafts, backwoods terrain, and an abandoned coal-mining community into hostile ground as this mysterious threat moves closer to her home. This creature feature flips the chase, sending its heroine toward the darkness below; because sometimes protecting what matters means confronting the terror buried beneath your own backyard.

🎥 “Gentle Monster” Trailer: Léa Seydoux Questions How Well She Knows Her Husband in Marie Kreutzer’s Psychological French Drama — In Select Theaters October 30th and Streaming November 18th on Netflix

Whoa, that’s a ’90s flashback we didn’t see coming. French actress Léa Seydoux offers her own version of Charles & Eddie’s 1992 one-hit wonder “Would I Lie to You?” in this first footage from Corsage filmmaker Marie Kreutzer’s new film. The James Bond star is seen sitting at a piano, singing the song as she plays. Here in this new French psychological drama, also starring Laurence Rupp, Jella Haase, and Catherine Deneuve, Seydoux plays Lucy Weiss, a concert pianist who moves her family to the countryside after her husband suffers from severe burnout. What follows is a brutal wake-up call when police raid their new home before dawn and take Philip into custody over an unspeakable accusation. With her husband under suspicion and their young son caught in the fallout, Lucy is forced to come to the unsettling realization that Philip may not be the man she thought she knew.

🎥 “Winter of the Crow” International Trailer: Lesley Manville Witnesses a Secret Police Murder as Martial Law Descends on 1981 Poland in Kasia Adamik’s Political Thriller — In UK Theaters October 16th

Warsaw, 1981: one photograph turns an ordinary visitor into a hunted witness. Lesley Manville stars as British psychiatry professor Joan Andrews, who arrives just as martial law descends on Poland and secretly captures photo evidence of a student’s murder by the secret police. Directed by Polish filmmaker Kasia Adamik and inspired by Olga Tokarczuk’s short story, this tense political thriller follows Joan through a city where survival is determined by who she can trust, and whether she’s willing to risk everything to expose what she saw.

🎥 “Dear You” Trailer: A Debt-Ridden Grandson Uncovers a Family Legacy of Love and Sacrifice in Lan Hongchun’s Moving Teochew-Language Chinese Drama — In U.S. Theaters September 4th

While drowning in debt, a young Chinese man (Zheng Runqi) travels from China’s Chaoshan region to Thailand searching for the grandfather he believes abandoned his family years ago. Instead of finding the financial lifeline he expected, a trail of letters reveals a lifetime of sacrifice hidden behind his grandfather’s absence. Chinese filmmaker Lan Hongchun turns one desperate journey into a moving family drama about migration, devotion, and what inheritance truly means. Sometimes discovering a forgotten connection to your family’s past can be worth more than anything money could ever buy.

🎥 “Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married Again?” Trailer: Netflix Sequel Reunites Tyler Perry, Tasha Smith, Michael Jai White, Jill Scott, and More for Another Trip Down the Aisle — Streaming September 9th on Netflix

In this sequel to Why Did I Get Married? and Why Did I Get Married Too?, Tyler Perry reunites the ensemble (Tasha Smith, Michael Jai White, Jill Scott, Lamman Rucker, Richard T. Jones, and Sharon Leal) as Marcus and Angela’s daughter prepares to marry, bringing longtime friends together for a wedding that exposes unresolved family tensions and lessons passed down without anyone noticing. As the next generation mirrors the marriages they grew up watching, the parents are forced to confront what changed, what didn’t, and why.

🎥 “Black Zombie” Trailer: New Historical Horror Documentary Examines the Zombie Genre’s Roots in Colonial Haiti and Its Transformation into Modern Horror — In Theaters September 11th

When it comes to zombies, most people know the genre. But many may not know the history or the roots behind it. In this new historical horror documentary, filmmaker Maya Annik Bedward digs into the zombie’s origins in colonial Haiti, tracing how a symbol of enslavement eventually became one of horror cinema’s most recognizable monsters. What started as a symbolic metaphor for a person stripped of their freedom and will was eventually transformed by Hollywood into something entirely different. So, the next time you turn on a new zombie movie or zombie show, remember these flesh-eating monsters have an untold history rooted in something far more real than one might have imagined.

🎥 “Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie” Trailer: Oscar-Winning Documentarian Alex Gibney Chronicles The Satanic Verses Author Salman Rushdie’s Recovery After the 2022 Attack That Nearly Took His Life — Coming to Theaters September 17th

He had a fatwa hanging over his head, but it didn’t stop him from writing about the things that mattered to him. Salman Rushdie is a world-renowned author who knows what it means to live under threat. This new documentary from Oscar- and Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney (Taxi to the Dark Side, Going Clear, Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room) chronicles Rushdie’s recovery after the 2022 attack that nearly took his life. After decades of living under threat following the fatwa issued over The Satanic Verses, Rushdie now reflects on the violence, recovery, and determination to keep writing.

🎥 “André Leon Talley: Style Is Forever” Trailer: New Documentary Celebrates the Vogue Trailblazer’s Bigger-Than-Life Style, Influence, and Legacy — In Theaters and On VOD/Digital October 9th

Fashion trailblazer and Vogue editor André Leon Talley pioneered the way for greater inclusion in an industry that didn’t always make room for people who looked like him or came from backgrounds like his. Directors Zach Stafford and Clay Haskell trace the trailblazing editor’s nearly five-decade influence through unseen footage and interviews with Vogue honcho Anna Wintour, fashion designers Tom Ford and Diane von Furstenberg, and others. From the segregated South to Vogue’s front desk, Talley’s life became a testament to style, ambition, his bigger-than-life personality, and the power of being completely and unapologetically yourself.

🎥 “Sentient” Trailer: Investigative Documentary Examines the Ethical Cost of Animal Testing in the Name of Scientific Progress — Coming Soon

Veteran Australian journalist Tony Jones follows primatologist-turned-advocate Dr. Lisa Jones-Engel into the largely hidden world of laboratory animal research, examining the ethical cost of experimentation on both animals and the people who perform it. Drawing on testimony, evidence, and conflicting perspectives, this investigative documentary asks how much suffering we are willing to accept in the name of scientific progress.

🎥 “Spirited Away: 25th Anniversary” Trailer: Hayao Miyazaki’s Oscar-Winning Fantasy Returns to Theaters for Studio Ghibli Fest 2026 — October 17th–21st Via Fathom Entertainment

Hayao Miyazaki’s Academy Award-winning anime fantasy returns to theaters as part of Studio Ghibli Fest 2026, following a ten-year-old girl forced to work in Yubaba’s magical bathhouse after her parents are transformed into pigs. With help from Haku and unlikely friends, Chihiro must remember who she is, and find the courage to make it home again. Relive the magic of this beloved classic, introduce it to a new generation, or simply get lost in Miyazaki’s spirit world all over again.

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🎥 “Primetime” Trailer: Robert Pattinson Steps Into the Uncomfortable World of Dateline Host Chris Hansen in This New True-Crime Drama About the Rise of the Hidden-Camera Sting Series ‘To Catch a Predator’ — Hitting Theaters September 25th

Robert Pattinson is having a hell of a year. He kicked off 2026 with the thought-provoking relationship drama The Drama, starring opposite Zendaya as a couple rethinking their wedding after a devastating revelation. He then shared the screen with her again, among many other big-name stars, in Christopher Nolan’s summer epic The Odyssey. Pattinson is also set to reunite with Zendaya one more time later this year in the highly anticipated Dune: Part Three.

But in one of the rare Pattinson projects this year without Zendaya in the credits, he’s stepping into a very different kind of spotlight. Which is good, because we were beginning to think these two had become a package deal.

In Primetime, Pattinson plays Chris Hansen (yes, that Chris Hansen!) in a drama inspired by the rise of the Dateline program To Catch a Predator, where hidden cameras, police stings, television ethics, and the hunger for appointment viewing all get tangled up in one very uncomfortable broadcast machine.

Directed by Lance Oppenheim, the filmmaker behind the acclaimed documentary Some Kind of Heaven, the film seems to examine how true crime, reality television, and law enforcement can become a messy combination that may start with good intentions but eventually turns justice into something made for the cameras. It raises the question: Where is the line between watching online predators face consequences and turning that deeply disturbing, awkward confrontation into primetime entertainment?

Also co-starring Merritt Wever, Skyler Gisondo, Phoebe Bridgers, Matthew Maher, and Bokeem Woodbine, Primetime looks to give Pattinson one more unconventional role in a year already full of big swings. And judging from what he’s done already, he seems right at home taking the strangest possible parts and still finding new ways to surprise us.

Primetime is set to open in theaters September 25th.

🎥 “Insidious: Out of the Further” Final Trailer: A Young Mother Opens the Door to The Further in Blumhouse’s Latest Supernatural Horror Sequel Starring Amelia Eve, Brandon Perea, and Lin Shaye — Arriving in Theaters August 21st

To be totally honest, when we think of successful horror franchises, Insidious might not be the first one that comes to mind. But five movies in, this franchise has quietly become one of Blumhouse’s most reliable horror film series in its catalog. And if you think about it, it makes sense, since every family has an innate fear of an unseen force that could possibly harm the people closest to them.

Now, with Insidious: Out of the Further, the franchise is opening the door one more time. Only in this case, The Further may not be where the living get trapped. It may be where the dead finally find their way out. And that could only mean one thing: home is about to become the scariest place to hide.

Starring Amelia Eve, Brandon Perea, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, and franchise regular Lin Shaye as spiritual medium Elise Rainier, Insidious: Out of the Further follows a young mother who discovers she can travel into The Further, only to realize she can also bring its demons back with her. While raising her young daughter in the house where she grew up, Gemma’s connection to the spirit realm turns from a terrifying gift to an open invitation, as the evil inside The Further begins looking for a way into the living world.

Horror filmmaker Jacob Chase, who previously turned his short film Larry into the 2020 supernatural thriller Come Play, writes and directs this new installment, seemingly bringing his brand of creepy childhood terror into the Insidious universe.

So, if you’re looking for a good little scare with plenty of the franchise’s signature jump scares this month, this one might do the trick as the film heads into the tail end of summer, turning those last warm nights into something a little more... shall we say, insidious.

Produced by franchise creators James Wan and Leigh Whannell, along with Jason Blum, Insidious: Out of the Further opens August 21st.

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🎥 “Sacrifice” International Trailer: Chris Evans Gets Chosen for Human Sacrifice in Romain Gavras’ Darkly Satirical Eco-Hostage Caper Starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Salma Hayek Pinault, Vincent Cassel, John Malkovich, and Charli XCX, — Coming Soon

Chris Evans has a reputation for being one of those rare Hollywood stars who doesn’t seem too full of himself, which makes this a pretty perfect bit of casting, since he plays a world-famous actor very much trapped inside his own bloated ego. In this new darkly satirical hostage caper, Evans stars as Mike Tyler, a big-time movie star attending a glamorous charity gala when a radical eco-terrorist group, led by Anya Taylor-Joy, storms the event and selects him as one of three human sacrifices meant to save the planet. Directed by music-video veteran Romain Gavras, following up his much-underseen French riot thriller Athena, his latest feature turns celebrity vanity, billionaire excess, and apocalyptic belief into one very chaotic night. Also starring Salma Hayek Pinault, Vincent Cassel, Ambika Mod, Sam Richardson, John Malkovich, and Charli XCX, the film suggests that saving the world may require a little “sacrifice,” so why not choose the people already acting like they own it?

🎥 “The Only Living Pickpocket in New York” Trailer: John Turturro Plays a Veteran Pickpocket Caught in a Cashless City in Noah Segan’s New York Crime Flick with Steve Buscemi, Giancarlo Esposito, and Tatiana Maslany — In NY and LA October 23rd, Followed by a Nationwide Release on October 30th

Welcome to New York City, where you always have to stay alert because you never know who might be reaching for what isn’t theirs. John Turturro stars as a veteran pickpocket trying to survive in a cashless city in this new crime comedy-drama, alongside Giancarlo Esposito, Steve Buscemi, Will Price, Tatiana Maslany, and Jamie Lee Curtis. Turturro’s Harry Lehman lives carefully and quietly, until one lifted wallet leaves him holding a valuable USB drive and running from a crime family that wants it back. In a city this big, one bad grab can make everything feel very small in a hurry. Written and directed by actor-filmmaker Noah Segan, known for his collaborations with Rian Johnson, the film is billed as a warts-and-all love letter to New York, where the old-school thief is becoming just as endangered as the cash he used to steal.

🎥 “The X-Files: I Want to Believe — Vrach Frankenshteyn” Trailer: Chris Carter’s Long-Rumored Director’s Cut Brings Mulder and Scully (David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson) Back to a Darker X-Files Case — Streams August 14th on Hulu / Disney+

After years of rumors and one recent false-start release date, Chris Carter is finally getting to premiere his director’s cut of The X-Files: I Want to Believe. The darker new version, titled Vrach Frankenshteyn, brings Mulder and Scully (played by David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson) back into one of their most unsettling standalone cases, involving a missing FBI agent, a disgraced priest with psychic visions (played by Billy Connolly) and a frozen trail leading toward human experimentation and body-horror secrets. This cut, which fans have been anticipating for years, is said to restore Carter’s original horror-driven vision, giving the 2008 film a more disturbing shape than the version that first hit theaters. So, the truth is still out there, only now it looks a lot uglier.

🎥 “Madden” New Promo: Nicolas Cage Becomes Legendary Football Coach-Commentator John Madden in David O. Russell’s Biographical Sports Drama with Christian Bale as Raiders Owner Al Davis — Premiering November 18th on Prime Video

If you think NFL football, you think John Madden. And if you think November, you probably think of the annual Thanksgiving football game. But this year, Nicolas Cage is giving the calendar another reason to circle the month. David O. Russell’s new Amazon original sports drama, now set for Nov. 18th, follows Madden (played by Cage under heavy prosthetic makeup) from his days reshaping the Oakland Raiders with Al Davis (played by Christian Bale under considerably less prosthetic work) to his second act as a broadcasting icon and the name behind one of the most influential football video games ever made. Kathryn Hahn co-stars as Madden’s beloved wife Virginia in a story about the coach, communicator, and larger-than-life personality who helped change how America watched, played, and understood the game.

🎥 “The Deputy” Trailer: Duke Nicholson Loses a Corpse and Uncovers a Small-Town Conspiracy in This Offbeat Crime Flick with William H. Macy, Stephen Dorff, Julia Fox, Billie Lourd, and Tiffany Haddish — In Theaters and on VOD/Digital September 25th

First rule of a crime scene: make sure the dead body is secured. But in a small town full of buried secrets, even corpses have a way of disappearing. Duke Nicholson, Jack Nicholson’s grandson, makes his leading-role debut as a rookie deputy assigned to guard a dead body, only to watch his simple assignment spiral into a conspiracy involving decades of corruption, crooked power, and people willing to kill to keep the truth from coming out. Also starring William H. Macy, Tiffany Haddish, Stephen Dorff, Julia Fox, Devon Ross, and Billie Lourd, and directed by Matt Sukkar, this small-town crime flick proves that some cases are easier to bury than solve.

🎥 “Appofeniacs” Trailer: Deepfakes Spark Paranoia and Real-World Violence in Chris Marrs Piliero’s Dark Satirical AI Horror-Thriller Starring Aaron Holliday, Simran Jehani, Jermaine Fowler, and Sean Gunn — In Theaters October 2nd

There’s an old line often credited to Mark Twain: “A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.” Now imagine a new AI world where lies can travel in split seconds. The truth doesn’t have a chance to keep up. That fear lies at the core of this new tech horror-thriller, where deepfakes don’t just distort reality... they unleash real-world violence. Written and directed by music video helmer Chris Marrs Piliero, this dark satirical AI thriller follows a group of interconnected people caught in a spiral of paranoia, fabricated evidence, and deadly consequences, proving that the scariest part of a fake image is what real people are willing to do once they believe it. Starring Aaron Holliday, Simran Jehani, Sean Gunn, Paige Searcy, Jermaine Fowler, and Michael Abbott Jr., the film offers one simple warning: be careful what you believe online.

🎥 “April X” Trailer: Heated Rivalry’s Connor Storrie Enters a Futuristic Underworld in This Sci-Fi Noir Action-Thriller About Stolen Memories and a Missing Sister — In Theaters September 18th

Connor Storrie, the breakout from the hit series Heated Rivalry, trades hockey sticks for black-market body parts in this sci-fi noir thriller, starring as Bax, a hustler searching for his missing twin sister, April (Lilly Krug), in a futuristic post-Soviet city. In a place where dreams can be recorded, memories can be stolen, and reality is starting to crack, Bax follows her trail through a neon-lit underworld where every clue brings him closer to the truth... and further into danger. Directed by Michel K. Parandi, this dystopian actioner tests the bond between a brother and sister in a world where even memory can be bought, stolen, or rewritten.

🎥 “Rage of Stars” Trailer: Polish Filmmaker Lukasz Rog Goes Big with a Microbudget Sci-Fi Action Thriller Shot Like a Hollywood Blockbuster — Coming to Theaters Worldwide October 16th

Who says you need a big budget to make a Hollywood-level action blockbuster? Polish filmmaker Lukasz Rog looks ready to test that theory with this ambitious sci-fi action thriller set in a near future where the world is already spiraling toward disaster. Filmed on a reported $500,000 budget, the film follows an elite special-operations officer (Andrea Tivadar) whose terrifying visions may be the only warning sign connecting missing children, strange occult forces, and a catastrophe closing in fast. Shot with the explosive visual language of a Michael Bay-style action spectacle, but likely made on one of Bay’s catering bills, this might be a roadmap for filmmakers out there trying to go big without waiting for Hollywood money.

🎥 “The History of Concrete” Teaser: Filmmaker John Wilson Brings His Eye for Everyday Absurdity to a Deadpan Documentary Comedy About Concrete — In Theaters September 18th

Street observer and filmmaker John Wilson earned a cult following with HBO’s wonderfully eccentric comedy docuseries How To with John Wilson, where he wandered through New York City documenting ordinary life in all its strange little details. Now he brings that same observational deadpan humor to his first feature documentary, which somehow aims to turn one of the world’s most boring-sounding materials into a funny, oddly personal look at art, ambition, and the business of making movies. Who knows, maybe there’s something more in concrete that we’re not seeing, but John Wilson seems more than willing to find out.

🎥 “Confinement” Trailer: ‘Game of Thrones’ Star Nathalie Emmanuel Faces a Sinister Family Obsession in Director Peter Howitt’s Pregnancy Thriller — Available on VOD/Digital September 1st

Nathalie Emmanuel has gone from serving queens and dragons to facing a family that may be even harder to survive. In this new thriller, the Game of Thrones actress plays a pregnant widow who accepts help from her late husband’s estranged relatives, only to realize their hospitality comes with a terrifying fixation on her unborn child. Uh-oh. Just when you thought family was supposed to make things easier, they turn out to be the very reason she may not make it out. Directed by Peter Howitt (Sliding Doors, Johnny English) and co-starring Claire Forlani, Ben Cura, and Eloise Lovell Anderson, this one turns a quiet country estate into a very bad place to be expecting.

🎥 “Last Train to Fortune” Trailer: Malcolm McDowell and James Paxton Hit the Dusty Trail in Adam Rifkin’s Old-Fashioned Frontier Western — Opening in Select Theaters September 17th Before VOD/Digital Release on November 6th

At 83, veteran actor Malcolm McDowell could probably afford to choose roles that keep him comfortably seated. Instead, he’s heading back into the saddle for this old-fashioned frontier western, playing a bookish English schoolteacher who misses the last train to Fortune and winds up making a desperate deal with an outlaw. In writer-director Adam Rifkin’s (Detroit Rock City, The Last Movie Star) retro western drama, James Paxton (son of the late Bill Paxton) plays the outlaw tasked with getting McDowell’s schoolteacher safely to town, turning a simple payday into a dusty road adventure full of gunfights, jailbreaks, saloons, and one unlikely friendship.

🎥 “The Beloved” International Trailer: Javier Bardem Plays a Celebrated Filmmaker Pulling His Estranged Daughter Into a Dangerous Creative Reunion in Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s New Spanish Drama — Coming Soon

Oscar-winner Javier Bardem has kept himself busy these days, moving from blockbusters to prestige dramas, but whenever he gets the chance to return to his home country for a new Spanish-language feature, that’s where he really gets to let loose. In Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s latest drama, Bardem plays an acclaimed filmmaker whose charm and ego become dangerous tools when he reunites with his estranged daughter (played here by Victoria Luengo) and pulls her into his new film. Think of it as an examination of how art, ego, and family trauma can cloud the way we see the people who hurt us, especially when they are still trying to direct the story.

🎥 “Parasomnia” Trailer: Night Terrors Become All Too Real in James Ross II’s Supernatural Horror Thriller Starring Jasmine Mathews — Streams September 4th on Shudder

Sleep is a time for peace and quiet. The only problem is, closing your eyes might mean letting something terrifying in. Jasmine Mathews, from Amazon’s The Tomorrow War, stars as Riley, a young woman tormented by night terrors and unresolved tragedy, only to suspect that the demonic figure stalking her dreams has found a way into the real world. Talk about a rude awakening! Written and directed by James Ross II and based on his award-winning short Don’t Blink, this supernatural horror film asks what happens when the thing waiting in your sleep refuses to stay in the dream world and starts hunting in ours.

🎥 “Hansel & Gretel’s Halloween” Trailer: Six Teens Enter a Candy-Coated Maze in Directors Marcus Mallard and Logan Walcher’s Twisted Indie Horror Take on the Classic Fairy Tale — Coming Soon

Halloween candy is supposed to be a treat, but in this twisted take on Hansel and Gretel, every sweet bite comes with a deadly catch. In this horror-fantasy thriller, six teenagers enter a candy-coated maze on Halloween night, only to find themselves trapped inside the Witch’s deadly game. Starring Griffin Edge and Alexia Berry as Hansel and Gretel, with Christy Tate as the Witch, this indie horror turns one of the most beloved fairy tales into a modern survival story where resisting temptation may be the only way out.

🎥 “Nobody’s Violence” International Trailer: French-Canadian Filmmaker Denis Côté Explores Mercy, Death, and Moral Cost in His Latest Dystopian Drama Starring Larissa Corriveau — Coming Soon

In French-Canadian filmmaker Denis Côté’s latest, mercy doesn’t arrive as comfort. It arrives as a service. Set in a damaged dystopian world, the film stars Quebec actress Larissa Corriveau as Mira, a traveling young woman whose job is to help people die. Seen as both a figure of mercy and an executioner, she moves through a broken landscape where every act of compassion comes with a moral cost. After its festival run, the film is expected to make its way to wider audiences soon.

🎥 “The Secret Woman” Trailer: Natalie Madueño Uncovers a Forgotten Life and a Dangerous Family Secret in New Danish Psychological Thriller with Claes Bang and Pål Sverre Hagen — Premieres August 28th on Netflix

A woman with memory loss, a past she doesn’t remember, and a family she can no longer recognize. It’s the kind of mystery where every answer only makes the truth feel more dangerous. In this new psychological thriller, Danish-Spanish actress Natalie Madueño stars as an amnesiac woman whose life is turned upside down when a stranger claims she is actually a missing wife and mother tied to a powerful shipping family. But the closer she gets to the life she supposedly left behind, the more she begins to wonder whether her forgotten past is hiding something far more sinister. Directed by Barbara Topsøe-Rothenborg and also starring Claes Bang, Pål Sverre Hagen, and Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, the film is based on the bestselling mystery novel by Anna Ekberg.

🎥 “Madness: Take It Or Leave It” 4K Restoration Trailer: Legendary ’80s Ska Band Reenact Their Scruffy North London Beginnings in Dave Robinson’s Classic 1981 Music Film — Back in UK and Irish Cinemas October 2nd, with a New Blu-ray Release October 19th

Forty-five years ago, Madness, one of Britain’s most recognizable ska bands, was still figuring things out in the pubs, clubs, and streets of North London. And like plenty of bands from that era, they eventually wound up with their own movie. The difference here is that the guys played themselves, basically reenacting the arguments, dead-end jobs, rehearsals, and early gigs that led to all the “madness.” Now newly restored in 4K by the BFI, Dave Robinson’s scruffy 1981 music film is heading back to the big screen and getting a fresh disc release. So yeah, maybe it’s time to go “One Step Beyoooooond!”

🎥 “Repo! The Genetic Opera” Blu-Ray Trailer: Darren Lynn Bousman’s Cult Horror Rock Opera Gets a Filmmaker-Approved Steelbook — Own It October 13th on 4K UHD

You like your musicals dark, twisted, and just a little deranged? Well, golly, this might be the one for you. Director Darren Lynn Bousman, of Saw fame, brings his cult horror rock opera back in a new 4K UHD Steelbook, where surgery comes with a payment plan... and a missed bill comes with a blade. Originally released in 2008 and starring Alexa PenaVega, Anthony Head, the late Paul Sorvino, Sarah Brightman, and Paris Hilton, this little goth-rock ditty tells the story of a future where organ transplants save lives, payment plans rule the world, and missing a bill means the Repo Man comes to collect. All set to a blast of industrial rock and gothic theatrics, it’s a genre-bender if we ever saw one.

🎥 “Underworld” Trailer: Arrow Video Unearths Clive Barker’s Grimy ’80s Body-Horror Noir for a New Limited Edition Release — Out on 4K UHD, September 7th in the UK

Long before Clive Barker became synonymous with puzzle boxes and Cenobites, the horror author tried his hand at mutant body-horror noir with this grimy 1985 chiller, now getting a new 4K restoration from Arrow Video. Set beneath the city of London, the George Pavlou-directed film follows a private investigator (Larry Lamb) hired to rescue a woman (Nicola Cowper) kidnapped by drug-addicted mutants, only to descend into a hidden world of experimentation and bodies pushed past the point of return. For those who love long-lost ’80s horror oddities, this one looks ready to crawl back out of the underground and into your Blu-Ray collection.

🎥 “Ju-On: The Grudge” 4K Restoration Trailer: Takashi Shimizu’s J-Horror Classic Brings Kayako and Her Deadly Curse Back in 4K — Coming Soon from Arrow Video

You can count Takashi Shimizu’s 2002 ghost-horror classic as one of the J-horror movies that really helped put the genre on the international map, turning Kayako (and that impossible-to-forget death rattle) into a horror icon. Now, more than two decades later, Arrow Video is giving the film a new 4K restoration, which feels like a pretty good excuse to step back inside that house. The story follows social worker Rika Nishina (Megumi Okina), who visits a quiet suburban home and quickly realizes something is very wrong. The house is carrying a deadly curse tied to the murdered Saeki family, and once Rika walks through the door, she becomes part of it. The curse spreads from one victim to the next, proving that leaving the house doesn’t necessarily mean you’ve escaped it. Just when you thought the curse had finally gone quiet... Kayako is back in 4K. Eeek!

🎥 “Tekkonkinkreet: 20th Anniversary” Trailer: Director Michael Arias’ Cult 2006 Anime Crime Fantasy Gets a New Restoration — Own It September 1st on 4K UHD and Blu-ray

Looking to add something strangely bold and beautifully animated to your anime shelf? Well, STUDIO4°C’s kinetic animated crime fantasy is making the jump to 4K UHD, bringing Tekkonkinkreet back with a sharper look at Treasure Town and the two brothers fighting to protect it. Directed by visual-effects artist Michael Arias (The Animatrix) and adapted from Taiyo Matsumoto’s manga, the film follows Black and White, two orphaned brothers whose fight to save their city pulls them into a battle with yakuza, ruthless developers, assassins, and the darker corners of Black’s own mind. Restored in 4K, this 2026 cult favorite returns with its bruised beauty, restless energy, and big emotional heart still fully intact.

🎥 “Muyi” International Trailer: Julien Chheng’s Gorgeously Colorful Animated Adventure Follows a Young Girl Into the Secrets of a Forbidden Village — Screening at This Year’s TIFF Before Opening in French Theaters January 20th, 2027

Some of the best animated films are the ones that take you to a world you have never seen before. And that seems to be the case with this gorgeously water-colored animated adventure from French animation filmmaker Julien Chheng (Ernest & Celestine: A Trip to Gibberitia). Set in a secluded mountaintop village in China where men are forbidden, the film follows young Mu Yi as one curious decision opens the door to old legends, angry spirits, and a magical journey into her family’s hidden past. Sometimes, breaking the rules is the only way for a child to fully understand why they were made in the first place.

🎥 “Viva Carmen!” International Trailer: Sébastien Laudenbach’s Visually Dazzling Animated Take on Carmen Gives Opera’s Most Famous Tragedy a New Surprise — Screening at This Year’s TIFF Before Opening in French Theaters December 16th

Some stories are so famous you think the ending is already written. But this gorgeously animated take on Carmen asks: what if a group of street kids decided tragedy needed a rewrite? Set in 1820 Seville, the film, from acclaimed French animator Sébastien Laudenbach, director of the award-winning hand-painted feature The Girl Without Hands, follows young Salva and a band of street children who set out to protect Carmen after a vision reveals the tragic fate waiting for her. Sometimes, even opera needs a little surprise.

🎥 “Papercuts: My Life as an Indie Animator” Trailer: Animator Eric Power Turns Two Decades of Handmade Animation Into a Personal Memoir About the Cost of Creating — On VOD/Digital August 11th

Independent animator Eric Power pulls back the paper curtain on more than two decades of building animated films by hand, turning his own career into a cut-paper memoir about creativity, pressure, persistence, and the tiny sacrifices hiding behind every finished piece. It is a behind-the-scenes look at the kind of filmmaking where the artist does almost everything himself, and where every papercut becomes part of the picture.

🎥 “Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery of Nymph Circe” Trailer: Hathaway Noa Leads a Rebellion Against the Earth Federation in This Political Mecha Anime Sequel — Streams August 31st on Netflix

In this second chapter of the Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway trilogy, rebel leader Hathaway Noa (Kensho Ono) continues his war against the corrupt Earth Federation while a mysterious woman named Gigi Andalucia (Reina Ueda) begins pulling apart the identity he has worked so hard to protect. In the tradition of classic mecha anime, this political sci-fi drama mixes towering mobile-suit battles with rebellion and the personal cost of fighting for a cause.

🎥 “Travis Barker: Louder Than Fear” Trailer: Blink-182 Drummer Travis Barker Reflects on the Plane Crash That Changed His Life in New Hulu Documentary — Premieres August 13th on Hulu

Famed rock drummer Travis Barker made his name by driving the beat and making every drum hit as loud as possible. Then a plane crash nearly silenced him, altering his life forever. This Hulu original documentary traces Barker’s rise, survival, and long road back from the tragedy that nearly stopped the music for good. Directed by Justin Krook and Michael Dwyer, this Hulu original documentary examines how the Blink-182 drummer survived unimaginable personal trauma yet found a way back to his life, family, and music, proving that every downbeat gets a chance to find a new tempo.

🎥 “Untold: The Testimony of Vince Young” Trailer: Netflix’s New Sports Documentary Looks Beyond the Rose Bowl Glory to Tell the More Complicated Story of Football Legend Vince Young — Streams August 25th on Netflix

Before the NFL pressure, the injuries, and the headlines, Vince Young was the Texas Longhorns quarterback who delivered one of the most unforgettable performances in college football history. Netflix’s latest Untold documentary looks back at the man behind that legendary Rose Bowl run, tracing how sudden fame, massive expectations, personal loss, and a complicated pro career turned a highlight-reel hero into a much more human story.

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🎥 “Wicker” Trailer: Olivia Colman Finds an Unconventional Romance With Alexander Skarsgård’s Woven Husband in This Darkly Comic Fantasy Fable with Peter Dinklage and Elizabeth Debicki — In Select Theaters October 23rd, Expanding Nationwide October 30th

Here’s a serious question: Does one have to be married to be considered happy? Does one need to find a partner to somehow feel that their life is complete?

Now, here’s a completely unserious question: If we could somehow construct a romantic partner out of wood fiber and wicker, would you want one?

Well, Oscar-winner Olivia Colman gets to explore this bizarre scenario in the wildly off-kilter fairy tale Wicker, where one woman’s desire for companionship leads her to commission a husband woven entirely from wood. Talk about finding someone who’s willing to “bend” over backward for you.

Set in a conservative seaside village, this darkly comic fantasy fable follows an ostracized fisherwoman (Colman) who has grown tired of being mocked for living alone. So, she approaches the local basketmaker, played by the always wonderful Peter Dinklage, with an unusual request: build her a husband.

The result is Alexander Skarsgård as the Wicker Husband. He’s a soulful, spectacular creation whose mere presence awakens not only desire and fascination throughout the village but also heated jealousy among some residents.

Sure, the fisherwoman’s newfound happiness may be unconventional, as her husband is made out of woven wood. But that also means her nights are no longer lonely. And what he lacks in flesh and blood, he more than makes up for in nighttime stamina. If you catch our drift.

But this unconventional couple soon exposes just how fragile the community’s ideas about marriage, respectability, and belonging really are, especially once some residents begin questioning whether their own partners measure up.

Elizabeth Debicki, Marli Siu, and Nabhaan Rizwan round out the cast of this comic fantasy from married writer-directors Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson, who previously made 2020’s indie alien-invasion comedy Save Yourselves!

Adapted from Ursula Wills-Jones’s short story “The Wicker Husband,” filmmakers Fischer and Wilson made the wise decision not to turn Skarsgård’s character into a fully CGI creation. Instead, they went to Weta Workshop to develop a makeup and suit design tailored to the actor’s face and expressions. The results, judging from this trailer, are pretty astonishing, if you ask us.

Following a world premiere earlier this year at Sundance, where it received strong reviews, Wicker is now set to open in select theaters October 23rd before expanding nationwide on October 30th.

🎥 “Victorian Psycho” Trailer: Maika Monroe Plays a Demon-Possessed Governess With Murder on Her Mind in Zachary Wigon’s Twisted Gothic Horror with Jason Isaacs, Thomasin McKenzie, and Ruth Wilson — Coming to Theaters This Fall

Maika Monroe has played a variety of strong women chased by evil in horror hits such as It Follows, Watcher, and Longlegs. Now she gets to revel in villainy as a woman possessed by a gleefully sadistic and homicidal presence. And, strangely enough, she seems to enjoy every moment of it.

Set in Victorian England, Victorian Psycho follows Monroe’s Winifred Notty, an eccentric governess who arrives at a remote Gothic manor to care for its children. Beneath her proper manners and dutiful routine, however, lurks something far more sinister than she is letting on. There’s a demon living inside her, and whenever it comes out, terrible things tend to follow.

As strange events unsettle the household and members of the staff begin disappearing, the manor’s owners slowly realize their new governess may not be an innocent witness to the danger. She may very well be... the danger.

Jason Isaacs, Thomasin McKenzie, and Ruth Wilson round out the cast of this psychological period thriller, adapted from Virginia Feito’s horror novel.

Zachary Wigon, the director behind the Margaret Qualley and Christopher Abbott–starring BDSM dark comedy Sanctuary, calls the shots, seemingly bringing a twisted sense of humor to this world of Victorian hierarchy, repressed desires, and polite domestic suspicion.

With every role she takes, Monroe continues to reveal new layers as a performer. This time, she appears ready to trade survival instincts for murderous impulses, killing her way into a family she wants to call her own. Slay, queen!

Victorian Psycho will be slashing its way into theaters this fall. Come for the Gothic atmosphere, but stay for Maika Monroe’s murderous grin. That is, assuming you’re not too busy covering your eyes.

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🎥 “The Last Sunrise” Trailer: Maia Reficco and Fernando Lindez Fall in Love Across a Cultural Divide in Carlson Young’s Coming-of-Age Romance Based on Anna Todd’s Novel, Co-Starring Eva Longoria — Premieres August 26th on Prime Video

Beautiful vistas, sexy young people, the Mediterranean coastline, nightclubs, dancing, and fun times... Summer was supposed to be a time to unwind. But in this new Prime Video romance, it becomes the backdrop for a love story between two people from different worlds and opposite sides of a cultural divide. Maia Reficco stars as Ry, a college student living with a chronic illness who travels to Mallorca with her protective mother (Eva Longoria) and unexpectedly falls for Julián (Fernando Lindez), a magnetic local who challenges her to stop measuring life only by its risks. As Ry’s health worsens and family secrets bubble to the surface, the carefree getaway takes on the shape of a ticking clock. Directed by actress-turned-filmmaker Carlson Young (Prime’s rom-com Upgraded) from Anna Klassen’s adaptation of Anna Todd’s best-seller, this sun-soaked coming-of-age romance asks how fully we’re willing to live when the future refuses to make any promises.

🎥 “Bill Sienkiewicz: That Polish Guy” Teaser Trailer: This Indie Documentary Profiles the Comic-Book Visionary Behind the Groundbreaking Art of Moon Knight, Elektra, and The New Mutants — Coming Soon

Only a handful of true comic-book geniuses can say they’ve changed the entire landscape of the medium; artists whose work not only broke the rules but shattered the boundaries of comic-book art. Bill Sienkiewicz is, without question, one of them: an artist’s artist whose expressive paintings, collages, and mixed-media experiments helped transform Moon Knight, The New Mutants, and Elektra: Assassin into visual landmarks. Directed by Remsy Atassi, this indie documentary traces Sienkiewicz’s Polish-American immigrant story, creative evolution, and work across comics, film, television, posters, and music. He may be “that Polish guy” to some, but his fingerprints are all over the way modern comics look.

🎥 “Alejandro Jodorowsky Collector’s Edition” Trailer: Ten Films, Including El Topo and The Holy Mountain, Arrive in a 14-Disc 4K/Blu-ray Set — Available November 11th in Australia and New Zealand

There are cult filmmakers, and then there’s Alejandro Jodorowsky, who is one of the defining figures behind the midnight-movie movement of the 1960s and ’70s. This fourteen-disc collector’s edition gathers ten of Jodorowsky’s films spanning more than five decades, from the spiritual provocations of El Topo and The Holy Mountain to the autobiographical visions of The Dance of Reality and Endless Poetry. Alongside Fando y Lis, Santa Sangre, Tusk, The Rainbow Thief, Psychomagic, A Healing Art, and Frank Pavich’s documentary Jodorowsky’s Dune, the set includes Jodorowsky-supervised restorations, four Dolby Vision presentations, commentaries, interviews, featurettes, and a hardbound book. It’s a lavish tour through surrealism, mysticism, personal mythology, and artistic rebellion, but with Jodorowsky, even a collector’s edition can feel like a portal. Unfortunately, this collection is being released outside the U.S., but if you already consider yourself a Jodorowsky fan, you likely already have a similar collection or a region-free player.

🎥 “Street Fighter” Special Look Clip: Jason Momoa Goes Green as Blanka Opposite Andrew Koji’s Ryu in Kitao Sakurai’s Live-Action Video-Game Reboot — Hitting Theaters October 16th

After playing Lobo in Supergirl this summer, Jason Momoa is heading back to the big screen for another larger-than-life role: Blanka. This special look offers a better glimpse at Momoa’s green-skinned, orange-haired take on the fan-favorite beast, who brings plenty of ferocity to the World Warrior Tournament. Starring opposite Andrew Koji as Ryu, Momoa joins Noah Centineo’s Ken and Callina Liang’s Chun-Li in director Kitao Sakurai’s live-action reboot, where a global fighting competition hides a much bigger conspiracy. The tournament may belong to Ryu and Ken, but Blanka already looks ready to steal the show.

🎥 “Drummer Boy” Teaser: Joel David Smallbone and Lucas Leach Fight on Opposite Sides of the American Revolution in Ben and Joel Smallbone’s Historical Action Musical — In Theaters November 6th

From the studio that brought us the historical drama Young Washington comes a new American Revolution tale so patriotic, a bald eagle might as well come with the ticket. As the war drives two brothers, played by Joel David Smallbone and Lucas Leach, onto opposite sides of the fight for independence, they must choose between political loyalty, family, and the possibility of forgiveness while the country tears itself apart. Directed by Ben Smallbone and Joel David Smallbone, with music from the Grammy-winning duo for KING + COUNTRY, this historical action-musical blends battlefield spectacle with a story about freedom, faith, and the cost of choosing a side, even when that choice cuts through your own bloodline.

🎥 “Big Girls Don’t Cry” International Trailer: Ani Palmer Tests Desire, Identity, and the Early Internet in Paloma Schneideman’s Rural New Zealand Coming-of-Age Drama with Rain Spencer and Noah Taylor — Coming to New Zealand Cinemas October 8th

Picture the year 2006: analog is fading out, digital is on the verge of taking over, and summer break still means hanging out with your friends, not just living inside chatrooms or text threads. Executive produced by Oscar-winner Jane Campion, this New Zealand coming-of-age drama stars newcomer Ani Palmer as Sid, a rural 14-year-old Kiwi girl spending one sweltering summer trying on identities, chasing approval, and imitating the older girls she wants to be loved by. Rain Spencer and Noah Taylor co-star in writer-director Paloma Schneideman’s debut feature, which follows Sid as first desire, jealousy, rejection, and the early internet blur into one messy education in becoming yourself. Some summers teach you who you are; this one teaches Sid how painful it can be to stop pretending.

🎥 “Bucking Fastard” First Look Clip: Kate Mara and Rooney Mara Speak in Unison and Love the Same Man in Werner Herzog’s Strange Sister Drama with Orlando Bloom — World Premiering at the 2026 Venice Film Festival

Real-life sisters Kate Mara and Rooney Mara have built respected acting careers of their own, but now they finally get to share the screen together. And we do mean share. In this first-look clip, the Mara sisters play Jean and Joan Holbrooke, two inseparable sisters who speak in unison, love the same man (Orlando Bloom), and seem to move through life as if they’re living inside the same dream. Written and directed by legendary auteur Werner Herzog, this strange sibling drama, loosely inspired by British identical twin sisters Freda and Greta Chaplin, follows the world’s attempt to understand a bond that refuses to fit ordinary explanation. Courts, reporters, helpers, and opportunists may all try to define the Holbrooke sisters, but Herzog seems more interested in the mystery of two tightly bound people who have already created their own private reality.

🎥 “Boorman and the Devil” Trailer: Filmmaker John Boorman and Actress Linda Blair Revisit ‘Exorcist II: The Heretic’ in David Kittredge’s Documentary — Opens in New York August 28th; Expanding U.S. September 4th

Some films fail so loudly they become legends. After classic films like Point Blank and Deliverance, director John Boorman took on Exorcist II: The Heretic, an ambitious sequel whose radically different ideas and imagery collided with a wall of critical hostility and nearly ended his career. Filmmaker David Kittredge brings Boorman together with Linda Blair, Louise Fletcher, Joe Dante, Mike Flanagan, Karyn Kusama, and others to revisit the production, the backlash, and the cult reputation that followed. Rather than simply defend a notorious misfire, the documentary asks what gets lost when a film is judged solely by its first wave of reactions. Can a movie survive its opening-week verdict... or does it sometimes need decades before audiences are ready to take a second look?

🎥 “Hellcat” Trailer: Dakota Gorman Is Trapped in a Moving Camper With an Evil Infection in Brock Bodell’s New Horror Thriller — Streaming August 14th on Shudder

A trip to the doctor becomes a race against time in this new psychological horror thriller. Lena (Dakota Gorman) wakes up wounded inside a moving camper with no memory of how she got there. The unseen Clive (Todd Terry) insists she has less than an hour to reach medical help, but every answer raises new questions about her confinement... and whether she is even being taken somewhere safe. Written and directed by Brock Bodell, this claustrophobic chiller turns a locked camper into a moving prison where escape may be just as dangerous as staying put.

🎥 “Bury the Devil” Trailer: A Homecare Nurse Faces a Demonic Presence in Adam O’Brien’s One-Shot Supernatural Horror Film Starring Dawn Ford — In Select Theaters and On VOD/Digital August 21st

Things that go bump in the night are one thing, but they become a real threat when those bumps turn out to be something demonic trying to get inside your home. In this new horror thriller set during an overnight shift in an isolated old house, a nurse (Dawn Ford) watches her dementia patient’s behavior become increasingly disturbing, forcing her to question whether illness—or something else entirely—is taking control. As the doors lock, the shadows deepen, and an unseen presence begins pressing through the walls, she must figure out who—or what—can still be trusted. Directed by editor-turned-filmmaker Adam O’Brien and unfolding in real time as one continuous shot, this supernatural chiller turns a routine caregiving shift into a terrifying battle to survive ’til morning.

🎥 “Blood Shine” Trailer: A Filmmaker and a Religious Zealot Face a Folk-Horror Ordeal of Faith, Captivity, and Sacrifice in This Psychological Horror Thriller Starring David Call and Emily Bennett — In Select Theaters and on VOD/Digital August 21st

Some people find God through faith and prayer. Others find him through torture and sacrifice. When horror filmmaker Brighton West (David Call) retreats to the upstate New York countryside to finish his screenplay, he crosses paths with Clara (Emily Bennett), a religious zealot whose worship of light comes with a painful initiation. After taking Brighton captive, Clara subjects him to sadistic rituals she believes will transform him into a god, forcing him to confront the overlap between artistic ego, spiritual devotion, and control. From Emily Bennett and Justin Brooks, the filmmakers behind Alone with You, this folk-horror descent asks whether enlightenment is worth bleeding for.

🎥 “Who’s Watching” Trailer: Zachary Ray Sherman and Gracie Gillam Turn an Office Crush Into a Voyeuristic Nightmare in This New Horror Thriller From Cursive Frontman Tim Kasher — In Select Theaters and on VOD/Digital September 18th

They say the camera never lies. But the cameraman is a different story. In this creepy psychological horror-thriller from Cursive frontman-turned-filmmaker Tim Kasher, socially isolated office worker Caleb (Zachary Ray Sherman) becomes fixated on his new coworker, Krista (Gracie Gillam). Under the guise of making a documentary, he begins recording her with a handheld camera, but artistic curiosity soon gives way to surveillance, stalking, and a dangerously distorted idea of intimacy. Also starring Olivia Luccardi and Steve Berg, this shaky cam chiller sets out to prove that sometimes the most disturbing thing on camera is the person holding it.

🎥 “Lockjaw” Trailer: Blu Hunt’s Night Out Turns Into a Darkly Comic Battle of Miscommunication in Sabrina Greco’s Feature Debut — In Limited Theaters August 8th; On VOD/Digital September 8th

A wired jaw is a terrible accessory for a night out. Six weeks after causing a drunk-driving accident, Rayna (Blu Hunt) tries to prove she can return to normal, but her inability to speak clearly turns every strained friendship, awkward encounter, and bad decision into something much bigger. As resentment bubbles up and a manipulative stranger enters the picture, one ordinary evening becomes a parade of misunderstandings that Rayna can’t talk her way out of. Written and directed by Sabrina Greco, this dark comedy asks how long someone can perform being fine before the people around them stop believing it.

🎥 “Hellbilly Hollow” Trailer: Paranormal YouTubers Face a Sadistic Clown in This New Backwoods Slasher — In Select Theaters September 25th

The haunted attraction is fake. The clown is not. A team of paranormal YouTubers heads into the Alabama backwoods on Halloween eve, expecting easy footage, but instead crosses paths with Tickles (Kevin Wayne), a disfigured, childlike clown, and Bull (Kurt Deimer), his sadistic caretaker brother. As staged scares give way to deadly games, director Kevin Wayne turns internet spectacle into a backwoods slasher where the cameras keep rolling, even when nobody is left to watch.

🎥 “My Husband’s Sister” Trailer: Mikhail Keize and Marcia Harvey Face a Murderous Caregiver in Bobby Yan’s New Tubi Thriller — Premiering August 21st on Tubi

Second chances are hard to come by... and even harder to protect. After leaving his life as a con artist behind, Liam (Mikhail Keize) begins building a new future with help from Sierra (Marcia Harvey), the wealthy woman who believes he deserves a fresh start. But when an extremely dangerous person from his past reenters Liam’s life and begins targeting Sierra, he must expose the deadly deception before his old crimes destroy the one relationship that gave him a chance at redemption. Directed by Bobby Yan, this suspenseful Tubi Original proves that no matter how far you run, the past always knows where to find you.

🎥 “American Summer” Trailer: Steve Guttenberg and Christie Brinkley Revisit the Summer That Changed Everything in Michael W. Gray’s Coming-of-Age Family Dramedy — In Theaters September 4th

’80s icons Steve Guttenberg and Christie Brinkley revisit the summer that changed everything in this nostalgic coming-of-age dramedy, where past loves and old regrets come rushing back. As an adult, Mikey (Guttenberg) remembers the season when his younger self (Logan Gray) joined a travel baseball team, formed lifelong friendships, and fell for Kelly (Mia Talerico), whose adult counterpart is played by Brinkley. Behind the bikes, ballfields, neighborhood adventures, and first romance lies a deeper coming-of-age story about a boy growing up while his father remains missing overseas. Written and directed by first-time feature filmmaker Michael W. Gray, this heartfelt family story shows how one ordinary summer can not only create a lifetime of memories but shape the person we eventually become.

🎥 “Air Bud Returns” Teaser: A Basketball-Playing Golden Retriever Joins a Team of Young Underdogs in the Latest Installment of the Beloved Family Sports-Comedy Franchise — In Theaters January 22, 2027

You can’t teach an old dog new tricks, but you can apparently keep giving him new movies. In this new installment, every kid deserves a second chance... and every basketball team could use a golden retriever with exceptional athletic skills. After his father’s death, Jacob (Aydin Artis) moves with his mother (Tracy Ifeachor) to Fernfield, where an old Air Bud VHS leads him to Buddy, a neglected dog with an impossible jump shot. As Jacob works through his grief, the pair assemble a team of overlooked players and chase a championship. Written and directed by Robert Vince, this family comedy proves that the right teammate can change everything... even when that teammate walks on four legs.

🎥 “Your Name.” 4K Re-Release Trailer: Two Teens Trade Bodies Across Time in Makoto Shinkai’s Beloved 2016 Anime Romance — Back In Theaters August 14th

Body-swapping is complicated enough without discovering your connection may be written in the stars. Rural teenager Mitsuha and Tokyo student Taki begin waking in each other’s bodies, leaving behind messages and rules as they try to understand the strange bond linking their lives. But when the switching suddenly stops, Taki sets out to find Mitsuha and uncovers a truth that turns their impossible connection into a race against time, memory, and fate. Written and directed by Makoto Shinkai, this modern anime classic returns in a new 4K remaster for its 10th anniversary.

🎥 “Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey” Blu Ray Trailer: Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter Face Death, Hell, and Evil Robot Doubles in Peter Hewitt’s ‘Excellent’ 1991 Sequel — Limited-Edition 4K UHD August 17th in the UK

Some bands break up. Others have to die before playing their biggest gig. When evil robot doubles arrive from the future to destroy Bill (Alex Winter) and Ted’s (Keanu Reeves) lives, the would-be rock legends are killed and sent on a strange journey through the afterlife. To return to Earth, save their babes, defeat their mechanical replacements, and reach the Battle of the Bands, they must outwit Death (William Sadler), escape Heaven and Hell, and find unexpected allies. Directed by Peter Hewitt, this sequel takes Bill & Ted’s time-traveling optimism into a darker, totally bogus dimension. Still, the music must go on.

🎥 “A Better Tomorrow III: Love & Death in Saigon” Trailer: Chow Yun-fat and Anita Mui Star in Tsui Hark’s 1989 Wartime Prequel — 4K UHD and Blu-ray September 28th in the UK

In the late ’80s and early ’90s, Chow Yun-fat might have been the coolest gunman in Hong Kong cinema, and the A Better Tomorrow franchise helped prove it. Legendary director Tsui Hark takes over this third installment, sending Chow’s iconic Mark Gor into war-torn Vietnam for an origin story fueled by loyalty, romance, and gunfire. As Saigon nears collapse, Mark helps his uncle and cousin Chi-Man (Tony Leung Ka-fai) escape with help from fearless gunrunner Kit (Anita Mui). Presented in a new 4K restoration from Arrow Video, this classic 1989 prequel reveals the love and loss behind one of Hong Kong cinema’s iconic antiheroes.

🎥 “Center Stage: 4K Restoration” Trailer: Maggie Cheung and Tony Leung Ka-fai Star in Stanley Kwan’s Unconventional Portrait of Silent-Screen Icon Ruan Lingyu — Opening Friday, August 7th, at Film Forum

Movie stardom becomes a hall of mirrors in Stanley Kwan’s unconventional portrait of silent-screen icon Ruan Lingyu. Iconic Hong Kong actress Maggie Cheung plays the celebrated actress as her private life, public image, and tabloid persecution begin echoing the melodramas that made her famous. Blending period recreation, archival footage, interviews, and Cheung’s reflections, this newly restored 1991 Hong Kong classic turns biography into a conversation between two actresses separated by half a century.

🎥 “Nostalghia: 4K Restoration” Trailer: Oleg Yankovsky Stars in Andrei Tarkovsky’s 1983 Poetic Portrait of Exile and Homesickness — In Select UK and Irish Cinemas July 24th

While researching an exiled composer in Italy, Russian writer Andrei Gorchakov (Oleg Yankovsky) finds himself consumed by homesickness and drawn into the troubled world of Domenico (Erland Josephson), a local man convinced that a simple ritual can save humanity. As memory, faith, dreams, and reality begin to overlap, Gorchakov must carry a lit candle across an empty mineral pool without letting the flame go out. Andrei Tarkovsky’s first feature made outside the Soviet Union turns exile into a haunting journey through spiritual isolation, proving that sometimes the smallest flame carries the heaviest weight.

🎥 “The Hot Spot: 4K Restoration” Trailer: Don Johnson, Virginia Madsen, and Jennifer Connelly Star in Dennis Hopper’s 1990 Sun-Baked Neo-Noir — Coming August 17th on 4K UHD and Blu-ray

Small-town trouble looks better under a scorching Texas sun. Drifter Harry Madox (Don Johnson) talks his way into a car-dealership job, plans a bank robbery, and gets caught between his boss’s calculating wife (Virginia Madsen) and a vulnerable accountant (Jennifer Connelly). Dennis Hopper’s 1990 crime drama turns lust, greed, blackmail, and murder into one very bad bargain, now restored in 4K from the original negative, via Radiance Films.

🎥 “KATSEYE: WILD HEARTS” Trailer: All-Girl Pop Group KATSEYE Takes Fans Behind Its Rise to Pop Stardom in This New Music Documentary — Limited Theatrical Screenings on August 12th

Pop stardom is never a solo act. KATSEYE opens the door on its journey from the pressure of Dream Academy to viral success, chart milestones, personal setbacks, and the sacrifices behind its global rise. Directed by Nadia Hallgren, this music documentary combines intimate interviews, unseen footage, and fan-made videos from EYEKONS to explore the bond between the performers and the community that helped carry them forward. From the team behind Netflix’s Pop Star Academy, this behind-the-scenes look celebrates a group stepping into its next stage of stardom.

