Trailer Blitz! In Cold Light, Protector, Thieves Highway, A Private Life and More!
🎥 Here's a list of films coming to screens soon!
🎥 “In Cold Light” Trailer: Maika Monroe Goes From Ex–Drug Dealer to Targeted Convict in This Tense Small-Town Crime Thriller with Oscar-Winners Troy Kotsur and Helen Hunt — Premiering January 23rd
Now if you’re saying to yourself, “Whoa! Maika Monroe has come a long way since her earlier days starring in It Follows,” you’d be absolutely right. Monroe has been working nearly non-stop since her breakout role in the 2014 horror thriller. But it seems her leading performance in last year’s smash horror hit Longlegs was the opener for a mad rush of new film projects. This year alone, Monroe has starred in two feature films, including Hulu’s remake of The Hand That Rocks the Cradle and the just-released fairy tale fantasy 100 Nights of Hero. With a couple of films set for next year, Monroe will be kicking things off with In Cold Light, a gritty small-town thriller set to release in January. And one shouldn’t anticipate Monroe to be playing the same kind of characters, as she seems determined to leap from one unexpected role to the next.
Directed by Canadian filmmaker Maxime Giroux (Felix and Meira, The Great Darkened Days) and written by Patrick Whistler, In Cold Light has Monroe taking on the role of Ava, a recently released ex–drug dealer who barely steps back into freedom before the walls close in again. When someone sets her up for murder with the intent of wanting her dead or back in prison, Ava has no choice but to run. But with nowhere left to go, she has only one move remaining: kill them before they kill her.
Joining Monroe is Oscar-winner Troy Kotsur (CODA) as her estranged rancher father who isn’t so pleased she’s back walking free. Their history is thorny and their trust is beyond fractured. Meanwhile, Jesse Irving plays Ava’s brother, whose kindness doesn’t quite mask the fear that her return means more tragedy waiting to happen. His fears soon come to pass as the violence surrounding Ava barrels straight toward their family.
Oscar and Emmy Award winner Helen Hunt makes a surprise guest turn as the ruthless crime boss who wants Ava dead. And don’t let her flint-eyed, frumpy looks fool you... if she wants someone gone, then they’re already halfway in the ground. That’s not to say Ava won’t go down without a fight.
Maika Monroe is set to raise the temperature this winter when In Cold Light arrives in theaters January 23rd.
🎥 “Protector” Trailer: Human Traffickers Pick the Wrong Mother as Milla Jovovich Wages a One-Woman War in This Race-Against-Time Action Thriller — Hitting Theaters February 20th
One of the main responsibilities of being a good parent is to protect your child. Now most would like to think they’d rise to that duty when tested. But if Milla Jovovich is tested with that very responsibility, you can expect she’s the kind of mother who meets danger head-on. And if you happen to stand between her and her child, it’s probably best you rethink your life choices.
In the new adrenaline-charged action thriller Protector, Jovovich stars as Nikki, a decorated war hero who traded combat missions for a domestic life with her daughter, Chloe (played by Isabel Myers). Nikki was trained to kill without hesitation and conduct secret operations in war zones, but now she loves spending quality family time with her teen daughter. But when Chloe is suddenly abducted by a human-trafficking ring the night she’s gone out with friends, Nikki goes full, ferocious, do-not-get-in-her-way mode as she tracks down the predators who took her.
With the clock mercilessly counting down, Nikki taps back into those killer instincts and goes full scorched earth to bring her daughter home. Now these traffickers don’t know what hit them after waking up to the wrath of a mother they never should’ve crossed, as she’s a soldier whose very job was to hunt, outmaneuver, and eliminate threats far worse than anything they could ever imagine.
It’s Rambo meets Taken, with Jovovich at the helm and charging in like a battering ram.
Directed by action filmmaker Adrian Grünberg (Rambo: Last Blood, Get the Gringo), the film also stars Michael Stahl-David, Don Harvey, and D.B. Sweeney, with Matthew Modine as Jovovich’s former commander who shows up to remind everyone she’s the best killer he ever trained.
Protector is set to land in theaters on February 20th.
🎥 “Thieves Highway” Trailer: Aaron Eckhart Faces a Ruthless Livestock-Smuggling Ring in This Gritty Neo-Western Action Thriller with Devon Sawa — In Theaters December 12th & on VOD/Digital December 16th
The success of something like Yellowstone has opened the door to the emergence of the neo-Western genre. It’s not too dissimilar from typical dramas about powerful family dynasties locked in turf wars or lone lawmen trying to hold the line against mounting threats, where loyalty is currency and betrayal comes cheap. The only difference really... there are more cowboy hats being worn and a lot more horses and cattle in the background.
