From The Editors
Now Playing: SEND HELP, ARCO, SHELTER, BACK TO THE PAST
Plus: 'July Rhapsody,' 'The Love That Remains,' 'Islands,' 'Bitter Rice,' 'The Moment,' 'A Poet.'
Sundance 2026 Review: THE LAST FIRST: WINTER K2 Documents an Avoidable Tragedy
Amir Bar-Lev directed.
V/H/S: Popular Horror Anthology Franchise Acquired by Spooky Pictures And Image Nation Abu Dhabi
News from Variety this morning is that the V/H/S horror anthology franchise has been acquired from Studio71 by Spooky Pictures and Image Nation Abu Dhabi.
BACK TO THE PAST Review: Modern Day Mercenaries in Ancient China
Louis Koo, Raymond Lam, Jessica Hester Hsuan, Sonija Kwok, and Lai-Ming Tang star in the Hong Kong action movie.
Friday One Sheet: CRIME 101, And Character Work
A gritty-glossy (and subtly distressed) series of character posters dropped recently for Bart Layton's (The Imposter)'s adaptation of Don Winslow's (The Savages) heist potboiler about literal highway robbery, Crime 101, in anticipation of its February release. Framed in ultra close-up,...
Sundance 2026 Review: THE ONLY LIVING PICKPOCKET IN NEW YORK, An Ode to Times and Peoples' Past
John Turturro, Jamie Lee Curtis, Steve Buscemi, Giancarlo Esposito, Tatiana Maslany and Will Price star in writer/director Noah Segan's character study / crime drama.
Sundance 2026 Review: THE WEIGHT, Ethan Hawke Leads Period Crime-Drama
Russell Crowe also stars in director Padraic McKinley's crime drama.
COLD STORAGE Review: Genre Hybrid Never Fully Commits
Joe Keery, Georgina Campbell, and Liam Neeson star in the thriller, directed by Jonny Campbell from a script by David Koepp.
Sundance 2026 Review: CHASING SUMMER, A Cut Above the Usual Coming Home Comedy-Drama
Directed by Josephine Decker, Iliza Shlesinger wrote and stars in the comedy-drama, alongside Garrett Wareing, Lola Tung, Cassidy Freeman, Tom Welling, and Megan Mullally.
European Film Awards 2026 Interview: ARCO Director Ugo Bienvenu on Imagining the Future, Trusting Children, Avoiding Dystopia
French filmmaker and graphic novelist Ugo Bienvenu reflects on authorship in animation, the responsibilities of speculative storytelling, and the challenges of sustaining handcrafted cinema within a rapidly shifting global industry.
ISLANDS Review: Sun, Sand, Stripped-Down Noir
Sam Riley and Stacy Martin star in director Jan-Ole Gerster's sun-soaked thriller.
Sundance 2026 Review: THE INCOMER, Welcome Weirdness Dominates This Island Set Comedy
Gayle Rankin, Grant O'Rourke, and Domhnall Gleeson star in director Louis Paxton's feature debut.
DEATHSTALKER: Pre-Sales For Special Edition Blu-ray And Soundtracks Start Now!
The fine folks at Raven Banner Releasing have announced that pre-sales for the physical release of Deathstalker are underway. The big one, of course, will be the Limited Edition Blu-ray + Soundtrack CD combo, but music fans, specifically G&R...
THE LOVE THAT REMAINS Review: Normal People and Normal Problems Paint Unusual Family Portrait
Icelandic auteur Hlynur Pálmason's layered but fragmentary family portrait approaches a kind of mundane surrealism, with lyricism and strange humor.
Sundance 2026 Review: FING!, Roald Dahl-Inspired Fantasy for the Whole Family
Mia Wasikowska, Blake Harrison, and Taika Waititi star in director Jeffrey Walker's film.
SCENES AFTER A MARRIAGE Review: Now the Heartbreak Begins
Eva Rose and Ardalan Esmaili star in the dramatic series.
European Film Awards 2026 Interview: DOG OF GOD Directors Lauris and Raitis Ābele on Adult Animation, Rotoscoping, Blender
Latvian filmmakers Lauris and Raitis Ābele reflect on the making of their dark, folkloric animated feature, and discuss the creative and production choices behind the project.
European Film Awards 2026 Interview: BUGONIA Production Designer James Price
James Price talks about how the film's meticulously constructed world, anchored in physical reality, narrative logic, and creative risk, became a decisive element of its unsettling power.
DOLLY Official Trailer: Rod Blackhurst's Slasher Flick in Theaters This March
A young woman, Macy, fights for survival after being abducted by a deranged, monster-like figure who wants to raise Macy as their child. A daring blend of New French Extremity and 1970s American horror.
ARCO Review: The Boy Who Fell to Earth
Ugo Bienvenu directs an Academy Award-nominated animated film, featuring the voices of Natalie Portman, America Ferrara, Mark Ruffalo, Will Ferrell, Flea, and Andy Samberg.