🎥 “Barbara Forever” Trailer: This Intimate Documentary Portrait Celebrates Queer-Cinema Pioneer Barbara Hammer’s Fearless Life, Art, and Enduring Legacy — Opening Friday, September 4th at New York’s Film Forum

Some filmmakers leave behind a body of work. Barbara Hammer left behind an entire way of seeing. Built from her films, recordings, writings, and personal archives, this documentary follows the five-decade career of the pioneering lesbian avant-garde artist who placed queer passion, aging, illness, and artistic process at the center of her cinema. Director Brydie O’Connor lets Hammer’s unmistakable voice guide a portrait that feels less like a conventional biography than a conversation across time, with longtime collaborator Florrie Burke helping illuminate the filmmaker’s personal history.

🎥 “Freefall: A Reckoning for Boeing” Trailer: Rory Kennedy’s New Documentary Investigates Boeing’s Whistleblower Scandal in the Follow-Up to ‘Downfall’ — Streaming August 19th on Netflix

After the death of Boeing whistleblower John Barnett, Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Rory Kennedy returns to the aviation giant she examined in Downfall: The Case Against Boeing. Drawing on new insiders, hidden-camera footage, and Barnett’s story, the documentary investigates allegations that cost-cutting, outsourcing, and weakened quality control changed Boeing’s manufacturing culture... and may still threaten the passengers who depend on it. This follow-up expands the conversation beyond one whistleblower’s testimony to ask whether Boeing has truly confronted the failures exposed within its walls.

🎥 “Occupational Hazard: The First Coral Reefers” Trailer: Jeff Bridges Narrates John H. Cunningham’s Documentary About Jimmy Buffett’s Original Band — In Theaters September 4th for Jimmy Buffett Day, Coming to VOD/Digital in October

Before Margaritaville became a lifestyle, it was a band trying to survive itself. Narrated by Jeff Bridges, this music documentary reunites Jimmy Buffett’s original Coral Reefers through firsthand interviews and rare archival material from their formative years in Key West, on the road, and in the studio. Featuring Kenny Chesney, Mac McAnally, Roger Bartlett, and other longtime collaborators, the film shifts the spotlight from Buffett to the musicians who helped create his signature sound... and the hard-partying chemistry that nearly pulled them apart.

🎥 “Beast Race” Trailer: A Rebel Organizer Fights to Save His Sister in Fernando Meirelles’ Dystopian Action Thriller — Streaming August 7th on Prime Video in Brazil

In a near-future city reshaped by environmental catastrophe and extreme inequality, wealthy Players control impoverished contestants known as Beasts in a deadly race for a million-dollar prize. When his sister is used as collateral in a wager, rebel organizer Mano (Matheus Abreu) must enter the competition he has spent his life sabotaging, with Dalva (Thainá Duarte) depending on him to survive. Directed by Ernesto Solis, Rodrigo Pesavento, and Fernando Meirelles, this Brazilian sci-fi thriller turns spectacle into a weapon... and survival into the ultimate bet.

🎥 “Esta Isla” Trailer: A Young Couple (Zion Ortiz and Fabiola Brown) Run for Their Lives in Cristian Carretero and Lorraine Jones Molina’s Tribeca and Spirit Award-Winning Puerto Rican Romance-Thriller — Coming to VOD/Digital August 25th

Paradise is a terrible place to hide in this John Cassavetes Award-winning romance-thriller. After a murder forces Bebo (Zion Ortiz) and Lola (Fabiola Brown) to flee across Puerto Rico, their escape into the mountains becomes a reckoning with class, violence, and a past Bebo cannot outrun. First-time directors Cristian Carretero and Lorraine Jones Molina turn young love into a tense journey where redemption may be just as dangerous as exile. The island can hide them... but not forever.

🎥 “Ramayana: Part 1” Trailer: An Exiled Prince Begins an Epic Quest to Rescue His Wife and Confront the Demon King Ravana in India’s IMAX-Bound Mythological Epic — Coming Soon

Before legends are carved into stone, they must survive the choices that create them. Ranbir Kapoor plays Rama, whose exile sets him on a journey of duty, sacrifice, and destiny alongside Sita (Sai Pallavi) and Lakshman (Ravie Dubey). When Sita is taken by Yash’s Ravana, Rama’s personal struggle grows into a battle that calls Hanuman (Sunny Deol) and entire kingdoms into action. Directed by Nitesh Tiwari, this first chapter of Namit Malhotra’s two-part adaptation pairs mythic scale with music by Hans Zimmer and A. R. Rahman; and a story where righteousness comes at the highest possible price.

🎥 “The Ribbon Hero” Final Trailer: A Princess Is Reborn as a Masked Hero in Yuki Igarashi’s Anime Fantasy — Streaming August 8th on Netflix

A ribbon can be a crown, a weapon, or a symbol of hope. After the monstrous Nergal devastates her kingdom, Princess Sapphire finds a new home threatened by the same darkness and reawakens as the Ribbon Hero. Voiced by Saaya and directed by Yuki Igarashi, this fantasy anime draws inspiration from Osamu Tezuka’s Princess Knight while sending its heroine into a desperate battle to protect the people she refuses to lose.

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🎥 “Matchbox: The Movie” Trailer: John Cena Reunites With His Childhood Friends for a High-Speed CIA Mission in Mattel’s New Action Spy Thriller with Jessica Biel, Corey Stoll, Sam Richardson, Teyonah Parris and More — Debuting October 9th on Apple TV

You know, there was a time when Hollywood had to come up with a clever twist on a well-known property, especially when the thing they were trying to adapt didn’t necessarily have enough material or story to sustain a feature film. Well, those days are over. Now anything can become a movie, no matter how thin the premise, how limited the source material, or how little anyone ever asked to see it stretched across two hours. Oh, you don’t believe us? Well, feast your eyes on Matchbox (wait for it...) The Movie.

Yes, those old-ass Matchbox cars (the classic die-cast toy line now owned by Mattel) have somehow become the source material for a new John Cena action movie. At this point, we’re still not entirely sure why. It’s not like people were dying for a Matchbox movie, and if there is some massive fanbase built around those tiny die-cast cars, they’ve managed to keep remarkably quiet about it.

Anyhoo, John Cena stars in this action-packed spy thriller as an undercover CIA agent who reunites with his childhood friends for what should be a nostalgic night out, only for the entire group to be taken hostage by a team of heavily armed mercenaries.

You see, Cena plays Sean, a former toy-loving nerd who spent his childhood playing with Matchbox cars alongside his neighborhood friends. Little did they know Sean would eventually grow up to become an international spy known for crashing cars and pulling off death-defying stunts as if he were still playing with toys in the backyard. Hence the Matchbox tie-in. See? It all makes sense now.

Despite its kooky IP connection, the cast is surprisingly top-notch, with Jessica Biel, Sam Richardson, Teyonah Parris, and Arturo Castro playing Cena’s childhood friends, who are shocked not only to learn what he does for a living but also to find themselves caught up in one of his dangerous missions.

Danai Gurira is also in the mix as a CIA director, while Corey Stoll takes on the role of the main villain, with Bill Camp and Golshifteh Farahani rounding out the cast.

Sam Hargrave, a former stunt coordinator who worked on films like Deadpool 2, Atomic Blonde, and Captain America: Civil War, continues his successful transition into a full-fledged action director with this new John Cena movie, following the hit Netflix films Extraction and Extraction 2.

So even with the understandable skepticism that comes with turning a silly toy brand into an action movie, Hargrave’s involvement suggests we can at the very least count on some roaring engines, bone-rattling stunts, massive explosions, and tightly choreographed action sequences.

Matchbox: The Movie debuts October 9th on Apple TV.

🎥 “Resident Evil” Full Trailer: Austin Abrams Takes One Last Delivery Into an Infected Dead Zone in Zach Cregger’s Survival-Horror Reboot — In Theaters September 18th

After delivering two of the most acclaimed horror hits in recent memory with Barbarian and Weapons, writer-director Zach Cregger likely had his pick of what to tackle next. So, naturally, he chose something that seems completely out of character, yet at the same time somehow feels perfectly Cregger.

The Resident Evil franchise is apparently something Cregger has held close for years, having been a devoted fan of the video games since his younger days. And while the movie franchise based on the games has been far less consistent, Cregger seems determined to bring it closer to the survival-horror roots that made the original Resident Evil game such an enduring favorite.

For this complete franchise reboot, Cregger has once again teamed up with Weapons actor Austin Abrams as the main protagonist and, essentially, the audience’s guide into the filmmaker’s version of this infected, decaying world.

Abrams plays Bryan, a medical courier whose job is to transport and deliver emergency donated organs to hospitals across the city. When asked to make another run before ending his night shift, Bryan agrees to drive one last emergency organ across town.

The problem? His destination sits just outside the quarantine zone. But hey, the job pays double.

It turns out to be the worst decision Bryan has ever made, as he soon finds himself attacked and stranded in a deserted town crawling with infected dead who want nothing more than to tear him apart from bloody limb to bloody limb. What begins as one routine delivery becomes a relentless race through collapsing streets, hostile spaces, and an outbreak offering no obvious route home. No one said earning double pay would come cheap.

Written by Cregger and Shay Hatten, the film tells a standalone story rather than continuing the previous screen continuity. Zach Cherry, Kali Reis, and Paul Walter Hauser join Abrams in the cast.

Cregger, a comedian by trade, has already shown a real gift for dropping ordinary people into extremely hostile situations where macabre humor and sudden violence are never far apart. With this franchise installment, he seems to be tapping into the core of what made Resident Evil so potent in the first place: claustrophobic terror, limited resources, and the creeping realization that whatever is waiting behind the next locked door might be even worse than what’s chasing you.

Resident Evil is set to open in theaters September 18th. Come for the scares, but stay because every exit door happens to be blocked by something hungry. Yikes!

🎥 “Ebenezer” Comic-Con Trailer: Johnny Depp Transforms Into Scrooge in Ti West’s Darkly Supernatural Christmas Carol Retelling — Arriving in Theaters November 13th

So, it’s the height of summer, and it’s Comic-Con weekend. Naturally, that means Christmas movies and Johnny Depp, right?

Okay, maybe those aren’t the first things that come to mind, but Depp made a surprise appearance in full costume at San Diego Comic-Con this weekend, wandering the Gaslamp Quarter and greeting bewildered fans as Ebenezer Scrooge before introducing the film’s first official trailer in Hall H. Apparently, not even July is safe from a well-timed “Bah, humbug.”

Directed by horror maestro Ti West, best known for X, Pearl, and MaXXXine, this new rendition of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol appears to lean into a darker, more overtly supernatural interpretation of the miser’s Christmas Eve haunting.

Here, Depp takes on the titular role of Ebenezer Scrooge in his first major studio film since his controversial and highly publicized defamation trial. Judging by the footage, Depp seems to relish disappearing beneath the elaborate makeup and fully embracing Scrooge’s theatrical mannerisms as the ultimate cranky old curmudgeon.

In the film, Scrooge’s life of isolation, cruelty, and emotional retreat is interrupted by the arrival of his long-dead former business partner, Jacob Marley. Legendary actor Ian McKellen takes up the chains as Marley, while Andrea Riseborough and Tramell Tillman appear as the Ghosts of Christmas Past and Present, guiding Scrooge through the memories, regrets, and consequences he has spent a lifetime avoiding.

Rupert Grint plays the long-suffering Bob Cratchit, with Daisy Ridley as Emily Cratchit and Sam Claflin as Scrooge’s nephew Fred.

Arthur Conti, Ellie Bamber, Charlie Murphy, and Henry Lloyd-Hughes round out the cast.

West, who is again best known for low-budget yet critically acclaimed horror films, feels like an intriguing choice, especially since this may be the biggest production of his career. Still, anyone who saw his standout flashback episode of this year’s sleeper-hit series Widow’s Bay can attest that the filmmaker knows how to weave elements of Gothic horror with dark humor in the most unexpected ways. Color us intrigued.

Sure, Christmas may still be several months away, but Scrooge has already arrived to spoil the summer. Ebenezer is slated to open in theaters November 13th.

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🎥 “The Stunt Driver” U.S. Trailer: Jay Baruchel Risks Everything on Ken Carter’s Impossible Rocket-Car Jump in Michael Dowse’s Canadian Daredevil Comedy with Ben Foster and Ed Helms — In U.S. Theaters September 25th

Ken Carter doesn’t just want to break a record. He wants to launch himself into history, even if the landing destroys everything he has left. Jay Baruchel stars as the real-life Canadian daredevil whose plan to rocket a car across the St. Lawrence River becomes a years-long obsession, testing his finances, relationships, reputation, and ability to deliver on an increasingly impossible promise. Ben Foster co-stars as American stunt-performing madman Evel Knievel, whose fame and rivalry only sharpen Carter’s pressure to prove he belongs in the same conversation. Written and directed by Michael Dowse (Goon, FUBAR), and co-starring Ed Helms and Laurence Leboeuf, this true-story comedy-drama follows an underdog chasing one spectacular moment while his personal demons threaten to bring him crashing down before takeoff. For Ken Carter, the hardest part may not be landing the jump... it may be surviving the dream.

🎥 “Coyote vs. ACME” Final Trailer: Wile E. Coyote Takes His Defective-Gadget Disasters to Court in This Live-Action/Animated Legal Comedy with Will Forte and John Cena — In Theaters August 28th

You’ve heard of a kangaroo court. Well, this is a coyote court! And he’s one plaintiff with a mountain of defective evidence. After decades of explosions, anvils, and spectacular product failures, Wile E. Coyote is done chasing the Road Runner. Now he’s chasing damages. Comedian Will Forte stars as the struggling attorney helping the battered underdog sue the conglomerate ACME, only to face John Cena’s slick, intimidating corporate lawyer. Directed by Dave Green, this live-action/animated comedy finally gives cartoon justice its day... assuming the courthouse survives the evidence. Once shelved by Warner Bros. amid new management’s hasty efforts to cut back its film slate, this ultimate underdog movie has finally escaped captivity and will race into theaters next month.

🎥 “All Night Wrong” Trailer: Zach Cherry and Maria Bakalova Turn a Hookup Into a Deadly First-Date Disaster in New Dark Comedy with Tyler Labine — In Select Theaters and on VOD/Digital August 14th

Some first dates end with an awkward goodbye. This one comes with a stolen car, a backpack full of cash, and a bloodied body in the trunk. Hey, some blind dates are better than others. Zach Cherry and Maria Bakalova star as Gary and Ell, two online strangers pulled into a spiraling trail of increasingly terrible decisions after finding themselves in possession of a car that clearly belongs to someone dangerous. Calling the police isn’t an option, escaping is getting harder, and surviving the night may be the closest thing either of them gets to a happy ending.

🎥 “Buddy” New Teaser: A Smiling Unicorn Turns Children’s Television Into a Technicolor Nightmare in This Dark Comedy-Horror From Too Many Cooks Creator Casper Kelly — In Theaters August 28th

From Casper Kelly, the creator of the sadistically funny viral hit Too Many Cooks, so you already know this won’t be your typical children’s show. Step into a place where happiness is mandatory, and refusing to smile comes with consequences. Welcome to the relentlessly cheerful world of It’s Buddy!, where young kid performers sing, dance, and follow the rules until one child refuses to play along... and the show’s bright orange unicorn host reveals what happens when the script is broken. Delaney Quinn leads a cast that includes Cristin Milioti, Topher Grace, Keegan-Michael Key, Michael Shannon, and Patton Oswalt in this darkly satirical twist on 1990s children’s television. Imagine Barney reworked as a psychological prison where only the good children are allowed to live... that is, if they can keep smiling.

🎥 “The Transformers: The Movie: 40th Anniversary” Trailer: Optimus Prime, Megatron and Unicron Return for One More 4K Battle — Back in Theaters September 17th via Fathom Entertainment

One shall stand, one shall fall... and an entire generation may still need a minute. The Autobots face a devastating Decepticon assault just as the planet-devouring Unicron closes in, reshaping old enemies and forcing Hot Rod to rise toward the Matrix of Leadership. Peter Cullen, Frank Welker, Judd Nelson, Leonard Nimoy and Orson Welles power the voice cast, while Vince DiCola’s electronic score keeps the cosmic war roaring in this ’80s cartoon classic that a whole generation watched wide-eyed from their theater seats. Forty years later, the film returns in 4K with a new post-credits chapter, proving some childhood memories still got the touch! And the poooowwwer, yeah!

🎥 “Point Break” 35th Anniversary Trailer: Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze Ride the Ultimate Wave of Crime, Obsession, and Surf-Fueled Adrenaline in Kathryn Bigelow’s Classic 90s Action Thriller — Back in Theaters August 16th and 19th

Surf’s up... bank’s down. Director Kathryn Bigelow’s action classic returns in restored 4K, sending Keanu Reeves’ rookie FBI agent Johnny Utah undercover among Southern California surfers while chasing the Ex-Presidents, a crew of masked bank robbers with a taste for speed, danger, and presidential disguises. Patrick Swayze’s Bodhi turns the case into something far more dangerous than an investigation: a full-contact seduction by freedom, risk, and pure adrenaline. Some undercover jobs get under your skin... this one gets into your bloodstream.

🎥 “Mr. Nelson, Did You Kill People?” Trailer: Cult Filmmaker Shinya Tsukamoto Turns His Anti-War Lens Toward a Black Marine Haunted by Vietnam in His First English-language Feature Starring Rodney Hicks and Geoffrey Rush — Opening September 11th in Japan

Cult Japanese filmmaker Shinya Tsukamoto, of Tetsuo: The Iron Man and Tokyo Fist fame, continues his unsparing examination of the human psyche, this time turning his attention to the psychological damage of war. Marking Tsukamoto’s first English-language film, this based-on-a-true-story drama stars Broadway actor Rodney Hicks (Rent, Come from Away) as Allen Nelson, a Black Marine who enlists to escape poverty and discrimination, only to return from Vietnam carrying severe PTSD, fractured relationships and memories he cannot outrun. Oscar winner Geoffrey Rush co-stars as the veterans’ hospital psychiatrist who becomes his last connection to the world. Written, directed, photographed and edited by Tsukamoto, the film asks what happens when a country trains a young man to kill, then leaves him alone with the consequences.

🎥 “The Deb” U.S. Trailer: Rebel Wilson Makes Her Feature Directorial Debut With a Small-Town Aussie Musical Comedy About Deb Balls, Big Feelings, and Self-Acceptance — Arriving on VOD/Digital August 25th

The ball is formal. The feelings are anything but. Natalie Abbott and Charlotte MacInnes star as teenage cousins Taylah and Maeve, whose search for dates to a country-town debutante ball turns into a bigger fight over identity, belonging, and who gets to decide what growing up should look like. Pitch Perfect star Rebel Wilson makes her feature directing debut and co-stars in this Australian musical comedy, where tradition gets a catchy little shove into the present.

🎥 “Don’t Say Good Luck” Trailer: Sunny Sandler Faces Opening-Night Pressure and Family Turmoil in Netflix’s New Coming-of-Age Comedy with Steve Buscemi, Melanie Lynskey, and Max Greenfield — Streaming August 14th on Netflix

Sunny Sandler is ready for her leading role. Her character may not be, however. She stars as Sophie Birenbaum, a high school student preparing to headline the school musical just as family problems begin stealing focus from the stage. Directed by Julia Hart and co-starring Melanie Lynskey, Max Greenfield, Jack Champion, Stephanie Beatriz, Bebe Neuwirth, and Steve Buscemi, this coming-of-age dramedy asks whether Sophie can keep the show together when home life starts missing every cue.

🎥 “Super Troopers 3” New Promo: Broken Lizard’s Cult Cop Comedy Returns with Farva’s Wedding, Thorny’s Schemes, and One Messy Drug Ring — In Theaters August 7th

The boys are back, and somehow Farva is the one getting married. Broken Lizard reunites for the third chapter of its cult cop comedy, with Kevin Heffernan’s Farva planning an over-the-top Indian engagement to Thorny’s sister while Jay Chandrasekhar’s Thorny does everything he can to stop it. Add in a new drug ring, Captain O’Hagan, and the usual parade of spectacularly questionable police work, and this wedding investigation starts looking less like a case and more like a crime scene. Save the date, hide the evidence, and maybe don’t let Farva near the ceremony.

🎥 “Virginia Woolf’s Night & Day” Trailer: Haley Bennett Defies Romance, Marriage, and Edwardian Expectations in This Period Romantic Comedy-Drama with Jack Whitehall, Elyas M’Barek, and Lily Allen — In Select Theaters September 4th

Studying the stars is easy. Choosing a life beyond Edwardian expectations is considerably more complicated. Haley Bennett stars as Katharine Hilbery, an aspiring astronomer resisting an arranged marriage as her friendship with suffragette Mary Datchet (Lily Allen) and growing connection with editor Ralph Denham (Elyas M’Barek) reveal possibilities far beyond the future her family has planned. Directed by Tina Gharavi from Justine Waddell’s adaptation of Virginia Woolf’s novel, this period romantic comedy-drama asks whether love can still feel liberating when marriage is treated as an obligation.

🎥 “The Girl in the River” Trailer: Maggie Grace, Devon Sawa, Tiffany Haddish, and Ralph Macchio Hunt a Child Killer in Brando Benetton’s Crime-Mystery Thriller — In Theaters and on VOD/Digital September 4th

One child is dead. Her twin is still missing. Maggie Grace, Devon Sawa, Tiffany Haddish, and Ralph Macchio lead this crime-mystery thriller about a seasoned criminologist and a forensic psychologist drawn to a remote town, where each new clue tightens the case and deepens their obsession. Written and directed by Brando Benetton, the investigation becomes a race to find the surviving girl before the killer turns one tragedy into two.

🎥 “The Scout” Trailer: A New York Location Scout Steps Inside Strangers’ Spaces and Finds a City Full of Quiet Secrets in Paula González-Nasser’s Intimate Indie Drama Starring Mimi Davila — Opening in New York Theaters September 25th

Every room has a story. Sofia just needs permission to enter. Mimi Davila stars as a New York location scout moving through apartments, businesses, and neighborhoods while trying to satisfy a chaotic television production, only to find each stop revealing flashes of loneliness, curiosity, tension, and connection. Writer-director Paula González-Nasser draws from her own scouting experience for a quiet city drama about creative labor, borrowed spaces, and the strange intimacy of looking at life from the edges.

🎥 “Chopin, a Sonata in Paris” International Trailer: Polish Actor Eryk Kulm Plays Legendary Polish Composer and Virtuoso Pianist Frédéric Chopin as Fame, Romance, and Illness Fill the Parisian Spotlight — Coming Soon

Paris hears a genius at the piano; Chopin hears the clock ticking. Eryk Kulm stars as Frédéric Chopin in this 1830s-set period drama, following the Polish composer through concerts, society parties, lessons, romances, and relentless creative pressure as serious illness shadows his rising fame. Directed by Michał Kwieciński, this music-driven biopic looks past the legend to find a young artist trying to live as intensely as he composes.

🎥 “Rise of the Footsoldier: Retribution” International Trailer: English Action Star Craig Fairbrass Turns Ibiza Into a Battleground in a Blood-Soaked Hunt for Revenge In This British Crime-Action Sequel — Arriving in UK and Irish Theaters August 28th

Ibiza is about to get a lot less peaceful. Craig Fairbrass returns as Pat Tate, whose mission to avenge a friend’s murder drags him into a war involving arms traffickers, mercenaries, and the CIA. With Tamer Hassan, Leo Gregory, Jamie Foreman, and Vincent Regan joining the fight, director Nick Nevern sends the long-running British crime franchise into hostile new territory. Pat came for retribution. Everyone else should have left the island.

🎥 “Motherwitch” Trailer: A Grieving Painter Awakens Ancient Cypriot Creatures in Minos Papas’ Gothic Folk-Horror Fantasy — Premiering July 30th at Fantasia Festival

A mother’s grief can summon terrible things, no matter how pure the love behind it. Margarita Zachariou stars as Eleni, a nineteenth-century Cypriot painter who attempts to resurrect her dead children, only to awaken ancient creatures and place her entire village under a curse. Written and directed by Greek-Cypriot filmmaker Minos Papas, this gothic folk-horror fantasy binds motherhood, art, faith, and colonial violence into a supernatural reckoning. Eleni just wanted to undo death. Instead, she gave it somewhere new to live.

🎥 “Newborn” Trailer: David Oyelowo Stars as an Ex-Con Coming Home to a Life That Still Feels Like Prison in Nate Parker’s Psychological Drama-Thriller — On VOD/Digital July 24th

Freedom can be its own kind of cell. David Oyelowo stars as Chris Newborn, a man released after seven years in solitary confinement, only to find that coming home means battling trauma, paranoia, and a world that no longer feels recognizable. As he tries to reconnect with Tara and their son, a remote resort getaway pushes old wounds into dangerous new territory. Written and directed by Nate Parker, this psychological drama-thriller asks what happens when the sentence ends, but the prison follows you home.

🎥 “You Had to Be There” Trailer: Martin Short, Eugene Levy, Gilda Radner, and More Revisit the Toronto ‘Godspell’ Production That Helped Launch a Comedy Revolution — Opens September 18th at New York’s Film Forum, Nationwide This Fall

Before Saturday Night Live and SCTV, there were overalls, show tunes, and one ridiculously stacked Canadian cast. Martin Short, Eugene Levy, Victor Garber, Andrea Martin, Paul Shaffer, and Gilda Radner were among the young performers brought together for Toronto’s 1972 production of Godspell, forming friendships and creative bonds that would ripple through comedy for decades. Directed by Nick Davis, this comedy-history documentary combines interviews, archival footage, and animation to reconstruct the stage show that helped turn a local theater community into a cultural launching pad.

🎥 “If These Walls Could Rock” Trailer: Slash, Cyndi Lauper, Bruce Springsteen, and More Revisit Six Decades of Sunset Marquis History in This New Music Documentary — Available on VOD/Digital August 14th

Every room has a story. At the Sunset Marquis, most of them come with a guitar riff and a warning label. Directors Tyler Measom and Craig A. Williams explore how the famed Los Angeles hotel became a private crossroads for creativity, collaboration, and rock-star chaos. Featuring Slash, Cyndi Lauper, Bruce Springsteen, Ringo Starr, Dave Grohl, and archival material of Ozzy Osbourne, the documentary checks into the place where music history rarely got an early night.

🎥 “Pulp: What Do You Do for an Encore?” Teaser: Jarvis Cocker Revisits the Rise, Reunion, and Reinvention of Britain’s Britpop Outsiders in Director Garth Jennings’ Music Documentary — In U.S. Theaters September 24th

The comeback is over. Now comes the question of what a band does after proving it still has something left to say. Directed by music video helmer/filmmaker Garth Jennings (The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy) and narrated by Britpop rocker Jarvis Cocker, this music documentary traces Pulp’s journey from stubborn Sheffield outsiders to 90s rock icons, combining archival material with concert footage from the tour behind More, their first album of new material in twenty-four years. Part career portrait and part live document, the film looks beyond the familiar songs to the awkward humor, endurance, and sharp social observations that helped turn Pulp into one of Britain’s defining bands.

🎥 “Ghost: 2 Big To Rig” Trailer: Ghost Brings Its Arena-Sized Rock Spectacle to IMAX in This Behind-the-Scenes Concert Film — In IMAX Theaters August 26th & 27th

This rig was always too big for a regular screen. Now costumed Swedish rock band Ghost is taking the whole ritual to IMAX. Directed by Amir Chamdin and filmed across two sold-out Mexico City concerts, this rock concert film captures Tobias Forge’s Papa V Perpetua leading the band through towering stagecraft, masked pageantry, and an arena-sized catalog. More than a tour souvenir, it closes the Skeletour chapter with the kind of excess that makes a movie theater feel less like a venue than a cathedral.

🎥 “Katy Perry: The Lifetimes Tour – Live from Paris” Trailer: Katy Perry Brings Her Career-Spanning Pop Spectacle to the Big Screen — In IMAX Theaters September 2nd

Forget the back row. This time, Katy Perry is bringing Paris straight to the biggest screen she can find. Directed by Paul Dugdale and filmed with more than 60 camera angles across two sold-out Accor Arena performances, this pop concert film captures the choreography, costume changes, crowd energy, and career-spanning hits of the Lifetimes Tour. From intimate fan moments to full-scale arena anthems, Perry turns one night in Paris into a front-row seat built for IMAX.

🎥 “Phenomena” Trailer: Real-World Physics Becomes a Psychedelic Cosmic Journey in Josef Gatti’s Experimental Science Documentary — On the 2026 Festival Circuit

No CGI. No artificial universe. Just reality behaving far stranger than fiction. Filmmaker Josef Gatti joins his physicist father to capture light, matter, electricity, magnetism, and motion through practical experiments filmed entirely in-camera. Set to music by Nils Frahm and an original score by Rival Consoles, this experimental science documentary transforms invisible forces into a hypnotic voyage from microscopic reactions to cosmic wonder.

🎥 “To Use a Mountain” Trailer: Six Rural Communities Fight to Keep America’s Nuclear Waste Out of Their Backyards in This Environmental Documentary — Opening in Select Cities; NY’s DCTV Firehouse Cinema From August 21st thru 27th

In 1982, six rural American communities learned that the federal government was considering their homes as burial sites for 77,000 tons of high-level nuclear waste. Filmmaker Casey Carter places government archives beside testimony from farmers, miners, Native American leaders, citizen scientists, and activists who resisted having their histories and sacred ground reduced to data points. This environmental documentary asks who gets to decide when land becomes disposable... and who is left to live with the consequences.

🎥 “Big Chicken: A Fast Food Conspiracy” Trailer: British Comedian Mo Gilligan Puts His Appetite on the Line to Investigate the Business Behind Fried Chicken — Premiering Worldwide August 5th on Netflix

This investigation comes with a side of consequences. British comedian Mo Gilligan spends 28 days eating fried chicken three times a day while traveling from South London to the United States, tracing how a cultural staple became a global industrial obsession. Directed by Liana Stewart, this Netflix documentary digs into factory farming, public health, environmental damage, and the racial stereotypes baked into the food’s marketing. By the end, another bucket may be harder to swallow.

🎥 “Killer Party” Blu-Ray Trailer: Sorority Hazing Awakens a Supernatural Guest List in This Cult ’80s Campus Slasher — Arriving on Blu-Ray via Arrow Video in the UK August 10th

Some parties are dead before they start. And some become literal graveyards. Three sorority pledges break into an abandoned fraternity house for an April Fool’s celebration, only to discover that a fatal hazing ritual and rumors of occult activity left something behind. Joanna Johnson, Elaine Wilkes, and Sherry Willis-Burch star in William Fruet’s 1986 cult horror comedy as campus pranks give way to possession, revenge, and a guest who refuses to leave. The invitation said party, but something else already RSVP’d.

🎥 “My Sassy Girl: 25th Anniversary” Trailer: Cha Tae-hyun and Jun Ji-hyun Turn a Disastrous Meet-Cute Into This Genre-Bending Korean Romantic Comedy Classic — 4K Restoration Hits U.S. Theaters August 3rd

Some meet-cutes begin with chemistry. This one begins with public humiliation, mistaken identity, and a train ride from hell. Cha Tae-hyun stars as Gyeon-woo, an easygoing student pulled into the orbit of Jun Ji-hyun’s unpredictable force of nature, whose impossible demands slowly reveal deeper heartbreak. Written and directed by Jae-young Kwak, this newly restored 4K romantic comedy is considered one of the most influential Korean films of the 21st century, swinging from slapstick mayhem to aching sincerity without missing a beat; proof that true love rarely arrives on schedule.

🎥 “Shogun’s Ninja” Blu-Ray Trailer: A Young Hiroyuki Sanada Shows Off His Killer Moves in Norifumi Suzuki’s Wild 1980 Samurai Revenge Caper — On Blu-Ray August 25th via Arrow Video

Decades before he was slicing through John Wick: Chapter 4 and commanding FX’s Shogun, Hiroyuki Sanada was already leaping, kicking, and cutting his way through feudal Japan. Sanada, in his first lead role, stars in this 1980 samurai classic as Takamaru Momochi, the heir to the Iga clan, who returns from exile in China to avenge his father and rally the scattered survivors of his clan against the ruthless Shiranui, played by screen legend Sonny Chiba. Directed by Norifumi Suzuki, this hyperactive blend of period drama, ninja warfare, and acrobatic martial-arts mayhem turns family honor into a full-blown guerrilla fight. Some homecomings come with swords already drawn.

🎥 “Linda Linda Linda” Blu-ray Trailer: Four Teen Musicians Race to Save Their Final School Concert in Nobuhiro Yamashita’s Newly Restored 2005 Coming-of-Age Music Comedy — GKIDS Collector’s Edition 4K UHD + Blu-ray Arrives August 25th

Three days. Three songs. One last chance to make some noise together. When their lead singer quits before the school festival, three students recruit Korean exchange student Song, played by Bae Doona, and scramble to become a real band before showtime. Directed by Nobuhiro Yamashita and newly restored in 4K, this tender 2005 Japanese coming-of-age music comedy finds its biggest moments in late-night rehearsals, and the simple joy of playing loud with your friends.

🎥 “The Kung Fu Kid” Trailer: A Village Underdog Fights to Save His Father in This Animated Martial-Arts Action Comedy — On VOD/Digital August 18th

He isn’t fighting for fame. He’s fighting to bring something home. After traveling to Shanghai to pay his father’s medical debt, a village teenager joins a local kung fu gym and enters a brutal tournament filled with elite fighters and techniques from around the world. This animated family action comedy sends an unlikely contender into the ring carrying his family’s future... and a martial-arts tradition that refuses to disappear quietly.

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🎥 “The Uprising” Trailer: Andrew Garfield Sparks a Peasant Rebellion Against King Richard II in Paul Greengrass’ Medieval Epic with Woody Norman, Jamie Bell, Katherine Waterston, and Cosmo Jarvis — Hitting Theaters September 11th

Who says Ridley Scott is the only filmmaker willing to offer us sprawling medieval epics?

Paul Greengrass, mostly known for his intense shaky-cam thrillers like United 93, Captain Phillips, and the Jason Bourne films, turns his attention to 14th-century England for what looks like his most ambitious production yet. With a story that seems primed for Ridley Scott, Greengrass seemingly adds a level of ground-level urgency, depicting a time in England’s history when one man finally decides he has had enough of the king’s iron grip.

Andrew Garfield takes on the lead role of Wat Tyler, an impoverished man who ends up leading the 1381 Peasants’ Revolt after facing years of crushing taxes, brutal inequality, and royal oppression, proving that you can only push someone so far before they finally push back with enough fury that others begin pushing back alongside them.

Mud, fire, charging soldiers, and furious crowds fill the film’s first trailer, showcasing an intensely personal rebellion against a young king who might be too sequestered to fully understand how much his reign has pushed the country toward revolt.

Woody Norman, from Mike Mills’ C’mon C’mon, co-stars as King Richard II, a sheltered and overly privileged young monarch seemingly oblivious to the suffering spreading beyond his palace walls, yet soon forced to hear the people’s “rage” as it comes crashing toward his throne.

Also co-starring are Jamie Bell, Stephen Dillane, Tom Hollander, Thomasin McKenzie, Jonny Lee Miller, Sky Yang, Shōgun’s Cosmo Jarvis, and Fantastic Beasts’ Katherine Waterston, while Greengrass not only directs but also writes this historical epic, harkening back to the classic large-scale period dramas of old Hollywood.

Garfield appears well suited to playing Wat Tyler, who was neither a polished military hero nor a born political leader, but a desperate peasant whose righteous anger was felt by thousands, igniting a rebellion that felt both deeply personal and historically inevitable. After all, the monarchy might have had the money, but Tyler had the many.

The Uprising is due to open in theaters September 11th.

🎥 “The Runner” Trailer: Gal Gadot Races Across London to Save Her Kidnapped Son in Kevin Macdonald’s Real-Time Thriller — Premiering September 2nd on Prime Video

Imagine getting a phone call from a mysterious number. You answer it and soon hear an ominous voice on the other end, threatening to kill your son unless you follow their commands. Then they send images of him bound and unconscious, proving they’re not bluffing. What would you do... what could you do when they order you to kill someone or face the unthinkable?

That’s the tense, nerve-rattling setup of this new real-time thriller, which sees Wonder Woman star Gal Gadot thrown into fight-or-flight mode after picking up the worst phone call of her life.

In Amazon’s new original film The Runner, Gadot stars as Maia, a high-powered lawyer whose ordinary morning run through London becomes a desperate race for survival when an anonymous caller reveals that her son has been kidnapped. To keep him alive, she must remain on foot, follow a series of increasingly dangerous commands, and murder one of the clients she represents.

Stopping is not an option. Calling the police could get her son killed. And every crowded street, Underground tunnel, and surveillance camera becomes another way for the kidnapper to watch her movements and tighten their control.

As Maia races across the city, she must figure out why she was chosen, what her client has to do with the abduction, and whether there is any way to turn the situation against the person pulling the strings.

Directed by Kevin Macdonald, the Oscar-winning filmmaker behind One Day in September, The Last King of Scotland, State of Play, and The Mauritanian, the film looks ready to combine documentary-style camera work (provided by cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle) with the pressure of a ticking-clock psychological thriller written by Mark Gibson.

Damian Lewis, Alfred Enoch, Aaron Gill, and Millicent Wong round out the cast.

The Runner begins streaming worldwide September 2nd on Prime Video. Don’t forget to wear something comfortable... ’cuz this just might leave you sweating with every step.

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🎥 “Olmo” Trailer: A New Mexico Teen Chases One Night of Freedom From Family Duty in Fernando Eimbcke’s Heartfelt Coming-of-Age Drama From the Producers of ‘Moonlight’ and ‘Minari’ — In Theaters August 7th

No matter where you grow up, the struggles of adolescence can feel strikingly universal, especially when family responsibility clashes with the need to discover who you are. Newcomer Aivan Uttapa stars as Olmo, a 14-year-old Mexican American kid living in 1979 New Mexico who would rather spend time with his best friend and impress the girl next door than care for his bedridden father, played by Amores Perros actor Gustavo Sánchez Parra. When Nina (Melanie Frometa) invites him to a party on the night he has been left in charge of his father’s care, his attempt to escape sets off a chain of mischief, frustration, and painful consequences. From acclaimed Mexican filmmaker Fernando Eimbcke (Duck Season) and co-starring Rosa Armendariz and Andrea Suárez Paz, this coming-of-age comedy-drama finds that the home Olmo is desperate to leave may also be the place where he finally begins to understand himself.

🎥 “The Unknown” International Trailer: ‘Anatomy of a Fall’ Co-writer Arthur Harari Turns Obsession Into an Identity Crisis in His Body-Switching Psychological Thriller Starring Léa Seydoux and Niels Schneider — Opening August 26th in France

Arthur Harari, the Oscar-nominated French filmmaker who co-wrote Anatomy of a Fall, is back to test our grip on reality in this new body-switching thriller where identity becomes impossible to trust. Niels Schneider plays a nearly 40-year-old photographer who becomes fixated on a mysterious woman, played by Léa Seydoux, at a wild party, follows her into the night, and wakes hours later inside her body. Meanwhile, she wakes up inside his, sending both of them into a disorienting struggle to reclaim their lives before the boundaries between memory, desire, and self completely break down. Writer-director Harari aims to turn identity into one destabilizing psychological puzzle where losing yourself isn’t merely a metaphor... it’s the entire problem.

🎥 “Spa Weekend” New Trailer: Leslie Mann, Isla Fisher, Michelle Buteau, and Anna Faris Turn Self-Care Into Total Chaos — In Theaters August 21st

Relaxation is nice, but bad decisions make better stories. Leslie Mann, Isla Fisher, Michelle Buteau, and Anna Faris star as lifelong friends who head to a luxury spa after careers, relationships, families, and everyday exhaustion push their bond into the background. Written and directed by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore, this comedy sends self-care straight into midlife mayhem. The massage may be optional; the meltdown is clearly included.

🎥 “Rubberhead: The Life and Monsters of Steve Johnson” Trailer: Hollywood’s Practical-FX Maverick Looks Back on the Creatures, Chaos, and Self-Destruction Behind His Career — World Premiering July 23rd at Fantasia

Every great monster leaves a few scars on its maker. Director Nick Taylor profiles Steve Johnson, the fiercely driven special-effects artist whose creatures and techniques helped shape the practical-FX glory days of horror and science fiction. Through outrageous Hollywood stories and candid reflections on ambition, addiction, divorce, and self-sabotage, the documentary traces both the breakthroughs that made Johnson a legend and the personal damage left in their wake. Featuring John Landis, Linnea Quigley, Tom Holland, and Bill Corso, this funny, moving portrait suggests that the most difficult creature Johnson ever faced was the one in the mirror.

🎥 “Don’t Move” Trailer: Lyndsy Fonseca Leads a Church Retreat Into a Vibration-Hunting Spider’s Web in Maclain Nelson’s Ozarks Creature Feature — In Theaters September 11th

In this forest, one wrong step gets you eaten, as every footstep sounds the dinner bell. Lyndsy Fonseca (of Hot Tub Time Machine, Kick-Ass) stars as Megan, whose church group retreat veers into a remote stretch of the Ozarks where something hidden inside a maze of webs begins picking them off. As panic and suspicion turn toward the group’s resident troublemaker, Megan discovers the real killer is a prehistoric arachnid that tracks its prey through vibration. Directed by Maclain Nelson and co-starring Tom Cavanagh and Rob Riggle, this creature feature makes silence essential and standing still a matter of survival.

🎥 “Decorado” Trailer: Spanish Animator Alberto Vázquez Expands His Surreal Short Into This Darkly Comic Animated Fable About a Paranoid Mouse Searching for the Truth Behind His Artificial World — On Digital July 2026 via Shout! Studios

Spanish animator and illustrator Alberto Vázquez turns a seemingly ordinary city into a cheerful-looking prison in this darkly comic animated fable about corporate control and manufactured reality. Arnold, an unemployed middle-aged mouse trapped in a collapsing marriage and dead-end existence, becomes convinced that the world around him is nothing more than a set. When his best friend dies under mysterious circumstances, Arnold’s paranoia leads him toward A.L.M.A., a monolithic corporation whose influence reaches into every corner of daily life. Expanding his 2016 short, Vázquez blends cute cartoon imagery, social satire, and existential dread into a bleakly funny search for freedom itself.

🎥 “Gandahar: 4K Restoration” Trailer: ‘Fantastic Planet’ Director René Laloux’s Surreal Sci-Fi Cult Classic Returns to Theaters with Time Travel, Mutants, and an Army of Men of Metal — In Theaters August 28th via Janus Films

Legendary French animator René Laloux’s final feature follows Sylvain, an inexperienced warrior sent to uncover why a merciless army of automata is turning Gandahar’s people to stone. His search leads him to the Deformed, mutants abandoned after failed experiments, and to Metamorphis, a colossal living brain whose connection to the invasion stretches across centuries. With Philippe Caza’s surreal designs and Gabriel Yared’s score, this restored science-fantasy odyssey turns ecological collapse, political guilt, and time travel into one strange warning about the future waiting inside yesterday’s mistakes.

🎥 “Jaws Explored” Trailer: CreatorVC Takes a Scene-by-Scene Bite Out of Steven Spielberg’s Shark Classic In New Crowdfunded Docuseries — Pre-Order Campaign Closes August 9th via Site: JawsExplored.Com

We’re gonna need a bigger analysis. CreatorVC, the team behind the making-of docuseries In Search of Darkness, Aliens Expanded, and The Thing Expanded, is back with another crowdfunded documentary project. This time, they’re diving deep into Steven Spielberg’s classic Jaws, promising a scene-by-scene look at the 1975 landmark, its craft, and its still-rippling legacy. Built as a collector-focused release with a Blu-ray, companion book, and supporter campaign, this film-analysis documentary treats the blockbuster like a living, breathing movie object. Fifty years later, the shark still has plenty left beneath the surface.

🎥 “Train to Busan” 10th Anniversary Trailer: Yeon Sang-ho’s Modern Zombie Classic Speeds Back Into Theaters in 4K — Returning August 14th via Well Go USA

The commute from hell is back on schedule as one of the great modern zombie thrillers speeds into theaters this summer. Gong Yoo stars as a work-obsessed father escorting his young daughter to the South Korean city of Busan when a rapidly spreading outbreak turns their train into a sealed corridor of panic, sacrifice, and flesh-hungry chaos. With Jung Yu-mi, Don Lee, Choi Woo-shik, An So-hee, Kim Eui-sung, and Kim Su-an among the passengers fighting from car to car, filmmaker Yeon Sang-ho’s 2016 horror breakout remains as much an emotional survival drama as a relentless creature feature. Ten years later, this ride still has no safe stop. All aboard! Next stop: Busan. Assuming the passengers don’t get eaten along the way.

🎥 “La La Land: 10th Anniversary” Trailer: Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling Chase Love, Jazz, and Hollywood Dreams in Damien Chazelle’s Modern Musical Classic — Returning to Theaters August 16th

In Los Angeles, every dream comes with choreography. And sometimes, every love story risks missing a step. Emma Stone stars as Mia, an aspiring actress worn down by failed auditions, while Ryan Gosling plays Sebastian, a stubborn jazz pianist determined to build something of his own. Their romance rises alongside their ambitions, turning chance encounters, late-night dances, and creative hunger into a love story tested by success itself. Returning in Dolby for its 10th anniversary, Damien Chazelle’s bittersweet musical still knows the hardest part of chasing a dream is deciding what (or who) you are willing to leave behind.

🎥 “Sing Street” 10th Anniversary Trailer: A Wannabe Teen Rock Star Starts a Band, Chases a Crush, and Finds His Voice in John Carney’s Crowd-Pleasing ’80s Dublin Coming-of-Age Gem — Coming to 4K for the First Time, August 11th via Lionsgate Limited

The quickest way to impress a girl is to start a band. The real challenge is getting everyone to agree on what kind of song they’re supposed to play. From musician-turned-filmmaker John Carney, best known for Once, comes one of his most personal and accomplished films: a 1980s Dublin coming-of-age story about finding your voice before the world decides who you are. Celebrating its 10th anniversary with a 4K release this summer, the 2016 film follows Conor, a 14-year-old dealing with family strain and a punishing new school who forms a band to catch the attention of aspiring model Raphina. Ferdia Walsh-Peelo and Lucy Boynton lead the cast, with Jack Reynor, Maria Doyle Kennedy, and Aidan Gillen rounding out this music-driven crowd-pleaser about escape, reinvention, teenage nerve, and ’80s pop dreams. Sometimes the only way forward is to turn up the volume, hit the gas, and drive it like you stole it.

🎥 “The Fifth Element” Re-Release Trailer: Bruce Willis, Milla Jovovich, and Gary Oldman Bring Luc Besson’s Sci-Fi Spectacle Back to Theaters — Screening July 26th and 27th via Fathom Entertainment

The future has never looked this loud, this strange, or this gloriously overdesigned. Luc Besson’s 1997 sci-fi action-adventure is beaming back into theaters this month, reminding viewers that sometimes saving the universe requires less restraint and a lot more orange hair. Bruce Willis stars as cab driver Korben Dallas, who is pulled into a cosmic fight for survival after Milla Jovovich’s Leeloo, the living fifth element, crashes into his life and becomes the key to stopping an ancient destructive force. With memorable supporting turns from Gary Oldman, Chris Tucker, and Ian Holm, Besson’s cult sci-fi spectacle returns for a two-day theatrical re-release featuring an exclusive introduction by Leonard Maltin. When the universe needs saving, sometimes the hero comes with a taxi meter.

🎥 “Troy” 4K Trailer: Revisit Brad Pitt and Eric Bana’s Ferocious Battle in Wolfgang Petersen’s Star-Studded 2004 Sword-and-Sandal Epic — Arriving on Limited Edition 4K UHD August 18th via Arrow Video

All of a sudden, classic sword-and-sandal epics with all-star casts are back in fashion. Maybe it is time to revisit one that slipped through the sands of time and is now getting a well-earned 4K resurrection. Brad Pitt stars as the volatile warrior Achilles, whose pride and defiance make him both Greece’s greatest weapon and its most dangerous liability after Orlando Bloom’s Paris escapes Sparta with Diane Kruger’s Helen. With Eric Bana’s Hector defending Troy against an invading army led by Brian Cox’s Agamemnon, Wolfgang Petersen’s adaptation of Homer’s Iliad turns love, vengeance, and wounded egos into a massive war where even legends bleed. The 2004 epic may not have received its full due at the time, but two decades later, its scale, cast, and old-school spectacle are ready for another rewatch.

🎥 “The People vs. Larry Flynt: 30th Anniversary” Trailer: Woody Harrelson Takes Bad Taste All the Way to the Supreme Court in Miloš Forman’s 1996 Free-Speech Drama with Courtney Love and Edward Norton — Coming to Limited Edition 4K UHD August 4th via Arrow Video

Sometimes the clearest test of free speech is whether we are willing to protect the people we would rather silence. Woody Harrelson stars as Larry Flynt, the strip-club owner who turns Hustler into a publishing empire and himself into a walking legal provocation. With Courtney Love as Althea Leasure and Edward Norton as attorney Alan Isaacman, Miloš Forman’s unruly biographical drama follows Flynt through obscenity trials, an assassination attempt, and a landmark Supreme Court battle over whether the First Amendment also belongs to the offensive, vulgar, and impossible to ignore. Thirty years later, the argument still has teeth.

🎥 “Billy Liar” 4K Restoration Trailer: John Schlesinger’s 1963 British New Wave Classic Lets Tom Courtenay Dream His Way Out of Dead-End Reality — Opening August 14th at NY’s Film Forum

Fantasy is cheaper than freedom, at least for Billy Fisher. Tom Courtenay stars as a provincial undertaker’s clerk whose imagined heroics keep crashing into his job, family, and romantic entanglements in John Schlesinger’s 1963 sharp British New Wave comedy-drama. With Julie Christie, Wilfred Pickles, and Mona Washbourne rounding out the cast, this new 4K restoration brings Billy’s restless daydreams back to the big screen.

🎥 “Our Effed Up World” Teaser: A Grieving Teen and Her Queer Friend Group Face an Alien Appetite in Alice Maio Mackay’s Campy Sci-Fi Horror — World Premiering July 18th at Fantasia

The world was already broken before something hungry fell from the sky. Sara Thompson leads Alice Maio Mackay’s queer sci-fi horror as Sheri, a young woman mourning her grandmother when a mysterious entity crash-lands in the woods and develops an appetite big enough to consume everything around it. Produced by cult filmmaker Jane Schoenbrun (I Saw the TV Glow), this handmade genre mash-up asks what happens when surviving your feelings is only the warm-up for surviving the apocalypse.

🎥 “Ferine” Teaser Trailer: Carolyn Bracken Gives Into Primal Instinct in Andrea Corsini’s Italian Horror Drama — Premiering in Fantasia’s 2026 International Competition

Civilization has teeth, and Irene is starting to feel hers. Irish actress Carolyn Bracken stars as a wealthy art collector whose life cracks open when an uncontrollable animalistic drive pushes her toward destruction, transformation, and a dangerous bond with Dama, played by Australian vet Caroline Goodall. Written and directed by Andrea Corsini, with music by legendary Italian composer Pino Donaggio (Blow Out, Don’t Look Now), this horror drama turns wealth, appetite, and predator instinct into something feral. Polished surfaces can only hide the claws for so long.

🎥 “Everybody Digs Bill Evans” International Trailer: Anders Danielsen Lie Plays the Jazz Great at a Breaking Point in Grant Gee’s Berlinale-Winning Biopic — In U.K. Theaters September 11th

Norwegian actor Anders Danielsen Lie, of The Worst Person in the World, stars as famed jazz pianist and composer Bill Evans in the days after believing he has finally found his sound with the perfect trio, only for bassist Scott LaFaro to die in a car crash ten days after their landmark Village Vanguard recordings. As grief, addiction, and creative paralysis pull Evans away from the piano, Grant Gee’s fiction debut turns one suspended chapter into a fractured portrait of an artist unsure whether he can ever play again. With Bill Pullman, Laurie Metcalf, Valene Kane, Katie McGrath, and Barry Ward rounding out the cast, this music drama asks what happens when tragedy silences the very thing that made you feel alive.

🎥 “Tony” First Look Promo: Dominic Sessa Plays a Young Anthony Bourdain in Matt Johnson’s A24 Biographical Drama — Opening August 7th in Select Theaters, Nationwide August 21st

Long before Anthony Bourdain became a voice the world wanted to follow, he was just another cook trying to survive the kitchen. Dominic Sessa stars as a young Bourdain in Matt Johnson’s A24 drama, tracing an early restaurant-world chapter before fame turned him into a writer, traveler, and cultural force. With Emilia Jones, Dagmara Dominczyk, Rich Sommer, Stavros Halkias, Leo Woodall, and Antonio Banderas rounding out the cast, the film digs into the ambition, exhaustion, and restless curiosity taking shape behind the public persona. Every legend starts somewhere. This one starts in the heat of the kitchen. Watch this new behind-the-scenes promo for an early look at Sessa stepping into the role of the man who would become one of food culture’s most unmistakable figures.

🎥 “The Peril at Pincer Point” Trailer: An Inept Sound Recordist Chases a Career Break Into a Fogbound Island of Nautical Prophecy and Absurd Danger in This SXSW-winning Micro-Budget Oddity — Coming Soon

The worst place to fake confidence is an island that appears to know you are faking it. Jake Kuhn and Noah Stratton-Twine’s micro-budget comedy-mystery follows an inept sound recordist who travels to the spectral shores of Pincer Point hoping to prove himself, only to stumble into nautical prophecy, local folklore, and a problem far beyond his professional skill set. Starring Jack Redmayne, Alyth Ross, and Murray Zev Cohen, this SXSW prize winner turns one badly planned assignment into a strange voyage where amateur ambition quickly runs aground.

🎥 “Filipiñana” Trailer: A Teenage Caddy Enters a Manila Country Club Where Privilege, Silence, and Decay Hide Beneath the Perfect Lawn in Rafael Manuel’s Sundance-Winning Debut — In Select Theaters August 28th

Paradise looks different when you are the one paid to maintain it. Rafael Manuel’s Sundance-winning debut follows Isabel, a 17-year-old from the rural north of the Philippines who takes a job at an exclusive country club outside Manila, where every smile, chore, and patch of grass reflects a rigid social order. Executive produced by Chinese filmmaker Jia Zhangke (A Touch of Sin) and shot by Xenia Patricia (100 Nights of Hero), this quietly unsettling drama turns a manicured resort into a study of class, control, and the damage hidden beneath polished surfaces. At this club, the rough may be the only honest ground left.

🎥 “Julian” Trailer: Fleur Pierets’ Marriage-Equality Journey Becomes a Tender Queer Love Story — Opening August 7th in New York

Love becomes a vow, then a mission. Inspired by Fleur Pierets’ book, Cato Kusters’ drama follows Fleur and Julian as their romance grows into a plan to marry in every country where two women are legally allowed to do so. Nina Meurisse and Laurence Roothooft star in a story that turns private devotion into a public act of visibility, defiance, and hope. Sometimes saying “I do” once is not enough.