Well, welcome to Thieves Highway, a shotgun-locked neo-Western actioner that feels like it’s riding the Yellowstone wave as it drops Aaron Eckhart into a lawless stretch of America where being right doesn’t guarantee staying alive.
Here, Eckhart stars as Frank Bennett, a straight-arrow “cow cop” who accidentally kicks open the hornet’s nest of a major livestock-smuggling ring. One minute he’s chasing down a routine theft; the next he’s stranded without his truck and face-to-face with a ruthless criminal crew led by a deranged ex-military commander (played by Devon Sawa). The gang’s gunning for a clean run to the border. Frank is the lone obstacle. And with no backup coming, survival comes down to steady nerves, a steady rifle, and hoping these thieves shoot about as well as they plan.
So, expect plenty of fists flying as guns crack off rounds, ’cuz when it comes to Yellowstone-type tales the good guy doesn’t get a clean ride—he gets knocked around, roughed up, and pushed to the edge before he earns a single win.
Directed by Jesse V. Johnson (Boudica: Queen of War) and co-starring Lochlyn Munro, Brooke Langton, Lucy Martin, and Michael Shamus Wiles, Thieves Highway is set to ride into theaters December 12th followed by a VOD/Digital release on December 16th.
🎥 “A Private Life” Trailer: Jodie Foster Delivers a Fully French Performance as a Troubled Psychiatrist Unraveling a Patient’s Death in Rebecca Zlotowski’s Offbeat Parisian Mystery — In Select U.S. Theaters January 16th
Oh là là! Is that Jodie Foster speaking fluent French... color us impressed. Impressionnant!
Foster, who began studying French as a child and attended a French-language prep school at age nine, has quietly been speaking the language fluently for most of her life. She has even gone so far as to dub herself in French for nearly all her English-language films. And while she has appeared in a few rare French-language films before, including Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s A Very Long Engagement (2004), Foster has often declined to star in them, worried that her French wasn’t quite up to snuff. Well, maybe those fears may finally be waning, as Foster has now found herself leading this new Paris-set mystery where she is speaking nearly entirely in French.
In A Private Life (Vie Privée), the Oscar winner slips into the role of Dr. Lilian Steiner, an American-born, Paris-based psychiatrist who runs a tidy home office and an even tidier emotional life... until she learns her longtime patient Paula (Virginie Efira) has died by suicide. The news cracks something open inside her. Suddenly Lilian can’t stop thinking about her. And as her professional poise collapses into impulse, insecurity, and some truly ill-advised amateur sleuthing, she soon goes beyond the ethics of her job.
Convinced Paula was murdered, Lilian recruits her ex-husband, eye doctor Gabriel “Gaby” Haddad (Daniel Auteuil), to help tail every suspicious figure in sight: Paula’s grieving widower Simon (Mathieu Amalric), her prickly pregnant daughter Valérie (Luàna Bajrami), and several other eccentrics who drifted in and out of Lilian’s life. Was Paula truly killed, or is Lilian just unable to face the possibility that she failed her in therapy?
Mixing elements of a Hitchcockian thriller with a zany Paris caper and a black-comedy whodunit, filmmaker Rebecca Zlotowski (Other People’s Children, Planetarium) stirs up a tonal cocktail most American studios wouldn’t dare touch, making it the perfect vehicle for Foster to reveal a completely different side.
Earning strong reviews when it debuted at Cannes earlier this year, A Private Life will make its way to the States next month, arriving in select U.S. theaters on January 16th. The film will have a one-week Oscar-qualifying run this month, likely to spark some awards buzz around Foster’s performance.
🎥 “Forbidden Fruits” Teaser: Lili Reinhart Leads a Witchy Coven with Victoria Pedretti, Alexandra Shipp & Lola Tung in This Dark Feminist Comedy-Thriller — Coming to Theaters 2026
By day, Apple (Lili Reinhart) is a chipper Free Eden employee; by night, she leads a witchy, hyper-feminine cult in the mall basement with her devoted acolytes Cherry (Victoria Pedretti) and Fig (Alexandra Shipp). Their pastel-clad power trip unravels when new hire Pumpkin (Lola Tung) threatens the group’s fragile harmony, exposing buried resentments and brittle loyalties. With influencer Emma Chamberlain co-starring and directed by Meredith Alloway, this darkly comic thriller proves that sisterhood isn’t always soft... sometimes it’s sharp enough to draw blood.
