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RAISE THE TITANIC Review: Solid Adventure Film Now Has a Worthy Home Video Release

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 13:02:01 -0500

Also from Imprint Films: Joe Don Baker in 'Framed' on Blu-ray.

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Opening This Week: HOPE, THE UPRISING, PRACTICAL MAGIC 2

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 12:02:12 -0500

Plus: 'Black Zombie,' 'On a String,' 'The Fix.'

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Venice 2026: Exclusive UNTIL THE DAY ENDS Poster Premiere

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 11:00:11 -0500

Jelena Maksimović's fiction-feature debut, set to world premiere in the 83rd Venice International Film Festival's Orizzonti competition, follows two young people divided by politics but united by a desire for freedom.

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Sound And Vision: Mascha Halberstad

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 10:00:08 -0500

In the article series Sound and Vision we take a look at music videos from notable directors. This week we look at The Prodigy's Wild Frontier, directed by Mascha Halberstad. If you aren't Dutch Mascha Halberstad might need an introduction, even though she deserves to be a household name worldwide. Mostly because Mascha Halberstad put stop-motion on the map in a big way in what is a country with a small (but fruitful) animation industry but with not a lot of big stop-motion works. Rising to fame in The Netherlands with the short Munya in Mij (Munya in Me) she did her first music video before she did any feature work, for The Prodigy's Wild Frontier. But her two features to date Knor (Oink) and...

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DEAR YOU Review: Chinese Box Office Dark Horse, Built on Sincerity

Sun, 06 Sep 2026 10:02:10 -0500

For the Chinese film market, this year seems to be a great year for low-budget films. Unlike the recent low-budget box-office hit and "global sensation" Niu Lai, which has been compared to the Chinese version of The Room, Dear You is a strong low-budget film that wins over audiences through sincere storytelling. Released in China in April this year, Dear You is a dialect film spoken mainly in Teochew. It was initially released only in the Guangdong region, where Teoswa people live, but its strong word of mouth quickly attracted audiences from across the country. It is now the second highest-grossing film in the Chinese market in 2026, and has also made its way overseas, with its official North American release on September 4. Dear...

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BY ANY MEANS Review: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Commands an Entertaining, Yet Derivative Civil Rights Thriller

Sat, 05 Sep 2026 09:02:09 -0500

Mark Wahlberg and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II star in Elegance Bratton's civil rights historical crime thriller.

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Vancouver Horror Show 2026: First Wave Announced, Michael Dougherty in Attendance to Present Anniversary Screening of TRICK 'R TREAT (Exclusive)

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 15:00:00 -0500

Here is your first look at the first wave of titles and special guests attending this year's edition of the Vancouver Horror Show.

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Now Playing: ONSLAUGHT, BY ANY MEANS, FALL 2: DEADPOINT

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 12:02:12 -0500

Plus: 'Chronovisor,' 'Cocoon: One Summer of Girlhood,' 'Ever After,' 'Dear You.'

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Now Streaming: PARASOMNIA, TEENAGE WASTELAND, THE MANDALORIAN AND GROGU, SCARY MOVIE 6

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 11:02:11 -0500

Plus: 'The Gentlemen' and 'Chad Powers' both return for some reason, along with the genteel 'American Classic.'

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Friday One Sheet: HOMBRE AL AGUA

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 10:02:10 -0500

The poster for Gael Garcia Bernal's latest film, Hombre Al Agua (aka Man Overboard!) has a retro vibe not seen too much these days. It was designed by the iconic Edel Rodríguez Mola (or simply Mola), who is known for offering striking, surreal, exaggerated, and politically-charged editorial illustrations. Long painterly strokes form a border, and a crude face with life-preservers as eyes, while the fat hand-drawn title and credits occupy the top, and the credit block is subtly embedded in blue wavy water at the bottom. The power here is both its simplicity, as well as the fact that it is different from just about everything out there at the moment. It evokes the imagery and style of Polish designer Barbara “Bacha” Baranowska, specifically her work...