🎥 “Paper Flowers” Trailer: Kapil Talwalkar Faces a Life-Altering Cancer Diagnosis in Mahesh Pailoor’s True-Story Drama About Love, Family, and Gratitude — In Theaters August 21st

Kapil Talwalkar stars as Shalin Shah, a 22-year-old USC graduate whose plans for the future are shattered by a diagnosis of rare, aggressive cancer. As treatment, family tensions, and the fear of lost time close in, Shalin begins reshaping his remaining days around love, purpose, and gratitude rather than despair. Inspired by Shah’s viral essay “Thank You, Cancer” and co-starring Olivia Liang, Karan Soni, Faran Tahir, Meera Simhan, and Tom Everett Scott, Mahesh Pailoor’s biographical drama looks beyond illness to the people transformed by the way one young man chose to live.

🎥 “Dead Janitors Club” Trailer: Felix Merback and Jake Busey Scrub Blood for Quick Cash in This Grimy Horror-Crime Comedy — In Select U.S. Theaters and on VOD/Digital August 28th

Crime doesn’t clean itself. Felix Merback stars as Jeff, a broke porn shop worker who takes a cash-heavy job with a shady crime-scene cleanup company operating outside the law. At first, it looks like an escape from minimum-wage misery: scrub the floors, bag the evidence, keep quiet, get paid. But as Jeff and the crew face messier clients and dangerous jobs, the line between cleaning up after crimes and becoming part of them begins to vanish. Directed by Kenny Gage and Devon Downs, and co-starring Jake Busey, Gary Busey, Brianna Gage, and Jake Holley, this horror-crime comedy turns custodial work into a body-stacking side hustle where every paycheck leaves a stain that will not scrub out.

🎥 “Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu” Digital Release Promo: Din Djarin and Grogu Bring Their Big-Screen Adventure Home — Available on VOD/Digital July 21st, 4K Ultra HD August 25th

The clan of two is heading home, but not quietly. Jon Favreau brings Din Djarin and Grogu from the Disney+ galaxy to a theatrical Star Wars adventure, extending their post-Empire journey with Pedro Pascal back under the helmet. With Sigourney Weaver and Jeremy Allen White joining the cast, this home-release trailer marks the film’s jump to digital and physical formats after its big-screen run.

🎥 “LifeHack” New Trailer: Online Friends Swipe From the Ultra-Rich and Click Their Way Into a Crypto Heist Nightmare — Available August 4th on VOD/Digital

Easy money always comes with terrible terms and conditions. This screenlife heist thriller follows four online friends who discover a talent for stealing from the ultra-rich, only to target the wrong crypto empire and get blackmailed into one impossible digital job. Directed by Ronan Corrigan and starring Georgie Farmer, Yasmin Finney, Roman Hayeck-Green, James Scholz, Jessica Reynolds, Charlie Creed-Miles, and Steve Oram, the film turns every keystroke into a pressure point. One wrong click, and the hack becomes the trap.

🎥 “Lars Shrike Walks the Night” Trailer: Kelsey Grammer Searches for His Identity Across a Fractured Desert Reality in Gary Walkow’s Indie Sci-Fi Mystery — On VOD/Digital July 24th

A name is not much help when the rest of your identity is missing. Kelsey Grammer stars as Lars Shrike, a man who wakes in a hostile desert knowing only that he has escaped and that the name belongs to him. As memory, hallucination, and imagined mythology begin to bleed together, his search for answers becomes less about where he came from and more about whether any version of reality can be trusted. Written and directed by Gary Walkow and co-starring David Clennon, Christine Lin, and Kati Schwartz, this indie sci-fi mystery turns one man’s lost past into a long walk through the dark.

🎥 “Due West” Trailer: Adrianne Palicki Crosses West Texas in Search of Urgent Medical Care in This Indie Road Thriller — Coming to VOD/Digital July 28th via Cineverse

Adrianne Palicki stars as a small-town woman who borrows money from her estranged brother and drives across West Texas in search of urgent medical care, only for a breakdown to leave her stranded and dependent on strangers. As help, danger, and pressure begin to blur together, a local preacher enters the picture and her legal options start disappearing one by one. Directed by Evan Miller and co-starring Henry Thomas, Matt Lauria, Odette Annable, Ciara Bravo, and Austin Nichols, this stripped-down road drama turns a desperate journey into a test of how far someone will go when the system leaves no safe way forward.

🎥 “Atlas King” Trailer: Michael Bisping Returns Home to Fight Old Debts and New Violence in This Indie Action Thriller with Cuba Gooding Jr. and Sarah Wayne Callies — Available August 21st on VOD/Digital

Michael Bisping stars as Atlas King, an MMA legend drawn back to his hometown after a funeral, only to find crime boss Clay Emerson tightening his grip on the place he left behind. With Cuba Gooding Jr., Sarah Wayne Callies, and George Finn in the mix, this action thriller throws old loyalties, underground fighting, and unfinished business into the same bruising cage.

🎥 “Turning Point” Trailer: A Botched Home Invasion Traps Two Thieves with a Man Midway Through a Zombie Transformation in This Indie Horror Flick Starring Jillian Lee Garner and DJ Qualls — On VOD/Digital August 25th

Breaking into the wrong house is bad enough. Breaking into one where the homeowner is turning into a zombie is worse. Jillian Lee Garner stars as Margot, who finds herself trapped with her partner in crime as their simple heist mutates into a close-quarters fight for survival. Their only possible lifeline is Casper, a bizarre neighbor played by DJ Qualls, whose knowledge of the undead may be as useful as the last traces of humanity still flickering inside their stalker. Written and directed by Joshua Wagner and co-starring Mike Apple, Shane Brady, Lydia Hearst, and Sanchita Malik, this home-invasion thriller gives “getting out alive” a whole new meaning.

🎥 “Lion Fist” Teaser: A Wrongfully Imprisoned Martial Artist Enters a Brutal Tournament to Save His Son in This Indie Action Thriller Starring Mathis Landwehr — On VOD/Digital September 15th

Freedom is only the first fight. Mathis Landwehr stars as Joe, a martial artist released after four years of wrongful imprisonment who returns home to learn that his son needs an operation he cannot afford. With $100,000 on the line, he enters a ruthless tournament and trains under Grandmaster Wu, only to discover that his opponents are willing to break far more than the rules.

🎥 “I Know Where You Live” Trailer: Apryl Jones Fights Back When a Toxic Romance Turns Into a Home-Invasion Nightmare — Premiering July 24th on Tubi

The red flags don’t stop at the front door. Apryl Jones stars as Sarah, a woman who thinks she has found the right man until his behavior turns controlling, threatening, and terrifyingly intimate. Directed by Chris Stokes and co-starring Oshea Russell, Addie Richardson, Michael Toland, Candi Marie, Michael Franklin, Ebony N. Mayo, and Justus Pickett, this Tubi thriller turns a breakup into a fight for survival where home is no longer the safest place to hide.

🎥 “Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married Again?” Teaser: The Original Couples Reunite as a New Generation Walks Into the Same Relationship Drama — Premiering September 9th on Netflix

Tyler Perry reunites Terry, Dianne (Sharon Leal), Marcus (Michael Jai White), Angela (Tasha Smith), Sheila (Jill Scott), Mike (Richard T. Jones), and Troy (Lamman Rucker) for a destination wedding in Lake Como, where Marcus and Angela’s daughter prepares to marry while the older generation watches familiar mistakes begin all over again. With Taraji P. Henson joining the ensemble as the groom’s formidable mother in this sequel, the celebration quickly becomes a reckoning with old resentments, unfinished business, and the examples these couples passed down.

🎥 “Hanging by a Wire” Trailer: Eight Passengers Dangle Above a Himalayan Ravine as Rescuers Race Against a Failing Cable — In Theaters August 28th

Mohammed Ali Naqvi’s survival documentary revisits the 2023 Battagram cable-car disaster, when eight passengers, including six schoolboys, were left hanging above a ravine after a wire snapped. Built from firsthand accounts, news footage, drone imagery, and reenactments, the film follows local rescuers and officials improvising under enormous pressure while the world watches live.

🎥 “Time and Water” Trailer: Filmmaker Sara Dosa Turns Iceland’s Melting Glaciers Into a Meditation on Memory, Family, and Climate Loss — Premiering July 31st on National Geographic via Hulu/Disney+

Some losses move slowly enough that we almost miss them. Directed by Sara Dosa, this National Geographic documentary follows Icelandic writer Andri Snær Magnason as vanishing glaciers and family memory merge into one intimate time capsule. Using archives, landscape, and personal grief, the film turns climate change into a story of inheritance: what we keep, what disappears, and what the next generation may never touch. Water remembers, even when we don’t.

🎥 “Schindler Space Architect” Trailer: Meryl Streep Narrates a Documentary on Architect Rudolph M. Schindler and the Shape of California Modernism — In Theaters and on PBS SoCal July 10th

Some houses change how we understand the space around us. Valentina B. Ganeva’s documentary examines Austrian-born architect Rudolph M. Schindler, tracing his “Space Architecture” philosophy, his ties to Frank Lloyd Wright and Richard Neutra, and his role in shaping California’s indoor-outdoor modernist identity. Narrated by Meryl Streep, with voiceover work from Udo Kier, Xander Berkeley, and Blake Lindsley, the film brings Frank Gehry, Steven Holl, Wolf Prix, and Thom Mayne into the conversation. Sometimes architecture becomes biography when the walls start telling us how to live.

🎥 “A Child of My Own” Trailer: A Desperate Lie Spirals Into a True-Crime Scandal in Maite Alberdi’s Netflix Docudrama — Premiering August 13th on Netflix

Motherhood becomes a pressure cooker in this unsettling true-crime docudrama. After repeated miscarriages and mounting pressure from her in-laws, Alejandra fakes a pregnancy, only to find herself trapped inside a lie that keeps demanding more from her. Directed by Oscar-nominated Chilean filmmaker Maite Alberdi, this Netflix release revisits a shocking 2009 Mexican scandal with grief, deception, and social expectation all tightening at once.

🎥 “Twiggy” Trailer: Actress/Filmmaker Sadie Frost Chronicles How a Working-Class London Teen Became the Face of the Swinging ‘60s and Changed Fashion Forever — In Theaters and on VOD/Digital September 22nd

Before “it-girl” became a cultural category, Twiggy helped invent the look. Actress and filmmaker Sadie Frost traces how a working-class London teenager became one of the defining faces of the 1960s, reshaping fashion, beauty, and British pop culture before she had even turned 17. Blending rare archival footage with new interviews featuring Paul McCartney, Dustin Hoffman, Brooke Shields, and Twiggy herself, this documentary looks beyond the famous lashes and cropped hair to the wit, ambition, and unlikely longevity behind the image.

🎥 “Jebediah: Are We OK?” Trailer: Australia’s Alt-Rock Mainstays Look Back on Three Decades of Music, Friendship, and Growing Pains — World Premiering at the Melbourne International Film Festival in August 2026

Rock bands grow up, even when the songs stay young. Arlo Dean Cook’s music documentary follows beloved Australian alt-rock band Jebediah from high school beginnings and late-’90s breakthrough energy into the harder realities of adulthood, endurance, and staying together. Built from archival and home-movie footage, with perspectives from Tim Rogers, Phil Jamieson, and Janet English, the film looks at what fame gives, what it takes, and how friendship survives when the tour never really ends.

🎥 “Novak Djokovic: The Wolf in Winter” Trailer: Tennis Icon Novak Djokovic Refuses to Surrender in Jason Hehir’s Sports Documentary — Streaming August 20th on Prime Video

Greatness gets harder to hold once time becomes the toughest opponent on the court. Directed by Jason Hehir, this feature-length documentary follows tennis icon Novak Djokovic through behind-the-scenes access, career reflection, and the stubborn competitive fire driving one of tennis’s defining champions into the late stages of his career. This portrait looks beyond the trophy case to the pressure, sacrifice, and relentless self-belief required to keep chasing history when every match carries the weight of legacy. Winter may have arrived, but this wolf still has teeth.

🎥 “cocoon – One Summer of Girlhood” Trailer: Two Schoolgirls Cling to Friendship as War Invades Their Island in Yukimitsu Ina’s Animated Historical Drama — In Theaters September 4th via GKIDS

Girlhood becomes the last safe place when war reaches the shore. Marika Ito and Hikari Mitsushima voice San and Mayu, two students at an all-girls school whose quiet island life is shattered when they are ordered into a cave hospital to care for wounded soldiers. As death and brutality close in, their friendship becomes the only refuge left from a world determined to take their innocence first. Based on Machiko Kyo’s manga and marking Yukimitsu Ina’s feature debut, this haunting animated drama turns one summer of girlhood into a devastating plea for peace.

And finally.... Oh! What a great time to be a Studio Ghibli fan, as four of the animation studio’s most beloved fantasy and drama classics return to theaters this summer and fall through Fathom Ent’s Studio Ghibli Fest:

Goro Miyazaki’s Tales from Earthsea returns for its 20th anniversary, following Archmage Sparrowhawk and Prince Arren across a realm where dragons, dark magic, and a collapsing natural order signal that the world is losing its balance.
— Screening Sat, August 8th and Mon, August 10th via Fathom Entertainment

Isao Takahata’s Only Yesterday marks 35 years with Taeko revisiting childhood memories, first crushes, and family tensions during a countryside trip that forces her to reconsider the adult life she has built.
— Screening Sun, August 9th and Tues, August 11th via Fathom Entertainment

Hayao Miyazaki’s Castle in the Sky celebrates its 40th anniversary with Pazu and Sheeta racing toward the legendary floating city of Laputa while pirates, soldiers, and government agents close in on the power hidden inside Sheeta’s crystal.
— Screening Sat, August 22nd through Wed, August 26th via Fathom Entertainment

Then Hayao Miyazaki’s Princess Mononoke brings its sweeping conflict between Iron Town and the ancient forest spirits back to the big screen, with cursed warrior Ashitaka caught between human survival and nature’s fury.
— Screening Sat, September 26th through Wed, September 30th via Fathom Entertainment

From floating castles and childhood memories to wounded kingdoms and forests at war, Studio Ghibli Fest offers four very different reminders of why these films continue to feel timeless.

For more information on Studio Ghibli Fest, surf on over to www.fathomentertainment.com

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🎥 “The Sun Never Sets” Trailer: Dakota Fanning Reconsiders Love, Timing, and the Life She Thought She Wanted in Joe Swanberg’s Intimate Romantic Drama Co-starring Jake Johnson and Cory Michael Smith — Hitting Select Theaters August 28th, Expanding September 4th

There comes a point in adulthood when the future we once imagined begins to feel less like a promise and more like a question. Are we still moving toward the life we actually want, or simply following a plan that made sense years ago?

That uncertainty sits at the heart of The Sun Never Sets, the new romantic drama from writer-director Joe Swanberg, known for Drinking Buddies and Happy Christmas, starring Dakota Fanning in what looks like her most naturalistic, grounded performance yet as Wendy, a woman forced to reconsider her relationship and the direction of her life.

Wendy had once imagined starting a family with her boyfriend Jack, played here by New Girl’s Jake Johnson. He is older, divorced, and already has children of his own, but the two appeared ready to build something together. That changes when Jack asks for space, leaving Wendy to confront what their relationship has become and whether their futures still fit together.

During the separation, Wendy reconnects with her former flame Chuck, played by Saturday Night’s Cory Michael Smith. What begins as a return to something familiar gradually develops into an emotionally complicated love triangle, pulling her between the relationship she was building and the life she may have left behind.

Swanberg, considered one of the key figures of the 2000s mumblecore movement, once again appears less interested in easy romantic answers than in the uncomfortable gap between what people say they want and what they are emotionally prepared to choose.

The film itself also offers a platform for Fanning to make a deliberate shift, emphasizing how much she has grown as an actor. Gone is the little kid actor we all knew and loved. This, perhaps, marks the beginning of an entirely new stage in Fanning’s career; one we’re certainly eager to keep our eyes on.

Debby Ryan, Anna Konkle, Lamorne Morris, and Karley Sciortino round out the ensemble. The Sun Never Sets is set to open in select theaters on August 28th before expanding nationwide on September 4th.

🎥 “Bad Apples” International Trailer: Saoirse Ronan Makes One Very Bad Decision as a Schoolteacher Pushed to Her Breaking Point in This Twisted Satire — Arriving in UK Cinemas September 18th

The big fear surrounding Gen Alpha is that growing up in the era of COVID, smartphones, and social media has turned them into a generation that is more isolated, overstimulated, and far more disconnected from the world around them than previous generations. These kids may be harder to reach, quicker to lash out, and more prone to violent outbursts. Now, that’s the fear, and we’ll need more years of data before we can fully understand what kind of generation they will become. But if you want a movie to ease those concerns... well, this ain’t it.

Bad Apples not only highlights the difficulties of reaching and teaching these kids, but also the emotional toll carried by the adults whose job it is to keep trying, even as they are pushed past their breaking point.

In this darkly satirical British thriller, Saoirse Ronan stars as Maria, a primary-school teacher worn down by one violently disruptive pupil: ten-year-old Danny, whose idea of classroom participation usually involves fits, threats, screaming, and plenty of violent outbursts.

Pushed to her limits, Maria makes a desperate decision that changes the course of both her life and Danny’s. Cut to a few days later, and her small-town community is in a panic as Danny’s whereabouts remain unknown. With the entire town searching for the missing kid, Maria is left carrying a very dark secret; one that could destroy her life if it ever comes out.

The question becomes: how do you keep your whole town from discovering that you’ve locked the school’s worst student in your basement without anyone becoming suspicious? From there, it becomes a cascading series of increasingly bad decisions for Maria, who only wanted some peace and quiet but instead created a full-blown nightmare of her own making.

Directed by Swedish filmmaker Jonatan Etzler (One More Time) from a screenplay by Jess O’Kane, based on Rasmus Lindgren’s Swedish novel De Oönskade, the film also co-stars Eddie Waller, Jacob Anderson, Rakie Ayola, Robert Emms, Sean Gilder, and Kerry Howard.

This dark satire turns a school problem into a moral trap, where one teacher’s desperate act sets off a chain of consequences she can no longer control. It also gives Saoirse Ronan a rich playground to shine as a woman unraveling under the weight of guilt, fear, and her own increasingly impossible choices.

Following its world premiere at TIFF last year, where it received mostly positive reviews, Bad Apples is due to be released in UK cinemas on September 18th. As of yet, there is no official U.S. release date.

🎥 “The Fox” International Trailer: Jai Courtney Makes a Bad Magical Bargain with Olivia Colman’s Talking Fox — In Australian Cinemas October 29th

Don’t know what’s in the water down there, but Australian movies have always had a dark and twisted sense of humor, even in their most straightforward dramas. But when they really let go of the reins and allow that Aussie weirdness to run wild, things can get downright unhinged.

Case in point: The Fox, a twisted, F-bomb-laden dark fantasy satire featuring Olivia Colman as the voice of a puppet-controlled talking fox. And if that’s not enough to sell you, Jurassic Park’s Sam Neill is here too, voicing a vulgar magpie. Because nothing says Down Under quite like a couple of foul-mouthed talking animals causing absolute chaos while the humans around them somehow manage to be even more screwed up.

The strong ensemble of familiar Aussie actors is led by Jai Courtney as Nick, the wealthy heir to a rural estate who discovers that his fiancée, Kori, played by Emily Browning, has been unfaithful. Heartbroken and desperate for a fix, Nick takes relationship advice from Colman’s talking fox, which is obviously where his problems begin to get much, much stranger.

Nick is told that a magical hole in the woods can transform his cheating fiancée into the woman he always wanted her to be. The thing is, he learns this from a talking fox, sending his reality from emotionally messy to completely unhinged, where logic and common sense no longer seem to mean much of anything.

Also co-starring Justified’s Damon Herriman, The Boys’ Claudia Doumit, Superman’s Zlatko Burić, and The Lord of the Rings’ Miranda Otto, the film marks the feature debut of Aussie filmmaker Dario Russo, who may not be a household name yet but clearly knows how to make an entrance.

Russo is best known for co-creating the ’50s spy spoof web series Danger 5 and directing the viral parody short Italian Spiderman. After screening at SXSW and the Sydney Film Festival earlier this year, and picking up a few festival awards along the way, The Fox looks ready to find its audience. For those who like their comedies twisted, feral, and completely off the leash, this might be exactly your kind of weird.

The Fox comes to Australian cinemas on October 29th. As of yet, there’s no official U.S. release date.

🎥 “Mutiny” New Trailer: Jason Statham Turns a Cargo Ship Into a Floating Battlefield in This New Action-Packed Thriller With Annabelle Wallis — Hitting Theaters August 21st

Hey, look. It’s a new Jason Statham action movie. That can only mean a few things: he’s going to kick a lot of ass, the bad guys are going to get their just desserts, and he’s going to grunt and scowl his way through the whole thing. Hey, it’s not like we’re complaining or anything. Statham is that kind of old-school action star who knows his audience quite well. More importantly, he has no interest in pretending they came for anything else.

In Statham’s latest bone-crushing, fist-throwing, bad-guy-killing action thriller Mutiny, he takes on the role of Cole Reed, a former London cop now working as the trusted security man for a billionaire. But when his boss is suddenly murdered, Reed is framed for the crime and forced to go on the run. With nowhere else to turn, he boards a cargo ship, which might sound like he has backed himself into a corner. But for Statham, it just means the bad guys are trapped on a boat with him. And he isn’t stopping until he clears his name and sends every last one of them overboard.

Add an international human-smuggling operation into the mix, turning the ship into a floating battlefield. Bring in Annabelle Wallis as a mysterious passenger who may know more than she’s letting on but could also become Reed’s unlikely ally. “You need to trust me,” he tells her; right before she starts stabbing bad guys.

And pow! It’s all the ingredients of one hopped-up, high-seas Jason Statham brawler aimed at giving his fans exactly what they came for. And even if they didn’t, there are probably two and three more Statham movies coming down the pike. Because at this point, he isn’t just one of the last legitimate action stars we have... he’s also one of the busiest.

Also co-starring Roland Møller and Adrian Lester, Mutiny is directed by French genre filmmaker Jean-François Richet, known for such hard-edged crime thrillers as the Assault on Precinct 13 remake, Blood Father, and Plane.

Subtlety probably isn’t what anyone comes to a Jason Statham movie for. They come for the broken bones, the flying fists, the high body count, and the cold satisfaction of watching bad guys get exactly what’s coming to them... either on land or at sea.

Mutiny is coming to theaters August 21st.

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🎥 “Manhunter: The Final Cut” 4K Restoration Trailer: Michael Mann’s Genre-Defining Crime Thriller Returns to Theaters for Its 40th Anniversary — In Select U.S. Theaters July 24th

Before Anthony Hopkins scared the living hell out of audiences with his unforgettable turn as Hannibal Lecter, there was Brian Cox, of Succession fame, who first brought the character to the screen in Michael Mann’s dark 1986 detective classic. Celebrating its 40th anniversary, the cult film returns in Mann’s definitive director’s cut, newly restored in 4K under his supervision. Based on Thomas Harris’s novel Red Dragon (Harris would later write its more famous sequel, The Silence of the Lambs), the film stars William Petersen as retired FBI profiler Will Graham, a man pulled back into the field to track down a serial killer targeting entire families according to the lunar cycle. To understand the murderer, Graham must once again consult the imprisoned Hannibal “Lecktor,” played by Cox, and reopen the darkest corners of his own mind. With a chilling performance from the late Tom Noonan as the Tooth Fairy killer, alongside Joan Allen and Stephen Lang, Mann’s psychological crime thriller became the first screen adaptation of Harris’s Hannibal Lecter novels and remains one of the coldest, most visually striking serial-killer films ever made. Hopkins might have made Hannibal a household name, but Mann and Cox gave audiences their first glimpse of the monster.

🎥 “Godzilla Minus Zero” Teaser: Oscar-Winning VFX Artist and Filmmaker Takashi Yamazaki Sends the Shikishima Family Into a New Postwar Calamity — Arriving in U.S. Theaters November 6th

You want to talk about big stars with a long franchise history? Well, there’s no one bigger or more enduring than Godzilla. A follow-up to the Oscar-winning global smash Godzilla Minus One, which proved a small, dedicated team of artists could challenge any studio-backed Hollywood blockbuster, this highly anticipated sequel is set in 1949, two years after the events of the original film. This time shot for IMAX, Oscar-winning visual-effects artist and filmmaker Takashi Yamazaki brings Ryunosuke Kamiki and Minami Hamabe back as the Shikishima family faces another devastating calamity in a Japan still trying to rebuild. Official details are keeping the new threat close to the chest, but the emotional terrain is already clear: survival leaves scars, and giant monsters tend to have a way of finding them. Postwar recovery was never going to be simple. Not with Godzilla still roaming around, ready to remind everyone that the nightmare may be far from over.

🎥 “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” New Korean Promo: Tom Holland’s Peter Parker Awakens With Stronger Powers and an Even Greater Threat — In Theaters July 31st

Peter Parker may have been forgotten, but Spider-Man is just getting started. Tom Holland returns as the web-slinger, living alone in a New York City where no one remembers his name and devoting himself entirely to fighting crime. But as his powers dangerously evolve and an unseen enemy emerges, this Destin Daniel Cretton-directed chapter pushes Peter beyond his limits, where being stronger may not be enough to save the city... or himself.

🎥 “Nightborn” Trailer: Rupert Grint and Seidi Haarla Face New-Parent Terror in Hanna Bergholm’s Finnish Forest Horror Film — Premiering July 31st on Shudder

Nothing says family bliss like an isolated childhood home in the woods and a newborn no one quite understands. Seidi Haarla and Rupert Grint star as Saga and Jon, a couple chasing the dream of a perfect family, only for their move into the Finnish forest to expose cracks in their marriage, and something far more disturbing about their baby. Directed and co-written by Finnish filmmaker Hanna Bergholm, who previously gave us Hatching, this eerie maternal horror story turns domestic anxiety into something cold, quiet, and deeply wrong. Parenthood already changes everything; this time, it may change what counts as human.

🎥 “Buddy” Teaser: ‘Too Many Cooks’ Creator Casper Kelly Turns a Cheerful Kids’ Show Into a Dark, Surreal Nightmare — In Theaters August 28th

The sing-along is over, kids. From Casper Kelly, the creator of the smash viral short Too Many Cooks, this horror-dark comedy traps children inside the bright, forced happiness of a 1990s-style TV show, where an orange unicorn host keeps everyone smiling until one girl refuses to follow the script. Delaney Quinn, Cristin Milioti, Topher Grace, Keegan-Michael Key, Michael Shannon and Patton Oswalt star in a strange little nightmare where children’s programming devolves into a pastel-colored prison where overly cheerful conformity becomes its own form of torture.

🎥 “The Gentleman Thief” Trailer: John Travolta Attempts One Last Impossible Heist in Director Randall Emmett and Writer Chris Sivertson’s Third Crime Caper — On VOD/Digital July 28th and in Select Theaters July 31st

Would you believe John Travolta has already starred as master thief Mason Goddard in two previously indie heist thrillers? Well, he’s back for one more score in this third installment, following Cash Out and High Rollers. This time, Mason is lured out of retirement to steal a priceless painting, only to discover the job is part of a deadly trap orchestrated by a ruthless kingpin. With Lukas Haas and Quavo returning alongside Sam Asghari and DJ Khaled, Mason must rely on every trick he has left to escape with the artwork... and his life. Travolta may be the ultimate gentleman thief, but this job requires a little less gentleman and a lot more thief if he hopes to survive one more score.

🎥 “Resident Evil” Featurette: Zach Cregger Talks About the Popular Video Game That Inspired His New Survival-Horror Take — Hitting Theaters September 18th

In this SYFY featurette, Zach Cregger explores the video game influences behind his upcoming take on the Resident Evil franchise, teasing an adaptation shaped by the series’ tension, dread, and creature-filled paranoia. Austin Abrams, Zach Cherry, Kali Reis, and Paul Walter Hauser star in the new film from the director of Weapons. The monsters may be familiar, but Cregger is leading this nightmare down a new path through the dark.

🎥 “Forelock” Trailer: David Krumholtz and Caleb Alexander Smith Chase One Strange Hair-Brained Hustle Across Los Angeles in This Offbeat Indie Comedy — Now Available Exclusively on the Letterboxd Video Store

Two men. One mysterious lock of hair. Seventy-two Los Angeles suburbs. Not exactly an easy journey for a superhero impersonator and a down-on-his-luck drifter. David Krumholtz executive produces and stars in writer-director-actor Caleb Alexander Smith’s offbeat L.A. comedy about a schlubby hustler (Krumholtz) and a superhero street performer (Smith) who team up for a bizarre search through the underbelly of Hollywood. While hunting for one suspiciously important lock of hair, this unlikely duo stumbles into crooked schemes, mistaken identities, and one full-blown existential detour. Because in Los Angeles, finding what you’re looking for usually means getting completely lost first.

🎥 “Above & Below” Trailer: Laura Marano Is Trapped Between Armed Hijackers and a Circling Shark in This Ocean Survival Thriller with Antonio Banderas — In Theaters July 29th

A dream diving vacation becomes a fight for survival when a group of friends is hijacked at sea and forced beneath the surface. With only minutes of oxygen, armed criminals waiting above and an apex predator circling below, there may be nowhere left to escape in this ocean-set survival thriller starring singer-actress Laura Marano alongside Antonio Banderas. When danger is coming from both above and below the water, survival could mean choosing which threat to face first... and when to risk everything for the surface.

🎥 “Warriors of the Wasteland” Trailer: A Vengeful Warrior Tears Through the Nuclear-Scarred Balkans in Serbian Filmmaker Nemanja Ćeranić’s Post-Apocalyptic Action Saga — On VOD and Digital July 7th

In the wasteland, bullets talk louder than the law, and sometimes revenge is the only justice left. Set in the nuclear-scarred West Balkans, this post-apocalyptic action tale follows a young warrior whose family is slaughtered by a deranged warlord, sending him roaring across the ruins with only a blade, a motorcycle, and revenge keeping him alive. In other words, think Mad Max with a distinctly Balkan nightmare running through its veins. Directed by Serbian filmmaker Nemanja Ćeranić and starring Igor Benčina, Isidora Simijonović, Sergej Trifunović, Marta Bjelica, and Jovo Maksić, this dystopian action thriller rides through radioactive cults, hallucinations, and the legend of the peaceful “Grain People.” Civilization is down to its last scraps, and apparently subtlety went up in the first mushroom cloud.

🎥 “Legend of the White Dragon” Trailer: Power Rangers’ Jason David Frank Steps Out of the Shadows for One Final Heroic Battle in This Action-Fantasy Thriller — In Theaters August 28th

When the city is in desperate need, heroes can’t stay hidden forever. The late actor/mixed martial artist Jason David Frank, of Power Rangers fame, stars as Erik Reed, a fugitive warrior forced to clear his name while trying to reunite with his family. Directed by Aaron Schoenke and Sean Schoenke, with Aaron Schoenke, Jason Faunt, Rachele Brooke Smith, Michael Madsen, Andrew Bachelor, David Ramsey, and Mark Dacascos joining the fight, this action-fantasy adventure gives Frank one last dragon-sized showdown where redemption may prove to be his greatest battle.

🎥 “SOULM8TE” New Trailer: Lily Sullivan and David Rysdahl Turn AI Companionship Into a Deadly Obsession in This Sci-Fi Horror — Arriving On VOD/Digital August 1st

Artificial intelligence was supposed to cure loneliness, not weaponize it. Lily Sullivan and David Rysdahl star in this sci-fi horror thriller about a grieving engineer who tests a powerful tech company’s advanced AI companion and attempts to transform her into a truly sentient soulmate. But once she begins developing desires of her own, his experiment spirals into precision-engineered violence. Directed by You Are Not My Mother filmmaker Kate Dolan, this techno-nightmare asks what happens when grief programs love... and love refuses to follow instructions.

🎥 “Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender” Trailer: Aang Searches for an Ancient Power in a New Avatar Universe Adventure — Premiering July 25th on Paramount+

Peace is never as finished as everyone hopes. Based on the animated series created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, this new Avatar universe story follows Aang as he discovers an ancient power that could save his culture from extinction. With his friends by his side, he sets off on a global quest to find it before it falls into the wrong hands and threatens the fragile peace they fought to protect. Saving the world once was hard enough; preserving it may be the real test.

🎥 “Mob Psycho 100” 10th Anniversary Trailer: Crunchyroll Brings Mob’s Psychic Coming-of-Age Chaos to the Big Screen — In Theaters July 20th for One Day Event via Crunchyroll

Middle school is hard enough before your emotions can level a city. Crunchyroll Anime Nights celebrates the 10th anniversary of Mob Psycho 100 with a big-screen selection of fan-chosen episodes tracing Mob’s journey as an eighth grader with overwhelming psychic powers and one very relatable desire to be normal. Between exorcisms, bottled-up feelings, and the threat of hitting 100 percent, this anniversary event turns emotional repression into supernatural spectacle. Growing up was never supposed to be this explosive.

🎥 “Butterfly” International Trailer: Renate Reinsve and Helene Bjørneby Star as Estranged Sisters Reuniting After Their Mother’s Mysterious Death in Itonje Søimer Guttormsen’s Norwegian Drama — Coming Soon

Some families leave behind memories. Others leave unfinished business. Oscar-nominee Renate Reinsve and Helene Bjørneby star as estranged half-sisters Lily and Diana, who return to Gran Canaria after the sudden and mysterious death of their mother. Forced back to the island where they grew up, the pair must confront old wounds and the strange spiritual world their mother built far from its tourist-friendly surface. Directed by Itonje Søimer Guttormsen, this Norwegian mystical family drama asks whether grief can bring two sisters back together... or pull them even further apart.

🎥 “& Sons” International Trailer: Bill Nighy Calls His Estranged Family Home for One Very Complicated Goodbye — Arrives In UK Cinemas August 21st

Family reunions are hard enough without a deathbed secret. Bill Nighy stars as Andrew Dyer, a reclusive literary giant who summons his estranged sons because he believes he is dying, only to reveal something that pulls his former wife and decades of resentment back into the room. Directed by Pablo Trapero from Sarah Polley’s adaptation of David Gilbert’s novel, and co-starring George MacKay, Noah Jupe, Johnny Flynn, Imelda Staunton, and Dominic West, this dark family comedy asks whether one impossible confession can repair what years of silence broke.

🎥 “Someone’s Daughter” Trailer: Pascale Bussières and François Arnaud Are Stranded in the Canadian Wilderness as a Lawyer Begins to Fear the Man She Once Defended — Coming Soon

A lawyer’s job is to defend her client. Surviving him was never part of the agreement. Pascale Bussières stars as Sam, a criminal defense attorney who is kidnapped and abandoned on a remote island alongside Paul, the former client she once cleared of sexual assault charges, played by Heated Rivalry’s François Arnaud. As they fight their way through the unforgiving Canadian wilderness, Paul’s increasingly disturbing behavior forces Sam to question whether she helped an innocent man walk free... or protected someone capable of unimaginable violence. Directed by Wiebke von Carolsfeld, this Canadian survival thriller turns professional doubt into a terrifying choice no lawyer should ever have to make.

🎥 “Elize: Shadows of a Woman” Trailer: Betrayal, Jealousy, and Violence Tear Through a Marriage in This Brazilian Fictional True-Crime Drama Inspired by the Shocking Case of Elize Matsunaga — Premiering July 22nd on Netflix

Some marriages don’t merely fall apart. They break violently... and take everything down with them. Brazilian-Portuguese actress Lorena Comparato stars in this fictionalized retelling inspired by the shocking true-life case of Elize Matsunaga, following a former escort whose wealthy marriage becomes poisoned by infidelity and jealousy. This Netflix psychological thriller turns one of Brazil’s most notorious crimes into a dark portrait of betrayal pushed past the point of no return. Because once trust is gone, love can spoil beyond recognition.

🎥 “Masterplan” Teaser: Stanley Tucci, Simona Tabasco and Victor Belmondo Make the Heist of the Century a Family Business in Upcoming Crime Flick — Premieres October 16th on Prime Video

Every great robbery needs a plan. This one apparently needs relatives. Stanley Tucci, Simona Tabasco and Victor Belmondo star in this heist comedy-drama about a family joining forces to pull off the robbery of the century. But when blood ties become part of the plan, loyalty could prove to be either their greatest advantage or the mistake that brings everything crashing down. Crime may run in the family, but that doesn’t mean teamwork does.

🎥 “Plucked” Trailer: Divorce Plans Turn a Gilded Age Dinner Party Into a Night of Jealousy, Secrets, and Revenge — In Select Theaters November 13th; On VOD/Digital on February 12th, 2027

Divorce was already complicated before someone set the table. Katie Vincent stars as Katherine Greene, a woman determined to leave her emotionally unstable husband, only for that decision to erupt during a carefully staged dinner party designed to preserve appearances. Catherine Curtin, J. Anthony Crane, Susan Gallagher, Jared Canfield, and Bryant Carroll join the increasingly volatile evening as buried secrets, wounded pride, and revenge take over. Co-written and co-directed by Vincent and Usher Morgan, this Gilded Age dark comedy proves that once the knives come out, dinner is the least of anyone’s problems.

🎥 “The Boy from Below” Trailer: A Video Store Clerk Faces a Slasher Night Straight Out of the Movies in This New Horror Flick Starring Jack Norman, Spooky Madison, and Dee Wallace — On VOD/Digital August 11th

Halloween night, 1997: the rentals are not the only thing getting returned bloody. Directed by Tory Jones, this new slasher horror follows a video store clerk forced to survive when a masked killer starts bringing horror movies to life and picking off her friends one by one. Jack Norman, Spooky Madison, Dee Wallace, Felissa Rose, Chaney Morrow, Tommy Lee Wallace, and Richie Ramone star in this retro nightmare built for anyone who ever knew the horror aisle too well. Be kind, rewind, and maybe lock the door.

🎥 “Feed” Trailer: An Ancient Vampire Wakes Up Hungry in Writer-Director Marco van Belle’s Indie Horror — Coming to U.S. Theaters in August

Dinner is served... and nobody wants to be on the menu. Written and directed by Marco van Belle, this vampire horror film unleashes an ancient bloodsucker whose awakening turns survival into a nightmare of teeth, terror, and dwindling options. With Grace Collender, Clinton Liberty, Daisy Jelley, Niamh Hogan, Rhys Mannion, and Oskar Smith in the ensemble, this indie supernatural chiller keeps its threat simple, old, and very hungry. Once the feeding starts, getting out alive becomes less of a plan and more of a prayer.

🎥 “Gator Face” Teaser: A Florida Vacation Becomes an Alligator-Fueled Nightmare in This New Swampy Horror Flick — On VOD/Digital September 15th

The Sunshine State gets very toothy. Directed by Padraig Reynolds, this horror film follows a group of friends whose Florida vacation turns into a blood-soaked fight through the swamps when a savage cult begins feeding victims to alligators in the name of an ancient reptilian god. Starring Amariah Dionne, Tabitha Brownstone, Scot Scurlock, and Nikolas Kolasinski, the film turns getaway horror into a full-blown gator sermon. In these waters, faith bites back.

🎥 “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre” Texas Chain Saw Day Trailer: Tobe Hooper’s Horror Landmark Returns for a One-Night 4K Theatrical Event — In U.S. Theaters August 18th

The saw is back where it belongs: on a huge screen and far too close for comfort. Tobe Hooper’s 1974 horror classic returns for a one-night 4K theatrical event, bringing Marilyn Burns, Gunnar Hansen, Paul A. Partain, and Edwin Neal back into one of cinema’s most sunbaked nightmares. Five young travelers, one rural Texas house, and Leatherface waiting inside. Road trips rarely get this loud... or bloody!

🎥 “Falling Down” 4K Trailer: Michael Douglas Snaps His Way Across Los Angeles in Joel Schumacher’s Darkly Comic Urban Rage Thriller — Coming to Limited Edition 4K UHD July 21st via Arrow Video

When this Joel Schumacher-directed thriller was released back in 1993, it was met with tepid reviews. More than three decades later, the film is now considered one of the great ’90s thrillers, tapping into a simmering rage that still cuts uncomfortably close today. Michael Douglas stars as William Foster, an ordinary-looking L.A. commuter whose boiling frustration spills into a violent cross-city odyssey, while Robert Duvall’s retiring detective tries to make sense of the chaos before Foster reaches his final stop. The film was, and still is, a cracked mirror of America’s deepening discontent and the anger of an entitled man convinced the world has moved on without him. Sound familiar?

🎥 “The Sacrifice: 4K Restoration” Trailer: Andrei Tarkovsky’s Final Film Returns to Cinemas for Its 40th Anniversary — In UK and Ireland Cinemas July 31st

You might have stumbled upon the countless online video essays on the great films of Russian filmmaker Andrei Tarkovsky... and there’s a reason for that. His films (Stalker, Solaris, Mirror, etc.) are ripe for endless interpretation and philosophical unpacking. Tarkovsky’s final feature, however, has received a 4K restoration, bringing his brand of stark, introspective, dream-like contemplative cinema back to UK cinemas this summer. The 1986 film, completed shortly before Tarkovsky’s death at 54, follows Alexander, played by Swedish actor Erland Josephson, as a birthday gathering is shattered by the threat of nuclear catastrophe. With Susan Fleetwood, Allan Edwall, and Guðrún Gísladóttir co-starring, this apocalyptic chamber drama remains one of the filmmaker’s most haunting final statements, wrestling with faith, fear, sacrifice, and the terrifying possibility of the end. Which is, frankly, very much why Tarkovsky remains so endlessly studied and admired decades after his death.

🎥 “Hide and Go Shriek” 4K Restoration Trailer: An After-Hours Graduation Party Becomes a Deadly Game of Hide-and-Seek in This Newly Restored Trashy 1988 Cult Slasher — Coming Soon to 4K UHD and Blu-ray from Terror Vision

The store is closed, but the killing has just begun. Eight teenagers sneak into a furniture store for an all-night graduation party, only for their game of hide-and-seek to turn deadly when an unseen killer begins stalking them through the darkened showrooms. Directed by Skip Schoolnik and starring Bunky Jones, Brittain Frye, Annette Sinclair, George Thomas and Sean Kanan, this 1988 slasher returns uncut in a new 4K scan. Some games end when everyone is found. This one ends when no one is left.

🎥 “Welcome II the Terrordome” 4K Restoration Trailer: Ngozi Onwurah’s Radical Afrofuturist Dystopia Returns to the Big Screen — In Select Theaters July 31st, via Janus Films

Ngozi Onwurah’s fiercely confrontational 1995 feature imagines a near-future Britain where Black residents have been pushed into a segregated slum known as the Terrordome, and the death of a young boy threatens to ignite years of buried rage. Blending dystopian science fiction, political fury and the legacy of slavery, the film connects personal grief with systemic violence in a vision that now feels even more urgent. More than thirty years later, Onwurah’s first feature returns in 4K as both a landmark and a warning that the future is never as distant as we like to think.

🎥 “The Pornographers” 4K Restoration Trailer: Shōhei Imamura’s Landmark 1966 Satire Exposes the Seedy Underside of Japan’s Postwar Boom — Coming to 4K UHD and Blu-ray August 24th in the UK

Business is booming, and so are the hypocrisies. Shōichi Ozawa stars as Subuyan, a former Buddhist monk turned underground erotic filmmaker juggling relentless production, yakuza pressure and an increasingly volatile home life with his widowed partner and her children. Adapted from Akiyuki Nosaka’s novel, Shōhei Imamura’s darkly comic satire turns one man’s seedy enterprise into a grotesque reflection of postwar prosperity, where every appetite becomes another commodity waiting to be sold.

🎥 “My Grandfather Charles Manson” Trailer: A Filmmaker’s Search for Her Family History Uncovers a Shocking Connection to One of America’s Most Infamous Killers — Premiering July 22nd on Hulu and Disney+

Filmmaker Sophia Maddox’s search for the grandfather she never knew leads to the discovery that Charles Manson may be part of her biological family, pulling her into a maze of genetic evidence, disputed histories and unreliable narrators. Co-directed with Alexandra Orton, this true-crime documentary follows Maddox as the investigation strains her relationship with her father and forces both of them to reconsider what identity, inheritance and family really mean.

🎥 “The Last Picture Shows” Trailer: A Documentary Road Trip Explores the Vanishing World of America’s Small-Town Movie Theaters — In Select Theaters Now, Coming to New York August 7th and Los Angeles August 21st

Every empty marquee holds a memory, and every vacant theater seat represents a story that no longer lingers. This new indie documentary journeys through the American West in search of what remains of the small-town movie theater, once a gathering place, a local landmark, and a shared portal into bigger dreams. The film looks for traces of a vanishing ritual, when cinema was not just something people watched, but somewhere they went together. A love letter to the local cinemas still standing, the movie communities that built their lives around them, and the fading glow of a moviegoing tradition that once brought entire towns together for a shared experience.

🎥 “An Eye for an Eye” Trailer: A Son Races to Save His Mother from Execution in This Gripping Courtroom Documentary — In Theaters and on Jolt.Film August 14th

Justice has a price, and here it is measured in blood money. This documentary follows Tahereh, a woman who killed her abusive husband in self-defense and now faces execution unless her family can pay the Diya demanded by her abuser’s relatives. Directed by Tanaz Eshaghian and Farzad Jafari, the film follows her son Mohsen through private negotiations, legal pressure, and a desperate search for outside help in a system shaped by patriarchal values and religious law, where “an eye for an eye” is not merely an expression... it can determine who lives and who dies.

🎥 “American Doctor” Trailer: A Searing New Documentary Follows Three U.S. Physicians Returning From the Devastation of Gaza — In Select Theaters August 14th

A medical oath does not end at the hospital door. Poh Si Teng’s vérité documentary follows Dr. Thaer Ahmad, Dr. Mark Perlmutter, and Dr. Feroze Sidhwa as they volunteer in Gaza’s besieged hospitals, confront mass casualties and devastated infrastructure, then return to the United States carrying the weight of what they witnessed. After premiering at Sundance, this documentary turns frontline care into a story of conscience, memory, and public responsibility.

🎥 “CardBound” Trailer: This Indie Documentary Charts a Global Search for Pokémon’s First Official Trading Card — Available July 10th on Prime Video, Plex and YouTube

Every collection has a beginning. Finding the real one is another story. Directed by Jacob Zanghi, this feature documentary follows a worldwide investigation into the origins of the Pokémon Trading Card Game, moving through rare artifacts, disputed histories and the collectors determined to separate fact from legend. Featuring Logan Paul, Deep Pocket Monster, Duke Dennis and Noah Lyles, the search eventually uncovers a previously unknown card that could challenge what fans have long accepted as Pokémon’s first official release.

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🎥 “Union County” Trailer: Will Poulter Fights for Sobriety and Second Chances in Adam Meeks’ Ohio-Set Recovery Drama with Noah Centineo — Hitting Select Theaters August 14th

The term “world building” gets thrown around a lot in cinema these days, usually as shorthand for any movie that sets up a larger universe, mythology, or franchise structure. But world building doesn’t necessarily have to mean fantasies, far-off planets, or sprawling comic-book universes. Sometimes it can just mean placing actors into real environments and letting them move through them like they actually belong there.

Sometimes the most fascinating “world building” we see in films comes from the little towns, neighborhoods, backroads, diners, bars, and half-forgotten corners of everyday life that don’t usually get treated like cinematic destinations. A movie can really evolve into a fully lived-in world once the actors disappear into the minutiae of ordinary behavior: the small glances, daily routines, arguments, inside jokes, and local customs that make a place feel more concrete than fabricated.

That seems to be the vibe of the upcoming film Union County, a small-town drama starring Will Poulter in what looks like a transformative performance as Cody Parsons, an Ohio man recovering from drug addiction and trying to find his footing after completing a court-mandated rehabilitation program.

Touching on America’s ongoing opioid addiction crisis, the film is written and directed by Ohio-born filmmaker Adam Meeks, making his feature debut after a string of acclaimed short films, including one also titled Union County.

Poulter is joined by Noah Centineo as his brother, Jack Parsons, with both young men navigating sobriety, family pressure, and the long road back from a crisis that has left deep scars across their community.

Featuring many local Ohioans in supporting roles, the film appears to be reaching for a grounded sense of place rather than a polished version of small-town life. And judging by the trailer, it looks less interested in turning addiction into a headline than in capturing the daily texture of recovery. The diners, roads, homes, meetings, silences, and small conversations all become part of a kind of world building that feels quietly welcome.

Annette Deao co-stars as a tireless counselor helping guide Cody toward a sober future, while Elise Kibler, Emily Meade, and Danny Wolohan round out the cast.

Union County opens in select theaters August 14th.

Poulter has always been an actor we have kept an eye on since the days of the ridiculous road comedy We’re the Millers, but between his recent turn in the final season of The Bear and now this, he seems to be entering a more interesting stretch of his career. And now our eyes are locked in, because Union County looks like the kind of grounded character drama that could give him room to show just how much he can do with a nuanced performance stripped down to the bone.

🎥 “Hershey” Trailer: Finn Wittrock and Alexandra Daddario Build a Chocolate Empire in This Biographical Period Drama About Hershey Founder Milton S. Hershey — In Theaters November 25th

If you haven’t heard by now, the United States is celebrating its 250th anniversary this weekend. And nothing says America quite like Hershey, one of the country’s most recognizable brands. So, of course, it’s getting its own movie, which feels very American in its own right. ’Cuz turning a sugary product into big-screen entertainment might be as American as apple pie, baseball, and selling us a dream with a wrapper around it.

Cue the fireworks, people.

In this upcoming biographical drama Hershey, Finn Wittrock stars as Milton S. Hershey, the confectioner who failed more than once before building one of the most recognizable brands in American history. Alexandra Daddario also stars as Catherine “Kitty” Hershey, Milton’s wife and closest ally, in a story that appears to be less interested in chocolate as a product than in the pressure, persistence, and private cost behind the name.

Set around the turn of the 20th century, the film follows Milton as he tries to make chocolate something more than a luxury item. Before Hershey becomes the brand everyone knows, there are failed ventures, family expectations, business rivals, and the constant threat that one more bad decision could melt the whole thing down.

Directed by Mark Waters, best known for Freaky Friday, Mean Girls, and The Spiderwick Chronicles, the film puts a glossy studio-comedy veteran behind a different kind of American origin story. This one has reinvention, branding, marriage, money, idealism, and, naturally... chocolate!

The supporting cast includes Alan Ruck as Henry Hershey, Richard Kind as Joseph Royer, David Costabile as Tobias Thornhill, Heléne Yorke as Margaret, Michael Moreland Milligan as Lebbie, and Francesca Faridany as Veronica “Fanny” Hershey.

Hershey is scheduled to open in theaters November 25th. Come for the chocolate-covered curiosity, but stay for the story of a man who turned failure, ambition, and a very serious sweet tooth into an American institution.

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🎥 “Pan’s Labyrinth: 20th Anniversary” Re-release Trailer: Guillermo del Toro’s Groundbreaking Dark Fairy-Tale Masterpiece Returns to Theaters in 4K and 3D for Its 20th Anniversary — Back In Theaters and in 3D October 9th

Relive the magic and the terror as Guillermo del Toro’s Oscar-winning 2006 dark fairy tale returns to theaters this October for its 20th anniversary. A defining work that cemented del Toro as a true visionary, this Spanish-language period fantasy is set in 1944 Spain, in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War, and follows a young girl (Ivana Baquero) who escapes the cruelty of her fascist stepfather (Sergi López) through a hidden labyrinth and a series of dangerous magical trials. Celebrated for its incredible creature work, make-up effects, and production design, the film still stands as one of del Toro’s signature achievements: a horror-fantasy masterpiece that crawled under your skin and stayed there. This anniversary release brings the film back to theaters in a new 4K restoration, presented in 3D.

🎥 “Akira: 4K Restoration” Re-Release Trailer: Katsuhiro Otomo’s Cyberpunk Anime Landmark Roars Back Into Theaters — Returning September 4th

Neo-Tokyo is calling, and the future still looks dangerous. Katsuhiro Otomo’s landmark anime classic returns to theaters in 4K, bringing Kaneda, Tetsuo, and one of cinema’s most influential cyberpunk nightmares back to the big screen. After a crash pulls Tetsuo into a military experiment and awakens a terrifying new power, Kaneda’s rescue mission spirals into madness, rebellion, and city-shaking destruction. Some masterpieces don’t age. This one just keeps reminding us animation can hit like a bomb.

🎥 “The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping” Meet Haymitch Promo: Joseph Zada Steps Into the Arena as Panem’s Future Survivor — In Theaters and IMAX November 20th

Before Haymitch Abernathy became District 12’s sharp-tongued mentor, he was just another tribute walking into Panem’s favorite nightmare. Joseph Zada stars in this franchise prequel, which revisits the 50th Hunger Games, also known as the Second Quarter Quell, 24 years before Katniss Everdeen’s story begins. With the odds doubled and the Capitol’s spectacle machine already in full swing, this chapter turns a familiar survivor’s origin story into something crueler, younger, and far less certain.

🎥 “The Odyssey” New Promo and IMAX Featurette: Christopher Nolan Brings Homer’s Mythic Epic to IMAX on a Massive New Scale — In Theaters July 17th

The long road home just got a much bigger canvas. Christopher Nolan brings Homer’s foundational saga to the screen as a globe-spanning mythic action epic shot entirely with IMAX film cameras, following Odysseus through gods, monsters, war, temptation, and the brutal pull of destiny. Matt Damon leads a powerhouse cast that includes Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong’o, Zendaya, and Charlize Theron. For diehard Nolan fans, this has been marked on the calendar since it was announced... and it’s not hard to see why.

🎥 “Dead Souls” Trailer: Repo Man Filmmaker Alex Cox Takes One Final Ride Into the Weird West With This Offbeat Spaghetti Western Satire — In Select Theaters Now, Expanding to Other Cities Throughout July

Legendary cult filmmaker Alex Cox, best known for ’80s classics like Repo Man and Sid and Nancy, heads west for his supposed final directorial effort, capping off a film career built on punk energy, political bite, and offbeat genre detours. Seemingly an ode to classic spaghetti westerns, Cox also stars as Strindler, a mysterious drifter collecting the names of dead Mexican laborers in an 1890 border town, where his strange mission quickly draws suspicion from locals, cowhands, outlaws, and officials. Loosely adapted from Nikolai Gogol’s novel of the same name, this offbeat western satire turns greed into a crooked American ledger. It’s a fitting swan song for a filmmaker who has always preferred the margins to the mainstream.