🎥 “The Internship” Trailer: Lizzy Greene, Megan Boone, Sky Katz & Sullivan Stapleton Lead a Bloody Assassin Uprising Against a Top-Secret CIA Program in This Action Spy Thriller — Hitting VOD/Digital January 13th
Move over, Jason Bourne! There’s a new CIA-trained assassin in town... and she’s ready to burn down the very program that made her. Raised from childhood inside a top-secret black-ops initiative known only as The Internship, this teen superspy (Lizzy Greene) rallies her fellow young operatives in a bloody uprising against the covert CIA unit now determined to erase them. Directed by stuntman-turned-action filmmaker James Bamford and co-starring Megan Boone, Sky Katz, and Sullivan Stapleton, this adrenaline-charged thriller proves the CIA’s worst nightmare might just be the kids they trained a little too well.
🎥 “The Magic Faraway Tree” International Trailer: Claire Foy and Andrew Garfield Star in ‘Paddington 2’ Screenwriter Simon Farnaby’s Adaptation of Enid Blyton’s Fantasy Novel About a Family Finding Fantastical Lands at the Top of a Magical Tree — Arriving in UK Cinemas March 27th
Paddington 2 scribe Simon Farnaby adapts Enid Blyton’s beloved children’s tale into a whimsical fantasy adventure starring Claire Foy and Andrew Garfield. After relocating to the remote English countryside, their children stumble upon a towering magical tree inhabited by eccentric figures like Moonface and Dame Washalot. As they climb into fantastical lands above the clouds, this modern family finds the ultimate escape—and a chance to finally reconnect and appreciate one another for who they truly are.
🎥 “My Father’s Shadow” Trailer: Sope Dirisu Stars as a Struggling Father in Akinola Davies Jr.’s Powerful Nigerian Family Drama — In Theaters February 6th, via MUBI
Filmmaker Akinola Davies Jr.’s powerful, award-winning debut feature unfolds as a timely, poetic portrait of a Nigerian family strained by a nation in turmoil. Set against the upheaval of the 1993 Nigerian election crisis, the film follows two young brothers navigating the vastness of Lagos with their estranged father (Sope Dirisu), turning a simple journey home into a fraught reckoning with political unrest, fractured bonds, and the weight of growing up too soon.
🎥 “The Dutchman” Trailer: André Holland and Kate Mara Star in a Sexualized Game of Cat and Mouse in This Twisty Psychological Thriller with Zazie Beetz — In Theaters January 2nd
This claustrophobic psychological thriller turns the New York subway into a pressure cooker of desire, danger, and unraveling identity. André Holland plays a successful businessman in the midst of a spiraling identity crisis whose routine commute becomes a tense, sexualized cat-and-mouse encounter with a mysterious woman (Kate Mara). With Zazie Beetz and Aldis Hodge in the mix, the ride hurtles toward a shocking, violent finale that leaves audiences breathless—and questioning everything they just witnessed.
🎥 “Marty Supreme” New Promo: Timothée Chalamet Stars as a Cocksure 1950s Ping Pong Prodigy in Josh Safdie’s Hyper-Charged Period Drama — Hitting Theaters Christmas Day
Forget baseball and apple pie—Josh Safdie’s solo debut turns 1950s America into a high-stakes battleground of professional ping pong, with Timothée Chalamet swaggering through it as a self-made hustler chasing greatness and feeding his own legend. This chaotic spin on the American dream pits him against the world—and his ego—in equal measure. Early word says it’s already drumming up heavyweight Oscar buzz, proving one Safdie brother might be more than enough.
🎥 “Midwinter Break” Trailer: Lesley Manville and Ciarán Hinds Star as a Longtime Couple in This Stirring British Drama on Faith, Commitment, and Love — Arriving In Theaters February 20th
Lesley Manville and Ciarán Hinds lead this stirring drama that reminds us the toughest journey isn’t across an ocean but into the fragile depths of a long marriage. Directed by Polly Findlay, this Amsterdam-set meditation on love, faith, and memory explores how the past lingers—sometimes as solace, sometimes as a truth you can never quite outrun.
🎥 “Elway” Trailer: NFL Legend John Elway Reflects on Triumphs, Heartbreaks, and His Road to Super Bowl Glory in New Football Documentary — Premieres Mon, December 22nd on Netflix
This gridiron documentary charts the rise of John Elway, the cool-headed Broncos legend who turned heartbreak into Hall of Fame swagger, revisiting every bruising setback and mile-high triumph along the way. Directed by Ken Rodgers and Chris Weaver, with NFL icon Peyton Manning producing, it’s a nostalgia-charged portrait of grit, grace, and impossible throws made mythic. From early Super Bowl stumbles to the icy heroics of “The Drive,” this winning portrait proves some legacies aren’t just earned—they’re etched in NFL history.