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ONSLAUGHT Review: Much Ado About Murder

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 09:00:28 -0500

A former soldier scarred by battlefield trauma fights to protect her home and her young daughter when three genetically enhanced killing machines escape from a lab and descend upon her remote desert trailer park in Adam Wingard’s semi-slasher, Onslaught. Celeste (Adria Arjona) is not doing great. Her time in the trenches really did a number on her psyche, breaking up her marriage and leading her to hide away in the nowheresville that is a Moriarty, New Mexico mobile home park where she splits her time between target practice and harassing the residents over their late rent payments. Meanwhile, a nearby secret research facility houses mad scientist, Dr. Hans Kammler (Dan Stevens), conducting human experiments designed to create the perfect soldier, an unstoppable killing machine with...

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IGNORE IT: Sam Evenson's Viral Short to be Adapted With SMILE Producers

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 12:25:43 -0500

Their one rule for survival: ignore it.

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ONCE UPON A TIME IN HARLEM: New Trailer and Poster

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 12:00:12 -0500

Proudly touting its distinction as "the only film this year to screen at Sundance, Cannes, Telluride, TIFF, NYFF and London," Neon has unveiled a new trailer and poster for Once Upon a Time in Harlem. Conceived and filmed by William Greaves, a Black actor who became disgruntled with the roles that were available for him to portray in the film industry in the late 40s and early 50s, moved to Canada, received training at the National Film Board of Canada -- yay Canada! -- and became a documentary director, coming to wide notice with 1968's Symbiopsychotaxiplasm (see our own Jim Tudor's review), Once Upon a Time in Harlem is a truly unique film. The official verbiage explains why: "A decade after his death, genre-defying filmmaker...

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BEYOND FEST 2026: Night Visions: The Shock and Awe of M. Night Shyamalan, a Retrospective of The Filmmaker's Work

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 11:58:25 -0500

With the arrival of September our attention turns to one of the big genre events happening this month in the U.S. - Beyond Fest. The first big announcement is this year's retrospective program. Last year the festival celebrated the works of Guillermo Del Toro. This year they are turning our focus on the works of M. Night Shyamalan. Eleven of the filmmaker's movies will be screened during the festival with the director in attendance for at least four of them at the time of this announcement. Tickets will be on sale on the American Cinematheque website Thursday, September 3rd at 12:00 pm PST. Visit beyondfest.com and americancinematheque.com for details BEYOND FEST PRESENTS NIGHT VISIONS: THE SHOCK AND AWE OF M. NIGHT SHYAMALAN...

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Hey NYC! Don't Play With Fire: The Films of Tsui Hark

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 11:02:11 -0500

Opening tomorrow at Metrograph NYC, the series celebrates the films of Chinese filmmaker Tsui Hark, from Hong Kong to Hollywood and back again.

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FALL 2: DEADPOINT Review: Oops!...They Did It Again

Thu, 03 Sep 2026 08:32:08 -0500

Harriet Slater, Arsema Thomas, Tom Brittney, Virginia Gardner, and Grace Caroline Currey star. The Spierig Brothers directed.

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THE PAPER S2 Review: Inappropriate Workplace Relationships Made Funny

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:32:04 -0500

Domhnall Gleeson, Sabrina Impacciatore, Chelsea Frei, Tim Key, and Oscar Nuñez reprise their roles in the faux-doc comedy series, debuting on Peacock TV.

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MAYDAY Review: Behind Enemy Lines, Beyond Rescue, Can't We All Just Get Along?

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 12:00:12 -0500

Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh star as a downed U.S. pilot and an ex-KGB agent, respectively, in a hapless Apple TV comic adventure.

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FORTITUDE Trailer Premiere: The WWII Story That Was so Crazy, It's True

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 11:00:00 -0500

If you know your World War II history you will know about Operation Fortitude and the deception plan to convince Germany that the Allied invasion was going to happen in one place in France when it was really going to happen at Normandy. The Allies did this through the use of fake equipment, false radio traffic and false information fed through double agents. This new movie from director Simon West, is the dramatization of that remarkable story. The director is backed up by a heck of a cast as well. Fortitude stars Matthew Goode, Ed Skrein, Jordi Mollà, Alice Eve, Art Malik, Lukas Haas, Adrian Topol, Emilio Sakraya, Maeve Courtier-Lilley, Paul Anderson, with Ben Kingsley, with Michael Sheen and Nicolas Cage. FORTITUDE is based...