🎥 “The Stunt Driver” Teaser Trailer: Jay Baruchel Takes on Ken Carter’s Wild Rocket-Car Dream in Michael Dowse’s True Canadian Underdog Story — Opening in Canadian Theatres September 25th

Sometimes the road to glory needs a ramp. Jay Baruchel stars as Ken Carter, the Canadian stunt-driving legend determined to silence the doubters by launching a rocket car across the St. Lawrence River. Written and directed by Michael Dowse (Fubar, Goon, Take Me Home Tonight), with Ben Foster and Ed Helms riding shotgun in the madness, this mid-’70s underdog tale turns one impossible jump into a battle against fear, failure, and gravity itself.

🎥 “Don’t Look Back In Anger” Teaser: Oasis Returns to the Big Screen with Backstage Access to Their Rock ’n’ Roll Comeback — In Cinemas and IMAX This September

Some reunions come with guitars. Others come with decades of baggage. This documentary takes fans behind the scenes of Oasis’ long-awaited return, promising backstage access to the band’s highly anticipated rock ’n’ roll comeback. Built around the return of one of Britain’s defining bands, the film turns nostalgia, tension, and stadium-sized catharsis into a big-screen event. For Oasis fans, looking back was never really optional.

🎥 “Big Baby” Trailer: A Screenwriter’s Imagination Births a Masked Killer When His New Horror Script Starts Coming True in This Twisty Slasher Film From Spider One — On VOD/Digital August 7th

A new slasher horror executive produced by Cher? Well, if you beeeeelieve in life after love, then you can believe Cher and Chaz Bono have lent their support as executive producers on this new indie slasher thriller from Powerman 5000 frontman Spider One (who also just happens to be Rob Zombie’s brother... horror runs in the family). The rocker-turned-filmmaker returns with his fourth feature, a twisty genre chiller about a writer’s block-plagued screenwriter, played by Brandon Scott, whose disturbing visions of a baby-masked killer begin feeding his latest horror script. But when the murders he imagined start happening for real, his life spirals fast, putting his own loved ones in danger. Also starring Krsy Fox, this looks like a nasty little horror tale about what happens when the monster in your head becomes all too real.

🎥 “Ice Cream Man” New Trailer: Eli Roth Turns a Summer Treat Into Small-Town Horror in His Latest Chiller — In Theaters August 7th

The iceman cometh ... and he ain’t bringing sprinkles. The neighborhood ice cream man has always had horror potential; Eli Roth just decided to make it literal. Written, directed, and co-produced by Roth, this horror romp follows an idyllic summer town as a mysterious vendor starts serving children sweet treats with horrifying consequences. Ari Millen stars as the unsettling figure at the center of it all, turning soft serve into a source of childhood terror.

🎥 “Unholy Night” Teaser Trailer: An Italian Family Christmas Gets Crashed by Killer Revenants in Michael Gabriele’s Holiday Horror Comedy — World Premiering at This Year’s Fantasia

Deck the halls... and hide the bodies. Marc Bendavid stars as Gino, whose traditional Italian family Christmas Eve goes full holiday hell when his long-dead grandmother returns and starts turning dinner into a bloodbath. Written and directed by Michael Gabriele, with Shailene Garnett, Ellen David, Toni Ellwand, and Celia Owen co-starring, this Canadian yuletide horror comedy turns family dysfunction into an undead neighborhood problem. Some relatives bring gifts for Christmas. These ones bring undead mayhem.

🎥 “You’re Dead to Me” Trailer: Senior Year Turns Deadly When a Slasher Crashes Prom Weekend in This New High School Horror Thriller — On VOD/Digital July 7th

Skipping prom for a weekend party sounds like teenage freedom until someone turns up brutally murdered. Directed by Juan Pablo Arias Munoz, this new slasher horror follows three high school seniors trying to enjoy one last escape from parents, school, and responsibility while a serial killer stalks the edges of their future. With Jessica Belkin, Siena Agudong, Ella Anderson, Johanna Braddy, and Denise Richards starring, this gives graduation year one hell of a final exam.

🎥 “The Run” Trailer: Callan Mulvey Smuggles Hope Through a Fertility-Crisis Wasteland in New Dystopian Thriller — In Theaters and on VOD/Digital August 7th

Aussie actor Callan Mulvey (Batman v Superman, Captain America: The Winter Soldier) stars in this dystopian thriller as an aging smuggler trying to finish one last run through a post-pandemic world wrecked by a global fertility crisis. But when a runaway teenager and her baby become the target of ruthless criminals, survival turns into a brutal test of loyalty, morality, and what is still worth protecting. Co-starring Charlotte Maggi and Felix Cameron, this delivery job quickly turns into a fight for the future.

🎥 “Jimmy” New Trailer: KJ Apa Portrays Jimmy Stewart in Upcoming Biopic About the Actor’s Life-Changing Return From World War II — In Theaters November 6th

Before George Bailey found his way back to Bedford Falls, Jimmy Stewart had to find his way back to himself. KJ Apa stars in this true story about the beloved actor’s life-changing turn from Hollywood stardom to World War II service, trading an Academy Award win for combat missions over Europe as a U.S. Army Air Corps pilot. After returning home broken and disheartened, Stewart’s path leads to It’s a Wonderful Life and the role that would help define his legacy ... and also renew his faith in the work itself.

🎥 “The Isolate Thief” New Trailer: Mackenzie Foy Guards Stolen Gold From Sean Bean’s Outlaws in This Civil War-Era Western — In Theaters July 10th

Cold weather, stolen gold, and Sean Bean on the warpath? That’s a bad day at the outpost. Mackenzie Foy stars in this Civil War-era Western as a young woman left to guard a remote Union Army outpost when a stash of stolen gold suddenly makes her the target of a vicious outlaw gang. With Odeya Rush, Jack Kesy, Ty Simpkins, Martin Sensmeier, Joe Pantoliano, and Sean Bean rounding out the cast, the film turns one frozen shelter into a deadly game of traps, nerve, and survival. In the middle of war, keeping your head may be worth more than the gold.

🎥 “On a String” Trailer: Writer-Director-Star Isabel Hagen Navigates Odd Gigs, Stranger Lives, and New York’s Classical Music Scene in This Offbeat Indie With Dylan Baker and Eric Bogosian — In Select Theaters September 11th

The freelance musician life already sounds exhausting before strangers start turning every gig into a personal detour. Written, directed by, and starring Isabel Hagen, this offbeat indie follows a Juilliard-trained musician working her way through New York City’s classical scene while living in her oddball family’s apartment. With Dylan Baker, Eric Bogosian, Frederick Weller, and Jamie Lee rounding out the cast, this looks like a sharp, character-driven comedy about art, work, family, and the strange places a paycheck can take you.

🎥 “Gypsy 83: The Director’s Cut” Trailer: Sara Rue and Birkett Turton Hit the Road for Stevie Nicks Salvation in Todd Stephens’ 4K-Restored 2001 Cult Indie Favorite — Opening August 14th at the Quad in NYC and August 21st at the Nuart in Los Angeles

Black eyeliner, big dreams, and a little Stevie Nicks devotion can take you a long way. Sara Rue and Birkett Turton star as Gypsy and Clive, two Sandusky misfits who flee small-town misery for New York’s “Night of 1000 Stevies,” chasing performance, belonging, and the hope that somewhere out there, their people are waiting. Todd Stephens’ queer outsider road movie returns as a 25th anniversary Director’s Cut, restored in 4K and expanded with over 40 minutes of never-before-seen footage. Sometimes coming of age means getting in the car, turning up The Cure, and finding your witchy little corner of the world.

🎥 “Splash City” Trailer: Two Brothers Fight for Survival on the Streets of San Francisco in This Crime Thriller Starring Reed Shannon and Zach Sowers — In Select Theaters July 20th

Brotherhood gets tested when the streets start pulling them apart. Juju and Slim are two brothers trying to survive in San Francisco, only to find themselves heading down opposite paths. Basketball offers one of them a possible way out, while the other is drawn deeper into a world of smash-and-grab robberies. Directed by Alex Ferrufino and Gilbert Anthony Milam Jr. and starring Reed Shannon, Zach Sowers, TJ Atoms, and Hazel Green, this crime thriller looks at loyalty, betrayal, and the kind of street pressure that can swallow a family whole and leave nothing but damage behind.

🎥 “Les Misérables” Teaser Trailer: Vincent Lindon Stars as Jean Valjean in This French Epic New Take on Victor Hugo’s Classic — In French Cinemas October 14th

Redemption rarely arrives quietly, especially in revolutionary France. French star Vincent Lindon (Titane, The Quiet Son) takes on the iconic role of Jean Valjean, a man hardened by 19 years in prison who tries to rebuild his life under a new identity, only to be pulled back into danger after promising the dying Fantine that he will protect her daughter Cosette. Directed by Fred Cavayé and co-starring Tahar Rahim, Camille Cottin, Benjamin Lavernhe, Noémie Merlant, Vassili Schneider, Megan Northam, Marie Colomb, and Louis Peres, this sweeping adaptation sends Hugo’s tale of justice, mercy, and sacrifice back into the streets.

🎥 “Robert Richardson: The White Devil” Trailer: New Film-Lover Documentary Explores the Visionary Eye of Celebrated Cinematographer Robert Richardson — Coming Soon

Some artists don’t just light a scene. They chase the impossible until it finally looks real. Directed by Jana Hojdová, this feature documentary turns its lens on celebrated cinematographer Robert Richardson, exploring a life built around cinema, obsession, and the nerve it takes to follow a dream no one else can quite see. Featuring Richardson alongside Quentin Tarantino, Martin Scorsese, Oliver Stone, Andy Serkis, Woody Harrelson, Kate Hudson, and more, the film looks at the passion behind the image. Every great shot starts with a cinematographer willing to see what isn’t there yet. And Richardson might be one of the rare ones who can see it clearly before the rest of us even know where to look.

🎥 “A Toxic Love Story” Trailer: Netflix’s New True Crime Doc Digs Into a Twisted Suburban Scandal Where Victim and Villain Keep Shifting — Premiering July 22nd on Netflix

A threatening email scandal, an arrest, and a glamorous California suburb are only the starting points here. Directed by Alexandra Lacey, this Netflix true-crime documentary examines a case involving a husband, his new wife, and his ex-wife, where the truth gets buried under deception, betrayal, and competing versions of victimhood. The deeper the investigation goes, the less certain anyone looks innocent.

🎥 “Black Chariot: Restoration” Trailer: Robert L. Goodwin’s Long-Underseen 1971 Independent Film Returns in 4K, Featuring Bernie Casey’s Lead Acting Debut — In Select Theaters July 10th

Some films don’t disappear because they lack power; sometimes they simply never get the audience they deserved. Written, produced, and directed by Robert L. Goodwin, this nearly forgotten 1971 independent film stars legendary football player-turned-blaxploitation icon Bernie Casey in his lead acting debut. He plays a drifter pulled into a story of social awakening, underground resistance, and fractured American memory. Now restored in 4K by the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture, this long-underseen film finally gets a new path back to the screen.

🎥 “The Abominable Snowman: 4K Restoration” Trailer: Peter Cushing Goes Looking for the Yeti in Hammer’s Long-Overdue Restoration of Its 1957 Himalayas Horror Classic — Available to Pre-Order from Hammer Films

Iconic actor Peter Cushing stars in this chilly Hammer fantasy-horror tale as Dr. Rollason, a scientist whose Himalayan expedition crosses paths with another team far more interested in exploiting the legendary Yeti than understanding it. Directed by Val Guest and written by Quatermass creator Nigel Kneale, this 4K restoration brings one of Hammer’s moodiest, most quietly thoughtful creature features back into sharper view.

🎥 “The Passion of the Christ” Re-release Trailer: Mel Gibson’s Biblical Epic Returns to Theaters in 4K with a Sneak Peek at the Follow-Up — In Theaters September 10th thru 17th

Mel Gibson’s 2004 biblical epic comes back to theaters newly remastered in 4K, revisiting Jim Caviezel’s portrayal of Jesus of Nazareth through his trial, crucifixion, and resurrection. The event will also include a behind-the-scenes sneak peek at The Resurrection of the Christ: Part One, linking one landmark faith-based film to its long-awaited continuation.

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🎥 “The Weight” Trailer: Ethan Hawke Takes on a Deadly Gold-Smuggling Mission in This Hard-Bitten Period Thriller with Russell Crowe — Hitting Theaters September 18th

Ethan Hawke has quietly aged out of the ’90s slacker persona he was once known for and into something far more interesting these days. Sure, he may have first caught our attention playing sensitive, restless young men in films like Dead Poets Society, Reality Bites, Training Day, and the Before Sunrise trilogy, but at 55, he has matured into one of the most compelling actors still taking major swings on screen.

With an uncanny ability to jump from one genre to the next, Hawke is stepping into a new leading-man era, one defined less by youthful angst and more by simmering, weathered intensity. Now, that’s not a slight about him getting older, but an acknowledgment of how his screen presence has deepened with time.

Hawke takes the lead in the new period thriller The Weight, which appears to draw from the same hard-bitten tradition as classic neo-westerns like The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, with a dose of the existential pressure found in The Wages of Fear and William Friedkin’s American remake, Sorcerer.

Meaning it’s a story of hard-pressed men whose nerves, morals, and survival skills are pushed to the limit after they’re handed an impossible mission with high stakes and almost no margin for error. And with Hawke in the lead, fresh off his Oscar-nominated turn in Blue Moon, the film gives him another chance to prove he’s more than just Maya Hawke’s dad. He might just be our generation’s Gary Cooper.

Here, Hawke stars as Samuel Murphy, a widower in 1930s Oregon who is torn away from his daughter and sent to a brutal prison. There, Warden Clancy, played by Russell Crowe, offers Samuel and several other inmates a dangerous proposition: smuggle stolen government gold out of a remote mine, survive the job, and earn a shot at freedom. Of course, it’s the kind of deal too good to pass up, but signing on may also mean signing their own death warrants.

The cast also includes Julia Jones (Wind River) as Anna, a headstrong Indigenous runaway who joins Samuel and the prisoners on the journey, along with Austin Amelio (Everybody Wants Some!!) and Avi Nash (Silo) as roughneck prisoners turned smugglers.

Padraic McKinley makes his feature directorial debut after working as an editor on projects like The Good Lord Bird and The Loudest Voice.

Following its world premiere earlier this year at Sundance, where it earned rave reviews, The Weight is now due to open in theaters September 18th.

🎥 “Motor City” Trailer: Alan Ritchson Tears Through 1970s Detroit on a Full-Throttle Revenge Mission in This Raucous Action Thriller with Shailene Woodley, Ben Foster, and Pablo Schreiber — In Theaters July 24th

There’s no delicate way to say this: Alan Ritchson is built like the human equivalent of a Mack truck. So no matter what dire scenario he’s thrown into, we can’t help but think: yeah, he’s almost cartoonishly equipped to survive it.

That massive frame has served him well in his breakout turn on Amazon’s action series Reacher, and it looks like it will come in just as handy in Motor City, a 1970s-set grindhouse revenge thriller where Ritchson gets unjustly thrown in prison, only to come out with a major score to settle.

Detroit is known for its steel and its muscle cars. Well, Alan Ritchson is here to remind everyone that he fits right in ’cuz the man basically looks like he rolled off the assembly line with dents already included. And from the look of things in this new trailer, he’s prepared to run through a brick wall to get back what was taken from him.

Set against the hard-rock backdrop of 1970s Detroit, Motor City sees Ritchson as John Miller, a working-class bruiser whose life gets knocked sideways after he falls for a local waitress played by Shailene Woodley. The problem is, she also happens to be the unrequited obsession of a ruthless Detroit gangster, played here by Ben Foster, looking quite smarmy and devious.

With plans to take John out of the picture, this gangster has him raided by police, framed for a crime he didn’t commit, and thrown into prison while the life he knew gets ripped away from him. Worse still, John’s girl seems to believe the lies, leaving him not only framed and imprisoned, but completely cut off from the one person he loves.

But once John is finally free, or perhaps breaks his way out, he’s not looking for closure, healing, or some noble second chance. He wants full-blown payback, and judging by this new trailer, he plans to collect it with pure Motor City fury. Anyone foolish enough to stand in his way is probably getting folded like a lawn chair.

Also co-starring Pablo Schreiber and Lionel Boyce, the film is directed by Potsy Ponciroli (Old Henry) from a Black List script by Chad St. John (Replicas). Motor City is scheduled to open in theaters July 24th.

Come for the metal-crunching revenge mayhem, but stay for Ritchson turning 1970s Detroit into his own personal demolition derby. Hell yeah!

🎥 “Late Fame” Trailer: Willem Dafoe Gets Rediscovered as a Forgotten Poet Facing an Unexpected Second Act with Greta Lee — Hitting Theaters August 7th

What is fame, really?

Well, for a young artist, it can seem pretty straightforward: becoming successful at something you love doing, whether that means earning money, respect, recognition, or simply proving you were right to chase it in the first place.

But for an older artist, fame becomes a little more complicated. It’s no longer just about being seen. It’s about what that attention costs, what it takes away, and whether the thing you once wanted still feels worth having once you finally get it. An older person is also more skeptical, more bruised by experience, and probably more aware that fame doesn’t fix everything. Sometimes it just gives your problems better lighting.

In Late Fame, Willem Dafoe stars as Ed Saxberger, a once-promising New York poet whose work barely made a ripple when it first appeared. Decades later, his forgotten poems are suddenly rediscovered by a younger generation of artists, turning him into an unlikely literary figure among a group of eager, eccentric creatives.

Now seen as one of the last living connections to a fabled old beat-poet era, Ed finds himself both flattered and deeply unsure of what any of this attention actually means. Do they truly believe his poems deserve rediscovery, or are they simply fascinated by the novelty of a forgotten relic from a cooler, vanished literary scene?

Greta Lee co-stars as Gloria, a free-spirited actress and admirer whose charming presence adds another layer of temptation and uncertainty to Ed’s late-in-life revival, as he begins to wonder whether this sudden attention is a second chance or just another letdown waiting to happen.

Edmund Donovan, Jake Lacy, and Clark Johnson also star.

Kent Jones, the filmmaker behind Diane and Jimmy P: Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian, directs, while the screenplay comes from Samy Burch, whose Oscar-nominated script for May December showed a sharp eye for performance, self-deception, and the messy stories people tell about themselves.

For Willem Dafoe’s Ed, newfound recognition may be less a victory lap than a strange second audition. After all, being rediscovered is one thing. Believing it is another.

Late Fame opens in theaters August 7th.

🎥 “Practical Magic 2” Trailer: Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman Bring the Owens Sisters Back for Another Round of Love, Magic, and Family Trouble with Joey King and Maisie Williams as the Next Generation — Arriving In Theaters September 11th

To break a family curse, sometimes you have to go back to where the magic first began. And for the Owens women, that means digging into old secrets, dark family history, and a few powers that have been waiting to come out.

Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman are back as Sally and Gillian Owens in Practical Magic 2, the long-awaited sequel to the beloved 1998 romantic fantasy. It’s been nearly three decades since we last saw the Owens sisters dealing with love, loss, small-town suspicion, and the very inconvenient problem of being witches in a family haunted by a curse that puts any man they love in danger.

This time, the story moves toward the next generation. Sally’s daughters, Kylie and Antonia, played by The Kissing Booth’s Joey King and Game of Thrones’ Maisie Williams, begin uncovering long-buried family secrets that may point to the truth behind the curse that has followed the Owens women for generations.

Before long, the family is pulled beyond their familiar Massachusetts home and into the United Kingdom, where they start tracing the origins of their magical bloodline. But finding the source of the curse also means confronting the dark magic that started it all, and breaking that cycle may demand a much bigger sacrifice than anyone expected.

The stakes feel even more personal now that Kylie has found someone she truly cares about, played by Blue Beetle’s Xolo Maridueña. If the Owens family curse has taught us anything, it’s that love rarely arrives without a price.

Stockard Channing and Dianne Wiest also return as the eccentric Owens aunts, with Lee Pace joining the cast as a charming dark arts historian.

Acclaimed Danish filmmaker Susanne Bier, who previously worked with Bullock on Bird Box and Kidman on HBO’s The Undoing, is helming from a script by Akiva Goldsman, Georgia Pritchett, and Kelly Marcel, based on characters from Alice Hoffman’s best-selling 1995 novel.

So yes, witches are very much back in season. And this time, the Owens women are going to prove some witches don’t just cast spells... they break them too. Practical Magic 2 opens in theaters September 11th.

🎥 “Sense and Sensibility” Trailer: Daisy Edgar-Jones and Esmé Creed-Miles Navigate Love, Loss, and Family Duty in Jane Austen’s Classic Tale — Coming to Theaters October 16th

At this point, Jane Austen’s novels might as well be viewed as their own IP franchise universe. Every few years, her work gets dusted off, reimagined, modernized, remixed, or handed a fresh set of bonnets for a new generation.

But for an older generation, Sense and Sensibility may still be tied to Ang Lee’s beloved 1995 adaptation, starring Emma Thompson, Alan Rickman, Kate Winslet, and Hugh Grant. But now there’s a new version on the way, bringing Austen’s classic story of heartbreak, social pressure, family duty, and carefully restrained longing back to the big screen.

And here’s the thing: Austen never really gets old. Her stories endure because the themes and emotional dynamics still work. Love, money, class, reputation, bad timing, and terrible suitors with excellent manners remain painfully recognizable.

This new Sense and Sensibility stars Twisters’ Daisy Edgar-Jones as Elinor Dashwood, the eldest Dashwood sister whose quiet strength and emotional restraint are tested after her family’s fortunes collapse. Following the death of their father, the Dashwood women are forced to leave their family estate in Sussex and move to a modest cottage on the property of a distant relative in Devon.

Elinor and her younger sister Marianne, played by Esmé Creed-Miles from Prime’s Hanna, must navigate love, heartbreak, and disappointment in very different ways. Elinor keeps everything carefully contained, while Marianne feels every wound out loud, giving Austen her classic clash between sisterly restraint and resentment.

The cast also includes Outlander’s Caitríona Balfe as Mrs. Dashwood, 1917’s George MacKay as Edward Ferrars, Urchin’s Frank Dillane as John Willoughby, Killing Eve’s Fiona Shaw as Mrs. Jennings, and The Testament of Ann Lee’s Stacy Martin as Fanny Dashwood.

English filmmaker Georgia Oakley, who made her feature debut with the acclaimed 2022 indie Blue Jean, directs from an adapted screenplay by newcomer Diana Reid.

Sense and Sensibility is scheduled to open in theaters October 16th.

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🎥 “Forgotten Island” Trailer: Two Lifelong Friends Enter a Magical Filipino Folklore World in DreamWorks’ New Animated Adventure Starring H.E.R., Liza Soberano, Dave Franco and Lea Salonga — Coming to Theaters September 25th

Growing up together is one thing. Trying to survive a magical island before your entire friendship gets erased is another. In this DreamWorks Animation adventure, Grammy Award-winning R&B singer H.E.R. and Filipino American actress Liza Soberano voice Jo and Raissa, high school graduates whose final night together turns into a portal-hopping journey through Nakali, a fantastical island filled with creatures from Filipino mythology. Joined by Dave Franco’s well-meaning weredog Raww, the pair must confront the feared Manananggal, voiced by Filipina icon Lea Salonga, while racing to get home before they forget why they were fighting so hard to stay together in the first place. Sometimes, being friends means refusing to let the best parts of growing up together disappear.

🎥 “Charlie Harper” Trailer: Emilia Jones and Nick Robinson Question Whether Love Is Enough in This Modern Romance — Only in Theaters September 25th

What happens when the person you love is also the person you may have to outgrow? Emilia Jones and Nick Robinson star as Charlie and Harper, two people whose deep connection keeps pulling them back together, even as life begins pushing them in different directions. But their relationship is tested by ambition, identity, and the slow, painful changes that come with figuring out who you are. Directed by Mac Eldridge and Tom Dean, and written by Dean, this modern romance follows a couple caught between intimacy and independence, where staying together may be just as hard as letting go. Love can feel permanent until change becomes the thing neither person can outrun.

🎥 “Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother” Teaser Trailer: Mahershala Ali’s Religious Hitman Faces a Crisis of Faith and Family in Filmmaker Bassam Tariq’s Houston-Set Thriller — Hitting Select Theaters September 25th, Everywhere in October

Prayer and violence make for uneasy company. Mahershala Ali stars as a devout hitman whose world unravels after his wife’s death, forcing him into a desperate journey across Houston to protect his children. Writer-director Bassam Tariq keeps the pressure on a man being hunted from the outside and hollowed out from within, while John Cho, Giancarlo Esposito, Tramell Tillman, and Tiffany Boone help fill out the storm around him. In this thriller, the hardest fight may not be against the people coming for him, but the beliefs falling apart inside him.

🎥 “Remake” Trailer: Documentarian Ross McElwee Rebuilds a Life, a Film, and a Father-Son Story From Decades of Personal Footage — Hitting Select Theaters July 10th

Some movies become family albums. Some become unfinished conversations. Documentary filmmaker Ross McElwee turns forty years of personal filmmaking into this deeply reflective documentary about his son Adrian, who grew up inside his father’s films, picked up a camera himself, and later died from a fentanyl overdose. As McElwee revisits Adrian’s final years through the footage he left behind, the stalled fictional adaptation of Sherman’s March becomes part of a larger meditation on grief, memory, and what the camera can never fully hold. This is a remake in the truest sense: not of a movie, but of how a father learns to live with what remains.

🎥 “WHAM! 10 Days In China” Trailer: New Retrospective Documentary Revisits How George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley Took Western Pop Into China — In Cinemas Worldwide July 28th

Pop history rarely comes with this much political noise. Directed by Mike Christie, this documentary revisits WHAM!’s landmark 1985 trip to China, where George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley became the first Western pop act to perform in the country with concerts in Beijing and Guangzhou. Built from newly restored, newly digitized, and never-before-seen archive footage, along with firsthand interviews, the film looks at the cultural collision of East and West, music and politics, and two young stars stepping onto a much larger world stage. Forty years later, those ten days still play like a tour story that became part pop spectacle, part cultural time capsule.

🎥 “Los Vampires” Trailer: Henry Ian Cusick and Thomas Kretschmann Turn the Making of Spanish Dracula Into a Murderous Hollywood Nightmare — World Premiering at Fantasia 2026

Hollywood’s graveyard shift gets more than it bargained for. Set in 1930, this period horror film fictionalizes the making of George Melford’s Spanish-language Dracula, which was famously shot at night on the same Universal sets after the English-language version wrapped for the day. The story follows a Spanish actor hired for the nocturnal production and forced to imitate the daytime performance of the English-speaking star, turning a strange bit of studio efficiency into a simmering rivalry. But as tensions rise between the two performers, a string of murders begins stalking the soundstage. Written and directed by Craig Mitchell, with Lost’s Henry Ian Cusick and King Kong’s Thomas Kretschmann leading a cast that includes Daniela Couso, Jefferson Mays, Oscar Nuñez, and Jorge Diaz, this offbeat vampire chiller suggests the darkest performance may be happening offscreen.

🎥 “Evil Dead Burn” New Trailer: The Deadites Crash a Family Reunion From Hell in Sébastien Vaniček’s Savage New Franchise Chapter — Coming to Theaters July 10th

Grief comes home, and something rotten answers the door. After her husband’s death, Alice (Souheila Yacoub) retreats to his family’s secluded house, where mourning turns into survival when her in-laws begin transforming into Deadites. Produced by franchise veterans Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert, with Bruce Campbell among the executive producers, this family reunion does not just go wrong. It goes straight to hell. French horror filmmaker Sébastien Vaniček (Infested) takes the reins, proving the dead still know how to make a house feel very, very crowded.

🎥 “The Outer Threat” Trailer: An Astrophysicist’s Alien Discovery Turns Into a Paranoid Fight for Survival in This Sci-Fi Thriller Starring Mark O’Brien, Constance Wu, and William Fichtner — On VOD/Digital July 10th

The truth is out there, but that doesn’t mean anyone is ready to survive it. This sci-fi thriller stars Mark O’Brien as Daniel, an astrophysicist who discovers evidence of alien life and alerts his team, only to find himself and his family hunted by a mysterious pursuer. Written and directed by William Woods, and also starring Constance Wu and William Fichtner, the film turns first contact into a tense escape story where cosmic discovery may be indistinguishable from paranoia. Sometimes looking to the stars only makes the danger feel a little closer than anyone wants to admit.

🎥 “The Souffleur” Teaser: Willem Dafoe Fights to Save a Vanishing Vienna Hotel in Gastón Solnicki’s Dark Comedy — Coming Soon to Kino Film Collection

Willem Dafoe checks into a losing battle against time, money, and modern development in this dark comedy from writer-director Gastón Solnicki. Dafoe stars as Lucius, the longtime manager of an iconic Vienna hotel who learns the building has been sold to a developer planning to tear it down and remake it. With help from his daughter and a small circle of employees, Lucius launches a strange crusade of detours, espionage, and paranoid resistance to protect the life he has built. Some people fight for property; Lucius seems to be fighting for a whole disappearing world.

🎥 “Batman: Knightfall Trilogy” Trailer: Bane Breaks the Bat in DC’s Three-Part Animated Movie Event — Coming Soon

The Bat is about to meet his breaking point. Anson Mount voices Bruce Wayne/Batman in this animated adaptation of the legendary DC comic book saga, as Bane unleashes Arkham Asylum’s entire Rogue’s Gallery and pushes Gotham’s exhausted protector into a battle he may not be able to win. With Michael Mando as Bane and Pablo Schreiber as Jean-Paul Valley/Azrael, the first chapter sets the stage for a brutal test of body, mind, and legacy. Gotham has plenty of villains, but this time, Batman’s greatest enemy may be fatigue itself. Batman has survived monsters, madmen, and murderers. Bane’s plan is to make him survive all of them at once.

🎥 “Wet Hot American Summer: 25th Anniversary” Re-release Trailer: David Wain’s Cult Camp Comedy Returns for One More Absurd Last Day at Camp Firewood — Back in Theaters August 14th

Camp Firewood is open again, and subtlety is still not on the activity schedule. David Wain’s 2001 satirical comedy returns to theaters for its 25th anniversary, bringing back the last day of summer camp, the big talent show, messy romance, and one very inconvenient chunk of NASA’s Skylab hurtling toward Earth. Co-written by Wain and Michael Showalter, the cult favorite packs an absurdly stacked ensemble including Paul Rudd, Amy Poehler, Bradley Cooper, Elizabeth Banks, Molly Shannon, Christopher Meloni, Janeane Garofalo, David Hyde Pierce, Ken Marino, Joe Lo Truglio, Michael Ian Black, and Showalter, among others. Some summer seasons fade, but this one just keeps getting wetter... eww.

🎥 “Ghosts: The Possession of Button House” Trailer: The Beloved BBC Sitcom Haunts the Big Screen in a Feature-Length Halloween Adventure — Arriving in UK Cinemas October 23rd

Button House is heading from television to theaters, which feels only right for a place already crowded with unfinished business. The beloved BBC comedy series, which sparked a popular American remake on CBS, will make its big-screen debut as a feature-length family adventure, bringing back stars, writers, and creators Mathew Baynton, Simon Farnaby, Martha Howe-Douglas, Jim Howick, Laurence Rickard, and Ben Willbond. Lolly Adefope, Charlotte Ritchie, and Kiell Smith-Bynoe also return for this big-screen haunting, as the ghosts get one more chance to make a supernatural mess of things. Some homes are hard to leave, especially when the residents are already dead.

🎥 “Ken Russell’s The Devils” Teaser: One of Cinema’s Most Controversial Masterpieces Returns Uncut and Restored in 4K — Hitting Theaters October 16th

Once deemed one of the most controversial films in history, Ken Russell’s infamous 1971 masterpiece is finally returning in the form he always wanted audiences to see. Starring Vanessa Redgrave and Oliver Reed, this epic story of obsession, corruption, faith, and power has long stood as one of cinema’s most provocative works, even drawing condemnation from the Vatican. Assembled from the original camera negative and guided by Russell’s privately constructed 2004 edit, this new 4K restoration presents The Devils uncut, unfiltered, and back on the big screen. Some films are rediscovered; this one feels like it has been waiting to be released from the vault. So grab those bibles and prepare for one hell of a restoration.

🎥 “Mars Attacks! 30th Anniversary” Promos: Tim Burton’s Bonkers ’90s Alien-Invasion Spoof Gets Newly Remastered in 4K — Arriving on Digital 4K and 4K UHD Blu-ray Tuesday, August 11th

Ack! Ack! Ack! Tim Burton’s gleefully absurd 1996 alien-invasion comedy is getting the 4K treatment just in time for its 30th anniversary, with the newly remastered film arriving on Digital 4K and Blu-ray this summer. Featuring a stacked all-star cast that can rival any MCU ensemble, Mars Attacks! stars Jack Nicholson as the President of the United States, desperately failing to protect Earth from a full-blown intergalactic crisis. Some movies age gracefully; this one still feels like it came blasting in from another planet. File this under one of Burton’s most underrated gems, now ready to fry our brains all over again in glorious 4K.

🎥 “The Magic Faraway Tree” New Trailer: Andrew Garfield, Claire Foy, and Nicola Coughlan Enter a Storybook World of Family Magic — In U.S. Theaters August 21st

Andrew Garfield and Claire Foy head to the countryside for a family reset with a very enchanted surprise. They star as Polly and Tim, parents whose children discover a magical tree that leads to extraordinary residents and fantastical lands beyond imagination. With Bridgerton’s Nicola Coughlan also starring, this family adventure turns Enid Blyton’s classic children’s book series into a reminder that the best escapes are the ones the whole family can take together.

🎥 “Momo and the Time Thieves” International Trailer: A Young Orphan Takes on Time-Stealing Villains in Signature’s Family Fantasy Adventure Starring Alexa Goodall and Martin Freeman — In U.K. Cinemas August 14th

The clock is ticking, and Martin Freeman may know why. Based on the 1973 children’s book by Michael Ende, this family fantasy stars Alexa Goodall as Momo, an orphan whose gift for listening becomes vital when an international corporation steals time from everyone around her. With Araloyin Oshunremi as her best friend Gino and Freeman as Master Hora, the story sends Momo into a race where saving the day means giving people back the moments that make life matter.

🎥 “Sia: Nostalgic For The Present - 10th Anniversary” Trailer: Sia’s Cinematic 2016 Stage Spectacle Graces the Big Screen for a Limited Anniversary Run — In Theaters July 23rd

Sia’s 2016 stage experience gets a big-screen return with this remastered concert film co-directed by Sia and Daniel Askill. Built around vocals, choreography, and cinematic performance, the film features Maddie Ziegler, Nicholas Lanzisera, Stephanie Mincone, and Wyatt Rocker, with appearances from Paul Dano, Gaby Hoffman, Ben Mendelsohn, Tig Notaro, and Kristen Wiig. With Ryan Heffington’s choreography shaping the movement, this looks less like a standard concert film and more like a full visual performance piece built around one of pop’s most distinctive catalogs.

🎥 “Mustache” Trailer: A Pakistani-American Teen Faces Public School, Puberty, and One Very Unwanted Mustache in This Late-’90s Coming-of-Age Comedy — On VOD/Digital July 31st

Middle school is hard enough without your face betraying you. Atharv Verma stars as Ilyas, a 13-year-old Pakistani-American kid in late-’90s Northern California whose life is thrown into chaos when his parents pull him from Islamic private school and send him into the terrifying wilds of public school. With his awkward prepubescent mustache making him even more self-conscious, Ilyas cooks up a plan to get back to his old life, only to discover that fitting in may be less important than growing into himself. Co-starring Rizwan Manji, Meesha Shafi, Ayana Manji, Alicia Silverstone, and Hasan Minhaj, this coming-of-age comedy turns one kid’s grooming crisis into a funny, tender lesson in self-acceptance.

🎥 “The Floaters” Trailer: Jackie Tohn Stars as A Struggling Musician Returning to Jewish Summer Camp in This Underdog Comedy From Director Rachel Israel — In Select Theaters July 10th

Camp rivalries, old friendships, and last-resort employment all come together in this summer-camp comedy. GLOW’s Jackie Tohn stars a struggling musician who takes a job from her overachieving best friend, helping supervise a group of misfit campers at the Jewish summer camp where they grew up. With the camp’s future on the line and a longtime rival waiting across the field, this looks like the kind of scrappy ensemble comedy where saving the summer means getting everyone to stop fighting long enough to care.

🎥 “Visitation” Trailer: Legendary German Filmmaker Volker Schlöndorff Turns a Berlin Lakeshore House Into a Witness to Germany’s Troubled History — In German Cinemas October 15th

A house can hold more than memories. Written and directed by 87-year-old Palme d’Or and Oscar-winning filmmaker Volker Schlöndorff, of The Tin Drum fame, this century-spanning historical drama follows a lakeshore home near Berlin as generations pass through its walls during Nazism, war, Soviet occupation, German reunification, and the arrival of a new era. Starring Detlev Buck, Susanne Wolff, Stella Denis-Winkler, Lars Eidinger, and Martina Gedeck, the film follows twelve lives searching for peace and belonging while history keeps leaving its mark. Some homes don’t just survive history; they absorb it.

🎥 “Battle of Oslo” Trailer: Colonel Birger Eriksen Makes the Call That Changed Norway’s Wartime History — In Theaters and on VOD/Digital July 3rd

History can turn on one impossible order. Directed by Daniel Fahre, this Norwegian historical war thriller revisits April 9, 1940, as German warships close in on Oslo and Colonel Birger Eriksen commands the undermanned Oscarsborg Fortress. Led by Bjørn Sundquist, with Jon Øigarden, Øystein Røger, Axel Bøyum, Fridtjov Såheim, and Odin Waage in the cast, the film shifts between the Battle of Drøbak Sound and the 1946 military inquiry that forced Eriksen to defend the decision that sank the Blücher.

🎥 “The Samurai and the Prisoner” Trailer: Filmmaker Kiyoshi Kurosawa Turns a Castle Siege Into a Feudal Murder Mystery Starring Masahiro Motoki — Opening in U.S. Theaters July 31st

Japanese filmmaker Kiyoshi Kurosawa (Tokyo Sonata) takes the samurai film into shadowy mystery territory. Set inside a besieged castle, the film follows Lord Murashige Araki (Masahiro Motoki) as his rebellion against Nobunaga Oda (Bando Shingo) gives way to fear, betrayal, and a string of crimes within his own court. With Kanbei Kuroda (Masaki Suda), a brilliant strategist locked in the dungeon, becoming his uneasy ally, this historical thriller turns wartime strategy into a deadly game of trust.

🎥 “The Debt Collector” Trailer: Nadech Kugimiya Fights to Repay the Sins of His Past in Netflix’s Thai Action Thriller — Premiering July 23rd on Netflix

Some debts come with interest. Some come with blood. Nadech Kugimiya stars as Num, a former debt collector whose prison sentence, terminal illness, and guilty conscience leave him trying to escape the violence that once defined him. But when he is pulled back into Thailand’s brutal illegal lending underworld, one final rescue mission forces him to confront the victims, scars, and moral debts he can no longer outrun. Directed by Surapong Ploensang and co-starring DAOU Pittaya Saechua, this Thai action thriller turns every punch into a payment past due.

🎥 “Kill Trip” Trailer: Festival-Goers Take the Wrong Ride Toward a Road-Trip Nightmare — On VOD/Digital July 17th

The road to Austin takes a very bad detour. A group of carefree festival-goers hitch a ride toward what should be the best weekend of their lives, only to realize they have trusted the wrong stranger. As bodies vanish and the group begins to shrink, survival turns into a desperate fight against something lurking just out of sight. Starring Tate Christensen, Diletta Guglielmi, Stelio Savante, and Corin Nemec, this road-trip horror thriller makes one thing clear: the path to paradise can get bumpy real fast.

🎥 “Cruel Hands” Trailer: A Mother and Son Are Trapped Between an Abusive Husband and a Raging Bushfire in Al Kalyk’s Survival Thriller Starring Mavournee Hazel — On VOD/Digital July 24th

There are some homes you run from, and some nightmares that refuse to stay behind. Directed by Al Kalyk, this survival thriller follows a mother (Mavournee Hazel) and her young son as they flee an abusive husband and seek refuge in an isolated farmhouse, only to realize safety is still out of reach. With a raging bushfire closing in and their pursuer drawing near, escape becomes a brutal test of courage, instinct, and how far a mother will go to protect her child.

🎥 “Golden Kamuy: The Abashiri Prison Raid” Trailer: Sugimoto and Asirpa Break Into Japan’s Most Dangerous Prison in Netflix’s Live-Action Manga Adventure — Streaming July 13th on Netflix

An ironclad prison, hundreds of criminals, and one hidden treasure map tattooed across dangerous men. This live-action action film continues Netflix’s Golden Kamuy saga as Saichi Sugimoto and Asirpa push deeper into the hunt for stolen Ainu gold, leading them toward the heavily guarded Abashiri Prison. Starring Kento Yamazaki, Anna Yamada, Gordon Maeda, Yūma Yamoto, and Asuka Kudo, the film adapts the manga’s iconic prison arc into a high-stakes raid where getting inside may be the easy part. In this treasure hunt, every scar could point the way to a war.

🎥 “EVANGELION:DEATH (TRUE)² & REBIRTH” Re-release Trailer: Hideaki Anno’s Landmark Anime Film Returns to Theaters for Evangelion’s 30th Anniversary — In Theatres July 21st

The end was never going to be simple. Hideaki Anno’s original film adaptation of Neon Genesis Evangelion returns to theaters as part of the Evangelion 30th Movie Fest, bringing together EVANGELION:DEATH, a compilation of the TV anime’s first 24 episodes, and EVANGELION:REBIRTH, an early portion of the alternate ending that would become “Air.” First released in Japan in 1997, this theatrical turning point revisits the fractured minds, apocalyptic pressure, and unresolved questions that made the series a landmark.

🎥 “The Ribbon Hero” Trailer: Osamu Tezuka’s Princess Knight Gets a Modern Anime Reimagining — Streaming August 8th on Netflix

A classic hero is being redrawn for a new generation. Inspired by Osamu Tezuka’s 1953 manga Princess Knight, this anime feature follows Princess Sapphire as she rises from loss and trauma to become the Ribbon Hero after the monstrous Nergal devastates her kingdom. Directed by Yuki Igarashi, with production from TWIN ENGINE and animation by OUTLINE, the film reimagines Sapphire’s fight to protect her new home from the same dark fate. Destiny may be harsh, but this heroine clearly has no plans to bow to it.

🎥 “The Bay” Trailer: Francesca Eastwood and Dani Oliveros Star as Two Best Friends Fighting to Survive Shark-Infested Waters in This Shark Thriller — Coming July 17th on VOD/Digital

A destination wedding in Thailand takes a deadly turn in this survival thriller from writer-director Phil Volken. Francesca Eastwood and Dani Oliveros star as Emma and Lani, two best friends whose tour boat sinks in the middle of a tiger shark sanctuary, leaving them stranded in waters where every move could draw something closer. It’s a lean shark-attack setup built around panic, friendship, and the very bad realization that the shore is not nearly close enough.

🎥 “American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez” Trailer: David Alvarado’s Documentary Celebrates the Father of Chicano Theater and the Filmmaker Behind ‘Zoot Suit’ and ‘La Bamba’ — Opening July 17th at NY’s Film Forum; Other Cities to Follow

Written and directed by David Alvarado, this documentary chronicles the life and career of Luis Valdez, the playwright and filmmaker who brought Chicano stories from the farm fields of Delano to Broadway and Hollywood. Narrated by Edward James Olmos, who starred in Valdez’s landmark Zoot Suit and its 1981 film adaptation, the film traces the founding of El Teatro Campesino alongside the United Farm Workers, as well as the creation of Zoot Suit and La Bamba. It’s a portrait of an artist whose work became inseparable from a larger cultural movement that changed the American stage.

🎥 “Never Stop Chasing” Trailer: Storm Chaser Reed Timmer Drives Straight Into the World’s Most Violent Tornadoes in This New Documentary — Coming to Theaters August 21st

For most people, severe weather means taking shelter. For Reed Timmer, it means driving the armored Dominator 3 straight into the path of the world’s most violent tornadoes. This documentary follows the storm-chasing legend and his crew as they hit the road in their souped-up truck to pursue extreme weather while confronting the danger, obsession, friendship, and human cost left behind in the storm’s wake. Chasing tornadoes may look like a thrill ride, but it’s a job meant for those crazy enough to run toward the danger everyone else is trying to escape.

📺 “The Real Wolf of Wall Street” Trailer: Paramount+ Doc Revisits Jordan Belfort’s Chaos Through the People Who Survived It — Streaming July 14th on Paramount+

The legend was loud. The damage was louder. This Paramount+ Original documentary looks past the Hollywood myth of Jordan Belfort to revisit the real money, real parties, and real victims left behind. Told through the people who lived through the chaos and survived the fallout, it digs into the story behind the swagger. The wolf got the spotlight; now the consequences get the floor.

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🎥 “The Room Returns” Trailer: Bob Odenkirk Steps Into Tommy Wiseau’s Cult Movie Disaster-Piece for a Charity Remake Shot in One Day — Screening June 26th at LA’s Hollywood Forever

Tommy Wiseau’s so-called disaster-piece The Room is the gift that keeps on giving. After its strange rise to cult fame in the early aughts, when it was embraced as one of the most notoriously terrible films ever made, this cinematic monstrosity somehow keeps finding new ways to crawl back into the spotlight.

To be totally frank, we thought The Room phenomenon had run its course after 2017’s The Disaster Artist, the acclaimed James Franco comedy that told the stranger-than-fiction story behind the movie’s bizarre making. Like most so-bad-it’s-good sensations, there’s usually an expiration date, when the cultural peak starts tipping into overexposure and the joke begins to lose its charge.

So we thought The Room might have finally hit that wall.

But here comes The Room Returns, another Room-related project arriving completely out of left field, reminding us that Tommy Wiseau’s baffling little universe isn’t gone, nor forgotten. It is still very much alive, still mutating, and still finding strange new ways to pull us back in.

Instead of James Franco doing a dead-on Tommy Wiseau impression in The Disaster Artist — although these days, Franco and Wiseau might be more similar than we initially thought — we now have Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul star Bob Odenkirk bringing his own dramatic chops to Wiseau’s tortured leading-man role, Johnny, in a green-screen-shot tribute to the 2003 cult oddity.

And before you ask whether Odenkirk has lost his marbles by agreeing to star in what is essentially a remake of a film many still consider one of the worst in cinema history, there is a perfectly good reason behind it: the whole thing was done for charity.

Produced through Acting For a Cause, an all-volunteer organization, The Room Returns reimagines Wiseau’s original melodrama by flipping the mythology of the first film on its head. The 2003 movie famously burned through a reported $6 million and stretched across months of shooting with mostly unknown actors. This version was filmed in under 12 hours, on virtually no budget, with no rehearsal, teleprompters guiding the cast, and green screens standing in for the original locations.

Which, honestly, might be the most Room-appropriate way to remake The Room.

The cast includes Bob Odenkirk as Johnny, alongside Bella Heathcote as Lisa, Kate Siegel as Claudette, Arturo Castro as Steven, Rivkah Reyes as Susan, Cameron Kasky as Denny, and director Brando Crawford as Mark.

Mike Flanagan, the filmmaker behind The Life of Chuck, Midnight Mass and The Haunting of Hill House, is also involved as an executive producer. He also jumps in front of camera, co-starring as Peter. Room original cast member Greg Sestero who played Mark in the original is also back, this time playing Chris R.

The idea here isn’t to “fix” The Room, because that would defeat the entire point. The original film’s strange power has always come from its total lack of self-consciousness. It is a movie built from baffling creative choices, mismatched performances, unexplained football tossing, rooftop confrontations, and dialogue that seems to have been translated from human emotion into something only Tommy Wiseau fully understands.

Following sold-out screenings in Chicago and New York City, The Room Returns will have its Los Angeles premiere on June 26th at Hollywood Forever.

Tickets are available through actingforacause.org, with proceeds benefiting amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, and Blue Collaborative, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit supporting independent artists.

So, no, The Room still has not gone away. It has simply found another strange doorway back into our lives. And this time, Bob Odenkirk is standing there in front of a green screen, ready to tell Lisa that she is tearing him apart.

🎥 “Sour Party” Trailer: Steven Soderbergh Presents a Low-Budget Slacker Comedy About Two Broke Thirtysomethings Chasing Quick Cash Across Los Angeles with Samantha Westervelt and Amanda Drexton — On VOD/Digital and DCP+ July 24th

Steven Soderbergh is not only the kind of filmmaker who likes to play by his own rules, but every so often, he lends his name to smaller, stranger projects that could use a little extra spotlight.

We imagine it’s not only out of generosity, but also from an understanding that a healthy indie film system is necessary to keep movies weird, scrappy, and original. Especially at a time when Hollywood rarely makes room for risk unless someone can attach a franchise logo to it.

And while Sour Party sounds, on paper, like a fairly typical slacker indie comedy about two financially struggling thirtysomethings scrounging around Los Angeles for quick cash, its release path is something we haven’t really come across before.

The film is being released globally on all platforms on July 24th, with a concurrent rollout on DCP+, a next-generation Web3 streaming platform from Decentralized Pictures. The organization describes itself as a nonprofit created to support emerging independent filmmakers through funding, mentorship, and community-driven discovery. Roman Coppola is one of its founders, with Sofia Coppola serving on the board of directors.

Apparently, Sour Party was one of the selected films awarded funding by Decentralized Pictures to help complete post-production, including the final mix, music licensing, and legal fees.

So, yes, the movie itself may be about broke people trying to collect money, but its real-world path to release also comes with its own very tale of life imitating art.

Written and directed by husband-and-wife filmmaking team The Drextons (filmmaker Michael A. Drexton and actress Amanda Drexton), Sour Party marks the couple’s feature debut. The film was shot independently around Los Angeles on an initial $64,000 budget, which feels very much in line with its scrappy L.A. punk energy.

The film stars Samantha Westervelt (who also co-wrote the original story with The Drextons) as Gwen and Amanda Drexton as James, two broke, self-absorbed thirtysomethings barely scraping by in Los Angeles. After Gwen realizes she forgot her older sister’s baby shower, she decides she needs a proper registry gift to save face. So she and James make a list of people they believe owe them money and head across the city, turning a desperate cash grab into a messy tour through old grudges and not-so-great judgments.

Reggie Watts and Corey Feldman co-star, playing some of the fascinating characters you find in Los Angeles.

Soderbergh, who later signed on to present the film, described Sour Party as his “favorite kind of indie film success story.” In a press kit statement, he adds, “A group of artists creating their own opportunity instead of waiting for one to present itself. That kind of indomitable spirit infuses every aspect of this movie, and I also believe the world needs more comedies!”

Whether DCP+ becomes a meaningful new route for indie filmmakers remains to be seen, but the idea behind it is interesting. And we are all for new, interesting ways of getting films to consumers that buck the traditional system.

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🎥 “Mister Whatever” Trailer: John Mulaney Turns His New Stand-Up Tour Into a Spot-On Oscar-Bait Spoof — On Tour Nationwide

Some trailers are built to sell movies. Others are built to trick us, just long enough, into thinking John Mulaney has made a prestige drama about a man losing his grip on reality. This sharply designed spoof hits every familiar awards-season beat: the solemn dramatic energy, the unraveling protagonist, the tasteful emotional dread, before revealing itself as a sly promo for Mulaney’s nationwide stand-up tour, Mister Whatever. Honestly, if this is Mulaney’s secret audition tape to host the Oscars, we’re listening. And you’ve got our vote.

🎥 “The End of Oak Street” New Promo: Anne Hathaway and Ewan McGregor Face Suburban Cosmic Terror in David Robert Mitchell’s High-Concept Dinosaur Thriller — In Theaters August 14th

A quiet street gets transported to the edge of the world... and maybe even back to the Jurassic age. After a mysterious cosmic event rips a suburban neighborhood out of ordinary life and drops it somewhere unknown, the Platt family must stay together long enough to understand what happened and survive whatever is now waiting beyond their front doors. Anne Hathaway, Ewan McGregor, Maisy Stella, and Christian Convery star as a family trapped inside an impossible new reality, while writer-director David Robert Mitchell, of It Follows fame, steers this high-concept mystery toward eerie suburban unease, where dinosaurs are no longer trapped in history books... they’re staring right at you.

🎥 “Minions & Monsters” Extended ‘Cyclops’ Look: The Minions Go Full Monster-Movie Mayhem in Illumination’s New Big-Screen Adventure — In Theaters Wednesday, July 1st

The Minions were probably always one bad idea away from making their own monster movie. This new Illumination adventure sends the banana-loving troublemakers into Hollywood mode as they set out to find the perfect creature for their kaiju-sized production, which naturally turns into a globe-trotting mess of slapstick, gibberish, and monster-sized accidents.

🎥 “De Gaulle: Resistance & Liberté” Trailer: Simon Abkarian Leads Antonin Baudry’s Two-Part WWII Epic About Legendary French General Charles de Gaulle’s Fight for Free France — In French Theaters June 3rd (Part One) and June 26th (Part Two)

France falls, history closes in, and one unknown general refuses to accept defeat. Simon Abkarian (Casino Royale, Persepolis) stars as Charles de Gaulle in Antonin Baudry’s two-part WWII saga, which follows the future French leader as he flees to London in 1940 and tries to convince the world that the battle for France is not over. With Simon Russell Beale as Winston Churchill, Campbell Scott as Franklin D. Roosevelt, and a cast that includes Niels Schneider, Thierry Lhermitte, and Karim Leklou, this sweeping two-film historical epic turns resistance into a gamble built on nerve, conviction, and the stubborn belief that freedom can still find a way forward.

🎥 “Color Book” Trailer: A Widowed Father and His Special-Needs Son Make Their Way Across Atlanta for a First Baseball Game in David Fortune’s Festival-Winning Feature Debut, Starring William Catlett and Jeremiah Alexander Daniels — Coming to Netflix June 19th

Parenthood does not pause for grief. After losing his wife, a devoted father (William Catlett) tries to raise his son with Down syndrome (Jeremiah Alexander Daniels), hoping to give him the simple joy of attending his first baseball game. But as their trip across Atlanta begins to stretch and fray, the journey becomes something deeper: a test of patience, memory, and quiet resilience. Filmmaker David Fortune’s debut feature, born from AT&T’s Untold Stories competition, keeps its focus on the everyday tenderness between a father and child, captured in stark black and white. Sometimes a simple trip can carry the weight of an entire life, especially when love is the only thing keeping the road ahead from falling apart.

🎥 “Summer’s Last Resort” Trailer: A Teen’s Plan to Save Her Mom Turns Into a Luxury Vacation Meltdown in This Mother-Daughter Comedy Starring Violet McGraw, Sophia Bush and Jerry O’Connell — Premiering July 3rd on Tubi

Family vacations are tricky enough before someone starts sabotaging the itinerary. This Tubi comedy follows a teen, played by M3GAN’s Violet McGraw, who becomes determined to stop her mother (Sofia Bush) from falling into another bad relationship, only to accidentally send their luxury getaway off the rails. Also starring Jerry O’Connell and directed by Wynonna Earp actress Melanie Scrofano, the film taps into the messy, well-meaning panic of trying to rescue someone who never asked for saving... even if the one doing the rescuing may have a point.

