From The Editors
Karlovy Vary 2026 Review: 3 WEEKS AFTER Turns High-School Cruelty Into Social Horror
Miroslav Terzić's high-school drama pairs Ruben Östlund's austere formalism with Hanekean social horror in a study of adolescent cruelty and social exclusion, punctuated by unexpected mannerist flourishes.
Karlovy Vary 2026 Interview: Sharon Horgan on BAD SISTERS, Global TV and the Lure of Cinema
The writer, actress and producer discusses the contracting television market, the economics of internationally financed comedy and why commercial calculations must stay out of the writing room.
Fantasia 2026 Review: TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA, Bold Queer Exploration
Opening with flesh and blood, Jane Schoenbrun's latest work, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, is a continuation of the queer exploration found in their previous films, We're All Going to the World's Fair and I Saw the TV...
Karlovy Vary 2026 Interview: THE STORY OF DOCUMENTARY FILM - 1980s Director Mark Cousins on Cinema Canons, Generative AI, Docs in the Post-truth Age
Mark Cousins reflects on the political urgency of documentary, the limits of the established canon, the creative possibilities of the hybrid form and the existential challenge posed by artificial intelligence.
Now Streaming: GOLDEN KAMUY 3: THE ABARISHI PRISON RAID Action, EXIT 8 Mystery
Plus: 'Marc by Sophia,' 'The Land of Sometimes,' 'Lucky,' 'Ride or Die,' 'Return to Paradise S2,' ''The Activists.'
Karlovy Vary 2026 Interview: INCINERATOR Filmmaker Shuntaro Uchida on Childhood, Memory and the Luxury of Slow Time
Japanese filmmaker Shuntaro Uchida discusses the creative and production choices behind 'Incinerator,' from adapting Kaori Ekuni's short fiction and directing first-time performers to constructing a distinctly cinematic vision of childhood through rhythm, sound, light and shadow.
THE LEGEND OF JUAN JOSE MUNDO Trailer
As a child of the 1980s, I've come full circle: I loved it while I was in it (thank you Molly Ringwald and Amblin Entertainment), I felt cringe about it for a looong time (thank you jelly shoes and side...
Now Playing: THE ODYSSEY, STEAL AWAY, THE KIDNAPPING OF ARABELLA
Plus: 'Take Care of My Cat' and '40 Watts to Nowhere.'
Friday One Sheet: HOT SPOT
Ochre and clay and sulphur, oh my! The poster for Agnieszka Smoczynska's big budget Artificial Intelligence dystopian sci-fi thriller, Hot Spot, is from Gravillis, the design house who did yeoman's work on the campaigns for Sinners and Obsession in the past year. ...
Fantasia 2026 Review: HER PRIVATE HELL, A Nightmare Neon Opera
At one point in Nicolas Winding Refn’s oblique, morally agnostic, performatively high-camp melodrama, a character pontificates, “You know, this movie is not going to fix us.” They are probably right. The director is far more interested in mise-en-scène still-lives...
Karlovy Vary 2026 Interview: THE FRIEND'S HOUSE IS HERE Directors Maryam Ataei and Hossein Keshavarz
Directors Maryam Ataei and Hossein Keshavarz discuss the clandestine production, collaborative method and international trajectory of their film, a Tehran-set drama about artistic freedom, friendship and resistance under political pressure.
40 WATTS FROM NOWHERE Review: Pirate Radio Doc Highlights Long Lost Punk Era
Punk doesn’t just mean rebellion against a generalized status quo or — in James Gunn’s semi-controversial, avowedly earnest, unironic definition in last year’s Superman reboot— kindness. At its core, punk also means opposition to the Powers-That-Be, to corporate capitalism...
HER PRIVATE HELL: Sophie Thatcher And Charles Melton Feature in Official Poster
A hypnotic, unhinged thriller with an original story promising plenty of glamour, sex, and violence.
HELLCAT Trailer: Isolating Psychological Horror Infects Shudder August 14th
A woman wakes in the back of a moving camper trailer with a badly infected wound. A voice from the truck towing it tells her they must reach a doctor within the hour or she'll suffer a horrific fate.
THE RUNNER: Official Trailer & Poster For Amazon MGM's Thriller, Starring Gal Gadot And Damian Lewis
Kevin Macdonald's ticking-clock thriller, The Runner, premieres globally on Prime Video on September 2nd, 2026. The official trailer and poster have arrived today. Check out the trailer, down below. In the pulse-pounding psychological thriller The Runner, Maia Marten (Gal...
THE UPRISING Official Trailer: Andrew Garfield Stands Against a Tyranical King in Paul Greengrass Drama
In plague-ravaged 14th century England a peasant triggers a rebellion against King Richard II and unintentionally becomes a legend of resistance.
STARSUCKERS: The Butler Brothers' Dark Satire to Premiere at FrightFest 2026
When an ordinary couple wins an exclusive weekend with their celebrity idols, they discover the glamorous power couple are hiding murderous secrets, forcing them into a twisted game of deception and survival where fame, desire, and identity become deadly obsessions.
Popcorn Frights 2026 Second Wave: THE END OF OAK STREET Added, DRAG to Close
Plus: William Sadler, Robert Kurtzman, all-night 'Wishmaster,' 18 new premieres.
Karlovy Vary 2026 Review: THE GUEST Serves Nordic Cringe as Family Dramedy
A restrained yet incisive Nordic tragicomedy, The Guest spins the dysfunctional-family drama for a millennial generation through claustrophobic staging, corrosive microaggressions, and Trine Dyrholm's meticulously ambiguous performance.
ALICE DOESN'T LIVE HERE ANYMORE 4K Review: Ellen Burstyn Makes a Meal Out of Martin Scorsese's Women-First Picture
Ellen Burstyn, Alfred Lutter, and Kris Kristofferson star, with Harvey Keitel, Diane Ladd, Vic Tayback, and Jodie Foster.