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Now Streaming: RESIDENT EVIL Reanimates

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 13:02:01 -0500

Just can't get enough? Where to watch (nearly) all of them -- with trailers!

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Echoes: The Pakistani Films We Need But That Haven't Been Made Yet

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:02:12 -0500

Not every Pakistani film needs a larger-than-life hero or a damsel in distress to be successful. Pakistan is culturally diverse, and a plethora of films still have not been able to see the light of day. A wish list of stories, genres, and ideas that could broaden the horizons of Pakistani cinema is long overdue. What do I mean by "films we need"? These stories could include overlooked Pakistani communities, addressing social issues without becoming preachy, revisiting history from fresh perspectives, showcasing different regions of Pakistan, experimenting with genres, telling ordinary stories, giving new filmmakers and actors opportunities, and moving beyond predictable romance, comedy, action, or family drama. Hundan-An Echo of a Dirge (2025) is the first-ever feature film in the endangered Burushaski language, focusing...

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CHRONOVISOR Review: Book Detective Becomes Something More

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 11:02:11 -0500

Jack Auen and Kevin Walker's cerebral debut is about the greatest story never told.

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KNIGHTFALL Clip: No Where is Safe (Exclusive)

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 16:45:00 -0500

Ben Fortune's spy action thriller, Knightfall, will be made available on Digital and On Demand on September 11th, thanks to the folks at Saban Films. We have an exclusive clip to to share with you today. Find it, and the trailer, down below. Charles Knight, an infamous spy catcher, is thrust back into action when his daughter Ros, a scientist with the only key to a stolen briefcase, becomes hunted. Inside that case: a man-made biological weapon. With deadly killers closing in, father and daughter must trust each other to prevent a homeland security catastrophe. Knightfall stars Ian Ogilvy, Jeanine Nerissa Sothcott, Geoffrey Moore, Robert Cavanah, Rupert Holliday Evans, Nick Moran, and Michael Paré. And if you are thinking, 'Geoffrey Moore looks...

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Opening This Week: ONSLAUGHT, BY ANY MEANS, FALL 2: DEADPOINT

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 12:02:12 -0500

Plus: 'Chronovisor,' 'Cocoon: One Summer of Girlhood,' 'Ever After,' 'Dear You.'

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FrightFest 2026 Review: ITHAQUA, A Chilling Western Gothic Nightmare

Sun, 30 Aug 2026 19:00:00 -0500

Set in a harsh 1821 Canadian winter, the folk horror film Ithaqua follows the starving residents of an isolated fur-trading fort as they turn against each other and face a primordial, hunger-inducing creature.

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Vlissingen 2026: FILM BY THE SEA Recommendations

Sun, 30 Aug 2026 09:00:08 -0500

On Friday the 11th of September, Vlissingen's Film by the Sea festival starts. It's the 28th edition this year, and it has become one of the largest and most glamorous festivals in the Netherlands. Last year saw over 45 thousand tickets sold, and the average audience rating for the films was a whopping 4.2 out of 5. The increase in ticket sales has been considerable each year, so will the festival hit 50K in 2026? We'll see! It's quite an achievement for a festival which is, geographically, a bit out-of-the-way for most people. Utrecht, Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Leiden are all within an hour's travel of each other, but Vlissingen (or Flushing) is in Old Zeeland, in the South-West, part of a group of islands and...

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Now Playing: COLONY Zombies, FILIPINANA Caddies, BUDDY Cracks, THE DOG STARS Woof

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:02:12 -0500

Plus: 'Coyote vs. Acme,' 'Boorman and the Devil,' 'Legend of the White Dragon,' 'The Sun Never Sets.'

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Now Streaming: DARK MATTER S2, Here We Go Again

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 11:02:11 -0500

Joel Edgerton, Jennifer Connelly, Alice Braga, and Jimmi Simpson reprise their roles in the series adapted from Blake Crouch's novel.