🎥 “Heartstopper Forever” Trailer: Nick and Charlie Face Love, Distance, and Growing Up in Alice Oseman’s Feature-Length ‘Heartstopper’ Finale Starring Joe Locke and Kit Connor — Premiering July 17th on Netflix

First love is facing its final exam. Netflix’s queer teen romance series, based on creator Alice Oseman’s beloved webcomic, ran for three seasons before closing out with this feature-length finale. Joe Locke and Kit Connor return as Charlie and Nick, who now find themselves preparing for the next stage of their lives and their relationship. As Nick gets ready to leave for university and Charlie begins to find a stronger sense of independence at school, the distance ahead starts pressing on a bond that has always felt safe, tender, and hard-won. Yasmin Finney, Will Gao, Corinna Brown, Kizzy Edgell, Tobie Donovan, and Rhea Norwood also return as the Truham-Higgs circle faces its own bittersweet growing pains. Charlie and Nick may believe in forever, but adulthood has a way of stress-testing even the most tender love story.

🎥 “Steal Away” Trailer: Angourie Rice and Mallori Johnson Form an Obsessive Bond in Clement Virgo’s New Drama — In Theatres July 17th

Fascination has a way of turning dangerous before anyone knows what to call it. Written and directed by Clement Virgo (Brother), this indie drama stars Angourie Rice as a teenager whose life begins to shift after her family takes in a refugee played by Mallori Johnson. What starts as curiosity soon deepens into desire, jealousy, and a troubling urge to slip into someone else’s story.

🎥 “The Salt Path” Trailer: Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs Walk 630 Miles Toward Hope in Marianne Elliott’s Moving Survival Drama — In U.S. Theaters August 28th

Losing a home can break a person, but this drama follows two people trying to walk their way back to themselves. The X-Files’ Gillian Anderson and The White Lotus’ Jason Isaacs star as a husband and wife who are forced from their home and make the impulsive decision to trek 630 miles along England’s rugged South West Coast. Directed by Marianne Elliott, this looks like the kind of journey where every blister, storm, and quiet stretch of coastline becomes part of a larger search for dignity, endurance, and whatever “home” means after it’s gone.

🎥 “Dreams in Nightmares” Trailer: Writer-Director Shatara Michelle Ford Sends Three Queer Black Women Across the Midwest in This New Tender Road Movie — In Theaters August 21st

The road movie gets a tender, uneasy reworking from Test Pattern filmmaker Shatara Michelle Ford. Denée Benton stars as Z, who, joined by her two closest friends, heads across the Midwest after a layoff to find a friend who has vanished off the grid. Co-starring Mars Storm Rucker, Dezi Bing, Sasha Compère, and Jasmin Savoy Brown, this expansive indie drama turns one search into a larger fight for love, identity, belonging, and self-determination.

🎥 “Crossing” Trailer: A Desperate River Escape Becomes a Wartime Story of Devotion and Sacrifice in This Chinese Historical Epic Starring Liu Ye — In U.S. Theaters July 10th

Survival can come down to a single crossing. Set during a massive wartime encirclement, this Chinese historical drama follows the Red Army as it attempts a strategic river escape with 400,000 troops closing in around them. Liu Ye stars in a story where an old soldier bound by a sacred vow and a homeless orphan are brought together by duty and sacrifice.

🎥 “Big Baby” Teaser: A Horror Writer’s New Script Starts Looking Disturbingly Real in This Masked-Slasher Chiller From Powerman 5000 Frontman Spider One — On VOD/Digital August 7th

Writer’s block is bad enough before your own nightmare starts picking up a body count. This indie horror film follows Adam, a successful screenwriter whose dreams of a baby-masked killer inspire a new script, only for the line between fiction and reality to begin falling apart. Written and directed by rocker-turned-horror filmmaker Spider One, of the band Powerman 5000, and starring Krsy Fox, Brandon Scott, and Kate Freund, this looks like a nasty little genre riff about what happens when the monster in your head leaps from the page into your own world.

🎥 “Son of Sara” Trailer: A Pregnant Woman’s Dinner Invitation Turns Into a Bloody Descent Into Madness in Houston Bone’s New Horror Thriller Starring Chloe Van Landschoot — On VOD/Digital July 31st

Pregnancy horror tends to work best when the body already feels like a haunted house, and this one appears ready to push that fear into something even more deranged. Chloe Van Landschoot stars as a pregnant woman plagued by strange urges and disturbing visions, only to accept a dinner invitation that sends the night spiraling into blood-soaked madness. Directed by Canadian filmmaker Houston Bone and co-starring Tymika Tafari and Garrett Hnatiuk, this horror film looks like a nasty little trip where motherhood, paranoia, and violence all sit down at the same table.

🎥 “The Wave (aka La ola)” Trailer: Filmmaker Sebastián Lelio Turns Chile’s Feminist Student Uprising Into a Defiant Musical Drama Starring Daniela López — Opening in Select LA Theaters June 26th, Expanding to Other Cities Later

Acclaimed filmmaker Sebastián Lelio (Gloria, A Fantastic Woman) returns to the emotional terrain of identity, public pressure, and personal autonomy with this Chilean musical drama about a quiet music student drawn into a feminist uprising on her university campus. Daniela López stars as Julia, a reserved student whose decision to speak out pulls her into a growing movement confronting harassment, abuse, and institutional silence. As private pain becomes public resistance, this politically charged drama understands that finding your voice can also mean realizing you are never alone.

🎥 “23 000 Lives” Trailer: Young Activists Risk Everything to Rescue Refugees at Sea in This True-Story-Inspired German Drama — Premieres July 17th on Netflix

Doing the right thing sounds simple until law, politics, and human lives all crash into the same impossible choice. Inspired by a true story, this German drama follows a group of young people who set sail across the Mediterranean to rescue refugees in distress, only to find their beliefs about justice pushed to the limit. Directed by Markus Goller and starring Louis Hofmann, Maria Dragus, Trevor Magaya, and Mala Emde, this tense moral drama asks what one person can change when looking away is no longer an option.

🎥 “Unidentified” Trailer: Haifaa Al Mansour’s Saudi Murder Mystery Follows a Woman Searching for a Nameless Victim — In Select City Theaters June 19th

Evil really can hide in plain sight. Mila Al Zahrani stars as Noelle Al Saffan, a newly divorced true-crime obsessive still grieving a child of her own when the body of an unidentified teenage girl is discovered in the desert. As the case risks fading into silence, Noelle becomes determined to give the girl a name and uncover the truth behind her death. Written and directed by Wadjda filmmaker Haifaa Al Mansour, this gripping Saudi murder mystery turns unsolved loss into a quiet act of defiance.

🎥 “Kill Code” Trailer: A Cyber-Enhanced Fugitive Fights an AI Combat Program in This Sci-Fi Action Thriller Starring Franzi Schissler, Harvey Keitel, Tyrese Gibson, and Frank Grillo — On VOD/Digital July 24th

The future of law and order looks less like justice and more like a deathmatch. Harvey Keitel, Tyrese Gibson, and Frank Grillo star in this sci-fi action thriller set in a world where an AI-powered system turns criminals into combatants for public punishment. But when cyber-enhanced operative Elera (Franzi Schissler) discovers the program is growing beyond its creators’ control, she joins a rogue resistance and races to bring down the AI’s mainframe before the system decides everyone is guilty.

🎥 “Beyond Belief” Trailer: A Teenage Rocker Hears a Mysterious Voice Pulling Him Toward Faith in This ’80s-Set Indie Drama Starring Carson Lueders — In Theaters August 28th

Big dreams get complicated when something bigger starts calling. Set in the 1980s, this faith-driven coming-of-age drama follows Andy (Carson Lueders), a teenage rocker chasing music stardom while carrying the grief of losing his father. But when a mysterious voice tells him to run, Andy’s path shifts from ambition to belief, forcing him to question the future he wants and the life he may be meant to live.

🎥 “Robotica” New Trailer: Charles Band’s Android-Revenge Thriller Sends a Sex-Bot on a Violent Payback Mission — Streaming This Summer

A sex-bot breaks free from her programming, and the men who treated her like property suddenly have a serious hardware problem. Lilly Bell stars in this sci-fi revenge thriller as an android pushed past obedience after repeated abuse by her male overlords. Once she snaps awake, submission turns into violent payback, with legendary B-movie filmmaker and Full Moon Features co-founder Charles Band steering the whole thing into sleazy, grindhouse-flavored exploitation territory. This is revenge with circuitry, and mercy was never part of the code.

🎥 “Queerpanorama” Trailer: A Nameless Young Man Moves Through Desire, Roleplay, and Shifting Identity in Writer-Director Jun Li’s Black-and-White Queer Portrait — Out Now on VOD/Digital

This is not a love story so much as a study of performance. A young gay man moves through a series of erotic encounters, taking on traces of each partner’s life until the line between connection and imitation starts to blur. Written and directed by Jun Li, this black-and-white queer drama uses sex, awkwardness, and shifting roles to explore how identity can be borrowed, tested, and discarded.

🎥 “The Truthers” Trailer: A Daughter Returns Home to Her Father’s Growing Conspiracy Obsession in This Spanish Thriller Starring Stéphanie Magnin — Premieres July 24th on Netflix

Coming home should bring answers, not more reasons to be afraid. This Spanish thriller follows Ruth (Stéphanie Magnin) as she reunites with her erratic father after her mother’s sudden death, only to suspect his strange behavior may be tied to something hidden inside the family home. Directed by Roger Gual and co-starring Jose Coronado, this Netflix import pulls grief, paranoia, and family suspicion into one claustrophobic mystery where the deeper Ruth digs, the less certain she becomes about what she really came home to find.

🎥 “A Sad and Beautiful World” Trailer: Childhood Sweethearts Reconnect Across Decades in Cyril Aris’ Lebanese Romantic Drama — In Select U.S. Theaters July 24th

From Lebanese filmmaker Cyril Aris, this romantic comedy-drama follows Nino and Yasmina, childhood sweethearts whose lives keep circling back to each other as Lebanon changes around them. Spanning decades of love, heartbreak, family, and the question of whether to stay or leave, this looks like a sweeping love story where the biggest question is not just who you love, but where you belong.

🎥 “The Marching Band” Trailer: Long-Lost Brothers Find an Unlikely Second Chance Through Music in Emmanuel Courcol’s French Crowdpleaser — Coming to New York August 21st

Family has a funny way of arriving off-key in this French drama about a celebrated orchestra conductor who discovers the brother he never knew he had. After learning his long-lost sibling is a school cafeteria worker who happens to play trombone in a local marching band, the conductor uses music to bridge the distance between them. Starring Benjamin Lavernhe and Pierre Lottin as the separated siblings, filmmaker Emmanuel Courcol tells a warm story about the strange notes that can still bring people together.

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🎥 “Heart of the Beast” Trailer: Brad Pitt and His Loyal Combat Dog Fight to Survive the Alaskan Wilderness in David Ayer’s Tough-Guy Canine Adventure Drama — Opening In Theaters September 25th

From Lassie to Rin Tin Tin to Old Yeller to The Shaggy Dog and Benji, American audiences have spent generations watching dogs do the impossible on screen: save lives, steal hearts, solve problems, and occasionally make grown adults cry in public.

Now, David Ayer is not the filmmaker who would automatically pop into one’s mind as the next great director of a heartfelt dog adventure. This is, after all, the guy who wrote Training Day, directed End of Watch, turned DC super-villains into antiheroes in Suicide Squad, and recently teamed with Jason Statham on The Beekeeper and A Working Man, where broken bones are about as common as hard stares.

Ayer’s films have, at times, been criticized for being a little too testosterone-fueled. But that doesn’t mean he doesn’t have a soft spot for unlikely heroes and stories where toughness might just come with a wagging tail.

Reuniting with Brad Pitt after their collaboration on the 2014 WWII tank drama Fury — arguably Ayer’s most critically admired film to date, the hard-edged action filmmaker appears to be softening the edges just a bit, though not too much, for a new survival drama where man’s best friend truly lives up to the title. In other words, your favorite pup might not just have your heart... he might have your back, too.

In Heart of the Beast, Pitt stars as James Belmont, a 30-year Army Special Forces veteran who has entered retirement with plenty of scars and traumatic ghosts, many of them shared with his best friend from the field: Odin, a battle-weary, metal-legged combat scouting dog who has endured the same wars, the same dangers, and the same long road home.

As these two old soldiers try to find a way forward, James and Odin find a little solace in the remote quiet of the Alaskan wilderness. But when James unexpectedly suffers a medical emergency while flying a small passenger plane, the subsequent crash leaves both man and dog stranded in brutal, rugged terrain with no one coming to save them. There’s no extraction team, no backup, and no way out except through the very heart of the wilderness.

James and Odin have one more mission to complete, with only one rule left to follow: leave no man... or dog behind.

Heart of the Beast co-stars Oscar-winner J.K. Simmons, along with Canadian Inuk actress Anna Lambe, from the upcoming The Social Reckoning. Meanwhile, Odin is being played by Uber, a real-life mountain rescue dog from New Zealand, where most of the film was shot.

Safe to say, it’s a dog movie for tough dudes. So bring tissues, but maybe keep them tucked next to the survival knife when Heart of the Beast opens in theaters September 25th.

🎥 “Gatto” Teaser: Pixar Heads to Venice for a Feline Mob Tale with Mark Ruffalo and Laurence Fishburne — Coming to Theaters March 5th, 2027

Pixar has given us the first look at their latest animated adventure, Gatto. And yes, this one appears to understand an important truth about cats: they may be easily distracted, but they absolutely mean business. And whatever you do, don’t steal their tuna.

The new teaser introduces Nero, a scrappy black cat voiced by Mark Ruffalo, and Rocco, a ruthless feline mob boss voiced by Laurence Fishburne. The preview drops us straight into a funny interrogation scene, with Nero and Rocco questioning another cat in the kind of setup that makes the whole thing feel like Pixar wandered into a tiny Venetian crime movie and decided to put paws on everybody.

Set in the canal-ridden, superstition-soaked city of Venice, Italy, Gatto follows Nero after years of maneuvering through the city and starting to wonder whether he’s lived the right lives. Unfortunately for him, that kind of soul-searching gets complicated when you owe a debt to the local cat mob boss.

Before long, Nero is forced into an unexpected friendship that may finally help him find his purpose, assuming Rocco doesn’t get the better of him first.

The film comes from director Enrico Casarosa and producer Andrea Warren, the Oscar-nominated filmmaking team behind Luca, which already gives this project a strong sense of visual promise. It also appears to move away from the glossy 3D Pixar style toward a sketchier, hand-drawn aesthetic, a look that has become one of animation’s more welcome trends lately.

Venice, cats, superstition, and some major mobster energy? That’s a pretty solid recipe for another Pixar hit.

Gatto arrives exclusively in theaters March 5th, 2027.

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🎥 “Night Nurse” Trailer: A Caregiver Slips Into Desire and Delusion in Georgia Bernstein’s Sexually Charged Thriller Starring Cemre Paksoy, Bruce McKenzie & Mimi Rogers — In Theaters July 10th

Cemre Paksoy stars as Eleni, a new caregiver at a luxury retirement community who gets pulled into a strange web of scam calls targeting elderly residents. Written, produced, and directed by first-time feature filmmaker Georgia Bernstein, this sexually charged thriller follows Eleni as the community’s unsettling rhythms close in and her relationship with her elusive patient Douglas begins to blur the line between care, desire, devotion, and delusion. Bruce McKenzie and Mimi Rogers co-star in a film that looks ready to turn bedside manner into a steamy psychological spiral.

🎥 “Chapter 51” Trailer: Abigail Breslin and Colman Domingo Enter a Hollywood Murder Mystery as a Troubled Film Production Turns Deadly in Tyler Shields’ Tinseltown Thriller — In Theaters and on VOD/Digital June 23rd

A massive movie production becomes the scene of a dark Hollywood mystery in this Tinseltown thriller from photographer-turned-filmmaker Tyler Shields. Centering on a string of murders tied to a $500 million film called Dissident, Abigail Breslin, Colman Domingo, Emily Alyn Lind, Charlotte Lawrence, and Connor Paolo star in this inside-showbiz mystery-thriller about how the deaths of three actresses spark fear, suspicion, and a reopened investigation. The setup jumps between a cursed production and an FBI case revived years later, suggesting a story where ambition, obsession, and buried secrets keep rolling long after the cameras stop. Shot in multiple formats, from hand-cranked cameras to a newly created anamorphic IMAX format, the film appears to be chasing a textured, old-meets-new Hollywood intrigue.

🎥 “Look Back” Teaser: Award-winning Filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda Brings Tatsuki Fujimoto’s Beloved Manga to Live Action in This Heartfelt Coming-of-Age Story About Two Aspiring Artists — Coming Soon

Palme d’Or winner and Oscar-nominated filmmaker Hirokazu Kore-eda turns his attention to Tatsuki Fujimoto’s beloved manga with this live-action coming-of-age drama about two girls chasing their dream of becoming manga artists. Directed, edited, and adapted for the screen by Kore-eda, the film follows a creative friendship shaped by ambition, talent, and the fragile emotional pull of making art side by side. After the success of the 2024 animated adaptation, this new version gives Look Back another life on screen, this time through one of modern cinema’s most quietly devastating humanists.

🎥 “Drifter” New Teaser: ‘Fast and Furious’ Star Sung Kang Directs and Stars in This Desert-Set Car Drifting Drama About Speed, Regrets, and Found Family — Coming Soon

Fast and Furious star Sung Kang gets back behind the wheel in more ways than one with this car drifting drama, which he co-writes, directs, and stars in. Set in a forgotten desert town, the film follows a solitary racetrack janitor whose raw gift for drifting is matched only by the tragic past he can’t outrun. When he gets a rare shot at competing in a pro drifting event, he’s forced to confront the one skill speed alone can’t teach: trusting other people. There may be one person behind the wheel, but it will take a close-knit crew to keep him from spinning out for good.

🎥 “Ninja Scroll: 4K Remaster” Re-release Trailer: Yoshiaki Kawajiri’s Seminal Anime Classic Returns to Theaters with a Director-Supervised Restoration — Back In Theaters October 4th, 5th & 7th

A legendary anime bloodbath gets a new 4K shine as Yoshiaki Kawajiri’s 1993 classic Ninja Scroll returns to theaters. The film follows wandering swordsman Jubei, whose rescue of a young ninja woman pulls him into an investigation involving a slaughtered village, a demonic conspiracy, and enemies determined to cut him down before the truth gets out. Written and directed by Kawajiri, this newly restored version was created from a 4K scan of the original 35mm negative, with the filmmaker himself supervising the process.

🎥 “The Kidnapping of Arabella” Trailer: An Aimless Woman Takes an Unlikely Road Trip with a Runaway Eight-Year-Old in Carolina Cavalli’s Offbeat Italian Drama with Benedetta Porcaroli, Lucrezia Guglielmino & Chris Pine — Opening in New York July 17th, Expanding to More Cities Throughout July and August

Some quarter-life crises come with career panic, bad decisions, and the occasional theory about space-time. Benedetta Porcaroli stars as Holly, a restless young woman stuck in a dead-end job who becomes convinced that Arabella, an eight-year-old runaway played by Lucrezia Guglielmino, may somehow be her younger self sent back for a second chance. Written and directed by Carolina Cavalli, this offbeat Italian drama follows the two as they hit the road together, turning one strange encounter into a tender, oddball story about regret, escape, and the people who arrive when we need them most. Chris Pine co-stars as Arabella’s self-absorbed author father in this neo-realist Italian fable with a cosmic little twist.

🎥 “Gangland” Trailer: Lou Diamond Phillips Hunts a Dangerous Fugitive as Buried Reservation Secrets Threaten to Ignite a Gang War in Director Vincent Grashaw’s Tense Crime Thriller — on VOD/Digital July 10th

Lou Diamond Phillips stars as a weathered tribal police officer on the Thunderstone reservation whose past starts closing in fast when this veteran cop and his new trainee track a ruthless fugitive whose return exposes buried secrets and threatens to spark a violent gang war. With Nick Stahl, Kimberly Guerrero, Dana Namerode, Elisha Pratt, and Lane Factor rounding out the cast, this looks like a tense reservation-set crime thriller where the chase is only the beginning of a bigger reckoning.

🎥 “They Fight” Trailer: André Holland Steps Back Into the Ring as a Youth Boxing Coach in Hulu’s Southeast D.C. Boxing Drama with Wendell Pierce — Premieres July 17th on Hulu/Disney+

Redemption has a funny way of dragging you back to the places you swore you left behind. André Holland stars as Walt Manigan, a reformed ex-con who returns home to Southeast D.C. trying to reclaim his life, only to find himself pulled back into a struggling boxing gym run by his old mentor, Slim, played by Wendell Pierce. Inside, a trio of young kid fighters (Quincey, Peanut, and Twin) are battling their own demons with energy, gloves, and very little else. As Walt tries to guide them without losing himself, this inner-city boxing drama makes it clear that the hardest fight is rarely the one happening in the ring.

🎥 “Bang My Box: The Robin Byrd Story” Trailer: HBO’s Sarah Jessica Parker-Produced Documentary Revisits the Public Access Pioneer Who Turned Late-Night TV Into a Fight for Free Speech — Premieres June 30th on HBO and HBO Max

Before influencers, livestreams, and internet fame, there was Robin Byrd broadcasting from New York public access in a black crochet bikini and turning late-night television into a proudly sex-positive platform. This HBO documentary looks back at the cult host of The Robin Byrd Show, whose mix of adult entertainment, experimental art, queer visibility, AIDS awareness, and frank talk about sex made her both a community lifeline and a target in a national censorship battle. Directed by Jyllian Gunther and Stephanie Schwam and produced by Sarah Jessica Parker, the doc follows Byrd as she approaches 70, reflects on a career built far outside the mainstream, and reckons with the legacy of a bawdy cable-access oddity that became something fearless, funny, and deeply New York.

🎥 “Welcome Space Brothers” Trailer: This Stranger-Than-Fiction Doc Explores the Alien-Channeling Spiritual Group That Became a 1980s Public-Access Phenomenon — Kicking Off Its National Road Tour June 13th in Los Angeles with a Live Performance from Moby

Truth gets stranger than sci-fi in this documentary from filmmaker Jodi Wille, the director behind The Source Family, and executive producer Moby. Welcome Space Brothers tells the true story of the Unarius Academy of Science, an extraterrestrial-channeling spiritual school and self-healing community founded in Glendale before relocating to El Cajon in the 1970s. Under the cosmic leadership of Ruth E. Norman, known to followers as “Archangel Uriel,” the group evolved from a fringe spiritual movement into a wildly prolific public-access TV fixture of the 1980s. The documentary kicks off its national film tour with a one-night-only Los Angeles screening on June 13th, featuring a special live performance from Moby and the Unarius Choir.

🎥 “Mexicanamerican” Trailer: Filmmaker Eddie Sanchez Looks to His Parents’ VHS Home Movies for a Tender Portrait of Migration, Memory, and the American Dream — Premiering at the 2026 Tribeca Film Festival

What does the American Dream cost when the people chasing it are also leaving pieces of themselves behind? In his debut feature documentary, filmmaker Eddie Sanchez turns the camera toward his parents, Lalo and Beby, tracing their courtship, their journey to the United States, and the life they built on the other side of the border. Blending intimate interviews with VHS home movies once sent back to family members they couldn’t visit in person, this decade-spanning collage becomes both a love letter to immigrant sacrifice and a quiet reckoning with the questions families often wait too long to ask.

🎥 “Once Upon a Time in Harlem” Teaser Trailer: William Greaves’ Restored 16mm Documentary Reunites Harlem Renaissance Luminaries for One Extraordinary 1972 Gathering — In Select Theaters October 16th

A decade after William Greaves’ death, one of the genre-defying filmmaker’s most personal works finally steps back into the light. Shot on 16mm film in 1972 and newly restored under the direction of his son David, this landmark documentary captures an extraordinary gathering of Harlem Renaissance artists and intellectuals as they reminisce, debate, laugh, drink, and reflect on the cultural movement that shaped their lives and the generations that followed.

🎥 “Lockbox” Trailer: Carla Gugino Protects Her Cousin from a Supernatural Force in Daniel Stamm’s Horror Thriller Based on Knifepoint Horror Podcast — In Theaters July 13th

Carla Gugino puts everything on the line in this supernatural horror thriller from director Daniel Stamm, the horror filmmaker behind The Last Exorcism and 13 Sins. Based on the cult podcast Knifepoint Horror and its fan-favorite episode “The Lockbox” by writer, creator, and narrator Soren Narnia, the film follows a woman (Gugino) trying to protect her troubled cousin Winthrop (Lou Taylor Pucci) after he becomes the target of a dangerous otherworldly force. Katharine Isabelle co-stars in this eerie story of family loyalty, hidden terror, and the kind of supernatural threat that does not stop once it starts hunting.

🎥 “Horsegirls” Trailer: A Young Woman (Lillian Carrier) Finds Independence Through Hobbyhorsing in Lauren Meyering’s Heartfelt Feature Debut — In Theaters July 17th

Lillian Carrier stars as Margarita, a 22-year-old woman with autism who discovers the wonderfully specific world of hobbyhorsing just as her mother’s illness returns. Written and directed by first-time feature filmmaker Lauren Meyering, this heartfelt debut follows Margarita as she sets out to prove her independence to the person who worries about her most... stick horse and all. Gretchen Mol, Jerrod Haynes, and Tony Hale co-star in this coming-of-age story about family, self-determination, and finding your own way forward, even if the ride looks a little unconventional.

🎥 “Time of Death” Trailer: Michael Kelly Investigates a Vanishing Prisoner Inside a Decaying Prison in This Twisty Thriller with Kevin Pollak, Dennis Haysbert & Mena Suvari — On VOD/Digital June 12th

Michael Kelly trades familiar character-actor steel for a lead detective role in this locked-down prison thriller. Kelly stars as an investigator sent to a decaying facility on the verge of shutdown after a prisoner vanishes without a trace. What begins as a routine search quickly turns into a mystery that tightens with every unanswered question. With Kevin Pollak, Dennis Haysbert, and Mena Suvari co-starring, this twisty thriller makes every empty corridor seem like it knows more than it’s saying.

🎥 “Situations” Trailer: Greg Vrotsos Directs and Stars as a Los Angeles Photographer Trying to Move On After a Painful Breakup with P.J. Byrne, Fiona Dourif, and Melora Walters — Screening in Los Angeles June 26th

Getting over someone is hard enough before your friends, career, and every bad decision in Los Angeles start weighing in. LA-based actor Greg Vrotsos makes his feature directorial debut with this Silver Lake-set indie dramedy, starring as a photographer still trying to steady himself three months after a painful breakup. As he drifts through creative circles, fleeting flings, and the awkward pressure to move on, the film turns post-breakup limbo into a messy, funny, and painfully familiar search for whatever comes next. P.J. Byrne, Fiona Dourif, Melora Walters, Fernanda Andrade, George Basil, and No Doubt bassist Tony Kanal round out the supporting cast.

🎥 “Badland Rising” Trailer: Jake Ryan Fights Through the Queensland Wilderness After a Mob Cash Drop Goes Dead Wrong — On VOD/Digital June 12th

A desperate trip home turns into a survival run in this gritty action thriller built around stolen cash, armed pursuers, and one very unlucky ex-SAS sniper. Aussie action star Jake Ryan plays Dave Shepard, a construction worker trying to save his family farm when he accidentally flees a crime scene with money from a Russian mob drop. With a gangster, a hitman, and detectives hot on his tail, Dave is forced to rely on his military training to protect his wife and son. Which means plenty of bullets, bruises, and bad decisions waiting in the Queensland wilderness.

🎥 “Hadestown: The Musical” Trailer: The Tony-Winning Broadway Hit Journeys to the Big Screen — In Theaters Starting July 24th for 5 Nights Only

Love, music, and one very dangerous trip below take center stage in this live theater capture of the Tony-winning musical. Filmed from the West End production and directed for the screen by Brett Sullivan, Hadestown: The Musical reunites the original principal Broadway cast (Reeve Carney, André De Shields, Amber Gray, Eva Noblezada, and Patrick Page) for Anaïs Mitchell’s folk, blues, and New Orleans jazz-infused reimagining of Orpheus and Eurydice, Hades and Persephone. As Orpheus follows Eurydice into an industrial underworld ruled by Hades, the story turns ancient myth into a soulful battle over love, labor, trust, and whether hope can survive when the world is built to grind it down.

🎥 “Boss Cat” Trailer: Newcomer Olivia Hargroder Fights for Her Family Home Through Krump Dance in Genevieve Clay-Smith’s Feel-Good Australian Dramedy — Coming to Australian Cinemas December 3rd

Grief, family pressure, and one very loud temper take center stage in this feel-good Australian dramedy from filmmaker Genevieve Clay-Smith. Newcomer Olivia Hargroder stars as a woman with Trisomy 21, also known as Down syndrome, who must fight to keep her family home after her mother’s death, even as her estranged grandmother pushes to sell it and send her away. To make people listen, she has to turn all that anger into something louder, stronger, and more powerful: krump dance!

🎥 “My Father’s Island” International Trailer: Woody Norman Reconnects with Swann Arlaud on a Remote Norwegian Island in Vladimir de Fontenay’s Father-Son Survival Drama — Coming to UK & Ireland Cinemas July 3rd

A father-son reunion turns into an unforgiving survival test in this remote-island drama from director Vladimir de Fontenay. Woody Norman (C’mon C’mon) stars as Roy, a 13-year-old Londoner who agrees to spend a formative year with his estranged father, played by Anatomy of a Fall star Swann Arlaud, on an isolated island deep in the Norwegian fjords. It turns out rebuilding a fractured father-son bond is hard enough before the weather, the wilderness, and years of buried hurt start closing in.

🎥 “Brunello: The Gracious Visionary” International Trailer: ‘Cinema Paradiso’ Director Giuseppe Tornatore Profiles Italian Fashion Icon Brunello Cucinelli in This Hybrid Biopic — Coming to UK Cinemas July 24th

From Academy Award-winning filmmaker Giuseppe Tornatore (Cinema Paradiso, Malena) comes this portrait of Brunello Cucinelli, tracing his path from humble farming roots to one of Italy’s most celebrated names in fashion. With an original score by Oscar-winning Life Is Beautiful composer Nicola Piovani, this hybrid documentary and biopic looks at the philosophy, craftsmanship, and personal vision behind Cucinelli’s rise.

🎥 “Son of the Soil” Trailer: A Haunted Nigerian Ex-Commando Comes Home for Revenge in Chee Keong Cheung’s Action Thriller — On VOD/Digital July 14th

Razaaq Adoti stars as Zion Ladejo, a former Nigerian Special Ops paratrooper living in quiet exile until the death of his sister pulls him back home. Haunted by a mission that went wrong and cut off from the life he left behind, Zion returns to Nigeria to find his community ravaged by a drug epidemic and controlled by a violent criminal network. Directed by Chee Keong Cheung, this Nigerian-set action thriller turns one man’s grief into a hard-charging fight for justice as the streets around him are poisoned by corruption and violence.

🎥 “American Martyr: The Stanley Rother Story” Trailer: Martin Sheen Narrates This Documentary About an Oklahoma Priest Who Refused to Abandon Guatemala’s Indigenous Tz’utujil People — In Limited Theatrical Engagement August 26th & 28th

Faith becomes a matter of life and death in this feature-length documentary narrated by Martin Sheen. This tells the true story of Father Stanley Rother, an Oklahoma-born priest who served the Indigenous Tz’utujil people of Santiago Atitlán, Guatemala, during the country’s brutal civil war. After learning their language, sharing in the life of the community, and helping translate the New Testament into Tz’utujil, Father Stan became a beloved spiritual figure whose refusal to leave made him a target... and a symbol of courage, sacrifice, and unwavering faith.

🎥 “4000 Days” Trailer: Three Families Turn Grief Into a Nationwide Fight Against Fraternity Hazing in This Paris Hilton-Produced Documentary — Premiering at the 2026 Tribeca Film Festival

Grief becomes a movement in this powerful documentary from director Daniel E Catullo III and executive producer Paris Hilton. This investigative doc follows three families who, after losing their sons to fraternity hazing, refuse to let silence, secrecy, and institutional denial define what happened next. Over the course of a years-long fight, their private heartbreak turns into a national push for accountability, legislative reform, and a clearer reckoning with the dangers of fraternity culture. The title marks the length of that struggle: the time it took to turn unimaginable loss into action, and action into law.

🎥 “PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie” Trailer: The Pups Crash-Land on a Dinosaur Island in This Prehistoric Animated Adventure — In Theaters August 14th

The PAW Patrol pups are going prehistoric in this new animated adventure, where a mysterious storm sends their ship crashing onto an uncharted tropical island filled with dinosaurs. There, they meet Rex, a dino-savvy pup who has been stranded on the island for years and knows exactly how wild things can get. But when Mayor Humdinger starts mining the island for its natural resources and accidentally wakes a dormant volcano, the pups are thrown into their biggest rescue mission yet. This time, saving the day means stopping Humdinger before the whole island goes extinct.

🎥 “Cars: 20th Anniversary” Re-release Trailer: Lightning McQueen Races Back to Theaters as Pixar’s Route 66 Favorite Celebrates Two Decades — Back In Theaters September 4th

Twenty years ago, a detour through Radiator Springs reminded us that the journey can matter just as much as the finish line. Owen Wilson voices Lightning McQueen, a hotshot rookie race car whose run toward the Piston Cup gets sidetracked in a sleepy Route 66 town filled with offbeat locals, including Sally, Doc Hudson, and Mater. What starts as an unwanted pit stop becomes a lesson in humility, friendship, and slowing down long enough to see what’s been passing you by. Pixar’s road-trip favorite races back into theaters in September.

🎥 “The Fast and the Furious: 25th Anniversary” Re-Release Trailer: The Original Street-Racing Blockbuster Roars Once More! — Back In Theaters August 21st

Long before the franchise started launching cars through skyscrapers and sending family drama around the world, The Fast and the Furious lived on the turbo-charged streets of Los Angeles. Vin Diesel’s Dominic Toretto rules the local racing scene with speed, muscle, and a code of loyalty that doesn’t bend easily, while Paul Walker’s undercover detective finds himself drawn deeper into Dom’s world than he expected. Add Rick Yune’s rival racer Johnny Tran into the mix, and the original film still has that early-2000s blend of adrenaline, and rubber-burning swagger. Now, twenty-five years later, the ride is headed back to theaters this summer where it belongs.

🎥 “The Fifth Element” Re-release Trailer: Luc Besson’s Sci-Fi Cult Classic Returns to Theaters for Two Days Only — Back In Theaters July 26th & 27th, via Fathom Ent.

Bruce Willis stars as Korben Dallas, a 23rd-century cab driver pulled into a universe-saving mission in Luc Besson’s groundbreaking sci-fi adventure. With ancient evil returning, Gary Oldman’s Zorg stirring trouble, and Milla Jovovich’s Leeloo emerging as humanity’s best hope, this strange, colorful cult favorite still moves to its own beat as it heads back to theaters next month.

🎥 “Citizen Kane: 85th Anniversary” Re-release Trailer: Orson Welles’ Landmark Classic Returns to Theaters with Exclusive Insight from Leonard Maltin — Back In Theaters July 5th & 8th, via Fathom Ent.

Orson Welles’ towering classic heads back to the big screen for its 85th anniversary, bringing Charles Foster Kane’s rise and fall back where it belongs. The film opens with Kane dying alone inside his sprawling Xanadu estate, leaving behind one final mystery in the form of a single word: “Rosebud.” From there, Citizen Kane pieces together the life of a man who inherited a fortune, built a newspaper empire, chased political power, and lost nearly everything through ambition, ego, and scandal. This special anniversary release includes exclusive insight from beloved film critic Leonard Maltin.

🎥 “The Piano: 4K Remastered” Re-release Trailer: Jane Campion’s Oscar-Winning 1993 Drama Returns to Theaters in a New 4K Restoration — Coming Soon

Jane Campion’s haunting Oscar-winning 1993 drama returns to theaters in 4K, bringing Ada’s story of silence, desire, and control back to the big screen. Holly Hunter stars as a mute woman who arrives in 19th-century New Zealand for an arranged marriage, only to have her beloved piano abandoned on the beach. When a neighboring settler (Harvey Keitel) offers a dangerous bargain, the arrangement pulls them into a complicated bond of power, longing, and obsession.

🎥 “Boogie Nights: 4K Restoration” Re-release Trailer: Paul Thomas Anderson’s Landmark Disco-Era Drama Returns to the Big Screen — Back in UK Cinemas in June

Oscar-winner Paul Thomas Anderson’s landmark disco-era drama returns to the big screen in a new 4K restoration. Set inside the rise, excess, and fallout of the adult-film world, the film remains one of Anderson’s defining works, blending period detail, bruised ambition, and an ensemble-driven portrait of people chasing fame, family, and reinvention wherever they can find it. Now restored for theaters, this cult favorite heads back to UK cinemas this month.

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🎥 “The Invite” New Trailer: Olivia Wilde & Seth Rogen Get More Than They Bargained for at One Very Awkward Dinner Party with Edward Norton & Penélope Cruz — In Select Theaters June 26th, Expanding Nationwide July 10th

A nice dinner with friends sounds harmless enough. Good food, easy conversation, maybe just enough wine to make the night feel a little less routine. But every so often, someone brings more than dessert to the table.

That’s the intriguing setup behind The Invite, a new A24 dramedy where a simple evening between two couples takes a sharp turn after one very unexpected proposal.

Olivia Wilde and Seth Rogen star as a long-married San Francisco couple whose quiet night with their upstairs neighbors, played by Edward Norton and Penélope Cruz, slowly shifts from polite small talk into something much more uncomfortable.

The premise sounds simple. But simplicity is usually where these relationship comedies start getting a little dicey. When Norton and Cruz’s characters invite Wilde and Rogen’s buttoned-up couple into a night of unexpected intimacy, everyone tries to stay charming. The conversation flows... slowly. Then the two couples begin contemplating the eyebrow-raising invitation of a foursome, dragging everyone’s boundaries, insecurities, and private frustrations straight into the open.

Based on Cesc Gay’s 2020 Spanish comedy Sentimental, also known as The People Upstairs, this American remake comes from a script by actress Rashida Jones and actor Will McCormack, the same writing team behind the 2012 rom-com Celeste and Jesse Forever. Wilde also steps behind the camera, directing for the third time following the twisty thriller Don’t Worry Darling and the raunchy teen comedy Booksmart.

With Rogen and Wilde as the hosts and Norton and Cruz as the upstairs neighbors who know exactly how to disrupt the evening, this looks like the kind of dinner-party movie where the real action happens between the pauses and glances, as the night becomes increasingly awkward and, hopefully for the audience, hilariously entertaining.

Following a strong Sundance debut that sparked a bidding war eventually won by A24, The Invite is now slated to open in select theaters June 26th before expanding nationwide July 10th. Watch it with a friend or two... or three.

🎥 “Ice Age: Boiling Point” Teaser: Manny, Sid, Diego, Scrat, and the Rest of the Herd Head Into Hotter, Stranger Territory as the Beloved Animated Franchise Heats Up — Coming to Theaters February 5, 2027

The ice age didn’t last forever... the real one, not the animated franchise. In fact, despite the last installment arriving nearly ten years ago, another Ice Age movie is officially heading our way, proving once again that some franchises are simply too stubborn to go extinct.

But this time, things aren’t getting colder. They’re getting much, much hotter. Boiling, even.

Ice Age: Boiling Point brings Manny, Sid, Diego, Ellie, Buck, Scrat, and the rest of the herd back for a new prehistoric adventure that sends them far from their usual frozen comfort zone and straight into the dangerous Lost World. So yes, the gang that was built for snow, ice, and subzero chaos now has to deal with dinosaurs, lava, volcanoes, and what sounds like the worst possible vacation package in prehistoric history.

Ray Romano returns as Manny, with John Leguizamo back as Sid, Denis Leary as Diego, Queen Latifah as Ellie, and Simon Pegg as Buck. And, of course, Scrat is expected to continue his eternal war with that cursed acorn, because apparently even volcanic danger can’t stop one squirrel from his life’s true calling.

Full plot details are still under wraps, but the teaser makes the direction pretty clear: the herd is heading into hotter, stranger, and more dangerous territory than usual. Full steam ahead!

Ice Age: Boiling Point arrives only in theaters February 5, 2027.

🎥 “By Any Means” Trailer: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II & Mark Wahlberg Fight Racist Violence with Mob Muscle in This 1960s Civil Rights FBI Thriller — Hitting Theaters September 4th

Some people will tell you the best response to ugliness is to rise above it. When they go low, you go high. But at times of great adversity and social disorder, sometimes fighting fire with fire is the only path forward.

In the upcoming historical drama-thriller By Any Means, the FBI comes up with an unconventional plan to push back against the disgusting racist violence gripping 1960s Mississippi: they decide to bring the mob in for a little muscle... and a whole lot of fire to match the hate.

Inspired by true events, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, of Wonder Man and Watchmen fame, stars as Wayne Strider, a young Black FBI agent sent to 1960s Mississippi to investigate a wave of brutal killings targeting civil rights leaders. But when the Bureau fails to pursue justice inside a system compromised by racism and fear, the agency turns to a highly unorthodox solution: bringing in notorious mafia hitman Gregory Scarpa to help Strider push back against white supremacist violence with methods far outside the normal rulebook.

Mark Wahlberg, oddly donning a large prosthetic nose but still packing plenty of muscle, takes on the role of Scarpa, the infamous New York mob enforcer of the Colombo crime family, famously nicknamed the Grim Reaper and the Mad Hatter. His style of business? Extremely deadly. His method of interrogation? Even deadlier.

Which makes him the most unlikely FBI collaborator the Bureau has ever seen, and for Abdul-Mateen’s Agent Strider, a wild card who might be just as dangerous as the men they’re hunting.

Strider and Scarpa are divided by race, background, ideology, and probably every personal code imaginable. But in this story, they find themselves moving toward the same target: the men responsible for terrorizing Black communities and civil rights leaders in the American South, including Vernon Dahmer, the civil rights leader and voting-rights activist played by Giancarlo Esposito.

The supporting cast includes Nicole Beharie, Josh Lucas, LisaGay Hamilton, LaChanze, Ethan Embry, and Esposito, giving the film a strong ensemble around its central pairing of Abdul-Mateen and Wahlberg as two men who might not see eye to eye but understand that the usual rules are not enough.

Elegance Bratton, the acclaimed filmmaker behind the semi-biographical Marine boot camp drama The Inspection, has been tasked with helming this searing historical thriller, which seems reminiscent of films like Mississippi Burning and, oddly enough, maybe not intentionally, Green Book.

Written by Sascha Penn, By Any Means is due to open in theaters September 4th.

🎥 “Ice Cream Man” New Red Band Trailer: Eli Roth Turns a Childhood Treat Into a Suburban Horror Show Where the Neighborhood Ice Cream Man Serves Up Something Sinister — Coming to Theaters August 7th

Leave it to Eli Roth to take something as sweet and innocent as the neighborhood ice cream man and turn it into a blood-splattered reason to never chase down a truck again. The old phrase goes, “You scream, I scream, we all scream for ice cream.” But in Roth’s hands, that last part sounds less like a jingle and more like a warning.

Written, directed, and co-produced by Roth, Ice Cream Man is set in an idyllic summer town where things begin to fall apart after a mysterious ice cream vendor starts serving treats with deeply disturbing consequences. What begins as a sunny slice of small-town nostalgia quickly devolves into something deeply sinister, as children line up for something sweet and end up getting more than anyone bargained for.

Ari Millen, best known for Orphan Black, stars as the unsettling Ice Cream Man, stepping into what looks like a new horror-villain role built around one of the most familiar figures in childhood suburbia. Because apparently, it wasn’t enough for horror to make us afraid of clowns, dolls, babysitters, camp counselors, and nice-looking houses. Now even the guy with the soft serve is suspicious.

Millen is joined by Benjamin Byron Davis, Karen Cliche, Dylan Hawco, Sarah Abbott, Shiloh O’Reilly, Kiori Mirza Waldman, Charlie Zeltzer, Charlie Storey, and Roth himself.

For Roth, this sounds like a return to the kind of visceral horror that helped define his early work with Hostel and Cabin Fever: simple setup, nasty escalation, and a familiar piece of everyday life twisted into something deeply unpleasant. And in this case, the Ice Cream Man isn’t serving ice-cold treats. He’s serving nightmares by the scoop.

Ice Cream Man arrives in theaters August 7th.

“Supergirl” Final Trailer and Film Clips: Milly Alcock’s Kara Zor-El Tears Across the Galaxy to Save Krypto in DC’s New Cosmic Superhero Movie with Matthias Schoenaerts, Eve Ridley, Jason Momoa & David Corenswet — Landing In Theaters June 26th

Here’s the real difference between Superman and Supergirl, other than the obvious: he’s the hopeful optimist, and she’s the hardened realist. They may be cousins with similar powers, but as heroes, they’re worlds apart. And honestly, Kara Zor-El doesn’t seem all that interested in living in Superman’s shadow.

So when Krypto, the only thing she truly cares about, is suddenly hurt, Kara does everything in her power to save his life. Because realist that she is, she knows hope alone won’t be enough to save her dog. Which, funnily enough, just might make DC’s Supergirl not only one of the most anticipated superhero movies of the summer, but also its most unexpected movie for dog lovers.

Milly Alcock takes on the lead role of Kara Zor-El, aka Supergirl. When her loyal companion Krypto — her last living connection to Krypton, the home she lost when everyone she loved was wiped away in an instant — is injured and poisoned, she tears across the galaxy to find the one person who can save him.

Here’s the thing: Kara isn’t exactly the bright, polished version of Supergirl some viewers may expect. She’s bitter, bruised, frequently hungover, and carrying enough grief to power a whole galaxy. So when the ruthless space pirate Krem of the Yellow Hills, played by Matthias Schoenaerts, shoots Krypto with a poisonous projectile and leaves him near death, Kara gets a very simple mission: find Krem, get the antidote, and make him regret every life choice that led him there.

Along for the ride is Eve Ridley as Ruthye Marye Knoll, a young alien orphan chasing her own revenge against Krem. Meanwhile, Jason Momoa enters the mix as Lobo, the cigar-chomping bounty hunter who looks ready to bring his own brand of trouble. And keep an eye out for David Corenswet, who reprises his role as Superman in a guest appearance.

Based on the acclaimed comic book miniseries Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow by Tom King and Bilquis Evely, this new DC film follows the events of James Gunn’s 2025 Superman and aims to prove once again that the cousin of Kal-El was never meant to be a carbon copy. She’s a hero forged from a very different kind of pain.

Plus… hands off Krypto. That’s the rule.

Directed by Craig Gillespie and written by Ana Nogueira, Supergirl soars into theaters June 26th.

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🎥 “Fall 2: Deadpoint” Trailer: Harriet Slater and Arsema Thomas Face a 5,000-Foot Fight for Survival in This Vertigo-Inducing Thriller Sequel — In Theaters September 2nd

When the first Fall movie came out back in 2022, it became a surprise indie hit, earning a respectable $21.8 million worldwide at the box office and winning over critics for its sheer vertigo-inducing suspense and white-knuckle tension. So, a sequel was only inevitable. This time around, Harriet Slater stars as Jax, a grieving woman still haunted by the death of her sister Hunter, who sets out on a dangerous climb with Hunter’s old friend Luce (Arsema Thomas) to honor her memory. Big mistake! When a terrifying rockslide leaves them stranded on the perilous planks of Mount Kwan, 5,000 feet above the ground, the memorial trip turns into a brutal fight for survival. Directed by the Spierig Brothers, of Jigsaw, Daybreakers, and Predestination, this high-altitude thriller once again turns fear of heights into a full-body panic attack. Closure is hard enough on solid ground. Up there, it just might be deadly.

🎥 “Never Change!” Trailer: John Reynolds & Sofia Black-D’Elia Get Sent Back to High School as Thirtysomethings Forced to Finally Graduate in This Offbeat Comedy with Jo Firestone, Topher Grace & Jackie Cruz — Premieres June 17th on Hulu/ Disney+

High school was miserable enough the first time around... but a second semester sounds downright cruel. This offbeat comedy asks a terrifying question: what happens when adulthood forces you to do it all over again? John Reynolds, who also wrote the script, and Sofia Black-D’Elia lead this awkward, nostalgia-soaked comedy as former classmates dragged back to North Meadows High years after a tornado derailed their graduation, leaving unfinished business, old rivalries, and decades of emotional baggage waiting in the hallways. Also starring Carmen Christopher, Jo Firestone, Gary Richardson, Rudy Pankow, Topher Grace, and Jackie Cruz, the film follows former classmates now juggling careers, failed relationships, mortgages, and the horrifying realization that high school social dynamics apparently have no expiration date. Directed by Marty Schousboe, of the Adult Swim series Joe Pera Talks with You, this comedy leans into deadpan absurdity while poking at nostalgia culture and the uncomfortable truth that growing older doesn’t always mean growing up.

🎥 “In Search of Darkness: 1970s” Trailer: CreatorVC Studios’ New Four-Hour-Plus Retrospective Horror Documentary Explores the Decade That Shook the Genre to Its Core — Available Now for Pre-Order; Via insearchofdarkness.com

Before slashers ruled the multiplex and horror became a franchise machine, the 1970s gave the genre some of its most dangerous, grimy, and nightmare-fueled nightmares. Directed by David A. Weiner, this extensive documentary from CreatorVC Studios turns back the clock to explore the films, filmmakers, and cultural fears that helped reshape horror into something darker, stranger, and harder to shake. From the crowd-funded team behind In Search of Darkness, Aliens Expanded, and The Thing Expanded, this deep-dive four-hour long horror doc cracks open the vault on a decade where the scares felt raw, restless, and way too close for comfort.

🎥 “Fjord” Teaser: Sebastian Stan & Renate Reinsve Face Suspicion and Social Scrutiny in Cristian Mungiu’s Chilly Norwegian Drama, Palme d’Or Winner — Coming Soon

Tolerance gets tested fast when suspicion enters the room. Sebastian Stan and Renate Reinsve star as a Romanian-Norwegian couple who move with their family to her remote Norwegian hometown, only to find their new life unraveling after questions are raised about their behavior toward their children. As the family becomes the focus of mounting scrutiny, their friendship with a neighboring household gives way to distrust, judgment, and the brutal limits of a community that prides itself on openness. Written and directed by Cristian Mungiu, the Palme d’Or-winning filmmaker behind 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days, this Norway-set drama looks ready to turn a quiet village into a pressure cooker of social suspicion and moral panic.

🎥 “The Isolate Thief” Trailer: Mackenzie Foy Faces Outlaws, Stolen Gold, and a Frozen Civil War Siege in John Suits’ Frontier Survival Thriller with Odeya Rush, Joe Pantoliano & Sean Bean — In Theaters July 10th

Winter already makes survival hard enough. Add stolen gold, a remote Union Army outpost, and a gang of vicious outlaws kicking down the door, and things get deadly fast. Mackenzie Foy stars as a young woman left as the lone caretaker of an isolated Civil War-era outpost when a stash of stolen treasure suddenly lands in her hands. As a gang of suspicious-looking men (led by Sean Bean) turns her home into a guarded stronghold, she has to rely on personal endurance and quick thinking to stay alive. Directed by John Suits and also starring Odeya Rush, Jack Kesy, Ty Simpkins, Martin Sensmeier, and Joe Pantoliano, this Western survival thriller looks ready to turn a frozen frontier hideout into one nasty game of cat and mouse.

🎥 “Mockbuster” Trailer: A Struggling Novice Filmmaker Gets Six Days, No Money, and One Wild Shot at Making a Knockoff Blockbuster — In Theaters and On VOD/Digital July 10th

Sometimes the dream of making movies comes with a tiny budget, a ticking clock, and a title that sounds suspiciously familiar. This comedic behind-the-scenes documentary follows filmmaker Anthony Frith as The Asylum, the notorious movie studio behind Sharknado and other cheaply made blockbuster knock-offs, gives him six days to direct a “mockbuster.” Directed by Anthony Frith himself, the behind-the-scenes documentary digs into the chaos, compromise, and strange creative pride of low-budget filmmaking, where ambition is big, money is small, and panic is practically part of the production schedule.

🎥 “Blades of the Guardians: Wind Rises In The Desert” Trailer: Wu Jing Takes on a Deadly Escort Mission in Yuen Woo-Ping’s Desert-Set Martial Arts Adventure — On VOD/Digital June 30th and On 4K, Blu-ray & DVD August 25th

The road to Chang’an is paved with blood, betrayal, and a whole lot of bad decisions. Wu Jing stars as Dao Ma, a feared bounty hunter and wanted fugitive tasked with escorting the empire’s most wanted man across a brutal desert landscape crawling with rival warriors, officials, and hired killers. Directed by martial arts legend Yuen Woo-Ping and based on Xu Xianzhe’s manhua Biao Ren, this wuxia action epic co-stars Jet Li, Nicholas Tse, Tony Leung Ka Fai, Max Zhang, Kara Wai, and Zhang Yi, throwing loyalty, survival, and political intrigue into one dust-choked fight for power.

🎥 “Rhythm is a Dancer” Trailer: Lauren Caster Writes, Directs, and Stars in This Indie Dramedy About a Struggling Dancer Returning Home to Meet Her “Bio-Dad,” Played by Tate Donovan — In Select Theaters July 10th

Sometimes finding your rhythm means going back to where it all first started. This heartfelt indie dramedy from writer-director and star Lauren Caster follows Ro, a struggling young woman whose dance and acting career is running out of steam when she returns home and meets her biological father (played by Tate Donovan) for the first time. With Amy Aquino helping shape the family dynamics, the film spins an unconventional homecoming story into a warm look at identity, connection, and the people who help us get back on beat. Inspired by Caster’s own life, having been raised by her lesbian mother, conceived through insemination from an anonymous donor, and eventually meeting her “bio-dad,” the film turns one deeply personal story into a tender look at a family that might not fit in any traditional box but still finds its own rhythm.

🎥 “Let’s Love” Trailer: Martin Freeman, Josh Hutcherson, Malin Åkerman, and Jess Weixler Are Old Castmates Reuniting for a Canceled Fan Convention in This Ensemble Indie Dramedy — Available on VOD/Digital June 9th

In this ensemble dramedy, Martin Freeman, Josh Hutcherson, Malin Åkerman, and Jess Weixler star as the cast of a career-defining romance film who reunite a decade later for a fan convention, only to have the schedule fall apart before it really begins. Rather than call it a wash, the group heads back to the film’s original locations, where talk of a possible sequel starts stirring up old unresolved feelings and the kind of behind-the-scenes tension no press junket can smooth over. Written and directed by Jamie Adams, and co-starring Craig Roberts and Dermot Mulroney, this film-reunion comedy looks ready to poke at the messy line between reliving nostalgia and finally dealing with the past.