🎥 “The Great Flood” Trailer: A Mother and Child Race Rising Waters and Impossible Odds in This Apocalyptic Korean Thriller — Premieres December 19th on Netflix
This no-air, no-escape disaster epic seals a trapped mother and son inside a drowning tower, where every rising inch of water pushes them closer to oblivion. Director Kim Byung-woo (Take Point) turns the screws with relentless precision, thrusting Kim Da-mi and Park Hae-soo into a submerged nightmare where hope is a luxury nobody can afford.
🎥 “People We Meet on Vacation” Trailer: Two Best Friends (Emily Bader & Tom Blyth) Tiptoe Into Something More in Director Brett Haley’s Adaptation of Emily Henry’s Hit Novel — Premieres January 9th on Netflix
This sun-soaked friends-to-lovers romp trails two opposites who’ve spent a decade insisting their off-the-charts chemistry is “just platonic,” even as every summer getaway says otherwise. Director Brett Haley (All the Bright Places, Hearts Beat Loud) drops free-spirited Poppy (Emily Bader) and buttoned-up Alex (Tom Blyth) into a romantic pressure cooker, pushing them to face the feelings everyone else spotted ages ago. Based on Emily Henry’s bestseller, it’s the kind of vacation where the real destination is finally telling the truth.
🎥 “Sleepwalker” Trailer: Hayden Panettiere Confronts Supernatural Terror and Buried Trauma in This New Supernatural Chiller — Hitting Theaters and VOD on January 9th
This twisted psychological–supernatural chiller stars Scream’s Hayden Panettiere as a grief-stricken artist whose nocturnal wanderings unveil horrors she can’t escape—awake or asleep. Pulled through visions, buried secrets, and the lingering shadow of a husband who’s comatose but far from gone, her reality begins to warp around her. In this unnerving descent, the film makes one thing clear: some nightmares don’t wait for you to close your eyes.
🎥 “The King of Color” Trailer: Documentary Chronicles the Life and Career of Lawrence Herbert, the Visionary Inventor of the Pantone Matching System — In Select Theaters December 12th
Ever wonder who decides if “cerulean” is really blue? Director Patrick Creadon’s vivid documentary traces the life of Lawrence Herbert, the visionary “King of Color” who brought order to a chaotic, subjective world of hues. His revolutionary Pantone Matching System created a universal color language—reshaping art, design, and global commerce in a way that forever changed how we see.
🎥 “Scarlet” Trailer: Visionary Filmmaker Mamoru Hosoda Returns with a Powerful, Time-Bending Anime Adventure About a Medieval Princess’s Quest for Vengeance — Hitting U.S. Theaters February 13th
Visionary filmmaker Mamoru Hosoda, known for Mirai, returns with a time-bending anime epic that asks whether a warrior can ever truly heal. The story follows a vengeance-driven medieval princess who’s mysteriously thrust into the “Otherworld,” where she meets an idealistic modern man whose compassion challenges everything she’s lived for. To confront her father’s killer, she must first face a far greater battle: breaking the cycle of hatred that has defined her life.
🎥 “The President’s Cake” Trailer: Iraq’s Official Oscar Entry Tells the Harrowing Story of 9-Year-Old Girl’s Journey to Gather Cake Ingredients During 1990s Iraq Sanctions — Hitting Select Theaters February 6th
Written and directed by Hasan Hadi, this powerful drama (Iraq’s official submission to this year’s Academy Awards) distills a sweeping geopolitical crisis into one child’s impossible mission. Nine-year-old Lamia (Baneen Ahmed Nayyef) is ordered to bake a birthday cake for the President, despite food scarcity so dire that even flour, eggs, and sugar feel out of reach. As she navigates a city full of “bad characters,” her journey grows ever more intense and precarious, demanding a level of courage and ingenuity no child should have to summon.
🎥 “The Lord of the Rings: Trilogy” Re-Release Trailer: Extended Editions of Peter Jackson’s Epic Trilogy Return to Theaters Next Month Via Fathom Events — Screening This January
Peter Jackson’s award-winning Lord of the Rings trilogy follows a meek hobbit and his unlikely fellowship on a perilous quest to destroy the One Ring and defeat the dark lord Sauron. This January, the Extended Editions return to theaters through Fathom Events.
🎥 “Moses the Black” Trailer: Omar Epps Stars as a Chicago Gang Leader Confronting a Spiritual Reckoning in Writer-Director Yelena Popovic’s Gritty Crime Drama with Wiz Khalifa, Quavo & Chukwudi Iwuji — in Theaters January 30th
Fresh out of prison and hell-bent on revenge, a feared Chicago gang leader (Omar Epps) battles rival crews and a spiraling turf war—until visions of a fourth-century saint (Chukwudi Iwuji) push him toward a reckoning with the one enemy he can’t outrun: himself.