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BLUE SUNSHINE Remains a Hair-Raising Genre-Bender

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 10:02:10 -0500

Synapse Films brings two cult classic horror films home on 4K UHD.

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FILIPIÑANA Review: Rafael Manuel's Feature Redefines Must-See Filmmaking

Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:02:09 -0500

There’s a moment in writer-director Rafael Manuel’s often brilliant, always enthralling feature debut, Filipiñana, an expansion of his award-winning 2021 short, where Clara (Carmen Castellanos), the American-born-and-raised niece of a wealthy Filipino businessman, Renato (Carlitos Siguion-Reyna), refuses to bend — or rather, break — the rules and accept a penalty in an otherwise meaningless game of golf. Her personal, pink-clad caddie, Ina (Isabel Sicat), chides Clara for the latter's intransigence. Ina reminds Clara that her uncle regularly “bends” the rules (cheats), as do the other elites at the golf resort where the game unfolds. For Clara, it’s a momentary, perhaps all-too-brief, moment of moral and ethical clarity: She recognizes the social, political, and cultural stratification of the golf club and resort as a...

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GOODY GOODY: Trailer And Key Art Debut For Birthing Body Horror

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:00:00 -0500

Lulled into a necessary sense of comfort during a long home birth process, expecting parents and their midwife begin to realize something may be horribly wrong. A blizzard rages outside, trapping the family in their home as increasingly sinister complications arise. There are definitely some doozies out there when it comes to horror flicks centered around giving birth. Writer and director Raymond Creamer is looking to add their name to that list with their flick, Goody Goody, streaming on Shudder on September 18th. The trailer and key art debuted today. You will find the trailer down below. Goody Goody stars Samantha Robinson, Zoe Renee, Colby Hollman, and Colleen Foy. ...

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CASSIE WORKMAN IS WITCHY AF Trailer: ETCH and Lilly Wachowski's Anarchists United Studios Announce Release of Comedy Web Series

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 17:45:00 -0500

As algorithms go, we do not have much truck for them. The Devil's software does someone else's bidding the moment you start browsing and your feed is inundated with demands for your money and time. Mostly your money. Yet somehow - somehow - some good comes from doom scrolling. Because we wrote about Art Show! With Captain Skinner some time ago the Etch YouTube channel continued to show up long after we wrote about that web series. Thank whatever gods and dieties were responsible or else we may not have already known about the upcoming web series, Cassie Workman is Witchy AF, an eight-part, weekly, adult comedic documentary series that explores the history and philosophy of occultism and magic. Anything that we...

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PENDULUM Official Teaser: Horror Fans Know. New-Age Retreats = Bad.

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 17:03:38 -0500

In Mark Heyman's feature film directorial debut, Pendulum, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Phoebe Dynevor go one a new-age retreat to recover from a traumatic event. The official teaser was released today, and at the very end, when Abigail submerges her head under water in a tub, we hear a baby crying. We're going to take a stab at it and say the trauma is the loss of a child. Married couple Patrick and Abigail journey to a new-age retreat in New Mexico, drawn by the possibility of healing after a traumatic event. Patrick is willing to do anything to help his wife, but becomes distrustful of the retreat’s enigmatic leader even as Abigail falls under her spell. As paranoia builds, the couple must determine if...

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BLOODY TENNIS Official Trailer: Releases on Shudder on September 25th

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 16:45:20 -0500

Nikias Chryssos's sports themed horror Bloody Tennis releases on Shudder on September 25th. The movie had its world premiere at Locarno Film Festival and is all set to have its North American Premiere at Fantastic Fest next month. The official trailer is here. Check it out below. After being admitted to an elite tennis academy hidden deep in the South of Europe, Sophie must contend not only with fierce competition but also with the school’s increasingly sinister undercurrents. What begins as a competitive rite of passage soon unravels into something darker, forcing Sophie to choose between chasing greatness and the connections to her friends and lovers. As the stakes rise, she must decide whether to become the player she’s always dreamed of—or keep her...