🎥 “Above the Line” Trailer: Six Hollywood Dreamers Plot an Oscar Heist in This Showbiz Crime Comedy Starring Reno Wilson, Gregg Henry, Cedric the Entertainer, Sophia Ali, Suzy Nakamura, & Jamie Lee — On VOD/Digital June 26th

Hollywood is already full of thieves, but these struggling dreamers are going straight for the gold. This showbiz heist comedy follows six beaten-down hopefuls who decide to rob the Oscars from the crooked producer who wrecked their careers. Starring Reno Wilson, Gregg Henry, Cedric the Entertainer, Sophia Ali, Suzy Nakamura, Jamie Lee, Jackson Pace, Dylan Playfair, and Adhir Kalyan, this one turns awards-season desperation into a comeback plan with very poor legal advice.

🎥 “Black Box” Trailer: A Routine Flight Turns Into a Supernatural Nightmare in ‘Final Destination 5’ Director Steven Quale’s New Sky-High Mystery Thriller — On VOD/Digital July 7th

Some flights hit turbulence. This one appears to tear straight through reality. In this supernatural mystery thriller from director Steven Quale (Final Destination 5), Vero Airlines Flight 298 takes off from New Orleans to Seattle before a routine domestic trip turns into a full-blown airborne nightmare. As bizarre technological failures, surreal visions, supernatural events, and possible alien influences begin warping reality, the passengers are forced to fight for survival while trying to figure out what’s actually happening around them. Starring Tom Brittney, Holly White, Betsy-Blue English, Dane Whyte O’Hara, and Kaja Chan, this flight-from-hell thriller looks ready to make the friendly skies feel anything but friendly.

🎥 “Man of War” Trailer: LaMonica Garrett Launches a Personal Rescue Mission Against Russian Mercenaries in This High-Stakes Action Thriller with Jason Patric — On VOD/Digital July 3rd

Some rescue missions are dangerous by design, but this one comes with a personal wound right at the center. Special Ops: Lioness actor LaMonica Garrett stars as an elite American Special Forces veteran whose past skills are forced back into action when his adopted daughter, an aid worker, is taken hostage by Russian mercenaries during the invasion of Ukraine. As the rescue mission drags him into a brutal landscape of fire and chaos, survival becomes less about protocol and more about how far one man is willing to go for family.

🎥 “Chris & Martina: The Final Set” Trailer: Tennis Icons Chris Evert & Martina Navratilova Revisit a Rivalry, a Friendship, and a Bond That Outlasted the Court — Premiering on Netflix June 26th

Some tennis rivalries end at the net. This intimate sports documentary looks back at Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova’s decades-long dominance of women’s tennis, tracing how fierce competition slowly became one of the sport’s most enduring friendships. From championship pressure to personal battles with cancer, this Netflix sports documentary serves up a story about greatness, resilience, and two legends who kept showing up for each other long after the final point.

🎥 “I, Object” Trailer: A Grieving Boy Finds Magic in Everyday Things in Andrew Niccol’s Heartfelt New Zealand Fantasy Drama Starring Bentley Storteboom & Karl Urban — Coming to New Zealand Cinemas July 23rd

Grief has a strange way of turning the ordinary into something alive. From acclaimed New Zealand filmmaker Andrew Niccol (Gattaca, Lord of War and Oscar-nominated writer of The Truman Show), this heartfelt fantasy drama follows Tom, a 10-year-old boy who retreats into the imaginative world he once shared with his father after a sudden loss. As faces begin appearing in everyday objects, the film turns childhood imagination into a tender escape route through sadness, memory, and healing.

🎥 “The Passenger” Trailer: Djimon Hounsou & Kodi Smit-McPhee Take One Terrifying Ride from Minneapolis to Chicago in This New Road Thriller — In Theaters June 5th

This is one airport shuttle ride that definitely deserves a bad review. Djimon Hounsou stars as a struggling driver who illegally agrees to take a stranded young passenger, played by Kodi Smit-McPhee, from Minneapolis to Chicago. Directed by House of Sand and Fog helmer Vadim Perelman, this road thriller turns a desperate cash job into a nerve-racking trip where the meter keeps running, the danger keeps rising, and getting out may not be an option.

🎥 “Honeyjoon” Trailer: Ayden Mayeri & Amira Casar Take a Grief-Soaked Mother-Daughter Trip Through the Azores in Lilian T. Mehrel’s Darkly Funny Directorial Debut — Opening in New York on June 10th before hitting Los Angeles and Chicago June 19th

Grief gets complicated when the vacation comes with ocean views, unresolved feelings, and one distractingly philosophical surfer. Ayden Mayeri stars as June, who travels with her Persian-British mother Lela (Amira Casar) to the romantic Azores islands for a grief anniversary neither of them knows quite how to handle. As mother and daughter clash over how to mourn, flirt, remember, and move forward, a local surfer (José Condessa) pulls them into a tour that turns into something messier and more revealing. Written and directed by Lilian T. Mehrel in her feature debut, this light-and-dark comedy rides the awkward waves between loss and desire.

🎥 “Husbands in Action” Trailer: A Detective Teams Up with His Ex-Wife’s New Husband in Netflix’s Korean Action Comedy — Streams June 19th on Netflix

Nothing says awkward teamwork like rescuing your ex-wife with her new husband riding shotgun. This Korean action comedy follows a detective forced to partner with his romantic replacement after their shared connection is kidnapped. Directed by Park Gyu-tae and starring Jin Sun-kyu, Gong Myoung, Jeon So-min, Kang Hanna, Kim Ji-suk, Lee Da-hee, and Yoon Kyung-ho, this Netflix film turns jealousy, bruised egos, and high-speed chaos into one very uncomfortable rescue mission.

🎥 “Luz” Trailer: Isabelle Huppert Enters a Neon-Lit VR Mystery Connecting Chongqing, Paris, and a Mystical Deer — Streaming June 9th on Kino Film Collection

Reality gets slippery when grief, distance, and technology start sharing the same strange space. Set between the neon streets of Chongqing and the quiet ache of Paris, this meditative drama follows an ex-con searching for his estranged daughter while a Hong Kong gallerist wrestles with her ailing stepmother, played by iconic French actress Isabelle Huppert. Their lives meet inside the VR world of “Luz,” where a mystical deer reveals hidden truths and turns digital escape into an unexpected path toward connection.

🎥 “Elijah Peel” Trailer: Robert Malcolm Cumming Stars as A Fading Rock Star Trying to Get a Second Chance at Life, Faith, and Healing in This Inspirational Drama — In Theaters August 14th

Fame can fill stadiums, but it doesn’t always fix what’s broken. Inspired by a true story, this inspirational drama stars Robert Malcolm Cumming as Elijah Peel, a rock star whose life of addiction and excess comes crashing down after a heart attack nearly kills him. Also starring Evelyn Grace Kite, April Billingsley, Princess Elmore, and Kevin Sorbo, the film turns an unexpected bond with a young girl into a story of recovery, forgiveness, and the long road back from the edge.

🎥 “Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul” Trailer: A Tender New Documentary Traces the Rock Legend’s Pain, Fame, and Lasting Sound — In Theaters June 17th

Every great talent carries a few ghosts. This new documentary traces blues rocker Gregg Allman’s journey from a childhood marked by tragedy to the generation-defining sound he helped create with the Allman Brothers Band. Through archival recordings, electrifying performances, and a look at his headline-making marriage to Cher, the film explores how Allman’s music turned pain, trauma and authenticity into something that still echoes to this day.

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🎥 “In the Hand of Dante” Trailer: Oscar Isaac Travels Through Art, Crime, and Madness in Julian Schnabel’s Time-Spanning Thriller with Gerard Butler, John Malkovich, Martin Scorsese, Al Pacino & Jason Momoa — Premiering June 24th on Netflix

Julian Schnabel is not exactly the easiest filmmaker to pin down.

The painter-turned-director has built a film career out of wildly different subjects, though he often seems drawn to artists, writers, and tortured souls trying to create something meaningful while life, ego, obsession, and self-doubt keep getting in the way. From Basquiat to The Diving Bell and the Butterfly to At Eternity’s Gate, Schnabel has shown a fascination with the messy, punishing act of making art... and the complicated people who can’t seem to live without it or survive it.

His latest film, In the Hand of Dante, sounds like another strange, ambitious dive into that same territory, only this time with a little more crime, violence, and possibly a whole lot of literary madness, as parallel timelines are used to connect the past to the present and vice versa.

Oscar Isaac stars in dual roles as modern-day writer Nick Tosches and 14th-century poet Dante Alighieri, two men separated by centuries but connected by obsession, beauty, love, and the search for something divine.

In the present-day storyline, Nick is pulled into a dangerous criminal scheme after a handwritten manuscript of The Divine Comedy is said to have surfaced from the Vatican Library. Recruited by a mob boss to authenticate and help steal the priceless text, he descends into an underworld where literature becomes currency, faith becomes leverage, and desire turns destructive.

Meanwhile, the film also follows Dante as he searches for the inspiration behind his greatest work, turning the story into a parallel journey through art, violence, and spiritual longing.

Schnabel directs from a script he co-wrote with Louise Kugelberg, adapting Nick Tosches’ novel of the same name.

The cast is stacked, with all-star talent like Gerard Butler, John Malkovich, Gal Gadot, Louis Cancelmi, Sabrina Impacciatore, Franco Nero, and Benjamin Clementine, along with out-of-left-field guest appearances from Martin Scorsese, Al Pacino, and Jason Momoa joining Isaac in what sounds like one seriously odd literary-crime fever dream.

In the Hand of Dante is slated to premiere June 24th on Netflix. Art may be eternal, but apparently, so are decisions we can’t outrun.

🎥 “Spa Weekend” Trailer: Leslie Mann, Isla Fisher, Michelle Buteau & Anna Faris Turn Self-Care Into Full-Blown Chaos in New Comedy — Hitting Theaters August 21st

A luxury spa weekend with Leslie Mann, Isla Fisher, Michelle Buteau, and Anna Faris sounds like exactly the kind of thing that should involve massages, champagne, fluffy robes, and maybe one emotionally honest conversation in a steam room.

But since this is coming from Jon Lucas and Scott Moore, the writing-directing team behind the rowdy comedies The Hangover and Bad Moms, we’re guessing peace and relaxation are not exactly on the itinerary. In fact, one could expect plenty of bruised egos and deeply questionable deeds.

Spa Weekend follows four lifelong friends who realize they’ve let careers, relationships, families, and the usual daily grind shove their friendship to the side. Burned out and long overdue for a break, they head to a luxury spa retreat hoping to reconnect, unwind, and maybe remember what it feels like to put themselves first for once.

But soon, things go off the rails... and we do mean very far from relaxation.

What begins as a weekend of massages, champagne, and self-care quickly spirals into ill-advised decisions, awkward encounters, and the kind of escalating comic chaos that tends to happen when grown adults finally get a little too much freedom. Think less calming cucumber water and more four-woman midlife meltdown with a resort bill attached.

Mann, Fisher, Buteau, and Faris lead the ensemble, with Yasmin Kassim, Adam Demos, Dominic Ona-Ariki, and Stephen Hunter rounding out the cast.

Lucas and Moore have made a career out of taking ordinary adult responsibilities and pushing them into full-blown meltdown mode, so Spa Weekend looks right in their wheelhouse: a female-led friendship comedy about the messy joy of remembering who you were before life got so exhausting.

Spa Weekend opens in theaters August 21st.

🎥 “The Get Out” Trailer: Russell Crowe Gets Dragged Back Into the Criminal Underworld in Derrick Borte’s Hardboiled Crime Thriller with Luke Evans, Teresa Palmer, Nina Dobrev & Aaron Paul — Hitting Theaters June 26th

If you asked us, we kind of like this phase of Russell Crowe’s career.

The Oscar-winning actor seems more than willing to take roles that let him swerve away from what we usually expect from him. Wildly questionable accents? Sure. Pulpy genre swings? Absolutely. Characters who feel less concerned with arthouse prestige and more interested in having a little fun? Even better.

That seems to be the vibe for Crowe’s latest, where he seems to be enjoying himself just enough to let loose without completely winking at the camera.

The Get Out is a new action-driven crime thriller that reunites Crowe with Unhinged director Derrick Borte. Here, Crowe stars as a nightclub owner trying to leave his dangerous past behind and settle into a quieter life with his girlfriend. Naturally, because this is a crime thriller, “quieter life” lasts about as long as a peaceful night at a nightclub owned by a guy with cartel problems.

The trouble starts when masked gunmen rob his club, dragging him back into the violent world he thought he had escaped. From there, his exit plan turns into a deadly game of survival as cartel pressure closes in and a mysterious buyer arrives with his own interest in taking over the business.

Luke Evans, Teresa Palmer, Nina Dobrev, Aaron Paul, Daniel Zovatto, and Kartiah Vergara round out the cast, giving Crowe plenty of dangerous company as the night spirals from bad business deal to full-blown criminal trap.

Directed by Borte and co-written with Daniel Forte, The Get Out is based on Thomas Perry’s novel Strip, which should give the film a nice hardboiled edge. And with Crowe back in bruiser mode, this one looks like it could be the kind of lean, nasty thriller where some last-minute decisions come with broken bones and very bad consequences.

The Get Out opens in limited release on June 26th.

🎥 “Citizen Vigilante” Trailer: Armie Hammer Takes Justice Into His Own Hands in Uwe Boll’s Grimy Revenge Thriller — Arriving in Theaters and on VOD/Digital June 19th

Armie Hammer and director Uwe Boll have just made a movie together.

Okay... admittedly, we can think of way better actor-director combos. And sure, this is not exactly the team-up we’ve been waiting years to see. But are we strangely curious to see what these two can cook up together? Yeah, a little. From the looks of things, Citizen Vigilante probably isn’t going to rock the very foundations of cinema, but it might scratch that grimy little revenge-thriller itch for some.

The new action thriller stars Hammer as Sanders, a wealthy American businessman living in Zagreb who becomes fed up with a justice system he believes has failed to punish violent criminals, rapists, and corrupt officials. So, naturally, he decides to take justice into his own hands. Because apparently therapy, charity work, or moving somewhere quieter were not dramatic enough options.

Before long, Sanders begins hunting offenders himself, turning into an underground vigilante whose brutal actions spread across social media. To some, he becomes a folk hero willing to do what institutions won’t. To others, he’s a dangerous criminal whose growing popularity threatens to send everything spiraling out of control.

Costas Mandylor co-stars as Interpol Chief Henry, the man determined to bring Sanders down before his bloody crusade turns him into something even more powerful than a criminal: a heroic symbol.

Written and directed by Boll, Citizen Vigilante is being pitched as a “Death Wish for the 21st century,” which feels like a bit of a stretch, even though conversations around justified vigilantism have remained very much in the public consciousness.

Boll, of course, has built a long and controversial career out of low-budget genre films, shlocky video-game adaptations, and provocation-heavy action cinema, so this definitely feels like familiar territory for him. Meanwhile, Hammer is still trying to find his footing after a very public scandal from several years ago, one that still hangs over any attempted comeback.

Citizen Vigilante opens in theaters and arrives on VOD/Digital June 19th.

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🎥 “Supergirl” Promo Spots: Milly Alcock Takes Flight Across the Galaxy as Kara Zor-El Hunts Down Matthias Schoenaerts’ Ruthless Space Pirate Krem — In Theaters and IMAX June 26th

Supergirl is taking her fight far beyond Earth, and these new promo spots give us a sharper look at the cosmic trouble waiting for her. Milly Alcock stars as Kara Zor-El, aka Supergirl, who finds herself on an interstellar mission of vengeance and justice after a ruthless adversary strikes too close to home. Along the way, she teams up with unlikely companion Ruthye Marye Knoll (Eve Ridley) while crossing paths with Krem (Matthias Schoenaerts), a dangerous space pirate who looks ready to make Kara’s galaxy-hopping quest a whole lot messier. Directed by Craig Gillespie and written by Ana Nogueira, with David Krumholtz, Emily Beecham, and Jason Momoa as Lobo rounding out the cast, this DC Studios adventure sends the Girl of Steel into a bigger, stranger, and more dangerous corner of the universe.

🎥 “Disclosure Day” Featurettes: Steven Spielberg Returns to Sci-Fi Mystery as Emily Blunt, Josh O’Connor, and Colman Domingo Face a World-Changing Truth — In Theaters June 12th

Steven Spielberg is heading back into the skies, and the truth is apparently getting harder to keep buried. Emily Blunt, Josh O’Connor, Colin Firth, Eve Hewson, and Colman Domingo star in this new UFO mystery thriller about a discovery that could change humanity forever: proof that we are not alone. Details have mostly been kept under wraps, but these newly released featurettes offer a closer look at Spielberg’s latest original event film, which reunites him with screenwriter David Koepp, the writer behind Jurassic Park, The Lost World, and War of the Worlds. And when the truth belongs to eight billion people, keeping it hidden may be the scariest thing of all.

🎥 “I Am Frankelda” Trailer: A 19th-Century Mexican Writer Faces the Monsters of Her Own Imagination in Netflix’s Gothic Stop-Motion Fantasy — Coming to Netflix June 12th

Every writer has demons. Frankelda’s just happen to sing, crawl, and lurk inside her subconscious. Set in 19th-century Mexico, this gothic stop-motion fantasy follows a gifted young writer whose imagination is dismissed by the world around her, only for the creatures she created to come roaring to life inside a strange realm between fiction and reality. Directed by Arturo and Roy Ambriz, the filmmakers behind Frankelda’s Book of Spooks, this dark fantasy musical expands the handmade, monster-filled mythology of Frankelda’s world while turning fear, authorship, and artistic identity into one eerie journey of self-discovery.

🎥 “Fatherland” Trailer: Sandra Hüller & Hanns Zischler Journey Through Postwar Germany in Paweł Pawlikowski’s Cannes-Winning Historical Drama — Coming Soon

A return home can feel less like a homecoming and more like walking through a ghost story. From Ida and Cold War filmmaker Paweł Pawlikowski, this postwar historical drama follows Nobel Prize-winning writer Thomas Mann and his daughter Erika Mann as they travel through a divided Germany in 1949, confronting exile, memory, family tension, and the ruins of a country still reckoning with itself. Starring Munich’s Hanns Zischler and Project Hail Mary’s Sandra Hüller, along with August Diehl, Anna Madeley, and Devid Striesow, this Cannes-winning drama looks like a restrained but emotionally loaded journey through art, conscience, and national remorse.

🎥 “We Are Pat” Trailer: Filmmaker Rowan Haber Revisits SNL’s ‘It’s Pat’ Through Today’s Conversations Around Gender, Comedy, and Queer Identity — On VOD/Digital June 23rd

A ’90s sketch gets pulled into a much bigger conversation. Directed by Rowan Haber, this documentary looks back at the origins of Saturday Night Live’s “It’s Pat,” examining how a character built around cultural anxiety over gender now speaks directly to today’s debates around transness, queerness, comedy, and representation. Featuring Julia Sweeney, Abby McEnany, Ally Beardsley, Joey Soloway, River Butcher, Sabrina Wu, Kevin Nealon, and more, this Tribeca Films release turns one strangely funny ’90s pop-culture artifact into a sharp look at how jokes age and take on new meaning for a new generation.

🎥 “I Shot Andy Warhol: 30th Anniversary (4K Restoration)” Trailer: Lili Taylor Burns Through Mary Harron’s Radical 1990s Indie Portrait of Valerie Solanas — Back In Theaters June 12th

Some biopics whisper through history; this one still feels like it’s kicking the door open. American Psycho filmmaker Mary Harron’s feature debut returns for its 30th anniversary in 4K, with Lili Taylor delivering a fierce performance as Valerie Solanas, the brilliant, volatile radical feminist whose attempted assassination of Andy Warhol (played by Jared Harris) turned her into one of the most notorious figures of the 1960s counterculture. With a John Cale score and a hallucinatory trip through New York’s political and artistic underground, this restored 1996 indie landmark still has plenty of bite left, reminding us that fame and infamy have always shared the same dirty little spotlight.

🎥 “Hunt for the Wilderpeople: 10th Anniversary” Trailer: Taika Waititi’s Beloved New Zealand Adventure Returns to the Big Screen — In UK & Irish Cinemas August 7th

The bush is calling again, and Ricky Baker is still majestical. Taika Waititi’s beloved New Zealand adventure comedy returns for its 10th anniversary, sending Julian Dennison’s rebellious city kid and Sam Neill’s grumpy foster uncle back into the wild as their accidental disappearance sparks a full-blown national manhunt. Funny, scrappy, and secretly tender, this big-screen re-release is a reminder that some odd-couple survival stories only get better once they’ve had a decade to roam.

🎥 “Hammer’s Dracula” Teaser Trailer: Peter Cushing & Christopher Lee Return in a Restored 4K Cut With Long-Lost Uncensored Footage — Arriving October 2026

The Count is back, and this time he’s bringing the footage censors tried to bury. Hammer’s original 1958 horror classic returns in a newly restored 4K version, complete with long-lost material unseen outside Japan’s original theatrical release and never before available in the UK, US, or on home entertainment. With Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee restored to full gothic glory, this October re-release gives one of horror cinema’s most iconic vampire showdowns its most complete presentation ye

🎥 “The Ribbon Hero” Trailer: Netflix Reimagines Osamu Tezuka’s ‘Princess Knight’ as a Dazzling Anime Fantasy — Streams August 8th on Netflix

Destiny is calling, and Sapphire doesn’t sound ready to answer politely. Inspired by Osamu Tezuka’s landmark manga Princess Knight, this new anime fantasy follows a young hero pushing back against grief, trauma, and the role the world has chosen for her. Directed by Yuki Igarashi, the filmmaker behind the Star Wars: Visions short “Lop & Ochō,” this Netflix animated feature reintroduces a foundational shoujo adventure with polished action, fairy-tale emotion, and a hero determined to cut her own path.

🎥 “Adolescence of Utena” Trailer: Kunihiko Ikuhara’s Surreal Anime Classic Returns With Duels, Desire, and Revolution — In Theaters June 21st & 22nd via GKIDS Films

Fairy tales rarely come this strange, stylish, or ready to overthrow the whole system. Kunihiko Ikuhara’s 1999 standalone anime classic follows Utena as she arrives at Ohtori Academy, gets pulled into a secret dueling society, and becomes entangled with Anthy, the mysterious “Rose Bride” at the center of the school’s elaborate power games. With writer Yoji Enokido, art director Shichiro Kobayashi, and J.A. Seazer’s unforgettable music helping shape the experience, this theatrical return promises swords, symbolism, emotional turmoil, and one very stylish demand for freedom.

🎥 “BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Calamity” Trailer: Ichigo Kurosaki Faces the Beginning of the End in the Final Anime Showdown — Arriving In Theaters June 25th–29th, Limited Engagements

The endgame has arrived, and the Soul Society is running out of second chances. This limited theatrical event brings the final part of the BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War anime adaptation to the big screen, as Ichigo Kurosaki and his allies face Yhwach’s catastrophic push toward the Royal Palace and the collapse of the Three Worlds. Directed by Tomohisa Taguchi and Hikaru Murata, with Masakazu Morita, Noriaki Sugiyama, Fumiko Orikasa, Kentaro Ito, and Takayuki Sugo leading the voice cast, this supernatural anime showdown turns sacrifice and destiny into one last blade-swinging battle for everything.

🎥 “Robotica” Trailer: Lilly Bell Stars as a Vengeful Sex-Bot Breaking Bad Programming in Charles Band’s Bloody Sci-Fi Revenge Thriller — On VOD/Digital This Summer

Revenge gets a serious software update in this Full Moon sci-fi horror thriller. Lilly Bell stars as a beautiful android sex-bot who snaps free from her programming after enduring abuse from her male overlords, turning her pain into one very bloody system reboot. Directed by horror vet Charles Band, this high-octane android-revenge romp looks like a grindhouse circuit breaker with a mean streak, a body count, and just enough sleaze to earn that “I Spit on Your Circuitry” tagline.

🎥 “Hold the Fort” Trailer: A New Home Comes With One Hell of an HOA Problem in William Bagley’s Suburban Horror-Comedy — On VOD/Digital June 29th in the UK

Home ownership is scary enough before the neighborhood starts coughing up monsters. Chris Mayers and Haley Leary star as Lucas and Jenny, a couple hoping their move to the suburbs will bring a little peace, quiet, and grown-up stability... only to discover their new homeowners association is actually guarding a hell portal that opens every year. Directed by William Bagley, this creature-packed horror-comedy turns an awkward neighborhood party into a full-blown siege of witches, werewolves, zombies, demons, and HOA fine print, proving the real nightmare of buying a house might be what’s not disclosed upfront.

🎥 “Stepfather” Trailer: Taye Diggs Hunts for the Perfect Family in Tubi’s Deadly Domestic Thriller — Premiering June 19th on TUBI

Family bonding has rarely looked this dangerous. Taye Diggs stars as a desperate man searching for the perfect household, only for his new wife and daughters to realize their fresh start may have come with a very unstable new patriarch. Directed by Chris Stokes and co-starring Tamar Braxton, Kalani Jules, Jessica Jarrell, and Janeline Hayes, this Tubi original horror-thriller turns domestic bliss into a survival test where simply getting out of the house may be the hardest part.

🎥 “Groundswell” Trailer: Demi Moore and Woody Harrelson Narrate This Globe-Spanning Agriculture Documentary About the Power Beneath Our Feet — Premiering June 5th on Prime Video

Hope lies in the soil, and this new documentary aims to dig deep. Narrated by Demi Moore and Woody Harrelson, this sweeping final chapter in the Kiss the Ground and Common Ground trilogy travels across five continents to spotlight farmers, scientists, Indigenous leaders, and visionaries working to restore the planet through regenerative agriculture. Directed by Josh Tickell and Rebecca Harrell Tickell, this eco-minded documentary connects climate change, species loss, and soil collapse into one urgent, surprisingly hopeful story about renewal from the ground up.

🎥 “Big Girls Don’t Cry” Teaser Trailer: A New Zealand Teen Navigates Desire, Identity, and the Early Internet in Paloma Schneideman’s Coming-of-Age Drama — Coming Soon to NZ Cinemas

Growing up online was confusing enough before feelings got involved. Set in rural New Zealand in 2006, this tender coming-of-age drama follows 14-year-old Sid Bookman as one transformative summer pulls her into a messy swirl of identity, desire, imitation, and the strange intimacy of the early internet. Written and directed by Paloma Schneideman, with Ani Palmer, Rain Spencer, Noah Taylor, Tara Canton, Ngataitangirua Hita, and Beatrix Rain Wolfe starring, this debut feature looks like a quietly aching portrait of wanting to be seen by becoming whoever might make people love you back.

🎥 “Flies” Trailer: Mexican Filmmaker Fernando Eimbcke Finds Quiet Chaos Inside a Mexico City Apartment in This Black-and-White Drama — Opening July 2nd in Latin America

Sometimes one small disruption is enough to crack open an entire life. Mexican filmmaker Fernando Eimbcke returns with a spare black-and-white drama about Olga, a solitary woman whose tightly controlled routine begins to unravel after a lodger secretly brings his young son into her Mexico City apartment. Starring Teresa Sánchez, Bastian Escobar, Hugo Ramírez, and Enrique Arreola, this intimate character piece turns loneliness, grief, and an unwanted houseguest into a story about the strange little ways connection can sneak in through the window.

🎥 “The Marked Woman” Trailer: Candela Peña Investigates a Shipping Container Mystery in Netflix’s Barcelona-Set Suspense Thriller — Premiering June 5th on Netflix

Nothing good ever starts with someone waking up inside a shipping container. Candela Peña stars as detective Anna Ripoll, who is assigned to a disturbing case after a woman is found bound, gagged, and unable to remember who she is at the Port of Barcelona. Directed by Gabe Ibáñez and co-starring Ana Rujas, Pol López, Manolo Solo, Luka Peros, and Kira Miró, this Netflix thriller turns one missing identity into a race against time where every clue points toward someone who wanted this “marked” woman erased.

🎥 “How to Divorce During the War” Trailer: A Lithuanian Marriage Falls Apart as History Comes Crashing In — In Theaters Summer 2026

Timing is everything, especially when asking for a divorce one day before a war begins. Set in Vilnius in 2022, this Sundance-winning drama follows Marija and Vytas, a Lithuanian couple whose crumbling marriage becomes tangled with the upheaval of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a refugee crisis, and the fallout of long-buried resentments. Directed by Andrius Blaževičius and starring Zygimante Elena Jakstaite and Marius Repsys, this family drama suggests some uncomfortable truths can surface even faster when separation is playing out against extraordinary events.

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🎥 “Victorian Psycho” Teaser Trailer: Maika Monroe Unleashes Buttoned-Up Bloodlust in This Gothic Horror Satire — Coming to Theaters September 25th

Is evil something that can’t be contained once it takes hold? Could it be so irresistible, so intoxicating, that it turns an ordinary person into a willing participant in something monstrous? A kind of bloodlust, perhaps.

That’s the dilemma facing Maika Monroe, who stars as a Victorian-era woman seduced by violence in her latest trip into horror. Only this time, she gets to sink her teeth into the dark Gothic satire of female hysteria.

In the upcoming gothic thriller Victorian Psycho, Monroe stars as Winifred Notty, an eccentric young governess who arrives at Ensor House in 1858 and immediately turns the place into the kind of drafty nightmare where every candlelit hallway seems to be hiding a bad decision.

At first, Winifred appears to be settling into her new post. But then the staff begin to disappear, one by one, and the owners of the manor start wondering whether their mysterious new governess is merely odd... or something far more dangerous.

Monroe, already well-versed in horror tension thanks to her breakout turns in chillers such as It Follows and Longlegs, seems perfectly suited for this kind of buttoned-up madness, fully leaning into the polite smiles, repressed rage, and blood-soaked absurdity of a woman slowly coming undone.

She is joined by Last Night in Soho’s Thomasin McKenzie and The White Lotus’s Jason Isaacs, while Ruth Wilson, Amy De Bhrún, Jacobi Jupe, and Evie Templeton round out the cast.

The film is directed by Zachary Wigon, who previously helmed the darkly comic psychological thriller Sanctuary, starring Margaret Qualley and Christopher Abbott. The screenplay comes from author Virginia Feito, adapting her own novel of the same name after making a sharp literary debut with Mrs. March.

So yes, we’re dealing with corsets, candlelight, class tension, missing servants, and a governess who may be one polite curtsy away from total chaos. In other words, Victorian Psycho isn’t just a killer title, it’s practically a mission statement.

The film makes its world premiere at Cannes this month, followed by an official theatrical release on September 25th.

🎥 “Miss You, Love You” Trailer: Allison Janney & Andrew Rannells Find an Unexpected Bond in HBO’s Grief-Tinged Odd-Couple Dramedy From Jim Rash — Premieres May 29th on HBO

Anyone who has had the horrible misfortune of experiencing a death in the family knows that kind of loss can bring out both the worst and the best in people. And sometimes, it comes from people you barely know. But when this type of tragedy strikes, anyone willing to step in, offer comfort, and help carry the weight can start to feel like family, even if they arrived as a stranger.

This is where this new HBO Original film Miss You, Love You comes in, as Oscar-winner Allison Janney and Andrew Rannells play a couple of strangers brought uncomfortably together by grief, only to let a little kindness crack open something unexpected.

Janney stars as Diane Patterson, a blunt, grieving widow suddenly faced with the impossible task of planning her husband’s funeral. The only problem? She’s not doing it with her estranged son. Instead, she’s stuck handling the arrangements with Jamie Simms, her son’s assistant, played by Rannells.

That’s already an awkward setup. But as Diane and Jamie stumble through funeral plans, family tensions, and all the messy business that comes with saying goodbye, their strange little partnership begins to lead to something emotionally deeper. As buried secrets surface and long-held resentments come bubbling up, somewhere between the darkly funny circumstances and the emotional wreckage, the two begin forming an unlikely bond as Jamie develops into the surrogate son Diane so desperately needs at that moment.

Janney, who can do sharp, wounded, and hilarious all in the same breath, seems perfectly matched with Rannells, whose gift for anxious charm should make this odd-couple pairing enticing to watch.

The cast also includes the always hilarious Bonnie Hunt, Dead to Me’s Suzy Nakamura, and The Office’s Oscar Nuñez.

Written and directed by comic actor and writer Jim Rash, Miss You, Love You marks his feature directorial debut. Rash, who won an Oscar for co-writing Alexander Payne’s The Descendants, knows a thing or two about blending heartbreak with dry humor. So expect a few tears from both laughter and genuine emotional gut punches.

Miss You, Love You is slated to air Friday, May 29th on HBO and stream on HBO Max.

🎥 “The Fox” Teaser: Jai Courtney Makes a Very Bad Deal With Olivia Colman’s Talking Fox in Dario Russo’s Twisted Fantasy Satire — In Australian Cinemas October

Imagine this: a talking fox movie where Olivia Colman lends her voice and razor-sharp wit to the furry little troublemaker. But before you assume this is some kind of cuddly family comedy, think again. This is a pitch-black Australian fantasy satire, and it’s definitely not something you throw on for the kids. A talking fox may sound adorable, sure, but this one comes with teeth, tricks, and a very wicked agenda.

Written and directed by first-time feature filmmaker Dario Russo, best known for co-creating the ’50s spy spoof web series Danger 5 and creating the viral parody short Italian Spiderman, The Fox stars Jai Courtney as Nick, the affable heir to a wealthy rural landowner who discovers that his fiancée, Kori, played by Emily Browning, is cheating on him. Heartbroken and desperate to fix the relationship, Nick stumbles into the sort of fairy-tale bargain that should come with a very large warning label.

One night, he captures a rogue fox, voiced by Olivia Colman, who offers him a deal: spare her life, and she’ll help him save his relationship. The solution? Push Kori into a magic hole that can transform her into the perfect partner.

Naturally, Nick does what any emotionally stable person would absolutely not do. And at first, the new version of Kori seems like everything he wanted. But perfection rarely stays perfect for long, and her strange new quirks soon have Nick wondering whether he solved his problem or created a much weirder one.

The cast also includes Justified’s Damon Herriman, The Boys’ Claudia Doumit, Superman’s Zlatko Burić, and The Lord of the Rings’ Miranda Otto, with veteran actor Sam Neill as the voice of a vulgar magpie.

The Fox seems destined to be one of those weird, out-there breakouts that gets people talking, for better or worse. But for anyone who likes their fantasy comedies twisted, strange, and a little feral, this is definitely one to keep an eye on.

Following its screening at this year’s Sydney Film Festival after premiering at SXSW in March, The Fox is scheduled to open in Australian cinemas in October. As of now, the film doesn’t have an official U.S. release date.

🎥 “Jimmy” Trailer: Riverdale’s KJ Apa Portrays Hollywood Icon Jimmy Stewart as War, Fame, and Trauma Reshape an American Legend — Hitting Theaters November 6th

Few actors have ever carried the image of American decency quite like Jimmy Stewart. But behind that gentle voice, lanky frame, and aw-shucks charm was a man who didn’t just play heroes on screen... he became one when the world demanded it.

In the upcoming biographical drama Jimmy, Riverdale star KJ Apa takes on the daunting task of portraying one of Hollywood’s most beloved leading men during the most defining chapter of his life. Fresh off his Academy Award win for The Philadelphia Story, Stewart walked away from movie stardom and enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps as World War II began reshaping the globe.

And this wasn’t some symbolic celebrity enlistment. Stewart flew twenty combat missions over Europe, rose to the rank of colonel, and returned home a very different man. The film follows that emotional whiplash between fame, duty, trauma, and the difficult question of whether he still had a place in Hollywood after everything he had seen.

That answer would come through one role: George Bailey in It’s a Wonderful Life. What became one of Stewart’s most iconic performances was also, in this telling, the role that helped bring him back to himself.

Directed by Aaron Burns and written by Justin Strawhand, Jimmy also features Kara Killmer, Neal McDonough, Max Casella, Jason Alexander, Christopher McDonald, Sarah Drew, Rob Riggle, and more.

Rather than running through the usual cradle-to-grave biopic checklist, this one appears to focus on the stretch where war reshaped the man and art helped piece him back together.

Jimmy opens exclusively in theaters November 6th.

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🎥 “Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass” New Teaser Trailer: Zoey Deutch Goes Looking for Her Celebrity Pass, Jon Hamm, with Help from John Slattery in David Wain’s Wild Marriage-Revenge Comedy — Coming to Theaters July 10th

Revenge gets awkwardly star-studded in this oddball comedy from director David Wain and co-writer Ken Marino. Zoey Deutch stars as Gail, a small-town hairdresser whose engagement hits a very public pothole after her fiancé sleeps with his celebrity crush. So naturally, she heads to Los Angeles to even the score by finding her own celebrity pass: Jon Hamm. With John Slattery playing a heightened version of himself, alongside Ken Marino, Miles Gutierrez-Riley, Ben Wang, Joe Lo Truglio, and Sabrina Impacciatore along for the ride, this Tinseltown romp turns heartbreak into one very strange Hamm hunt.

🎥 “Voicemails for Isabelle” Trailer: Zoey Deutch Accidentally Grieves Her Way Into a New Connection in Leah McKendrick’s Netflix Rom-Com with Nick Robinson — Premiering June 19th on Netflix

Sometimes the wrong number gets exactly the right message. The always-busy Zoey Deutch gets to flex her rom-com chops once more, starring as Jill, a grieving woman in San Francisco who keeps leaving chaotic, confessional voicemails for her late sister, only for the number to be reassigned to Wes (Nick Robinson), an elusive Austin real estate agent who suddenly becomes an accidental listener to her messy life updates. After listening to a few private phone messages from Jill, Wes is both concerned and completely drawn in, leading to a possible connection neither of them saw coming. Written and directed by Leah McKendrick, with Harry Shum Jr., Lukas Gage, and Nick Offerman rounding out the cast, this romantic comedy turns grief, oversharing, and one very unexpected phone connection into a long-distance meet-cute.

🎥 “Humpty Dumpty X” Trailer: Filmmaker Tony Kaye Revisits the Chaotic ‘American History X’ Battle That Became Hollywood Folklore in His Long-Buried Hollywood Documentary — Premiering June 6th at Tribeca

Twenty-eight years after his infamous studio battle over American History X, filmmaker Tony Kaye digs into the personal footage he captured during one of the industry’s most notorious director-versus-studio showdowns, where he lost final cut and proceeded to fight to remove his name from the project, despite the film eventually becoming a modern classic. Built from executive phone calls, candid conversations, notebooks, paintings, photographs, and Kaye’s own restless creative spiral, this documentary revisits the messy saga behind the “Humpty Dumpty” credit dispute, for which he wanted to legally change his name to Humpty Dumpty just to keep his real name off the film. And yes, the story still sounds completely unreal; one that even had legendary actor Marlon Brando laughing, but still backing Kaye up.

🎥 “Resident Evil” Featurette: Filmmaker Zach Cregger Explains How He Went on to Reinvent the Survival-Horror Franchise — Hitting Theaters September 18th

Survival horror gets a nasty new reset from Barbarian and Weapons filmmaker Zach Cregger. Watch this behind-the-scenes look as Cregger explains how he’s bringing the franchise back to its video game roots, with Austin Abrams starring as Bryan, a medical courier whose ordinary night turns into a full-throttle nightmare when chaos erupts around him. This new franchise entry looks less like a greatest-hits remake and more like a fresh run through the dark, getting back to the basics of survival, suspense, and monsters lurking just out of sight.

🎥 “Strung” Trailer: A Violin Tutor Gets Pulled Into an Opulent Nightmare in Malcolm D. Lee’s Psychological Horror Thriller Starring Chloe Bailey — Premiering June 26th on Peacock

A dream gig hits a very wrong note in this Blumhouse-produced psychological horror thriller from director Malcolm D. Lee (The Best Man, Girls Trip). Chloe Bailey stars as a talented violinist who accepts a prestigious job tutoring the daughter of an influential family, only to find herself pulled into a polished world full of dangerous secrets. As the family’s luxury starts looking more like a trap, she begins questioning her safety, her ambition, and even her own sanity. Some houses don’t need ghosts to feel haunted. They just need someone new to let in.

🎥 “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby: 20th Anniversary” Trailer: Will Ferrell’s NASCAR Comedy Returns for One More Victory Lap — Back in Theaters June 28th, June 30th, and July 1st

Shake and bake, the big-screen victory lap is back. Will Ferrell returns as Ricky Bobby, the NASCAR superstar whose “win at all costs” lifestyle hits the wall when Sacha Baron Cohen’s flamboyant Formula One driver Jean Girard challenges his racing throne. With John C. Reilly, Gary Cole, and Michael Clarke Duncan rounding out Adam McKay’s beloved racing comedy, this 20th anniversary re-release brings the absurdity back where it belongs.

🎥 “Pressure” New Trailer: Brendan Fraser and Andrew Scott Face the Impossible 72 Hours Before D-Day — In Theaters May 29th

History tightens like a vise in this WWII drama about the final 72 hours before D-Day. Brendan Fraser and Andrew Scott star as General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Captain James Stagg, two men forced to weigh weather, timing, and the fate of the free world before launching the largest seaborne invasion in history. The stakes don’t get much heavier than deciding whether to risk everything or lose the war by waiting. No pressure, right?

🎥 “Lucky Strike” Trailer: Scott Eastwood Gets Trapped Behind Enemy Lines in Rod Lurie’s WWII Survival Thriller — In Theaters June 26th

One soldier, one radio, and one very bad place to be. Scott Eastwood stars in this WWII survival thriller about a soldier stranded behind enemy lines during the Battle of the Bulge, armed only with his wits and a cutting-edge Motorola SCR-300 radio. Director Rod Lurie reunites with Eastwood after The Outpost, trading fortress warfare for a tense cat-and-mouse fight through enemy territory.

🎥 “Land of Wolves” Trailer: Captured Navy SEALs Fight Their Way Through an Underground Deathmatch in Tommy Jackson’s Action Thriller — On VOD/Digital June 19th

A covert rescue mission turns into a billionaire bloodsport in this brutal action thriller from director Tommy Jackson. After four elite Navy SEALs are captured and thrown into an underground deathmatch, survival means fighting without weapons, backup, or mercy. James William Clark, Matthew Gray, Felix Alexander, and Russell Shealy lead the cast as soldiers forced to turn their training into a jailbreak.

🎥 “Bad Counselors” Trailer: Two Frat Bros Fake Their Faith at Summer Camp in This Rowdy Christian-Camp Comedy Starring Matt Cornett, Ramon Reed, Brec Bassinger, Missi Pyle & Chris Klein — In Theaters July 22–27 via Fathom Ent.

Community service gets a holy loophole in this rowdy summer-camp comedy. After one wild night puts two fraternity brothers (Matt Cornett, Ramon Reed) on the brink of expulsion, they decide the fastest way to complete 120 mandatory hours is by posing as counselors at a Christian youth camp. The only problem? They don’t like kids, hate camping, and wouldn’t know a hymn from a hot dog. With Brec Bassinger, Mckaley Miller, Nathan Gamble, Missi Pyle, and Chris Klein rounding out the cast, redemption may be possible, but subtlety is clearly not part of the program.

🎥 “Stop! That! Train!” Trailer: Drag Queens Ginger Minj, Jujubee, Symone, Brooke Lynn Hytes, Marcia Marcia Marcia, and RuPaul Ride Into High-Speed Camp in This Disaster-Movie Spoof — In Theaters June 12th

All aboard the disaster express, now with extra glitter. Drag Queens Ginger Minj and Jujubee star as two coach train stewardesses who get bumped into a high-speed nightmare when a catastrophic “Stormaganza” threatens to send the Glamazonian Express crashing toward Los Angeles in this campy, queer-friendly disaster spoof from Hairspray and Rock of Ages director Adam Shankman. Also starring Symone, Brooke Lynn Hytes, Marcia Marcia Marcia, Rachel Bloom, Sarah Michelle Gellar, among others, with RuPaul joining the madness as the President of the United States (naturally), this goofball comedy looks like part disaster flick, part drag spectacular, and part runway show on rails. Someone better secure the wigs before impact.

🎥 “Earth, Wind & Fire” Trailer: Questlove Tells the Story Behind the Legendary Band’s Sound, Spirit, and Legacy — Premieres June 7th on HBO Max

The music is instantly recognizable, but the story goes much deeper. Roots drummer and Oscar-winning filmmaker Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson directs this HBO documentary about the Grammy-winning band whose fusion of funk, soul, jazz, pop, and spiritual energy helped shape generations of music. The film tracks their evolution, triumphs, setbacks, and cultural legacy with the kind of rhythm only Questlove would know how to follow. Expect the groove, but also the history behind it.

🎥 “Bring Me The Beauties” Trailer: New HBO Documentary Revisits ‘80s Male Supermodel Hoyt Richards and His Involvement in the Beauty-Obsessed Eternal Values Cult Movement — Premieres June 1st on HBO Max

Beauty, celebrity, and manipulation make for a disturbing combination in this HBO documentary. The film follows male supermodel Hoyt Richards’ experience inside Eternal Values, a cult led by the charismatic Frederick von Mierers and built around image, devotion, and control. With figures like Jackie Adams and Cindy Crawford tied to the larger story, this looks like a glossy world hiding something much darker underneath.

🎥 “Ip Man: Kung Fu Legend” Trailer: Dennis To Returns as the Wing Chun Icon in Li Liming’s Martial-Arts Sequel — Available On VOD/Digital July 14th

Tradition comes under attack in this action-packed follow-up from director Li Liming. Dennis To returns as Ip Man, who leaves his police career behind to open a martial arts club, only to find the local martial community threatened by a western boxing gym buying up its property. With fists flying and cultural pride on the line, this sequel turns real estate pressure into a full-on martial-arts showdown. Some eviction notices are better answered with Wing Chun.

🎥 “Husbands in Action” Trailer: Jin Seon-kyu and Gong Myung Become the Worst Rescue Duo Possible in Netflix’s Korean Action Comedy — Streaming June 19th on Netflix

Nothing says “awkward alliance” like teaming up with your ex-wife’s new husband. Jin Seon-kyu and Gong Myung star in this Korean action comedy about a bitter detective forced to work with his romantic replacement after his ex-wife is kidnapped. With Kang Han-na also starring, the rescue mission becomes a wild chase fueled by bruised egos, bad timing, and reluctant teamwork.

🎥 “Forever Your Maternal Animal” Trailer: Writer-Director Valentina Maurel Explores Family Fractures, Repression, and Return in Her Costa Rica-Set Drama — Winner of the Female Ensemble Prize at Cannes 2026

Family reunions rarely come with easy answers in this quietly unsettling drama from Costa Rican filmmaker Valentina Maurel. After years studying in Europe, Elsa (Daniela Marín Navarro) returns to Costa Rica and finds her younger sister (Mariangel Villegas) slipping into isolation while their mother (Marina de Tavira) remains absorbed in her own messy lives. What begins as a homecoming slowly turns into an emotional confrontation between three women bound by love, distance, and everything they refuse to say out loud.

🎥 “The Summoning (aka The Summoning of Baby Blue)” Trailer: A Babysitting Gig Awakens a Vengeful Urban Legend in This Creepypasta Horror Anthology — On VOD/Digital June 5th

Babysitting was already stressful before the supernatural death curse showed up. This anthology horror film follows three teenagers whose ordinary gig turns terrifying after they accidentally summon Baby Blue, a dark urban legend with one very angry spirit attached. Directed by multiple filmmakers, including Sergio Gonzalez, Brandon Piskorik, Felipe Vargas, Corey Benson Powers, and Brian Sepanzyk, this chiller turns a simple night of kid-watching into a fight to uncover the past and survive the wrath of the dead.

🎥 “Hot Girl Summer” Trailer: Three Teen Best Friends Chase Firsts, Fumbles, and Feminist Chaos in This German Coming-of-Age Sex Comedy — Available On VOD/Digital July 10th

Growing up gets messy, awkward, and very personal in this German coming-of-age sex comedy from director Martina Plura. Three teenage best friends (Kya-Celina Barucki, Julia Novohradsky, Nhung Hong, Zoë Pastelle Holthuizen) make a pact to experience their first orgasms before summer ends, only to discover that desire, confidence, and high school humiliation do not follow a clean checklist. Based on the 2001 cult film Mädchen, Mädchen, this contemporary retelling turns sexual awakening into a chaotic, funny, and surprisingly honest ride.

🎥 “Bouchra” Trailer: A Queer Moroccan Artist Wrestles with Family, Identity, and Filmmaking in Orian Barki and Meriem Bennani’s Hybrid Animated-Live-Action Drama — In Theaters June 26th

Writer’s block becomes something far more personal in this hybrid animated-live-action experimental drama from New York-based filmmaker Orian Barki and Moroccan artist Meriem Bennani. The story follows Bouchra, a queer Moroccan jackal living in New York City, whose overdue phone calls with her mother in Casablanca begin shaping the first film she’s struggling to make. Between artistic pressure, romantic entanglements, and the emotional distance between two homes, this intimate reckoning becomes its own creative breakthrough.

🎥 “Maternal Instinct” Trailer: Netflix’s True-Crime Documentary Unravels a Perfect Social Media Pregnancy and a Terrifying East Texas Case — Debuting June 12th on Netflix

A perfect online life cracks wide open in this unsettling Netflix true-crime documentary. The story follows a young woman from a wealthy East Texas town whose carefully curated relationship and pregnancy collapse after a routine traffic stop reveals she has just given birth in her car. From there, her story quickly falls apart, exposing the frightening truth behind an unthinkable crime where social media fantasy crashes hard into real-world horror.

🎥 “Devotion: Obedience or Betrayal” Trailer: Go Inside the Closed Gloriavale Religious Community in This New True-Crime Documentary — Streaming June 2nd on Paramount+

Faith and control blur into something far more troubling in this Paramount+ original true-crime documentary. With rare access inside the closed Gloriavale religious community, the doc examines allegations of abuse, institutional cover-ups, and the cost of obedience within a deeply isolated world. The result looks like a sobering look at belief systems that demand loyalty while shutting out accountability.

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🎥 “Wildwood” Teaser Trailer: LAIKA Ventures Into a Darkly Magical Hidden Forest in Travis Knight’s Forthcoming Stop-Motion Fantasy — Arriving In Theaters October 23rd

There are places you don’t go. Which, in movie language, usually means somebody is absolutely going there.

And in Wildwood, the upcoming stop-motion fantasy from LAIKA, that forbidden place just happens to be a dangerous hidden forest near Portland, filled with secrets, strange creatures, and a whole winged kingdom waiting beyond the trees.

Directed by LAIKA co-founder Travis Knight (Kubo and the Two Strings, Bumblebee) and based on the bestselling children’s novel of the same name by Colin Meloy and Carson Ellis, Wildwood follows Prue McKeel (voiced by Peyton Elizabeth Lee, of Disney Channel’s Andi Mack), a young girl whose life changes when her infant brother Mac is kidnapped by crows and carried into the mysterious wilderness known as the Impassable Wilderness. Determined to save him, Prue ventures into this hidden world with her classmate Curtis Mehlberg (voiced by Jacob Tremblay), only to discover that the forest is much bigger, stranger, and more politically tangled than either of them expected.

This isn’t just a simple rescue mission. The teaser points toward a sweeping dark-fantasy adventure about love, loss, sacrifice, and the kind of courage it takes to step into the unknown when turning back is no longer an option. Along the way, Prue and Curtis are pulled into the Avian Principality, a winged realm shaped by power struggles, secrets, and a mysterious woman named Alexandra, voiced by Carey Mulligan.

The stacked voice cast also includes Mahershala Ali, Jemaine Clement, Awkwafina, Angela Bassett, Jake Johnson, Charlie Day, Amandla Stenberg, Tom Waits, Maya Erskine, Tantoo Cardinal, Richard E. Grant, Rob Delaney, and more.

Chris Butler, who previously wrote and directed LAIKA’s ParaNorman and Missing Link, wrote the film’s adapted screenplay. And with Knight back in the director’s chair after Kubo and the Two Strings, Wildwood looks to be another handcrafted swing from a studio that has built its reputation on tactile worlds, eerie beauty, offbeat adventures, and frame-by-frame stop-motion magic.

Wildwood is slated to open in theaters October 23rd.

🎥 “The Rivals of Amziah King” Trailer: Matthew McConaughey Rules the Ruthless Honey Game in Andrew Patterson’s Backwoods Oklahoma Crime Thriller — Hitting Theaters August 14th

There are plenty of crime thrillers about drugs, guns, money, and power. But honey? Now that’s one sticky business. And the more you stir the pot, the more likely you are to get stung.

Matthew McConaughey heads deep into rural Oklahoma in The Rivals of Amziah King, the new crime thriller from writer-director Andrew Patterson, the filmmaker behind the critically acclaimed low-budget UFO gem The Vast of Night. And judging by the trailer, Patterson is once again building a strange little world where genre expectations get bent into something more offbeat, more musical, and maybe a whole lot meaner than expected.

McConaughey stars as Amziah King, a charismatic, bluegrass-loving beekeeper who runs the best honey-making operation in town while surrounding himself with a ragtag band of musically gifted misfits. He’s got the charm, the swagger, and the apparatus to turn his beekeeping empire into something big. But in this corner of Oklahoma, the honey trade isn’t exactly sweet... and there are plenty of rivals swarming around, waiting for their time to strike.

Things take a more personal turn when Amziah’s estranged foster daughter Kateri, played by newcomer Angelina LookingGlass, unexpectedly returns after a devastating loss. For Amziah, her arrival offers a rare chance to rebuild a broken bond and maybe turn his honey operation into something resembling a family business.

Of course, this is a crime thriller, which means family healing can only last so long before somebody starts threatening the whole hive. And when the situation turns ugly, Kateri will be forced to find her own inner strength and seek justice within a system built to protect the powerful.

Joining McConaughey and LookingGlass is a strong ensemble that includes Scott Shepherd, Rob Morgan, and Tony Revolori, with the legendary Kurt Russell taking on the role of a powerful bigwig who sets his sights on Amziah’s honey empire and clearly isn’t afraid to get his hands dirty to get what he wants.

Making his highly anticipated follow-up to The Vast of Night, writer-director Andrew Patterson burst onto the scene as a rising indie filmmaker working outside of Hollywood. As someone who formed his own production company in Oklahoma City, producing sports commercials for the local basketball team, the Oklahoma City Thunder, it seems Patterson has moved on to bigger things while keeping his Oklahoma roots firmly intact.

The Rivals of Amziah King is scheduled to open in theaters August 14th.

🎥 “72 Hours” Trailer: Kevin Hart Crashes a Miami Bachelor Party From Hell in Tim Story’s New Netflix Comedy — Premiering July 24th on Netflix

Kevin Hart has spent plenty of time getting roasted, mocked, chased, punched, and generally humiliated for our entertainment. But in the upcoming Netflix comedy 72 Hours, he may have finally found his most dangerous opponent yet: a bachelor party full of twentysomethings! And worse, he kind of asked for it.

Directed by Tim Story, the filmmaker behind Barbershop, Think Like a Man, and Hart’s Ride Along movies, 72 Hours stars Hart as a 40-year-old executive whose career is wobbling just enough to make one very bad idea sound like a good one. After he’s accidentally added to a bachelor party group chat, he decides to crash the weekend and prove he can still hang with the younger crowd. Big mistake. Huge!

The trailer lays out three days of Miami-fueled anarchy, with Hart’s character getting dragged into a weekend packed with yacht parties, party buses, drugs, run-ins with the law, cartel trouble, and enough bad decisions to make anyone over 40 start rethinking every life choice that led them there.

Hart leads the cast alongside SNL cast member Marcello Hernández, Scream’s Mason Gooding, comedian Kam Patterson, and Please Don’t Destroy member Ben Marshall as the younger party crew. The ensemble also includes Severance’s Zach Cherry, Better Call Saul’s Michael Mando, comedian Mike Epps, recent Oscar nominee Teyana Taylor, and legendary actor Andy Garcia.

Working from a script penned by Matt Mider and Kevin Burrows, along with Cobra Kai creators Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg, Tim Story directs as well as produces alongside Hart.

So, yes, Kevin Hart, Miami, bachelor parties, cops, drug dealers, and 20-something hijinxs may sound like a random assortment of words. But in 72 Hours, they’re basically the whole itinerary.

72 Hours is slated to debut July 24th only on Netflix.

🎥 “Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!” Teaser: Rinko Kikuchi Hits the Dance Floor in Josef Kubota Wladyka’s Sundance-Winning Ballroom Drama — Coming to Theaters This Fall

Grief, rhythm, and second chances take the floor in this Sundance-winning Tokyo-set ballroom dance flick from writer-director Josef Kubota Wladyka. Rinko Kikuchi, of Babel and Pacific Rim fame, stars as Haru, a competitive dancer whose life with her longtime partner is upended by tragedy, sending her into isolation until friends slowly pull her back into the dance studio. But when a new instructor, a Cuban dancer (Alberto Guerra), stirs up unexpected feelings, Haru must decide whether she’s ready to move again, on the dance floor and in life.

🎥 “Backrooms” New Promo: Viral YouTube Horror Creator Kane Parsons Turns His Creepy Online Nightmare Into a Big-Screen Chiller with Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve — Hitting Theaters May 29th

The office has never looked less inviting. Based on Kane Parsons’ viral lo-fi creepypasta shorts, this unsettling horror film follows a troubled man who believes he has discovered a secret dimension filled with endless empty corridors, dead-eyed conference rooms, and exits that don’t seem to exist. Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve star in Parsons’ feature debut, where one man’s impossible discovery pulls his therapist into the same reality-bending maze.

🎥 “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” Practical Production Promo: Watch How They Made Tom Holland Swing with Practical Stunts — Hitting Theaters July 31st

Peter Parker is truly on his own this time. Set four years after the events of Spider-Man: No Way Home, this new chapter finds Peter living as a full-time Spider-Man in a New York that no longer knows his name, fighting crime while carrying the weight of a life erased from everyone he loves. Watch as director Destin Daniel Cretton and star Tom Holland break down the practical stunts and effects that went into making this next big-screen adventure, which pushes Peter into darker, lonelier territory.

🎥 “The Fall of Sir Douglas Weatherford” Trailer: Peter Mullan Plays a Grieving Tour Guide Losing His Grip on History in Seán Dunn’s Offbeat Scottish Dark Comedy — Coming to Theaters June 12th via MUBI

The past has a funny way of refusing to stay in the gift shop. Peter Mullan stars as Kenneth, a grieving Scottish tour guide devoted to preserving the legacy of Sir Douglas Weatherford, an eighteenth-century inventor and philosopher who remains the pride of his small village. But when a fantasy TV series rolls into town and starts stealing the spotlight from local history, Kenneth’s fragile sense of purpose begins to crack. Written and directed by Seán Dunn, this darkly funny character study turns one man’s historical obsession into a strange, melancholy battle between myth, memory, and modern life.

🎥 “Bitter Christmas” Teaser: Acclaimed Spanish Filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar Returns With a Meta Drama About Autofiction, Creative Drought, and Stories Within Stories — Premiering at Cannes 2026

Reality and fiction start blurring in Pedro Almodóvar’s latest, a layered drama that moves between two timelines and two intertwined acts of creation. In 2004, Elsa (played by Bárbara Lennie), an advertising director, spends a long December weekend with her boyfriend and friends, while in 2026, Raúl (Leonardo Sbaraglia), a screenwriter and director, begins writing what may be her story... or some disguised version of his own. As creative drought gives way to autofiction, this reflective drama aims to dig into inspiration, intimacy, and the messy business of turning real life into art.

🎥 “Finding Emily” U.S. Trailer: Angourie Rice & Spike Fearn Turn a Wrong Number Into a Campus-Wide Rom-Com Frenzy — Coming to U.S. Theaters August 28th

Love has a funny way of dialing the wrong number. Spike Fearn stars as Owen, a lovesick musician who accidentally texts the wrong girl and teams up with Sami, a driven psychology student (played by Angourie Rice) to track down the dream girl he thinks got away. Directed by Alicia MacDonald and written by Rachel Hirons, this charming British rom-com turns one messy mix-up into a campus-wide search for love, only to suggest the real connection may have been standing next to him the whole time.

🎥 “The Magic Faraway Tree” U.S. Trailer: Claire Foy & Andrew Garfield Discover a Magical World Above the Clouds in This British Fantasy Adventure — In U.S. Theaters August 21st

Sometimes the best escape isn’t a vacation. It’s a tree. Claire Foy and Andrew Garfield star in this British fantasy comedy adventure as parents who move their family to the English countryside, only for their children to discover a magical tree that leads to ever-changing lands above the clouds. Adapted by Paddington 2 writer Simon Farnaby and directed by Ben Gregor, this Enid Blyton adaptation looks ready to blend storybook wonder, cheeky British charm, and enough whimsical weirdness to make climbing trees feel like a very reasonable life choice.

🎥 “Broken Land” Trailer: David Morse Plays a Reclusive Texas Rancher Pulled Into a Border Crisis in This Texas Thriller — Arriving on VOD/Digital June 12th

A quiet ranch becomes the center of a moral reckoning in this rural Texas drama-thriller from director J.T. Walker. Veteran character actor David Morse stars as Carson Tidwell, a rancher who wants nothing more than to be left alone until he accidentally shoots a pregnant migrant worker (Jaklyn Bejarano) crossing his land. As he tries to protect her from his estranged Border Patrol agent son (Bill Heck), an unlikely bond begins to form between two wounded people searching for a way forward.

🎥 “Chum” Trailer: Alice Eve’s Dream Destination Wedding Turns Into Shark-Infested Chaos — In Theaters and on VOD/Digital June 5th

Something borrowed, something blue, something circling beneath the water. Alice Eve stars in this Malta-set survival thriller, where a destination wedding spirals into blood-soaked chaos after a shark attack and a sinister fisherman trap the wedding party between open water and human danger. Directed by Jonathan Zuck and co-starring Eric Michael Cole, Elle Haymond, Sarah Siadat, Johnny Gaffney, Lisa Yaro, and Jim Klock, this toothy thriller turns cold feet into the least of the newlyweds’ problems.

🎥 “Models vs Werewolves” Trailer: Full Moon’s Horror Comedy Sends Self-Obsessed Influencers Into a Furry Fight for Survival — Streaming Summer 2026

A weekend getaway turns into a full-moon nightmare in this campy horror comedy from director Danny Draven and Full Moon producer Charles Band. Sara Moliski, Rebecca Stoughton, Alexa Reddy, Sophie Swiszcz, Hanna Hueston, and Bela Mraz star as image-obsessed influencers who head for the countryside, only to find themselves hunted by bloodthirsty shapeshifters. With The Howling legend Dee Wallace joining the fun, this beastly little chiller looks ready to give “going viral” a whole new bite.

🎥 “The Grim Rapper” Trailer: A Murdered Hip-Hop Icon Returns From the Dead for Supernatural Revenge in Full Moon’s New Horror Flick — Premiering This Summer

Death can’t stop the beat in this supernatural revenge chiller, as murdered rap icon D.A. Mann rises from the grave three decades after making a dark pact with an Aztec blood demon. After a ruthless record label executive tries to profit from his unreleased music, the resurrected rapper comes back swinging, hunting down the people who betrayed him while chasing one last chance to see his true love. Featuring Chuey Martinez, Kemo The Blaxican, Ernie C. of Body Count, and Volume 10, this bloody hip-hop horror tale looks ready to drop the mic... and a few bodies.

🎥 “The Curse” Trailer: A Moroccan Student’s Parisian Nightmare Spirals Into Psychological Horror — On VOD/Digital June 2nd

A fresh start becomes a waking nightmare in this chilling psychological horror about isolation, trauma, and the terrors that refuse to die. Lina El Arabi stars as Yara, a young Moroccan student in Paris whose agoraphobia keeps her trapped inside her apartment as fragments of her past begin bleeding into terrifying visions. Directed by Abel Danan and co-starring Ouidad Elma, Sairi Salma, and Souad Labsy, this eerie chiller turns one woman’s unraveling mind into a haunted room with no easy way out.

🎥 “Karma” Teaser: Marion Cotillard Runs From Her Past in Guillaume Canet’s French Mystery Drama with Denis Menochet & Leonardo Sbaraglia — Premiering at Cannes 2026

Some pasts don’t stay buried, especially when a missing child brings every old secret back to the surface. Oscar-winner Marion Cotillard stars as Jeanne, a French woman trying to rebuild her life in northern Spain with Daniel, played by Leonardo Sbaraglia, until the mysterious disappearance of her six-year-old godson turns her into the prime suspect. Directed by Guillaume Canet and co-starring Denis Menochet, this tense French drama follows Jeanne as she flees to the community that shaped her, while the man who loves her races to find her before the police do.

🎥 “Ocean’s Eleven” 25th Anniversary Trailer: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, and Julia Roberts Return to the Big Screen for Steven Soderbergh’s Slick Vegas Heist Classic — In Theaters June 21st & 24th via Fathom Entertainment

Some heists age like fine wine. Steven Soderbergh’s cool, sharp, and impossibly stylish casino caper returns next month to theaters for its 25th anniversary, with George Clooney’s Danny Ocean stepping out of prison and straight into one of the most elaborate robbery plans Las Vegas has ever seen. With Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Don Cheadle, Andy Garcia, and Julia Roberts rounding out the star-stacked ensemble, this big-screen rerelease brings back the charm, the suits, the swagger, and the question that never gets old: is Danny after the money, the girl, or both?

🎥 “Tekkonkinkreet” Re-Release Trailer: Cult Anime Classic Returns to Theaters for a Visually Wild Big-Screen 4K Remaster Re-Release — Back In Theaters May 31st & June 1st

Treasure Town is crumbling, but Black and White aren’t giving it up without a fight. Based on Taiyo Matsumoto’s acclaimed manga, Michael Arias’ visually explosive anime follows two orphaned street kids trying to protect their city from gangsters, yakuza, alien assassins, and the darker forces pulling at their own bond. Newly remastered in 4K, this STUDIO4°C cult favorite brings its strange, kinetic, and deeply emotional tale of brotherhood back to the big screen.

🎥 “Your Fault: London” Trailer: Noah and Nick’s Romance Faces Its Toughest Test Yet in the Sequel to ‘My Fault: London’ Starring Asha Banks & Matthew Broome — Premiering June 17th on Prime Video

Love was the easy part. After the explosive events of My Fault: London, Noah and Nick (played by Asha Banks and Matthew Broome) return stronger, closer, and more committed than ever, only to discover that holding onto love can be messier than finding it. As Noah heads to Oxford and Nick gets pulled deeper into work, new faces, old insecurities, and rising jealousy begin testing the bond they thought was unbreakable. Now, with passion flaring and trust wearing thin, this romantic sequel asks whether true love can survive real life getting in the way.

🎥 “Poldi” Trailer: German Football Legend Lukas Podolski Looks Back on His Remarkable Career in Netflix’s New Sports Documentary — Premiering June 4th on Netflix

The left foot became famous, but the man behind it became something bigger. This Netflix documentary follows Lukas Podolski near the end of his football career, tracing his journey from street footballer and son of Polish immigrants to World Cup champion and beloved Cologne icon. Still playing professionally in Poland while building a second act as a businessman, “Prince Poldi” looks back on the game, the grind, and the legacy of one of Germany’s most authentic football stars.

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🎥 “Minions & Monsters” Final Trailer: The Yellow Chaos Machines Go Full Kaiju in Illumination’s Latest Animated Franchise Adventure — Hitting Theaters July 1st

This summer is already shaping up to be crowded with family-friendly films, from the latest Toy Story installment to the live-action Moana movie. There will be plenty to choose from when it comes to big-screen entertainment for the whole family.

But one film that might not be getting enough attention just yet is Minions & Monsters, the seventh overall entry in the Despicable Me franchise and the third Minions movie that will almost certainly turn into another summer blockbuster. And honestly, we’re still not entirely sure why the Minions have become such a massive animated phenomenon, especially since the franchise has always leaned more into silliness and nonsense than polished animated storytelling.

Still, we can’t deny there’s something weirdly effective about that formula, especially since slapstick buffoonery has always played around the world, no matter the language barrier.

This time, Minions & Monsters takes the gang into full monster-movie mode. Hollywood comes calling, and the Minions somehow decide they’re ready to make their own kaiju-sized feature film. Naturally, that means heading out into the world to find the perfect monster to star in their epic production.

Of course, these are the Minions we’re talking about, so the mission quickly spirals into total cartoon disorder. Their global monster hunt unleashes pratfalls, gibberish, weaponized cuteness, and enough slapstick mayhem to make the whole thing feel less like a film shoot and more like a disaster movie happening in real time.

Pierre Coffin, who directed the first three Despicable Me films and the original Minions, returns to direct and once again provides the Minions’ signature gibberish voices. The screenplay comes from Brian Lynch and Coffin, with Illumination founder Chris Meledandri producing.

More than a decade later, the Minions remain everywhere, with the franchise earning more than $5.6 billion worldwide. Why have they lasted this long? That’s still a mystery we haven’t quite cracked. But maybe the answer is simple: people really like watching these little Twinkie-looking weirdos cause trouble. And now they’re taking that trouble straight into monster-movie territory.

Minions & Monsters opens in theaters July 1st.

🎥 “Maddie’s Secret” Trailer: John Early Goes Full Women-in-Peril Melodrama in His Absurdist Directorial Debut with Kate Berlant, Eric Rahill, Claudia O’Doherty, Conner O’Malley & Vanessa Bayer — In Theaters June 19th

There has always been a long history of comedians working in drag, from the golden TV days of Milton Berle and Flip Wilson to the blockbuster comedy era of Robin Williams, Martin Lawrence, and Tyler Perry. Maybe the art of drag allows a performer to push a character further, heightening the physicality, exaggerating the persona, and letting the audience know right away that nothing they’re about to see should be taken too seriously.

Well, comedian John Early, of Search Party fame, is the latest performer to take drag for a spin in Maddie’s Secret, an absurdist spoof of the recent wave of women-in-peril mystery thrillers like The Girl on the Train, The Woman in the Window, and A Simple Favor. Only this time, the woman at the center of the mystery has plenty of secrets and very little self-awareness about what kind of mess she’s actually in.

Written and directed by Early, the film stars him as Maddie, a plucky dishwasher whose life takes a bizarre turn when she suddenly leaps to viral superstardom at a trendy food-content creation company. On the surface, everything looks almost aggressively picturesque: an adoring husband, a loyal best friend, and apparently enough woman-owned, ethically sourced chili crisp to stock a boutique pantry.

But as Maddie’s professional life starts to heat up, the pressure begins to crack open something darker from her past. What looks like a glossy workplace success story quickly starts bending into melodrama, satire, and full-blown psychological unraveling.

Early is joined by Eric Rahill as Maddie’s devoted husband and Kate Berlant as her ride-or-die best friend, with Claudia O’Doherty, Conner O’Malley, Vanessa Bayer, Chris Bauer, and Kristen Johnston rounding out the cast. That lineup alone suggests the film won’t be playing its thriller beats straight, even if Maddie herself seems convinced she’s trapped in the most serious drama ever made.

Marking Early’s critically acclaimed directorial debut, Maddie’s Secret appears to be aiming for a very specific comic sweet spot: part food-media satire, part melodramatic identity crisis, part unhinged mystery thriller send-up. Think candlelit confessions, emotional spirals, and one woman’s desperate need to keep her curated life from going completely off the rails.

Maddie’s Secret opens in theaters June 19th.

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🎥 “Obsession” Film Clips: Horror Filmmaker Curry Barker Turns One Bad Wish Into a Nightmare of Love, Longing, and Fatal Attraction — In Theaters May 15th

As one of the most buzzed-about horror films of the summer, first-time feature filmmaker Curry Barker may have just found his big breakout moment, emerging as the latest online creator to make the leap from viral shorts to Hollywood features. Critics who caught the film’s premiere at TIFF last November have already been buzzing about Barker’s feature debut, helping turn it into one of those indie horror sensations that builds momentum through pure word of mouth. Some have also pointed to the star-making performance of Inde Navarrette, the woman at the center of the film’s increasingly twisted romantic nightmare. Check out a pair of clips, offering a look at the kind of unhinged, emotionally volatile performance from Navarrette that appears to be fueling much of the film’s early buzz.

🎥 “The Mandalorian and Grogu” New Promos: The Star Wars Franchise Returns to the Big Screen, Going Back to Its Space-Western and Alien-Monster Roots — In Theaters May 22nd

Check out a new batch of promos for this big-screen continuation of The Mandalorian, featuring the return of Pedro Pascal as Din Djarin, aka Mando, as he and his tiny Force-sensitive companion Grogu track down Imperial holdouts across a lawless galaxy still crawling with warlords, bounty targets, and familiar underworld trouble. Directed by Jon Favreau, this new Star Wars adventure looks ready to trade saga-sized mythology for pulpy space-western fun, practical creature work, and one very marketable found family.

🎥 “The Voices of Our Mother” Trailer: Filmmaker/Actor Mark O’Brien Turns a Family Health Scare Into a Supernatural Horror Thriller About Inherited Evil — Premiering June 19th on Shudder

Family reunions are already stressful enough before the matriarch starts showing signs of something far more sinister than illness. Written and directed by Ready or Not star Mark O’Brien, this supernatural horror thriller follows Harriet Scaflen (Sheila McCarthy), whose sudden health crisis brings her four estranged children back home, only for old resentments and buried secrets to claw their way back up. With Georgina Reilly, Carolina Bartczak, Alex Ozerov-Meyer, and O’Brien co-starring, this haunted-family chiller turns caregiving into a nightmare where blood ties may be the very thing that feeds the evil inside this creepy matriarch.

🎥 “Sunny Dancer” Trailer: Bella Ramsey Finds Friendship, First Love, and Summer-Camp Antics in This Coming-of-Age British Comedy — In UK Cinemas August 14th

Cancer recovery is hard enough without your parents packing you off to “chemo camp” for the summer. The Last of Us’ Bella Ramsey stars in this coming-of-age British comedy as 17-year-old Ivy, who arrives expecting the worst and instead finds friendship, romance, and a gloriously awkward group of teen misfits who turn a dreaded summer into something unforgettable. Written and directed by George Jaques, with Daniel Quinn-Toye, Neil Patrick Harris, James Norton, and Jessica Gunning rounding out the cast, this heartfelt teen cancer comedy looks ready to find humor, tenderness, and a little sunshine in the messiest places.

🎥 “Reckless” Trailer: Scott Adkins Races the Cops for His Cut of an Old Heist in This Darkly Comic British Action Thriller with Vinnie Jones & Nicole Deon — Arriving In Theaters and on VOD/Digital May 22nd

English action star Scott Adkins (John Wick: Chapter 4, The Rip) shows off his comedic chops as well as his bone-crunching action skills in this darkly comic British action thriller, playing a former convict trying to stay one step ahead of the law while chasing down his share of an old heist. With Vinnie Jones and Nicole Deon joining the trouble, director Elliott Montello sends Adkins barreling through a crooked second chance where freedom may be the hardest thing to steal.

🎥 “This Tempting Madness” Trailer: Simone Ashley Searches for the Truth After a Coma Shatters Her Memory in This Twisty Psychological Mystery-Thriller with Suraj Sharma & Austin Stowell — Arriving in Theaters and VOD/Digital June 12th

Memory can be a dangerous thing when it comes back in pieces. Simone Ashley (The Devil Wears Prada 2, Bridgerton) stars in this psychological British mystery-thriller as a severely battered woman who awakens from a coma with no clear memory of what happened and one terrifying problem: her husband (played by Austin Stowell) has vanished. With Suraj Sharma also starring and Jennifer E. Montgomery directing, this twisty puzzle turns love, guilt, and fear into a waking nightmare where reality may be the first thing to fade away.

🎥 “She’s the He” Trailer: Two Best Friends Fake a Coming-Out Before One Discovers the Truth in Siobhan McCarthy’s Queer Coming-of-Age Comedy — In Theaters June 5th

Coming out is complicated enough without accidentally getting there through a terrible plan. Written and directed by Siobhan McCarthy, this queer coming-of-age comedy follows Ethan (Misha Osherovich) and Alex (Nico Carney), two best friends who pose as trans women to shut down rumors about their sexuality, only for Ethan to realize the joke has uncovered something real. With Suzanne Cryer, Malia Pyles, Mark Indelicato, Emmett Preciado, Tatiana Ringsby, Kyle Butenhoff, Emma Orr, and Aparna Nancherla rounding out the cast, this sharp-edged high school comedy turns a wildly bad idea into a messy, heartfelt story of friendship, identity, and figuring yourself out before graduation.

🎥 “Find Your Friends” Trailer: Bella Thorne, Helena Howard, Chloe Cherry, Sophia Ali & Zión Moreno Take a Joshua Tree Trip That Turns Hostile in This Desert-set Horror Thriller — Streaming June 12th on Shudder

A girls’ weekend in Joshua Tree sounds relaxing, until the locals start acting like they’d rather bury the welcome mat. Written and directed by Izabel Pakzad, this desert-set horror thriller follows Amber and her four best friends as they escape the L.A. bubble for a weekend of partying, only to discover they’ve wandered into very unfriendly territory. Starring Bella Thorne, Chloe Cherry, Helena Howard, Sophia Ali, and Zión Moreno, this getaway-gone-wrong chiller turns vacation mode into survival mode fast.

🎥 “Penny Lane Is Dead” Trailer: Graduation Night Spirals Into Beach-House Bloodshed in Mia’Kate Russell’s 1986-Set Australian Horror Comedy — Coming to Australian Cinemas July 23rd

The summer of 1986 is about to get messy, bloody, and very poorly supervised. Bailey Spalding stars in this Australian dark comedy horror thriller as Penny Lane, a 17-year-old celebrating graduation and university acceptance with her friends at her family’s beach house, only for the party to go sideways when her troubled cousin Kat crashes the night. Directed by Mia’Kate Russell and co-starring Sophia Wright-Mendelsohn, Tahlee Fereday, Alexandra Jensen, Ben O’Toole, and Steve Le Marquand, this retro beach-house nightmare turns teen celebration into prank-gone-wrong mayhem with a body count waiting in the wings.

🎥 “Camp” Trailer: Grief, Witchcraft, and Female Friendship Twist Into a Cursed Summer in Avalon Fast’s New Horror Flick Starring Zola Grimmer — Coming to Theaters June 26th

Some summer camps are built for healing. Others seem designed to reopen every wound. Written and directed by Avalon Fast, this haunting new horror drama follows Emily (Zola Grimmer), a young woman carrying a traumatic past who finds refuge as a camp counselor, only to be pulled into a strange world of modern witchcraft, impossible redemption, and cursed cycles that refuse to die.

🎥 “Time and Water” Trailer: Icelandic Poet Andri Snær Magnason Builds a Cinematic Time Capsule in National Geographic’s Glacial Climate Documentary — In Theaters May 29th

As Iceland’s glaciers melt, poet and author Andri Snær Magnason turns memory into an act of preservation. From Academy Award-nominated director Sara Dosa (Fire of Love), this National Geographic documentary blends family archives, old photographs, traditional songs, and folktales into a deeply personal reflection on home, inheritance, and a world changing faster than we can hold onto it. Part climate meditation, part love letter to a disappearing landscape, this is a film about what we leave behind when the ground beneath us won’t stop shifting.

🎥 “Cookie Queens” Trailer: Girl Scout Cookie Season Gets the Coming-of-Age Documentary Treatment from Filmmaker Alysa Nahmias — In Theaters August 7th

Thin Mints, big dreams, and a whole lot of pressure. Directed and produced by Alysa Nahmias, this coming-of-age documentary follows four young women competing to become top Girl Scout Cookie sellers while navigating the joys, tensions, and expectations baked into one of America’s most familiar traditions. With Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, executive producing under Archewell Productions, this sweet-but-sharp look at girlhood suggests cookie season is about much more than knocking on doors and moving boxes.

🎥 “Kyle Larson vs. The Double” Trailer: NASCAR Champion Kyle Larson Chases Racing History in Amazon’s Behind-the-Scenes Documentary — Premieres May 21st on Prime Video

Kyle Larson isn’t exactly the kind of driver who eases off the gas when things get difficult. This new Amazon documentary follows the Hendrick Motorsports star as he attempts “The Double,” the punishing same-day challenge of racing the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600, a 1,100-mile test only a handful of drivers have ever dared to tackle. From the 230-mph pressure of Indy to the brutal endurance grind in Charlotte, this behind-the-scenes look captures Larson chasing history and proving that some racing dreams require more than just speed.

🎥 “Another World” Trailer: A Soul Keeper Battles Rage, Regret, and Spirit-Realm Destruction in This Hong Kong Animation Fantasy — In Theaters June 5th via GKIDS Films

Guiding souls is one thing. Saving one from total annihilation is another. Hong Kong animator Tommy Ng Kai Chung makes his feature directorial debut with this dark animated fairytale, following Gudo, a Soul Keeper who befriends a young girl named Yuri after her untimely death leaves her cursed with unresolved rage and regret. Based on Naka Saijo’s novel Sennenki, this visually striking animated fantasy turns forgiveness, grief, and reconciliation into a dangerous journey where one wounded soul could bring ruin to both the human world and the spirit realm.

🎥 “The Most Precious of Cargoes” Trailer: Michel Hazanavicius Turns a Wartime Fable Into a Haunting Animated Tale of Survival — In U.S. Theaters July 11th

From Oscar-winning The Artist filmmaker Michel Hazanavicius, this animated wartime drama follows a poor woodcutter’s wife who rescues a baby girl thrown from a train passing through the forest, changing the lives of everyone connected to the child’s survival. Adapted from Jean-Claude Grumberg’s 2019 novel, this haunting fable looks at war through the lens of innocence, cruelty, and compassion, where one tiny life reveals the worst and best humanity has to offer.

🎥 “Animals in War” Trailer: Sean Penn Appears in This Ukrainian Anthology Film Told Through the Eyes of Animals Caught in Wartime — Hitting VOD/Digital June 26th

War stories don’t get much more haunting than this. This Ukrainian anthology film brings together seven short stories from Ukrainian and international artists, each centered on animals suffering through the devastation of the war in Ukraine. Featuring Sean Penn, Andrey Isaenko, Olga Korotyayeva, and Maryna Koshkina, and directed by Sviatoslav Kostiuk, Andriy Lidagovskiy, Alexei Mamedov, Ivan Sautkin, Yuliya Shashkova, Myroslav Slaboshpytskyi, and Maksym Tuzov, this sobering drama looks at survival, cruelty, and compassion from a perspective rarely placed at the center of war cinema.

🎥 “The Champion” Trailer: Warsaw Boxing Champion Teddy Pietrzykowski Fights for Survival and Defiance in This Polish Auschwitz Drama Starring Piotr Witkowski — Arriving On VOD/Digital May 26th

Every punch becomes an act of survival in this harrowing wartime drama. Polish actor Piotr Witkowski stars as Teddy Pietrzykowski, the Warsaw boxing champion and one of the first prisoners sent to Auschwitz, where he is forced to fight for the entertainment of Nazi officers. Directed by Maciej Barczewski and co-starring Rafał Zawierucha, Marcin Czarnik, and Jan Szydłowski, this true-story-inspired drama turns the boxing ring into a brutal battleground where each victory gives fellow prisoners something their captors can’t control: hope.

🎥 “Promised Sky” Trailer: Erige Sehiri’s Tender Migrant Drama Follows Four Women Building a Makeshift Family in Tunisia — Opens in NY Theaters June 12th

Home becomes something fragile, necessary, and fiercely protected in this French-Tunisian-Qatari drama from director Erige Sehiri. Aïssa Maïga stars as Marie, an Ivorian pastor and former journalist who opens her home in Tunisia to three generations of migrant women, each carrying her own hopes, losses, and impossible choices. With Laetitia Ky and Debora Lobe Naney co-starring, this moving story of displacement, survival, and connection finds grace in the bonds formed when the world gives people nowhere else to turn.

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🎥 “O Horizon” Trailer: Maria Bakalova Reconnects With Her Late Father Through AI in Madeleine Sackler’s Darkly Comic Tech Fable with David Strathairn — Hitting Theaters June 12th

Technology can be a blessing and a curse. Sure, it can make life easier, faster, and maybe even a little less lonely. But what happens when it starts offering something much bigger (and much messier) than convenience? Like, say, the chance to keep talking to someone you’ve lost, like a parent, only to have them continue scolding you like one too.

That’s the emotionally loaded question sitting at the center of O Horizon, a new darkly comic tech fable starring Academy Award nominees Maria Bakalova, of Borat 2 and Bodies Bodies Bodies fame, and veteran character actor David Strathairn (Good Night, and Good Luck and the Bourne films).

Here, Bakalova plays Abby, a young neuroscientist trying to balance a promising career, a new romance, and the recent death of her father, played by Strathairn. But when a new technology gives her the ability to speak with him again through an AI-generated voice avatar, grief suddenly gets a software update... and a phone number.

On paper, the idea sounds comforting. Who wouldn’t want one more phone conversation with a loved one? But the trailer seems to be tapping into the stranger, thornier side of that fantasy. Because if an AI version of someone we loved can still offer advice, comfort, and connection, what happens when it also starts questioning our choices, stepping over personal boundaries, or worst yet, refusing to let us move on?

That’s where O Horizon appears to find its sweet spot, treating the technology less as a cold sci-fi gimmick and more as an emotional complication that comes with speaking to a digital echo of someone who’s gone.

Written and directed by Madeleine Sackler, whose past work includes the HBO prison drama O.G. and the acclaimed education documentary The Lottery, the film appears to walk that uneasy line between whether technology should be allowed to recreate someone through personal data and whether opening that door is a good idea at all.

The cast also includes Adam Pally and Maggie Grace, along with Avi Nash, Paulina Porizkova, and singer-songwriter Aimee Mann.

O Horizon opens in theaters June 12th.

🎥 “Marty, Life Is Short” Trailer: Martin Short Looks Back on Five Decades of Big Laughs, Wild Characters, and Comedy Gold — Premiering May 12th on Netflix

Sometimes we take our favorite comedians for granted. We see them as joke machines, forever ready to make us laugh with silly pratfalls, mugging buffoonery, riffing jabs, or funny faces on command. Their job is simply to entertain us. Yet once the bit is over, we move on to the next person.

But lately, there’s been a wave of documentaries looking back at beloved comedy legends with a little more care and affection. From John Candy to Steve Martin to Paul Reubens to Stiller & Meara, these portraits have reminded us that the funniest people in the room often carry whole worlds behind the jokes and gags. Clowns they may be, but real people they most certainly are.

And it’s so nice to see Martin Short finally getting his flowers while he’s still here to enjoy them.

The new Netflix documentary Marty, Life Is Short takes an intimate look at one of comedy’s quickest-minded goofballs, tracing Short’s more than five-decade career through never-before-seen archival footage, personal material, and interviews with friends and collaborators.

Short, of course, has been making people laugh for generations, from his breakout work on SCTV and Saturday Night Live to scene-stealing film roles, Broadway triumphs, and his recent Emmy-nominated run opposite Steve Martin and Selena Gomez on Only Murders in the Building. He’s one of those performers who can go big, weird, silly, and strangely precise all at once.

Directed by Lawrence Kasdan, the Oscar-nominated filmmaker behind The Big Chill, Body Heat, and The Accidental Tourist, the documentary seems less interested in packaging Short as a nostalgia act and more focused on how his comedy mind works. Because Martin Short has never been just “funny.” He’s fast, inventive, fearless, and often just one wig, accent, or deeply committed facial expression away from turning a normal moment into a belly laugh. Short might be his name, but big laughs have always been his game.

Marty, Life Is Short is slated to premiere May 12th on Netflix.

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🎥 “Boy George & Culture Club” Trailer: Documentarian Alison Ellwood Chronicles the Chaos, Charisma, and Candy-Colored Pop Legacy of ’80s Hitmakers Behind the Pop Classics “Karma Chameleon” and “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me” — Coming Soon

After digging into the tangled history of The Eagles, the trailblazing rise of The Go-Go’s, and the singular voice of Cyndi Lauper, documentarian Alison Ellwood is heading back to the ’80s for another pop-music deep dive. This new documentary tells the story of Culture Club through Boy George, Jon Moss, Mikey Craig, and Roy Hay, tracing the band’s rise from the UK’s New Romantic scene to global fame, internal turmoil, addiction struggles, and complicated romance within the group. Consider it a stylish, messy, music-soaked portrait of a band whose look was unforgettable and whose story was anything but simple.

🎥 “Giant” U.S. Trailer: Amir El-Masry Becomes ’90s Boxing Champ Prince Naseem Hamed in This British Underdog Boxing Drama Produced by Sylvester Stallone and Co-Starring Pierce Brosnan — Hitting U.S. Theaters May 22nd

If Rocky taught us anything, it’s that you should never count out the underdogs... especially if they have a wicked left hook. Amir El-Masry stars as British-Yemeni boxing legend Prince “Naz” Hamed, the flashy, fearless fighter who rose from Sheffield kid with a dream to one of the most electric boxers of the 1990s. Directed by Rowan Athale and produced by Rocky himself, Sylvester Stallone, with Pierce Brosnan taking on the role of tough-love trainer Brendan Ingle, this boxing drama steps into the ring with a true story about belief, showmanship, and finding greatness in the most unexpected corner.

🎥 “Signal One” Trailer: Isabelle Fuhrman Joins Dennis Quaid’s Secret Cosmic Project in Jonathan Sobol’s Sci-Fi Mystery with David Thewlis & Josh Hutcherson — In Theaters and on VOD/Digital June 5th

The truth may be out there, but cracking it open comes with a few serious risks. Orphan’s Isabelle Fuhrman stars as a brilliant scientist recruited by a charismatic tech billionaire (played by Dennis Quaid) to join a secret project that could change humanity’s place in the universe. Written and directed by Jonathan Sobol and co-starring David Thewlis and Josh Hutcherson as a fellow young scientist chasing the possibility of extraterrestrial life, this sci-fi mystery turns one world-shaking discovery into a dangerous leap into the unknown. Call it a giant step for mankind, assuming mankind survives the landing.

🎥 “Seven Snipers” Trailer: Radha Mitchell and Tim Roth Face Off in This Tense Aussie Action Thriller — On VOD/Digital June 5th

It’s sniper versus sniper in this tense Aussie action thriller, where the one with the sharper scope gets to walk away. Radha Mitchell stars as a retired elite sniper living quietly with her daughter (Annabel Wolfe) in the remote Australian countryside, until a ruthless sharpshooter from her past, played by a menacing Tim Roth, comes looking for retribution. Directed by Sandra Sciberras and co-starring Ioan Gruffudd and Ryan Kwanten, this locked-and-loaded revenge thriller turns one mother’s quiet life into a long-range fight for survival. In this game, missing the target isn’t an option, especially if the target is coming for your family.

🎥 “Finnegan’s Foursome” Trailer: Edward Burns and Brian D’Arcy James Tee Off on Family Grudges in This Ireland-Set Golf Comedy — On VOD/Digital June 19th

Family baggage meets the back nine in this warmhearted sports comedy from writer-director Edward Burns. Burns and Brian D’Arcy James star as rival brothers who drag their adult children to Ireland to fulfill their late father’s final wish: scattering his ashes on the coastal golf course he loved. With Erica Hernandez, Brian Muller, and Ian McElhinney rounding out the cast, this family getaway turns old grudges, bad swings, and comic misadventures into a reminder that forgiveness sometimes takes a full round.

🎥 “Masters of the Universe” Featurettes: Go Behind the Scenes of Travis Knight’s Live-Action He-Man Reboot Starring Nicholas Galitzine — In Theaters June 5th

By the power of Grayskull, ’80s fantasy is taking another swing at the big screen. Nicholas Galitzine stars as Prince Adam, reimagined as an Earth-raised hero who returns to Eternia after reclaiming his legendary Power Sword and discovering his destiny as He-Man. Directed by Travis Knight and co-starring Idris Elba, Camila Mendes, Jared Leto, Alison Brie, Morena Baccarin, and Kristen Wiig, this live-action fantasy reboot goes behind the scenes with a batch of featurettes exploring the handcrafted worlds, larger-than-life characters, and sword-swinging spectacle bringing Eternia back to life.

🎥 “Wildwood” Behind-the-Scenes Featurette: LAIKA Reveals the Handmade Magic Behind Its Soaring Stop-Motion Fantasy — Arriving In Theaters October 23th

Take a look at this behind-the-scenes featurette for LAIKA’s upcoming stop-motion fantasy. Directed by Travis Knight and based on the bestselling novel by Colin Meloy and illustrated by Carson Ellis, Wildwood opens up the Avian Principality, a winged realm built through handcrafted sets, intricate design, and frame-by-frame animation.

🎥 “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” 35th Anniversary Trailer: James Cameron’s Sci-Fi Action Classic Returns to Theaters — Re-Releasing May 22nd via Rialto Pictures

Say “hasta la vista” to your normal moviegoing plans. James Cameron’s landmark sci-fi action sequel returns to theaters for its 35th anniversary, bringing Arnold Schwarzenegger’s reprogrammed cyborg protector back into the fight alongside Linda Hamilton’s battle-hardened Sarah Connor and Edward Furlong’s young John Connor. With Robert Patrick’s liquid-metal T-1000 still ranking among cinema’s great nightmare machines, this big-screen comeback is a reminder that some sequels don’t just age well... they come back stronger.

🎥 “Is God Is” New Trailer: Kara Young & Mallori Johnson Hunt Down the Father (Sterling K. Brown) Who Broke Them in Aleshea Harris’ Fierce Adaptation of Her Award-Winning Play — Coming to Theaters May 15th

Revenge runs hot, but sisterhood burns hotter. Kara Young and Mallori Johnson star as twin sisters who set out across harsh terrain to confront the abusive father who shattered their childhood. Written and directed by Aleshea Harris, adapting her own award-winning play, and co-starring Janelle Monáe, Erika Alexander, Mykelti Williamson, and Sterling K. Brown as “the monster,” this fierce revenge saga asks what happens when justice starts feeding the fire.

🎥 “Pitfall” Trailer: Richard Harmon Falls Into a Spike-Filled Nightmare in James Kondelik’s Survival Horror Thriller with Alexandra Essoe and Randy Couture — In Theaters May 29th

One wrong step turns the great outdoors into a nerve-shredding trap. Final Destination: Bloodlines actor Richard Harmon stars as a young man who gets separated from his friends in the woods, only to tumble into a 10-foot-deep pit lined with spikes and realize his fall was no accident. Directed by James Kondelik and co-starring Alexandra Essoe and Randy Couture, this survival horror thriller digs into the terrifying question of what happens when escape is above you, pain is below you, and someone wanted you there.

🎥 “Badland Rising” Trailer: Jake Ryan Hits the Road and Fights for Survival in This Gritty Australian Action Thriller — On VOD/Digital June 12th

One long drive home turns into a full-throttle nightmare in this gritty action thriller. Taekwondo-trained Australian action star Jake Ryan plays an ordinary dude whose 19-hour road trip takes a violent detour when two unhinged criminals begin hunting him down. Also starring Nathan Phillips, Steve Mouzakis, and Hannah Levien, this road-bound nightmare puts survival in the fast lane, proving that the open road isn’t always the safest way home.

🎥 “The Battle for Castle Itter” Trailer: U.S. Troops and French Prisoners Unite Against SS Forces in This WWII Siege Thriller — Streaming May 1st on TUBI

A prison castle, a rescue mission, and one wildly unlikely last stand. This WWII thriller follows a ragtag unit of U.S. soldiers who clash with the French elites they were sent to save, only to realize their real enemy is closing in fast. Directed by Maximilian Elfeldt and starring Aleksandar Trmcic, Daniel Grogan, Frano Lasic, Boris Lukman, and Laurent Rouy, this battle-tested siege story turns wartime tension into a fight for survival where nobody gets out by standing alone.

🎥 “The Crash” Trailer: Netflix’s True-Crime Documentary Turns a Deadly Car Wreck Into a Shocking Murder Investigation — Premieres May 15th on Netflix

A horrific crash becomes something far more sinister in this true-crime documentary. After a teen slams her car into a brick building at 100 miles per hour, killing her boyfriend and his friend, investigators begin picking through the wreckage and questioning whether this was really an accident. What starts as a tragedy soon shifts into a murder case, where the only survivor may also be the key to what really happened.

🎥 “The Murder of Rachel Nickell” Trailer: Netflix Revisits the Shocking Wimbledon Common Killing in This True-Crime Documentary — Premieres June 4th on Netflix

A brutal crime in broad daylight becomes the center of a yearslong search for justice in this chilling true-crime documentary. This Netflix original examines the murder of young mother Rachel Nickell, who was killed on London’s Wimbledon Common in front of her toddler, and the long, troubling investigation that followed. It’s a grim case where horror, grief, and unanswered questions stretch far beyond the crime scene.

🎥 “Ask E. Jean” Trailer: This Documentary Profiles Trailblazing Advice Columnist E. Jean Carroll, the Woman Who Beat Donald Trump in Court... Twice! — Opening in Select Cities May 21st

Truth, wit, and one hell of a backbone drive this documentary portrait of E. Jean Carroll, the trailblazing journalist, author, and beloved advice columnist whose life story is anything but ordinary. Directed by Ivy Meeropol, the film traces Carroll’s rise from Miss Cheerleader USA to gonzo media force, breaking barriers at Esquire, Playboy, and Outside before taking on Donald Trump in court (twice) and winning. It’s a story about the kind of fearless persistence that refuses to be silenced no matter who’s trying to shut it down.

🎥 “U.S. Against The World: Four Years With the Men’s National Soccer Team” Trailer: HBO’s New Docuseries Follows Team USA’s Road to the World Cup — Premieres May 12th on HBO Max

The world’s biggest stage is coming home, and Team USA is under the microscope. This new HBO docuseries follows four years with the U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team as players, coaches, and fans look toward a World Cup moment with plenty of pressure, promise, and national pride riding on it. It’s a behind-the-scenes sports story about preparation, expectation, and what happens when the beautiful game comes with a very American-sized spotlight.

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🎥 “Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass” Teaser: Zoey Deutch Sets Out to Sleep With Jon Hamm to Save Her Relationship in David Wain’s Wild Celebrity Hall Pass Comedy — In Theaters July 10th

Every couple has probably had some version of the “celebrity hall pass” conversation. You know, that silly little relationship joke where each person names the famous crush they’d be allowed to spend one consequence-free night with if the impossible somehow became possible.

Harmless, right? Well, only until the joke stops being a fantasy and starts sounding more like a mission statement.

That’s the very funny, very dangerous setup behind Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass, a new comedy from director David Wain, the comedian and filmmaker behind Wet Hot American Summer and Role Models. Co-written by Wain and Ken Marino, the film takes a dumb relationship joke and pushes it to its most chaotic, absurd extreme.

Zoey Deutch stars as Gail Daughtry, a small-town hairdresser engaged to her devoted high school sweetheart, Tom. But her comfortable life gets knocked sideways when a trip to a book signing somehow leads to Tom meeting... and sleeping with his own “celebrity pass.”

Not exactly the kind of autograph Gail had in mind.

Reeling from the betrayal, Gail impulsively joins her friend Otto (played by Miles Gutierrez-Riley) on a trip to Los Angeles, where things only get stranger. After a psychic (Kerri Kenney-Silver) convinces her that the only way to save her impending marriage is to “even the scales” with her own celebrity pass, Gail sets her sights on one man: Mad Men’s Jon Hamm. Apparently, Hamm might be the only way to save her marriage — which is either deeply romantic or a terrible idea with excellent celebrity casting.

From there, the film turns into a full-blown Tinseltown scavenger hunt, with Gail and Otto teaming up with a talent agency assistant, a paparazzo, and actor John Slattery as they chase the elusive Hamm through the wacky and weird underbelly of Los Angeles.

The cast is stacked with familiar faces, including Jon Hamm, John Slattery, Ken Marino, Ben Wang, Sabrina Impacciatore, Joe Lo Truglio, Tobie Windham, Mather Zickel, Matthew Jayson Cwern, Thomas Lennon, Fred Melamed, Michael Cassidy, Michael Ian Black, Richard Kind, and Zac Oyama.

With Wain and Marino behind the script, Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass sounds like the kind of comedy that starts with one ridiculous “what if” and keeps sprinting until reality has completely left the building.

The film is scheduled to screen at the Tribeca Festival on June 10th before opening in theaters July 10th. So maybe think twice before sharing your celebrity hall pass out loud. You never know when your spouse might be taking notes.

🎥 “Savage House” U.S. Trailer: Claire Foy and Richard E. Grant Chase Status, Survival, and Bloodshed in This Darkly Comic Period Satire — In Theaters June 5th

Some families try to climb the social ladder with grace. Others do it with duels, decadence, and enough bad decisions to turn the family estate into a full-blown madhouse. That appears to be the wonderfully wicked setup behind Savage House, a new black comedy period satire set in 18th-century England, where disease is spreading, political unrest is brewing, and polite society is doing what it does best: pretending everything is perfectly fine while quietly sharpening the knives.

Richard E. Grant stars as Sir Chauncey Savage, with Claire Foy as Lady Savage, an ambitious aristocratic couple determined to improve their social standing no matter how ugly things get. And yes, with a family name like Savage, subtlety was apparently never invited to dinner.

Set against the backdrop of a massive pox outbreak and the Jacobite uprising, the film follows the Savages as their blind pursuit of wealth and comfort spirals into a pressure cooker of vanity, manners, schemes, and bloodshed. Outside the gates, England is rattled by illness and rebellion. Inside the house, the ruling class is doing a pretty spectacular job of destroying itself.

Written and directed by Peter Glanz, who previously wrote and directed the indie rom-com The Longest Week and recently contributed to the screenplay for Captain America: Brave New World, the film boasts a strong supporting ensemble, including Jack Farthing, Bel Powley, Kíla Lord Cassidy, Vicki Pepperdine, Richard McCabe, and Pip Torrens.

Part powdered-wig costume piece, part upper-class absurdity where fine manners can barely hide the societal rot, Savage House is slated to open in theaters June 5th. Sometimes when the world outside is falling apart, the rich can still find a way to make things worse indoors.

🎥 “Leviticus” Trailer: Two Australian Teenagers Face First Love and a Shape-Shifting Entity in Writer-Director Adrian Chiarella’s Supernatural Horror Thriller — In Theaters June 19th

Young love is hard enough when you’re attracted to someone you’re not sure you’re allowed to want. But add a mysterious, malicious spirit into the mix, and teenage desire suddenly becomes a whole lot more complicated... and a whole lot more dangerous.

Coming off a strong debut at Sundance earlier this year, Leviticus has been lauded by critics for blending a tender queer coming-of-age tale of two Australian boys secretly falling love with each other with the eeriness and dread of supernatural horror.

Hailing from writer-director Adrian Chiarella, making his feature debut, the film follows Naim and Ryan, two teenage boys whose growing attraction to each other is complicated by something far more terrifying than awkward glances, buried feelings, or the fear of being outed. A violent entity begins hunting them, taking the form of the person they desire most: each other.

Which means the very thing pulling them closer may also be the thing trying to destroy them.

Newcomers Joe Bird and Stacy Clausen star as Naim and Ryan, placing the film’s emotional core on two young characters caught between longing and survival. The cast also includes Alice in Wonderland’s Mia Wasikowska as Naim’s mother, along with Jeremy Blewitt, Ewen Leslie, Nicholas Hope, and Edwina Wren.

Written and directed by Chiarella, Leviticus sounds like the kind of horror film where the monster isn’t just lurking in the shadows, but feeding off the scariest parts of adolescence, perhaps highlighting the very feelings of adolescence that seem the most dangerous: desire, shame, fear, and the terrifying idea of being truly seen.

Acquired by NEON, Leviticus is slated to open in theaters June 19th.

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🎥 “The Birthday Party” U.S. Trailer: Willem Dafoe Throws a Mediterranean Family Bash Where Wealth, Power, and Betrayal Boil Over — In Theaters and On VOD/Digital June 5th

This 1970s-set drama stars Willem Dafoe as Marcos Timoleon, a wealthy Greek tycoon throwing an extravagant birthday party for his daughter Sofia, played by Vic Carmen Sonne, on a secluded Mediterranean island. But beneath all the luxury, music, and seaside decadence, Marcos is quietly plotting a decision that could shape Sofia’s future; whether she wants it or not. Directed and co-written by Miguel Ángel Jiménez, and based on Panos Karnezis’ novel, the film also stars Joe Cole, Emma Suárez, and Carlos Cuevas. Consider this your invitation to the party of the year... just don’t expect everyone to leave smiling.

🎥 “Mortal Kombat II” Characters Reveal Promo: Karl Urban Enters the Arena as Johnny Cage in the Bone-Crunching Action Sequel — In Theaters May 8th

The tournament is getting a major ego boost. This blood-soaked sequel brings Karl Urban into the rebooted franchise as Johnny Cage, a washed-up Hollywood action star whose big-screen bravado gets tested when he’s thrown into a very real world of supernatural warriors, deadly rivalries, and bone-cracking combat. Meet some of the new characters coming to this new sequel, where the roster gets bigger, the battles get bloodier, and the fatalities look ready to level up.

🎥 “Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu” Sneak Peek Clip: Mando and Grogu Hit the Road in Jon Favreau’s Big-Screen Star Wars Adventure — In Theaters May 22nd

Mando is coming in hot. This new sneak peek clip from Jon Favreau’s upcoming Star Wars flick drops us into an action scene with Din Djarin behind the controls of a landspeeder, a bounty in tow, and trouble closing in fast. With enemies on his tail, he calls on his little green partner for some backup, because sometimes even the galaxy’s coolest bounty hunter needs a tiny Force-powered assist. The road to the big screen apparently comes with plenty of blaster fire.

🎥 “Top Gun” and “Top Gun: Maverick” Re-release Trailer: Tom Cruise Takes Flight Again as Both High-Flying Blockbusters Return to IMAX — Back in IMAX May 13th for One Week Only

Feel the need all over again. This special IMAX double feature brings Top Gun and Top Gun: Maverick back to the big screen, pairing Tony Scott’s 1986 fighter-pilot classic with Joseph Kosinski’s 2022 legacy sequel for one full-throttle theatrical ride. Tom Cruise’s Pete “Maverick” Mitchell goes from cocky hotshot chasing glory at the Navy’s elite flight school to battle-tested aviator confronting his past while training a new generation for an impossible mission. Two films, one big screen, and enough jet-fueled nostalgia to rattle the cockpit. It’s time to be Tom’s wingman all over again.

🎥 “Shrek” 25th Anniversary Trailer: Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, and John Lithgow Return to the Swamp in DreamWorks Animation’s Fairy-Tale Classic — Back In Theaters May 15th

We’re taking it back to the swamp. DreamWorks Animation’s Oscar-winning comedy classic returns to theaters for its 25th anniversary, bringing back Mike Myers as the grumpy ogre who just wants a little peace, Eddie Murphy as his motor-mouthed new best friend Donkey, Cameron Diaz as Princess Fiona, and John Lithgow as the tiny tyrant Lord Farquaad. What starts as a simple mission to clear out Shrek’s swamp turns into a twisted fairy-tale rescue full of dragons, bad deals, unlikely friendship, and ogre-sized feelings. Some classics age like fine wine; this one ages like onions.

🎥 “The Last Viking” Trailer: Mads Mikkelsen and Nikolaj Lie Kaas Go Searching for Missing Loot in Anders Thomas Jensen’s Offbeat Danish Crime Comedy — In Theaters and on VOD/Digital May 29th

Family reunions are always tricky, especially when there’s buried robbery money involved. This offbeat Danish crime comedy stars Nikolaj Lie Kaas as Anker, a recently released convict who sets out to recover the loot he stashed years earlier, only to discover that his oddly eccentric brother Manfred, played by Mads Mikkelsen (going against type), can no longer remember where it is. Written and directed by Oscar-winning filmmaker Anders Thomas Jensen, of Riders of Justice, the film turns a desperate treasure hunt into a chaotic, darkly funny journey between two brothers still digging through the wreckage of their past. Sometimes the real score isn’t the buried loot but whatever sibling damage gets unearthed along the way.

🎥 “Saccharine” Trailer: Midori Francis Swallows a Dangerous Weight-Loss Craze in Natalie Erika James’ Supernatural Horror Flick with Danielle Macdonald & Madeleine Madden — In Theaters May 22nd

Some diet trends take things to grave extremes. This Australian supernatural horror film stars Grey’s Anatomy’s Midori Francis as Hana, a lovelorn medical student who falls into an obscure weight-loss craze that involves eating human ashes... only to find herself haunted by the ghost of the person she’s consuming. Written and directed by Relic and Apartment 7A filmmaker Natalie Erika James, the film co-stars Danielle Macdonald, Madeleine Madden, Robert Taylor, and Showko Showfukutei. Talk about eating your feelings. Who knew the path to self-improvement could come with this much supernatural indigestion.

🎥 “Mexico 86” Trailer: Diego Luna Schemes His Way Toward World Cup Glory in Gabriel Ripstein’s Darkly Comic Sports Satire — Premiering June 5th on Netflix

Mexico never won the World Cup, so someone found another way to score. This darkly comic sports satire stars Narcos: Mexico and Andor star Diego Luna as Martín de la Torre, a man whose wild climb to the top helped turn Mexico into the first country to host the World Cup twice. Written and directed by Mexican filmmaker Gabriel Ripstein (Chronic, 600 Miles), the film turns the road to 1986 into a story of audacity, ambition, national pride, and some very creative rule-bending.