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FrightFest 2026 Review: In Korea-Set Horror NERVOUS, Sara Bolger Loses the Ability to Hear Men

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 14:10:00 -0500

The opening film at this year’s Tubi Frightfest London, Nervous is an ambitious psychological thriller set in the South Korean countryside. Irish actress Sarah Bolger reunites with director Abner Pastoll after the success of 2019’s A Good Woman is Hard to Find, which closed the same festival that year, to spin the unnerving tale of a woman who accompanies her Korean husband back to his homeland, in a desperate effort to save their failing marriage, only to lose the ability to hear men. Moving into an empty and isolated house in the countryside, far from the urban sprawl of Seoul, Sarah (Bolger) and Sungsoo (Sungsoo Yune, Smugglers) experience a series of strange and unsettling events. First their furniture has not been delivered, then they...

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NY's MUSCLEFEST: Part Film Festival, Part Celebration of Underground Trans and Queer Cinema

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 13:02:01 -0500

Running September 3-6, Muscle Distribution and the Roxy Cinema present MuscleFest, a four-night mini-festival celebrating the distributor's deep-cut restorations, alongside a fearless slate of underground trans and queer cinema. I discovered Muscle Distribution last year at Fantastic Fest with their restoration of Dildo Heaven, the charming "Nudie Cutie" from octogenarian filmmaker and "Queen of Sexploitation" Doris Wishman. Working at a sex shop in Miami in the early '90s, Wishman directed the delightfully shameless, all-top-no-bottoms romp while she was in her late 80s. The completed film premiered at the New York Underground Film Festival just months before her death from lymphoma, before being released posthumously on video in 2002--and, like so many of the films Muscle champions, largely disappearing from the conversation. What really sold me...

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FILIPIÑANA Interview: Rafael Manuel Talks the Colonial Legacy of the Philippines

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 11:02:11 -0500

Also: How he works between different languages, actors and non-actors, and the film's particular visual form. Jorrybell Agoto delivers an understated performance as a marginalised "tee-girl" in this Filipino debut feature.

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THE DOG STARS Review: Offensive and Intermittently Fun, but Mostly Just Forgettable

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 09:02:09 -0500

Ridley Scott directs Jacob Elordi, Josh Brolin, Margaret Qualley, Guy Pearce, and Allison Janney in his post-apocalyptic adventure.

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COLONY Review: Radical, Exciting Zombie Thriller

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 12:02:12 -0500

Director Yeon Song-ho ('Train to Busan') breaks all the rules. Gianna Jun and Koo Kyo-hwan star.

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BUDDY Review: Cringe Comedy Transforms Into Absurdist Horror

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 11:02:11 -0500

Casper Kelly directs Cristin Milioti, Delaney Quinn, Keegan-Michael Key, Jamie King, Michael Shannon and Topher Grace in a horror comedy.

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Locarno 2026: Asia Argento on Failure, Scandal, and Choosing the Road "That Had a Heart"

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:02:09 -0500

Honoured with Locarno's Lifetime Achievement Award, Asia Argento reflects on surviving childhood fame, turning trauma into 'Scarlet Diva,' rejecting Hollywood millions and finding meaning in a career.

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Breda 2026: Prepare For Pests, Poop And Performances

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 18:00:06 -0500

In the Netherlands, the film festival season is upon us. Every few weeks there will be another big film festival, and kicking off the pack this coming weekend is Breda's B-Film, Underground and Trash Film Festival, known as BUT for short. Running from the 26th till the 30th of August, expect Breda to be the center of questionable (but nonetheless great) taste. This year, the festival's main theme is, as the festival poster above attests, "Simply the Pest". And that means a number of great films new and old will be shown about waves of icky animals. Expect classics like Ticks, Slither, Cronenberg's The Fly, Night of the Creeps, Slugs and Bruno Mattei's completely bonkers Rats: Night of Terror. Thursday will be "Toilet Thursday" with...

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BloodStream in September: New Movies Every Day, And The Entire Severin Films Catalog

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 14:00:00 -0500

BloodStream is adding 48 titles across 30 days with no gaps, marking a catalogue expansion to coincide with Severin Films' 20th anniversary. Alongside the daily releases, the update introduces over 300 titles from the Severin Films vault.

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IT ENDS New Trailer: Now Playing in NY & LA, Opens Nationwide This Friday

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 13:45:00 -0500

Alex Ullom's indie thriller, It Ends, is now playing in theaters in New York and Los Angeles. It will open nation wide this weekend, so a new trailer was released today. Check it out below. Some wrong turns last forever. A group of recent grads head out on a late night drive for grub, hoping to enjoy one final hangout before their paths diverge. Instead, they accidentally turn onto a never-ending, two-lane hellscape surrounded by untold horrors and cosmic forces beyond their understanding. Cramped together inside a Jeep Cherokee and with the miles stretching infinitely ahead, they face a choice: embrace their new existence or fight to escape it. It may also be due for a bit of a reality check, as...

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Fantasia 2026 Wrap: All Our Reviews

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 13:01:01 -0500

Before we dive into one of Canada's other great film festivals -- yes, Toronto -- which will kick off on September 10, we wanted to look back at the mighty and mammoth Fantasia International Film Festival, held every year in Montreal, Quebec. Kurt Halfyard kicked off our coverage with his curtain-raiser gallery, featuring dozens of films. Our team of reviewers wrote about 18 of the films that had the greatest impact upon them. Their reviews are listed below, in alphabetical order. Please read, share, and bookmark. Some of the films are already out in theaters, while others are on their way, and still others are seeking distribution. Reviews by Kurt Halfyard: HER PRIVATE HELL, A Nightmare Neon Opera INSECTASY, Are You Into Bugs? NIKO, All...

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ERASER 4K UHD Review: High-Octane Action Has More Depth with Details in Special Features

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 11:02:11 -0500

Director Chuck Russell directed thrillers and enjoyed a steady following. The focus of his directing is often on a strong main character protecting someone or having a sense of humor from transformation. One example of a main character trying to keep someone safe is the setup of The Scorpion King (2002). An example of someone transforming into something else is The Mask (1994). Russell’s style was to keep the attention on the main hero whether they possessed good qualities or bad. Both of those elements show up in Eraser, the 1996 thriller starring Arnold Schwarzenegger (as Eraser), Vanessa Williams (as Lee Cullens), and James Cannes (as DeGuerin) which is now available on 4K UHD. The credits roll with paperwork linked to crime scenes and issues...

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Locarno 2026 Review: THE RIVERBANK Turns Queer Desire Into a Defiant Neo-Noir

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 09:02:09 -0500

Brazilian filmmakers Enock Carvalho and Matheus Farias make an atmospheric feature debut with a slow-burning queer neo-noir that pits intimacy and solidarity against the murderous politics of the militarized religious right.

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Locarno 2026 Interview: MANHUNT Director Wayne Wapeemukwa on Humanizing Killers, Settler Mythology, and Cinema Without Sermons

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 07:02:07 -0500

Wayne Wapeemukwa talks about transforming a notorious Canadian killing spree, confronting misogyny and settler mythology, working with nonprofessional actors, and resisting demands that cinema reduce violent characters to moral lessons.

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Echoes: Who Decides What Pakistan Gets to Watch?

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 01:02:01 -0500

It is well known that Pakistan is a country where stringent laws restrict viewers from accessing certain types of content and films, therefore already imposing a hold on what Pakistan gets to watch. The Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has a mandate that covers private and broadcast media across all distribution services, defining what content reaches the general public. Objections may be raised over content that includes obscenity, violence, extremism, religious sensitivities, threats to public order, and material considered contrary to national or cultural values. The Legend of Maula Jatt (2022) is one recent example that faced problems passing PEMRA requirements due to violence; Javed Iqbal (2022) is another example that threatened the country's law and order, while Sarmad Sultan Khoosat's Zindagi Tamasha (2019's...

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Locarno 2026 Review: DESTROY ALL GIRLS, Freewheeling Skate-Punk Rebellion, With an Expiration Date

Mon, 24 Aug 2026 14:02:02 -0500

Erin Vassilopoulos' sophomore feature is a retro-styled skate odyssey whose authentic subcultural energy invigorates a familiar story.

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