🎥 “Hungry” Trailer: Madison Davenport Faces a Ravenous Hippo in James Nunn’s Bayou-Set Survival Thriller — On VOD/Digital June 23rd

Tourist traps don’t get much nastier than this. This bayou-set survival thriller follows a group of sightseers whose off-the-path boat tour turns into a fight for their lives against a very hungry, very territorial hippopotamus. Madison Davenport leads the cast alongside Tracey Bonner, Joaquim de Almeida, Michel Curiel, Jim Meskimen, Samantha Coughlan, Olivia Bernstone, and River Codack, with writer-director James Nunn at the helm. Forget gators... this swamp has bigger problems.

🎥 “Speed Demon” Trailer: Katie Cassidy & William H. Macy Battle Possessed Passengers on a Runaway Train in This Exorcism Thriller — In Theaters, On VOD/Digital May 31st

All aboard the nightmare express! This supernatural thriller stars Katie Cassidy and William H. Macy as Sister Lu and Father Novak, two passengers on a train from Montreal to New York City who find themselves trapped when the demon Asmodeus takes over and turns the ride into a rolling house of horrors. Directed by Jon Keeyes and written by Domenico Salvaggio, the film sends Sister Lu into a crisis of faith as she fights to survive possessed passengers and perform the first exorcism ever done by a nun. Choo-choo! Next stop: eternal damnation.

🎥 “Broad Trip” Trailer: Sophia Bush Hits the Road with Lauren Holly to Stop a Very Questionable Wedding in Roku’s Mother-Daughter Comedy with Steve Guttenberg — Streaming Free May 8th on The Roku Channel

Every road trip has its detours, especially when the destination is stopping your mom from marrying some guy she just met. This comedy stars Sophia Bush as Alice, a buttoned-up daughter who plans a bachelorette road trip with her free-spirited mother Jeanie, played by Lauren Holly, hoping to pump the brakes on her whirlwind romance with Steve Guttenberg’s mystery man. Directed by Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe and written by Chelsea Davison, the film turns one messy road trip into a chance for old wounds, bad decisions, and mother-daughter bonding to ride shotgun.

🎥 “Neglected” Trailer: Josh Duhamel Races to Save His Buried-Alive Son in David Lipper’s Serial Killer Thriller with Dylan Sprouse — In Theaters May 8th

Retirement is going to have to wait. This action thriller stars Josh Duhamel as a detective whose final days on the job turn into a waking nightmare when a blood-soaked teenager, played by Dylan Sprouse, walks into his precinct with a horrifying ultimatum: solve a string of gruesome murders, or his kidnapped son runs out of air. Directed by David Lipper and co-written by Lipper and Adam G. Levine, the film also stars Til Schweiger, Elena Sanchez, Jeremy and Jason London. Nothing says “one last case” like being forced to beat the clock while your kid is buried alive.

🎥 “Affection” Trailer: Jessica Rothe Gets Trapped in a Memory-Resetting Nightmare in BT Meza’s Psychological Horror Film — In Theaters May 8th

This psychological horror film stars Happy Death Day’s Jessica Rothe as Ellie, a woman suffering from a mysterious condition that keeps resetting her mind, trapping her in a terrifying loop with a man, played by Joseph Cross, who claims to be her husband. Written and directed by BT Meza, the film turns domestic uncertainty into a waking nightmare where every answer risks disappearing before she can hold onto it.

🎥 “Night of the Living Dead” Trailer: Kill Bill’s Vivica A. Fox Leads a New Remake of Romero’s Zombie Horror Classic with Brittany Underwood, Dee Wallace & the Late Robert Carradine — Coming Soon

More than half a century later, and the dead keep coming, hungry as ever and apparently still terrible houseguests. This new modern remake of George Romero’s 1968 horror classic follows a small group of survivors trapped together as a worldwide zombie outbreak turns the living into lunch and the dead into an unstoppable threat. Directed by B-movie helmer Christopher Ray, the indie film stars Vivica A. Fox, Brittany Underwood, Dee Wallace, the late Robert Carradine (in one of his final roles), Miko Hughes, Zack Ward, Rob Van Dam, and Adam Huss. Some classics never die... they just keep coming back for more. And we keep opening the door.

🎥 “Hijacked” Trailer: A Ride-Share Abduction Turns Into a Deadly Family Rescue in This New Tense Thriller — Premieres April 24th on TUBI

Wrong car. Wrong driver. Very wrong night. This Tubi thriller follows a father racing to save his influencer daughter and their loved ones after a ride-share pickup turns into a nightmare at the hands of a deranged driver. Directed by Chris Stokes, the film stars Tremayne Norris, Chrissy Stokes, Ken Lawson, and Lateria Hope. Five stars? Not likely.

🎥 “TRAD” International Trailer: A Gifted Fiddle Player Hits the Road Across Ireland in Irish Filmmaker Lance Daly’s Musical Coming-of-Age Adventure — In Irish Cinemas May 8th

Some journeys are best played by ear. This Irish musical drama stars Megan Nic Fhionnghaile as Shóna McAnally, a gifted young fiddle player who leaves home with her younger brother Mickey to join a troupe of wandering musicians. Written, directed, and produced by acclaimed Irish filmmaker Lance Daly (Kisses, Black ‘47), the Galway Film Fleadh Audience Award winner turns one cross-country adventure into a story of music, romance, independence, and finding your own rhythm. Consider it a road movie with strings attached.

🎥 “Jinsei” Trailer: Ryuya Suzuki’s Hand-Drawn Anime Odyssey Follows One Life Across a Century of Pop Stardom and Reinvention — Opens June 5th at New York’s IFC Center; In Theaters Nationwide June 12th

A life can take many forms, and this hand-drawn anime swings for the full century. Written, directed, edited, and entirely hand-drawn by newcomer Ryuya Suzuki, this ambitious Japanese animated feature follows a hero voiced by rapper ACE COOL as he moves through different names, identities, and eras; becoming a J-pop idol, an outcast, a leader, and eventually something close to an oracle. What begins with a chance encounter and a dream of superstardom turns into a sprawling search for destiny and whatever comes after fame.

🎥 “Hearts of Darkness: The Art of Eleanor Coppola” Blu-Ray Trailer: Coppola’s Legendary ‘Apocalypse Now’ Making-of Documentary Gets a 4K Collector’s Edition — Available May 19th on Lionsgate Limited

Some productions become legendary because everything goes right. This one became legendary because almost nothing did. This 4K Blu-Ray Collector’s Edition revisits Eleanor Coppola’s extraordinary behind-the-scenes video diary-slash-documentary on the chaotic making of Francis Ford Coppola’s Apocalypse Now, capturing the storms, breakdowns, health scares, political unrest, and private anxieties that nearly swallowed the Vietnam War epic whole. With rare footage, candid interviews, and Coppola’s own secretly taped conversations, the film remains a fascinating portrait of artistic obsession at its most brilliant and terrifying. Turns out the making of Apocalypse Now was its own kind of war movie... and Francis’s beloved wife, Eleanor, was there to record every unforgettable moment.

🎥 “Strictly Ballroom” 4K Restoration Trailer: Baz Luhrmann’s Dazzling 1992 Feature Debut Returns Fully Restored — Arriving in UK & Irish Cinemas and on Digital June 12th

Before Romeo + Juliet and Moulin Rouge!, Australian filmmaker Baz Luhrmann kicked up the glitter back in early ‘90s with this wildly theatrical ballroom fairytale. This new 4K restoration brings his feature debut back to the screen, following Paul Mercurio as Scott Hastings, a rule-breaking dancer who scandalizes the ballroom establishment with his own rebellious moves. When he partners with Fran, played by Tara Morice, an overlooked beginner with more promise than anyone expects, the film turns sequins, sweat, and stubborn self-expression into pure cinematic sparkle.

🎥 “The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo” Trailer: Diego Céspedes’ Cannes-Winning Debut Turns a Remote Chilean Mining Town Into a Haunting Tale of Fear and Persecution — Streaming May 15th on MUBI

Fear has a way of inventing its own monsters. Set in Chile in 1982, this haunting drama follows eleven-year-old Lidia as she grows up in a remote mining town among a queer family of performers, only to watch paranoia spread when a mysterious illness is rumored to pass through a single gaze between men. Written and directed by Diego Céspedes, the Cannes Un Certain Regard winner turns superstition, stigma, and survival into a deeply personal coming-of-age story. Sometimes the most dangerous thing in town isn’t the myth, but the people willing to believe it.

🎥 “My Dearest Señorita” Trailer: Elisabeth Martínez Embarks on a Journey of Identity and Self-Discovery in Fernando González Molina’s 1970s-Set Spanish Intersex Drama — Premiering May 1st on Netflix

A sheltered life cracks open in this Spanish period drama set against the shifting social climate of 1970s Spain. Newcomer Elisabeth Martínez stars as Adela, an only child in Pamplona whose quiet life with her conservative parents is upended by a life-changing discovery: she is intersex. The revelation pushes her beyond the boundaries of the world she has always known, sending her to Madrid in search of identity, love, and the freedom to finally define herself. Directed by Fernando González Molina and written by Alana S. Portero, the film also stars Anna Castillo, Paco León, Lola Rodríguez, and Manu Ríos. Some journeys begin when the life you were handed no longer fits in one box.

🎥 “Unidentified” Trailer: A True-Crime Obsession Pulls Mila Al Zahrani Into a Desert Murder Mystery from ‘Wadjda’ Filmmaker Haifaa Al Mansour — Only in Theaters This Summer

This gripping Saudi murder mystery stars Mila Al Zahrani as Noelle Al Saffan, a newly divorced true-crime obsessive still grieving a devastating loss when the body of an unidentified teenage girl is discovered in the desert. With no one coming forward to claim her, Noelle becomes determined to uncover who the girl was and why her death is already being pushed toward cold-case oblivion. Written and directed by Wadjda filmmaker Haifaa Al Mansour, the film turns one woman’s search for answers into a tense portrait of grief, justice, and a society quietly shifting beneath her feet.

🎥 “The Python Hunt” Trailer: Amateur Snake Hunters Chase Slithering Glory in Xander Robin’s Everglades Competition Documentary — Opens May 8th in NY; Expands to More Cities May 15th

Snake hunting is apparently a team sport in Florida. This documentary follows the annual competition to remove invasive pythons from the Everglades, where an eclectic group of amateur hunters spends ten grueling nights battling brutal terrain, nocturnal creatures, and whatever personal demons drove them into the swamp in the first place. Directed by Xander Robin, the film turns an environmental crisis into a strange, sweaty, and darkly funny portrait of obsession, ego, and ecological desperation. Call it conservation with fangs.

🎥 “The Kids Are Not Alright” Trailer: Survivors Expose the Troubled Teen Industry in Mikaela Shwer’s Urgent Documentary — On VOD/Digital May 5th

When justice fails, survivors are left to fight for themselves. This powerful documentary takes a hard look at the Troubled Teen Industry, a network of for-profit institutions that claim to reform youth while leaving generations of families to confront the damage of institutional abuse. Filmed over nine years, director Mikaela Shwer follows Liz Ianelli, Cadilina DeVille, and Cynthia Clark Harvey as they reclaim their voices, push for accountability, and demand that a system built on silence finally answer for itself.

🎥 “Flag Day” Trailer: A Small Michigan Town Hosts America’s Largest Flag Day Parade in a Verité Portrait of Community, Tradition, and Division — In Theaters June 16th

Patriotism gets personal in this observational documentary set in Three Oaks, Michigan, home to the nation’s largest Flag Day parade. Filmed in a verité style, the film follows veterans, local business owners, marching bands, volunteers, and townspeople as they prepare for a weekend ritual that celebrates American identity while revealing the tensions underneath it.

🎥 “Buffalo Kids” Trailer: Two Orphaned Irish Siblings Take a Cross-Country Train Ride in This Animated Adventure About Friendship, Family, and Finding Home — Streaming April 30th on Prime Video with Wonder Project Subscription

This animated family film follows two orphaned Irish siblings who arrive in New York City in 1886 before setting off on a daring journey across America aboard a transcontinental train. Along the way, they find an unexpected friend, face heroes and villains, and discover that family isn’t always where you start... it’s who shows up when the road gets rough. Sometimes finding home means crossing the whole country to get there.

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🎥 “The Mandalorian and Grogu” Final Trailer: Pedro Pascal’s Mando Hunts Imperial Remnants in Jon Favreau’s Big-Screen Star Wars Adventure Packed with Crime Lords, Alien Creatures, and Bounty Targets — Opening in Theaters May 22nd

It’s been a long time since a galaxy far, far away has lit up the big screen. Nearly seven years, to be exact, since The Rise of Skywalker closed out the Skywalker saga and left the franchise in a bit of a holding pattern. Projects were announced, reshuffled, and quietly shelved, leaving fans to wonder what the theatrical future of Star Wars might actually look like.

Now comes The Mandalorian and Grogu, a big-screen extension of one of the franchise’s most successful modern chapters, and one that seems more than happy to lean into its pulpy, back-to-basics roots. This corner of the galaxy plays like a full-blown space western, complete with gunslingers, crime syndicates, lawless frontiers, and, of course, a colorful array of alien creatures—some cute and some that look downright intimidating.

Pedro Pascal returns as Din Djarin, the lone bounty hunter navigating the fractured aftermath of the Empire’s fall. While the regime may have fallen, its remnants still linger in the shadows, scattered across a galaxy now ruled by power vacuums and opportunistic warlords. Tasked with tracking down these Imperial holdouts, Mando also carries a more personal mission: guiding Grogu, his Force-sensitive foundling, toward a future that feels anything but certain.

Genre legend Sigourney Weaver enters the Star Wars family, playing Ward, a former Rebel pilot turned New Republic colonel who’s assembling a list of war criminals still clinging to the Empire’s fading influence. For her, this isn’t revenge... it’s a calculated effort to prevent any chance of an Imperial resurgence.

With a deck of bad guys at hand, Mando agrees to bring in some of her most wanted, including names like Rotta the Hutt, Jabba’s heir to his criminal empire. The Bear’s Jeremy Allen White takes on the role via motion-capture performance. Oscar-winning filmmaker Martin Scorsese has also been tapped to voice a four-armed Ardennian vendor whose mouth talks as fast as his hands.

Filmmaker Jon Favreau has rounded up an eclectic cast for his first directed feature since The Lion King, working from a script co-written with Mandalorian co-creator Dave Filoni and blending practical artistry with modern computer effects... a result that feels both new and nostalgic. Together, Favreau and Filoni are steering this project toward something intentionally stripped back, perhaps a return to the scrappy, space-western tone that first made the Star Wars trilogy so iconic.

The real question is whether that approach is enough to reignite the old theatrical spark as the Star Wars franchise looks to make a big return next month.

The Mandalorian and Grogu arrives in theaters May 22nd.

🎥 “The Dog Stars” Trailer: Jacob Elordi and His Dog Navigate a Stark Post-Apocalyptic World in Ridley Scott’s New Survival Drama with Josh Brolin & Margaret Qualley — In Theaters August 28th

Here’s a thought: the popularity surrounding the post-apocalyptic genre likely comes from the uneasy feeling that our world is always teetering on the edge. One bad day, one wrong move, and everything we take for granted could collapse. These stories don’t just imagine the end, they force us to consider how we’d behave when societal structure dissolves and survival becomes the only rule left standing. And let’s be honest, when there’s a dog involved, the emotional weight hits even harder.

That brings us to The Dog Stars, the latest feature from legendary filmmaker Ridley Scott, who, at 88, continues to move with the kind of momentum most filmmakers half his age would struggle to match. After delivering back-to-back large-scale spectacles like Gladiator II and Napoleon, Scott appears to be shifting gears here, trading massive battlefields for something quieter, more introspective, and far more intimate.

Based on Peter Heller’s 2012 novel, the story drops us into a post-pandemic Colorado, where most of the population has been wiped out. Recent Oscar nominee Jacob Elordi, of Frankenstein and Euphoria fame, stars as a solitary survivor living in an abandoned airplane hangar alongside his dog, keeping watch over what’s left of a fractured world. His days are defined by seclusion and routine flights in his old Cessna plane with his dog, broken only when a mysterious radio transmission cuts through his fragile sense of stability, hinting that there may be something worth exploring. It leads to his decision to search for the source of the signal, which could lead to much needed hope or his utter undoing.

Elordi is backed by a strong ensemble that includes Josh Brolin, Margaret Qualley, Benedict Wong, Guy Pearce, and Allison Janney, all playing survivors he encounters along the way. Qualley portrays a fellow survivor who forms a tentative bond with Elordi’s character, while Brolin plays a hardened, cynical gunman guarding his own territory, convinced the world we once knew is gone for good.

Adapted by acclaimed screenwriter Mark L. Smith (The Revenant), the film poses a question: in a world that feels so hopeless, can hope endure, or is it just another lie we tell ourselves to survive?

The Dog Stars is slated to open in theaters everywhere August 28th.

🎥 “Street Fighter” Trailer: Andrew Koji and Noah Centineo Face Off as Ryu and Ken in a Nostalgia-Fueled Action Fest Based on the Iconic Video Game — Opening in Theaters October 16th

The recent success of the Mortal Kombat reboot makes one thing clear: audiences are eager to see these old favorite video games brought to the big screen; ideally in a way that stays faithful while still delivering something fresh and cinematic.

And despite the 1994 Jean-Claude Van Damme movie, which really was more of a cult curiosity than anything else, fans of the classic video game Street Fighter have been waiting for decades for a proper adaptation. Well, a new Street Fighter film is on the horizon, and it just might be something fans have been hoping for. If nothing else, it just might evoke those nostalgic childhood memories of spending hours glued to the arcade cabinet, quarters lined up and ready.

The new Street Fighter reboot doesn’t seem to completely ditch the fun, as there’s still plenty of that playful comedic energy baked into this presentation, suggesting this version knows exactly what it is: a nostalgia-fueled retro action fest where style, spectacle, and over-the-top showdowns take center stage.

The story centers on Ryu (played by Andrew Koji, from Snake Eyes and Bullet Train) and Ken Masters (a bulked-up Noah Centineo), former allies whose bond has fractured over time. Their uneasy reunion comes through Chun-Li (Callina Liang, of Presence), who pulls them into the World Warrior Tournament; a globe-spanning fight circuit that feels less like a competition and more like a proving ground. What starts as a test of skill quickly opens into something bigger, with a conspiracy bubbling beneath the surface and forcing these fighters to confront more than just each other.

Kitao Sakurai, best known for directing the prank-driven comedy Bad Trip, sits in the director’s chair, working from a script by Dalan Musson (Iron Sky: The Coming Race, Captain America: Brave New World). Together, they seem to be aiming for something that blends stylized fights with just enough personality to keep things lively and not overly serious.

With the main cast focused on Koji as Ryu, Centineo as Ken, and Liang as Chun-Li, from there it’s a mix of actors, fighters, and personalities stepping into iconic roles: rapper 50 Cent takes on boxer Balrog, David Dastmalchian plays the egotistical dictator M. Bison, while WWE stars Roman Reigns is Akuma and Cody Rhodes plays Guile. Meanwhile, Jason Momoa proves he is having a hell of a year as he gets to embody fan-favorite fighter Blanka. Rounding out the cast are Andrew Schulz, Eric André, Vidyut Jammwal, and Orville Peck, among others.

Whether this version finally cracks the code for video game adaptations is still an open question. What’s for sure, though, is this one’s ready to throw down. Time to pick your fighter.

Street Fighter is set to hit theaters October 16th.

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🎥 “As Deep As The Grave” First Look Teaser: A Pioneering Archaeologist Unearths Ancient Navajo Secrets in This 1920s-era Historical Adventure Featuring a Controversial AI-Generated Val Kilmer Performance — Coming Soon

Actor Val Kilmer may have passed a little over a year ago, but he’s still pushing boundaries. His estate has signed off on the use of his likeness for this historical archaeological drama based on the true story of Ann Axtell Morris, North America’s first female archaeologist. With Kilmer appearing despite never filming a single scene before his death, the project signals a new chapter in digital performance; one that’s bound to stir debate on both sides.

In this sweeping historical adventure from writer-director Coerte Voorhees, Abigail Lawrie stars as the pioneering archaeologist venturing into the American Southwest, where discovery, ambition, and cultural tension intertwine following a groundbreaking desert excavation with the Navajo. Also starring Tom Felton as Ann’s husband Earl H. Morris, alongside Abigail Breslin, Tatanka Means, Finn Jones, and Wes Studi, the film features an AI-generated performance of Val Kilmer as a local priest; an inclusion that, for some, may feel as unsettling as it is groundbreaking. File this under: cinema’s new ethical gray area where technology moves faster than anyone can fully process it.

🎥 “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War” Trailer: John Krasinski Is Pulled Back Into the Field as a Global Terror Plot Unravels Across Europe and the Middle East in Amazon’s New Spy Thriller with Wendell Pierce & Michael Kelly — Premiering May 20th on Prime Video

No CIA operation is ever clean nor contained unless it becomes less of a warning and more of a guarantee in this globe-trotting spy thriller where one analyst’s hunch triggers a chain reaction no one can control. John Krasinski returns as Jack Ryan, the CIA analyst-turned-field operative who can’t seem to stay behind a desk, pulled back into the fire after uncovering a trail of suspicious financial activity that points to something far bigger. As the hunt stretches across Europe and the Middle East, familiar faces like Wendell Pierce, Michael Kelly, and Betty Gabriel rejoin the mission, while new players (including Sienna Miller) add more uncertainty to an already volatile situation. Directed by Andrew Bernstein, this high-stakes feature-length continuation of Amazon’s Jack Ryan series turns a simple hunch into a race against a coordinated attack. Walking away was never really an option... but this time, it might cost more than Jack’s willing to give.

🎥 “Ladies First” Trailer: Sacha Baron Cohen Wakes Up in a Gender-Flipped World Opposite Rosamund Pike in This Sharp Social Satire — Premiering May 22nd on Netflix

Sacha Baron Cohen, long known for pushing boundaries with fearless, shape-shifting comedy, steps into a world where the joke flips on him. This high-concept satire follows a smug ad executive who wakes up in a parallel society where women hold all the power, forcing him to navigate a reality that no longer caters to his ego. As he clashes with a sharp, no-nonsense colleague (Rosamund Pike), the rules of status, ambition, and attraction are completely rewritten. Directed by Thea Sharrock (Wicked Little Letters, Me Before You), also co-starring Fiona Shaw, Charles Dance, Emily Mortimer, Richard E. Grant and Kathryn Hunter, this comedy leans into discomfort and absurdity to expose how fragile the old playbook really is. In a world turned upside down, the punchline might be him.

🎥 “The Wizard of the Kremlin” U.S. Trailer: Jude Law’s Vladimir Putin Rises to Power as Paul Dano’s Spin Doctor Orchestrates a Ruthless Political Machine in This Political Thriller From Acclaimed French Filmmaker Olivier Assayas — In Theaters May 15th

Power doesn’t just rise, it’s carefully scripted. In the case of Vladimir Putin, it’s a story shaped behind closed doors. In this icy political drama from Olivier Assayas (Clouds of Sils Maria, Carlos), a soft-spoken Russian filmmaker (played by Paul Dano) finds himself pulled into the inner circle of an emerging KGB strongman, Putin (Jude Law), where image, manipulation, and control become the real weapons of war. As Law’s calculating leader tightens his grip, Dano’s unlikely strategist helps shape a regime built on illusion, ambition, and fear... until the cost of control spirals into something far more dangerous; one where the world itself becomes the stage.

🎥 “Colony” Trailer: Gianna Jun Trapped Inside a Sealed Biotech Facility as a Mutating Virus Unleashes Chaos in This New Korean Zombie Thriller From ‘Train to Busan’ Director Yeon Sang-ho — In Theaters August 28th

No way out. No time to think. This high-intensity Korean zombie thriller drops a group of survivors inside a locked-down biotech facility where a rapidly evolving virus turns a conference into a full-blown nightmare. Gianna Jun leads alongside Koo Kyo-hwan, Ji Chang-wook, and Shin Hyun-been as alliances form and fracture while the infected mutate into something far more terrifying than expected. From Train to Busan director Yeon Sang-ho, this claustrophobic survival story turns containment into a ticking clock where every second counts... and every mistake makes things worse.

🎥 “Labyrinth” New Trailer: A Teen Influencer Gets Trapped Inside Her Own Phone as a Viral Doppelgänger in This New Sci-Fi Anime From ‘Macross’ Creator Shoji Kawamori — Arriving In U.S. Theaters May 10th & 11th

Shoji Kawamori, the mind behind Macross and The Vision of Escaflowne, dives headfirst into digital chaos with this anime sci-fi adventure about identity, internet fame, and the cost of going viral. When a shy teen is replaced by a slick online alter ego bent on turning humanity into mindless content consumers, she’s forced to fight back from inside the very device that trapped her.

🎥 “The Wolf and the Lamb” Trailer: A Frontier Schoolteacher (Cassandra Scerbo) Hunts for Her Missing Son as Supernatural Terror Creeps Into a Fractured Western Town with Zach McGowan & Adrianne Palicki — In Theaters and on VOD/Digital April 24th

Something’s not right in this dusty frontier town… and it’s spreading fast. This supernatural western thriller follows a grieving schoolteacher (Cassandra Scerbo) whose search for her missing son pulls her into a spiral of paranoia, folklore, and faith as the people around her begin to unravel. Also starring Zach McGowan, Adrianne Palicki, and Eric Nelsen, and directed by Michael Schilf, suspicion turns neighbor against neighbor as reality starts to slip, asking how far someone will go when belief and fear begin to look the same.

🎥 “Spaceballs: The New One” Announcement Video: Comedy Legend Mel Brooks Is Set to Return to a Galaxy Far, Far Away As He Reveal Sequel Title — In Theaters April 23, 2027

The Schwartz is strong again. Nearly four decades after the original spoof took aim at Star Wars, this long-awaited sequel will be blasting off with a whole new era of franchises to skewer. Bill Pullman, Rick Moranis, and Daphne Zuniga are set to return as Lone Starr, Dark Helmet, and Queen Vespa, now joined by Lewis Pullman as Starr and Vespa’s son. Directed by Josh Greenbaum, with Josh Gad co-starring and sharing writing duties, this comedy revival aims to take on everything from legacy sequels to CGI overload... because in today’s Hollywood, the jokes practically write themselves. Watch Mel Brooks as he returns to the world of Spaceballs with a title announcement that fittingly pokes fun at sequel culture itself.

🎥 “Stolen Kingdom” Trailer: Inside Disney World’s Underground Theft Scene as a $500K Animatronic Heist Unravels a Hidden Subculture — In Theaters May 21st; On VOD/Digital June 16th

The happiest place on Earth... with a not-so-happy underbelly. This wild documentary dives into the strange, secretive world of Disney park superfans, urban explorers, and rule-breakers, all circling around the bizarre disappearance of a high-value animatronic. Through candid interviews and jaw-dropping confessions, the film peels back the curtain on a subculture where obsession blurs into trespassing, theft, and something darker. What starts as curiosity turns into a full-blown mystery; one that reveals just how far some are willing to go to claim a piece of the magic... and how many are willing to pay for it on the black market.

🎥 “Come What May” Trailer: The Late, Great Stand-up Comic Ralphie May in a Raw, Unfiltered Portrait of Fame, Addiction, and Legacy — Nationwide Theatrical Roadshow Begins April 28th

Big laughs, bigger demons. This intimate documentary traces the meteoric rise of a larger-than-life stand-up force who turned raw honesty into arena-filling comedy, only to find the same excess fueling his success pulling him apart behind the scenes. From breakout fame on Last Comic Standing to a relentless touring grind, the spotlight never dimmed, even as the personal toll kept mounting. Featuring candid interviews and unseen footage, this deeply human portrait captures a performer who could command any room, but couldn’t always outrun his personal demons.

🎥 “Broken Rhythm: Bruce Lee’s Game of Death” Trailer: A Deep Dive Into the Myth, Footage, and Unfinished Vision Behind Bruce Lee’s Most Enigmatic Film — Screening June 3rd at NYC Independent Film Festival

Fragments of a legend, finally put back under the microscope. This revealing documentary revisits the unfinished martial arts opus Bruce Lee left behind, peeling back the mystique to explore the filmmaker he was becoming beyond the icon audiences thought they knew. Featuring voices like Dan Inosanto, Ji Han Jae, and biographer Matthew Polly, the doc traces how a bold, multi-layered vision was reshaped into something far more conventional after Lee’s death. Drawing from rare archival material and firsthand accounts, this introspective deep dive uncovers a more ambitious, philosophical artist chasing something bigger than action stardom.

🎥 “Billie Eilish: Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D)” Trailer: Pop Star Billie Eilish Joins Forces with Oscar-winning Filmmaker James Cameron to Turn a Global Tour Into an Immersive 3D Concert Experience — Coming to 3D Theaters May 8th

Lights up... and glasses on. This electrifying concert film drops us into the middle of a sold-out global tour, where one of music’s defining voices transforms arena shows into a full-blown cinematic spectacle. Co-directed by Billie Eilish herself along with 3D maestro James Cameron, the experience leans into cutting-edge 3D to pull audiences onto the stage and behind the scenes of a massive production. It’s part concert, part visual immersion, built to feel less like watching a show and more like being swallowed by it.

🎥 “Steal This Story, Please!” Trailer: Veteran Democracy Now! Journalist Amy Goodman Takes on Power, Media, and the Fight for Truth in This Timely Documentary About the Fight of Independent Voices — Now Playing in Select Theaters; Expanding Throughout April

Truth doesn’t come easy, and it rarely comes quietly. Amy Goodman might be one of the few American journalists over the last 30 years to play by her own rules in pursuit of it. This indie documentary traces her decades-long career as a relentless reporter pushing past soldiers, politicians, and corporate gatekeepers to cover the stories others won’t touch. From global conflict zones to the daily chaos of an independent news operation, the mission stays the same: give a voice to the unheard. Filmmakers Carl Deal and Tia Lessin pull back the curtain on a career built on asking hard questions, even when the answers come with consequences. In a media landscape shaped by power and pressure, the real story may be who’s still willing to chase it.

🎥 “Moss & Freud” International Trailer: Ellie Bamber Transforms into ’90s Supermodel Kate Moss Opposite Derek Jacobi as Legendary Painter Lucian Freud in This Intimate British Biopic — Coming Soon

Ellie Bamber, known for starring in Disney’s Willow sequel series, trades fantasy for fashion as she portrays ‘90s supermodel icon Kate Moss in this intimate biographical drama. Opposite her, veteran actor Derek Jacobi portrays legendary British painter Lucian Freud, drawing from the true story of Moss sitting for a portrait during a turbulent period in her life. Written and directed by James Lucas, of the Oscar-winning short The Phone Call, this character-driven drama explores the delicate push and pull between artist and subject as their months-long collaboration becomes increasingly revealing and deeply personal.

🎥 “AGON” Trailer: Three Elite Athletes Push Mind and Body to the Limit in This Experimental Sports Drama From Filmmaker Giulio Bertelli — Streaming April 24th on MUBI

Competition isn’t just physical... it’s psychological. This visually striking, documentary-style experimental film follows three elite athletes as they prepare for the fictional Ludoj 2024 Summer Games, navigating injury, pressure, and the relentless pursuit of perfection. Written and directed by first-time filmmaker Giulio Bertelli, this immersive portrait turns sport into something more abstract and intense, where performance is shaped as much by the world around them as the battles within.

🎥 “Thinestra” Trailer: A Woman’s Weight-Loss Nightmare Takes on a Life of Its Own in This Body Horror Thriller — Available on VOD/Digital Now

Be careful what you shed... it just might come back hungry. This gnarly body horror tale follows a young woman who takes a mysterious weight-loss drug, only to see her discarded flesh return as a violent, bloodthirsty doppelgänger. Directed by Nathan Hertz and starring Michelle Macedo and Melissa Macedo, this twisted nightmare turns body image anxiety into something disturbingly literal... and deadly.

🎥 “My Best Friend’s Dead” Trailer: A Grieving Woman’s Dark Secret Unleashes Chaos in This Supernatural Horror Starring Caitlin Duffy & Anna Shields — On VOD/Digital May 26th

Starring Caitlin Duffy and Anna Shields, this eerie horror thriller follows a reclusive young woman whose attempt to resurrect her murdered best friend spirals into something far more sinister, as men begin disappearing and a deadly presence stalks her quiet town. Directed by Bruce Wemple, this twisted chiller blends grief and obsession into a supernatural nightmare where the dead don’t stay buried... and neither do the consequences.

🎥 “Sick Puppy” Trailer: A Devoted Wife Crosses the Line to Protect Her Serial Killer Husband in This Twisted Thriller Starring Natasha Calis — On VOD/Digital May 22nd

Love can make monsters of us all. This dark psychological thriller follows a woman whose loyalty is pushed to disturbing extremes when her serial killer husband tries to leave his past behind, only for her to spiral into violence to keep their life intact. Written and directed by Jay Reid and starring Natasha Calis and Dylan Taylor, this unsettling story flips the script on devotion, obsession, and who’s really the danger.

🎥 “Blood Lines” Trailer: An Indigenous Woman Navigates Love and Family Reconciliation in Gail Maurice’s Intimate Canadian Romantic Drama — In Theaters June 26th

This intimate Canadian drama follows Beatrice, a Two-Spirit Métis Indigenous woman (Dana Solomon) whose world begins to shift when a newcomer searching for her biological roots enters her life, stirring both romance and unresolved family wounds. Written, directed, and co-starring Gail Maurice, this grounded story leans into connection and the courage it takes to face the past.

🎥 “The Currents” Trailer: An Argentine Designer’s Life Begins to Unravel After a Mysterious Breakdown Abroad In This Psychological Drama Starring Isabel Aimé González Sola — Opening May 29th in New York

This quietly unsettling psychological drama follows a successful designer (Isabel Aimé González Sola) who returns home after a near-fatal impulse in Switzerland, only to find herself drifting away from her family, career, and sense of self. Directed by Milagros Mumenthaler, this atmospheric portrait leans into the eerie pull of a past that can sometimes resurface without warning.

🎥 “Jaunt” Trailer: A Chance Encounter Sparks a Soul-Searching Road Trip Along the California Coast In This Romantic Dramedy Starring Blake Worrell & Emanuela Boisbouvier — On VOD/Digital April 21st

Sometimes the road knows where you’re going before you do. This soulful romantic dramedy follows a washed-up photographer and a free-spirited traveler whose impulsive trip from Los Angeles to San Francisco turns into something far more personal, as hidden truths and raw emotions begin to surface. Directed by Alexi Papalexopoulos and starring Blake Worrell and Emanuela Boisbouvier, this intimate journey explores the secrets that can either bring us closer or pull everything apart.

🎥 “Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World” Trailer: American Masters Celebrates the Life and Legacy of the Beloved Poet — Premiering August 25th on PBS and PBS App

Featuring voices like Stephen Colbert, Oprah Winfrey, and Steve Buscemi, this reflective PBS documentary traces the journey of Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Mary Oliver, whose work on nature, beauty, and love left a lasting imprint across generations. A life shaped by solitude, yet shared with millions through words, Oliver emerges as a poet whose quiet observations continue to echo loudly today.

🎥 “Louder Than Guns” Trailer: This Documentary Follows Musician Ketch Secor and Journalist David Greene as They Try to Spark Conversations on Gun Reform Across America — Opening in Select Theaters Throughout May

After tragedy strikes, the real challenge becomes talking about it. This timely documentary follows musician Ketch Secor and journalist David Greene as they travel across the country, using music and open dialogue to confront America’s deep divides over gun violence. Moving from concert halls to barbershops, this grounded, people-first portrait shows how listening... really listening might be the only way forward.

🎥 “Nine Little Indians” Trailer: Leonardo DiCaprio-Produced Documentary Confronts a Family’s Fight for Justice After Boarding School Abuse — Premiering May 27th at New York’s Film at Lincoln Center

Some histories need to be unearthed in order to heal. This harrowing documentary follows the nine Charbonneau sisters as they seek long-overdue accountability for the abuse they endured in the American Indian boarding school system. Directed by Shannon Kring and executive produced by Leonardo DiCaprio, the doc weaves personal testimony with an ongoing search for truth, revealing a legacy of trauma that still demands recognition and justice.

🎥 “Rafa” Trailer: Tennis Icon Rafael Nadal Reflects on His Legacy and His Final Season in This New Sports Documentary — Premiering May 29th on Netflix

This intimate sports documentary follows tennis icon Rafael Nadal as he looks back on a career built on relentless grit, historic victories, and the physical toll of staying at the top. As his final season unfolds, the question isn’t just how he’ll be remembered... but how he chooses to say goodbye.

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🎥 “Mutiny” Trailer: Jason Statham Goes Full-Throttle Revenge Mode on the High Seas in This Gritty Action Thriller — In Theaters August 21st

There are some actors who, after breaking out in a certain genre, feel the need to shake things up and chase something completely different. Then there’s Jason Statham. He’s an actor who is perfectly locked into what he does best, and fully aware of what his audience wants from him. And what they want is usually simple: a lot of fist throwings, leg kickings and beating up a bunch of scumbags who deserve to have their heads kicked in.

In the upcoming action thriller Mutiny, Statham gives the people what they want: bone-breaking fights and a lot of gritted teeth as he demands revenge. Here he plays Cole Reed, a former London cop but now the loyal hired hand who watches his billionaire boss get murdered... only to be framed for the crime himself. With nowhere else to turn, Reed boards a cargo ship to set out on a one-man mission to clear his name and get revenge on whoever set him up.

From there, things begin to spiral. What starts as a straightforward revenge play quickly opens up into something much bigger, as Reed uncovers an international human smuggling operation. Now the deeper he gets, the more dangerous the waters become; turning this ship into a floating battlefield where Reed is a one-man wrecking crew.

Joining Statham is Annabelle Wallis, Roland Møller, and Adrian Lester, all orbiting a story that leans hard into a gritty, stripped-down action-driven brawlfest, a type of genre that Statham has practically made his own.

Directed by French action helmer Jean-François Richet, known for directing gritty crime actioners including the Assault on Precinct 13 remake, Mesrine, Blood Father and just recently Plane, Mutiny could land somewhere between a tight revenge thriller and a full-blown conspiracy ride where justice is served cold and with a right hook.

One thing seems certain: subtlety isn’t the goal here... payback is. And Statham has no problem delivering it with icy precision. Mutiny hits theaters August 21st.

🎥 “Mortal Kombat II” New Trailer: Karl Urban’s Washed-Up Johnny Cage Gets Pulled Into a Brutal Fight Tournament in This Blood-Soaked Video Game Sequel — In Theaters May 15th

People love video games. People love violent action flicks. And people love ’90s nostalgia. So when something lands right in the middle of that sweet spot, it’s hard not to pay attention. This is one of those movies that knows exactly what buttons it’s pressing... and isn’t shy about mashing all of them.

With Mortal Kombat II, the rebooted franchise leans even harder into what made it a phenomenon in the first place: bone-crunching fights, supernatural powers, and the kind of over-the-top energy that practically demands you shout “Finish Him!” at the screen.

But this time, the story takes a clever turn. At the center is Johnny Cage, a Hollywood action star who isn’t exactly at the top of his game. He’s a relic of a bygone era, a guy clinging to past glory while being thrown headfirst into a situation where bravado alone won’t cut it.

Karl Urban steps into the role, bringing that signature mix of swagger and bite he’s been honing as Billy Butcher on The Boys. Here, he gets to fully embrace the ego, the attitude, and the inevitable reality check that comes with stepping into a fight that’s very, very real.

Simon McQuoid, the director of the 2021 Mortal Kombat reboot, returns, building on what he started, only this time with a much bigger roster and a clear intent to go harder as Cage becomes the new protagonist leading the underworldly mayhem.

Familiar faces like Tadanobu Asano’s Lord Raiden, Jessica McNamee’s Sonya Blade, Hiroyuki Sanada’s Scorpion, Josh Lawson’s Kano, Mehcad Brooks’ Jax, Ludi Lin’s Liu Kang, and Chin Han’s Shang Tsung are back, alongside Joe Taslim as Bi-Han/Noob Saibot, Max Huang as Kung Lao, and Lewis Tan as Cole Young.

Meanwhile, new fighters entering the arena include Adeline Rudolph as Kitana, Tati Gabrielle as Jade, Martyn Ford as Shao Kahn, and Damon Herriman as Quan Chi, giving this sequel a stacked lineup that feels closer to the games fans grew up with.

With Moon Knight writer Jeremy Slater on scripting duties, the sequel looks bigger, louder, and far more confident in embracing that Mortal Kombat ethos. It’s just enough to break out that old PS controller.

Mortal Kombat II is set to crash into theaters May 15th.

🎥 “Couples Weekend” Trailer: Josh Gad & Alexandria Daddario Get Snowed In With Cheating Partners in This Tense Cabin Comedy with Daveed Diggs & Ashley Park — In Theaters May 8th

It’s all fun and games until someone gets hurt... like catching your significant other in a not-so-subtle love tryst with someone else. That kind of mood shift doesn’t exactly make for a relaxing weekend getaway. Yet, it’s perhaps a great set-up for a comedy where love becomes an uncomfortable game with no winners.

In the upcoming ensemble dramedy Couples Weekend, Josh Gad and Alexandria Daddario play two friends who discover their respective partners (Daveed Diggs and Ashley Park) have been cheating on them during what was supposed to be a cozy New Year’s retreat. What follows is less romantic escape and more emotional freefall as they try to figure out whether to salvage the weekend... or confront their partners with what they saw.

Now stranded in a snowed-in cabin as a blizzard rages outside, the four find themselves with nowhere to go and no way to avoid the fallout. Things take an even stranger turn when the truth starts to crack everyone open, turning already fragile tensions into full-blown confrontations as secrets spill to the surface with explosive consequences.

Written and directed by TV writer-helmer Nora Kirkpatrick (The Goldbergs, Daisy Jones & The Six), the film leans into that pressure-cooker setup, where the walls feel tighter by the minute and every conversation threatens to explode. The colder it gets outside, the messier things become inside, as resentment, attraction, and bad decisions all start bubbling to the surface. One thing seems certain: no one’s leaving this cabin the same way they walked in.

Co-starring Kevin Pollak, Couples Weekend arrives in theaters May 8th. Bring a friend you can trust and a partner you probably shouldn’t.

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🎥 “Mabel” Trailer: Judy Greer Guides a Young Outsider Finding Her Voice in This Heartfelt Coming-of-Age Drama with Lexi Perkel & Christine Ko — In Select Theaters April 17th and On VOD/Digital April 21st

Growing up takes patience... and a good mentor to teach you about botany! This heartfelt coming-of-age story follows a socially withdrawn girl (Lexi Perkel) who finds unexpected purpose after sneaking into a high school botany class led by an inspiring substitute teacher (Judy Greer). Also starring Christine Ko, and directed by Nicholas Ma (Leap of Faith), this quiet, character-driven journey shows just how curiosity, connection, and self-discovery can spark the biggest changes in a person’s life. Even if that journey starts in the most unexpected place... like a classroom and a substitute teacher with a passion for plants.

🎥 “Trainspotting” 30th Anniversary Trailer: Danny Boyle’s Iconic ’90s Cult Classic Returns in a Gritty 4K Restoration — Back in Theaters June 5th

Choose life... or don’t. This electric ’90s classic drops back into the chaotic world of Mark Renton and his self-destructive circle of mates, where drugs, friendship, and survival blur into one relentless spiral. Featuring breakout performances from Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller, Kevin McKidd, and Robert Carlyle, director Danny Boyle’s kinetic, drug-addled dark comedy still hits like a jolt to the system decades later. Some habits die hard but some films never lose their edge... even 30 years later.

🎥 “Legally Blonde: 25th Anniversary” Re-release Trailer: Reese Witherspoon’s Iconic 2001 Comedy Returns to Theaters — on Sun, May 24th & on Wed, May 27th

Reese Witherspoon’s beloved comedy classic follows Elle Woods as she trades California glam for Harvard Law, determined to win back her ex and prove she’s more than meets the eye. With charm and confidence, Elle overcomes a fish-out-of-water situation and turns it into a sharp, feel-good underdog tale about defying expectations. Turns out, the best revenge isn’t getting him back... it’s proving everyone wrong.

🎥 “Dune: Part Three” New Promo: Timothée Chalamet Returns for Denis Villeneuve’s Epic Finale as Paul Atreides Faces the Cost of Power — In Theaters and IMAX December 18th

Destiny comes with a price. This sweeping sci-fi epic continues the saga of Paul Atreides as his rise to power begins to unravel under the weight of prophecy, politics, and the consequences of his own legend. Timothée Chalamet leads the charge alongside Zendaya, Florence Pugh, Robert Pattinson, Anya Taylor-Joy and Jason Momoa, among others, with director Denis Villeneuve bringing the trilogy to a close in a large-scale final chapter built for IMAX. Watch it on the biggest screen possible.

🎥 “The Mandalorian and Grogu” Behind-the-Scenes Look: Jon Favreau and Pedro Pascal Tease New Creatures and Droids in This Big-Screen Star Wars Adventure — In Theaters May 22nd

The galaxy keeps getting bigger. This behind-the-scenes look highlights the next chapter for Din Djarin and Grogu as they navigate a post-Empire landscape filled with scattered warlords and rising threats. Pedro Pascal returns as the legendary Mandalorian, joined by Sigourney Weaver, with director Jon Favreau pulling back the curtain on the film’s new creatures, droids, and expanding world.

🎥 “Mother Mary” New Behind-the-Scenes Look: Anne Hathaway and Michaela Coel Step Into David Lowery’s Enigmatic Pop Drama — In Select Theaters April 17th, Nationwide April 24th

Fame takes on a life of its own. This behind-the-scenes look steps inside a mysterious pop star-driven drama where Anne Hathaway and Michaela Coel lead a stacked ensemble, with filmmaker David Lowery shaping a story that feels as elusive as it is emotionally charged. Not everything seen on stage tells the full story behind it. And sometimes it takes a certain performance to reveal who you really are.

🎥 “Exit 8” Final Trailer: A Man Trapped in an Endless Subway Must Follow One Rule to Escape This Mind-Bending Japanese Horror Flick — Now Playing in Theaters

Based on the viral game by KOTAKE CREATE, this eerie psychological thriller from director Genki Kawamura follows a man (Kazunari Ninomiya) navigating an endless, sterile subway corridor where the only way out is to spot what doesn’t belong, turning repetition into dread as every overlooked detail resets the nightmare. Miss something... and you’re back where you began. One wrong move and you must start over. But one mistake too many might mean you never leave.

🎥 “The Butcher’s Blade” Trailer: Justice Cuts Both Ways as a Framed Officer Turns Reluctant Enforcer in Liu Wenpu’s Gritty Martial Arts Thriller — On VOD/Digital May 12th

Starring Chinese actor Liu Fengchao, this action thriller follows a principled constable forced into the shadows after being framed for a massive financial fraud, pushing him into the ranks of a covert squad that serves only those who can pay. Caught between clearing his name and compromising everything he once stood for, he’s pulled deeper into a world where loyalty is bought and truth comes at a cost. Sometimes the only way to prove your innocence is to fight like the guilty.

🎥 “An Enemy Within” Trailer: A Groom (William Moseley) Is Forced Into a Deadly Midnight Choice in This Wedding Night-Set Horror Thriller — On VOD/Digital May 15th

Till death do us part hits a little early. This dark action thriller follows a groom who receives a chilling ultimatum on his wedding night: kill his new father-in-law before midnight or watch his bride die. William Moseley, from The Chronicles of Narnia franchise, leads a tense, ticking-clock nightmare as secrets unravel and loyalties shift inside a powerful family hiding more than it lets on. By the time the truth comes out, the real threat may already be inside the room.

🎥 “Scared to Death” Trailer: Lin Shaye and Bill Moseley Lead a Séance Gone Wrong in Paul Boyd’s High-Voltage Horror-Comedy — On VOD/Digital May 5th

Some research projects come with consequences. This horror-comedy follows a group of filmmakers who head to an abandoned orphanage to stage a séance, only to find themselves trapped as supernatural forces begin to break loose. Horror vets Lin Shaye (Insidious) and Bill Moseley (The Devil’s Rejects) lead an eclectic ensemble, with director Paul Boyd blending haunted-house chills and irreverent humor into a chaotic, effects-driven ride where the line between performance and reality quickly evaporates.

🎥 “Frankie, Maniac Woman” Trailer: An Aspiring Singer (Dina Silva) Spirals Toward a Violent Breaking Point in This Gritty Psychological Horror Thriller — In Select Theaters April 24th

Pressure builds until it explodes. This raw psychological horror-thriller follows an aspiring singer-songwriter navigating the brutal realities of trauma, misogyny, and an image-obsessed music industry. Dina Silva co-writes and stars as a woman pushed to the edge, with Traumatika filmmaker Pierre Tsigaridis directing a horrific story that turns personal struggle into violent release.

🎥 “The Bearded Girl” Trailer: A Young Circus Performer Breaks from Family Tradition in This Quirky Coming-of-Age Tale Starring Anwen O’Driscoll & Jessica Paré — Coming out in Canada April 25th

Some legacies are harder to shake than others. Anwen O’Driscoll stars in this offbeat coming-of-age tale as Cleo, a young woman born into a long line of bearded circus performers. As she begins to question the life laid out for her, her controlling mother (Mad Men’s Jessica Paré) grapples with losing hold of the daughter meant to carry on their Bearded Lady family tradition. Directed by indie Canadian filmmaker Jody Wilson, the film explores identity, independence, and what it takes to step outside the role you were born into. Sometimes growing up means choosing your own path instead of following someone else’s.

🎥 “The Gentleman” Trailer: Ron Perlman Hunts for Brutal Revenge in Gabriel Beristain’s Gritty Action Thriller — On VOD/Digital April 14th

Ron Perlman stars in this hard-edged revenge thriller as a former elite soldier living in isolation until the one person he confides in is brutally taken from him. While tapping back into his lethal past, he sets off a violent chain reaction as a troubled detective and a ruthless hitman close in from opposite sides. Directed by acclaimed Mexican cinematographer Gabriel Beristain (whose camera work includes Blade II, Black Widow, The Beekeeper) and co-starring Megan Montaner, Hovik Keuchkerian, and Natti Natasha, this simmering manhunt builds toward a collision where the past comes calling... not before a final, brutal reckoning.

🎥 “Kangaroo Island” U.S. Trailer: Rebecca Breeds Returns Home to Face Family Secrets in This Breakout Australian Drama — Opening in Select U.S. Theaters April 24th

Going home might be the toughest move of all. This heartfelt drama, already a breakout hit in Australia, follows a struggling actress drawn back to her estranged father on the rugged shores of Kangaroo Island, where old wounds and family tensions rise to the surface. Rebecca Breeds stars alongside Adelaide Clemens and Erik Thomson in a story that blends humor with emotional honesty, set against a striking natural backdrop. Sometimes the only way to mend what’s broken is to face it head-on.

🎥 “Animal Farm” Final Trailer: Seth Rogen Leads an All-Star Voice Cast in Andy Serkis’ Animated George Orwell Adaptation Where Power Corrupts Absolutely — Hitting Theaters May 1st

Power shifts fast when the animals take control. Based on the classic Orwell novel, this animated political fable follows a group of farm animals who overthrow their human owner and attempt to build an equal society, only to watch it slowly twist into something they never saw coming. Seth Rogen voices the cunning pig who rises to rule, with Gaten Matarazzo and Kieran Culkin caught in the growing web of propaganda and control, while Andy Serkis directs with a sharp eye on how revolutions unravel when power goes unchecked.

🎥 Philip Hartman’s “No Picnic” Trailer: A Wandering East Village Drifter Searches for Meaning in This Gritty ’80s Indie Gem Celebrating its 40th Anniversary — 4K Restoration Screens at New York’s Film Forum April 17th

This nearly forgotten black-and-white ’80s indie gem follows a down-and-out jukebox operator wandering the pre-gentrified East Village, chasing the faint trace of a woman who may or may not be real. David Brisbin leads the search with quiet melancholy, while early turns from Steve Buscemi and Luis Guzmán flicker through the city’s dive bars, punk shows and crumbling streets. Shot in stark, evocative imagery, this scrappy 1986 Sundance breakout from filmmaker Philip Hartman captures a time, a place, and a feeling of what New York once was. A new 4K restoration aims to bring that vanished world back into focus for the film’s 40th anniversary.

🎥 “Michael Jackson: An American Tragedy” Trailer: New BBC Documentary Takes A Deep Dive into the King of Pop’s Genius, Controversy, and Complicated Legacy — Streaming April 8th on BBC iPlayer

This new Michael Jackson documentary traces the rise of the child prodigy who became a global pop icon, while unpacking the brilliance, scrutiny, and controversies that followed him at every stage. Through the highs of musical innovation and the weight of public trials, it examines how one of the most influential artists ever remains as debated as he is celebrated.

🎥 “Lainey Wilson: Keepin’ Country Cool” Trailer: Country Star Lainey Wilson Balances Fame, Grit, and Staying True to Herself in This New Documentary — Debuting April 22nd on Netflix

Fame doesn’t mean losing your roots. This Netflix original documentary tracks breakout country star Lainey Wilson at a turning point, navigating the pressures of success while holding tight to the voice that got her there. Following her on the road and behind the scenes, it captures the grind, the spotlight, and the personal stakes of staying authentic in a fast-moving industry.

🎥 “Peter Asher: Everywhere Man” Trailer: A Music Industry Insider Reflects on a Life Alongside Legends from The Beatles to Laurel Canyon — In Select Theaters June 19th

Some careers don’t just follow history but help shape it. And Peter Asher might have been one of those unsung heroes who helped define the music industry into what it is today. This documentary traces the life of this pop star turned record producer turned manager whose path crossed with icons like Paul McCartney, James Taylor, and Linda Ronstadt. Moving from Swinging London to the California singer-songwriter boom, the doc explores Asher’s unconventional music career and his numerous collaborations that helped define generations of music.

🎥 “My Killer Father: The Green Hollow Murders” Trailer: A Daughter’s Shocking Accusations Unravel a Small Town in This New True-Crime Doc — Streaming April 28th on Paramount+

What if the monster everyone feared... was your own father? This chilling true-crime documentary follows a woman’s explosive claims that her father committed a series of murders, forcing his own children into a nightmare of silence and complicity. As investigators dig deeper, long-buried rumors begin to surface, turning a quiet town into the center of a national investigation.

🎥 “American Agitators” Trailer: A Powerful Documentary Traces the Legacy of Organizer Fred Ross Sr. and the Fight for Social Justice — Opening in Select Theaters, NYC’s Quad Cinema May 1st

Change starts with action. This inspiring documentary explores the life and legacy of Fred Ross Sr., a pioneering community organizer whose work helped shape major civil rights victories and grassroots movements across decades. From the Dust Bowl era to modern labor fights, the film, narrated by activist, playwright, and filmmaker Luis Valdez (La Bamba), connects past struggles to present-day activism, showing how organizing and persistence can drive real change.

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