GOOD FORTUNE
Good Fortune is a 2025 American supernatural comedy film written and directed by Aziz Ansari in his feature directorial debut.[2] Seth Rogen, Ansari, Keke Palmer, Sandra Oh, and Keanu Reeves star in the film. Garam Films, Oh Brudder Productions, and Yang Pictures produced it. It follows an angel named Gabriel (Reeves), whose failed attempt to show Arj (Ansari), a struggling man, that money doesn’t solve one’s problems—by body swapping him with his wealthy employer Jeff (Rogen)—results in Gabriel losing his wings, while the work he did as an angel begins to unravel around them.
After the suspension of his original directorial debut, Being Mortal, at Searchlight Pictures in 2022, Ansari moved forward with plans to direct Good Fortune. He desired to make a comedy film with the intent for it to be theatrically released, citing the success of Barbie (2023) as proof of the viability of such a project. Ansari’s longtime friend Rogen, who inspired the implementation of several elements into the film, joined shortly after Being Mortal was shelved.
The film was set to begin principal photography in May 2023, but due to a production shutdown in the middle of the month due to the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike, filming started in late January 2024 in Los Angeles, when Palmer announced she had joined the cast. The majority of filming wrapped before April 2024, with some scenes picked up at a later date after an injury Reeves sustained two weeks into filming had healed.
Good Fortune premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 6, 2025, and is scheduled to be released in the United States on October 17, 2025. The film received positive reviews from critics.
Premise
Gabriel (Keanu Reeves) is a “budget guardian angel.” One day, he notices Arj, a man down on his luck (Aziz Ansari), who does odd jobs for a wealthy socialite named Jeff (Seth Rogen). Once Arj falls asleep in a booth at a Denny’s restaurant, he hits rock bottom after having his car towed from the restaurant’s parking lot. Intervening in his plight, Gabriel tries to convince Arj that being wealthy like Jeff would not solve his problems by swapping the two men’s lives. Failing at this demonstration, as Jeff’s wealth solves Arj’s issues, Gabriel loses his wings and is sent down to Earth to live among humans, while Arj takes over Jeff’s body and livelihood.[4] Gabriel then becomes roommates with the displaced Jeff,[3] as the work he did as an angel begins to unravel around them.[4]
Cast
- Seth Rogen as Jeff, a wealthy man who lives a life of luxury and excess. He owns several cars, a modern mansion with a pool and a disco club in the basement, and hosts wild parties.[4] Following the angel Gabriel’s intervention, Jeff’s unlucky employee Arj and he have their lives swapped.[4]
- Aziz Ansari as Arj,[5] a struggling man. He ends up doing various odd jobs for his wealthy socialite employer, Jeff, such as fixing his pool and finding him a shaman for an ayahuasca journey.[4] After hitting rock bottom, he meets Gabriel in a Denny’s parking lot, who tries to show him that money does not solve one’s problems.[4]
- Keke Palmer as Elena, who works at a hardware store with Arj. She fights for better working conditions and to unionize.[6]
- Sandra Oh as Martha,[7] an angel who takes Gabriel’s wings.[4][8]
- Keanu Reeves as Gabriel, an angel. He tries to regain his wings after a plan to show a struggling man that wealth cannot solve one’s problems goes haywire, resulting in the man taking over his affluent employer’s life.[4] Typically, Gabriel is responsible for saving people from choking or stopping them from texting while driving, but he tries to show the man that the life of wealth is “not all that it’s cracked up to be.”[4]
Sherry Cola plays a character who wants to sit on Gabriel’s face, finding him attractive.[9] A shaman called Nana appears, holding a ceremony involving ayahuasca.[10] Stephen McKinley Henderson has a supporting role.[11]
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AFTER THE HUNT
After the Hunt is a 2025 psychological thriller film directed by Luca Guadagnino and written by Nora Garrett, starring Julia Roberts, Ayo Edebiri, Andrew Garfield, Michael Stuhlbarg, and Chloë Sevigny. It follows Alma, a college professor caught between a sexual abuse accusation involving one of her students and a colleague.
The film had its world premiere out of competition at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on August 29, 2025, where it received mixed reviews from critics.[3] It was released in the United States by Amazon MGM Studios on October 10, 2025. The film received mixed reviews from critics, with Roberts’ performance receiving high praise.[4][5]
Premise
A college professor is forced to grapple with her own secretive past after one of her colleagues is faced with a serious accusation.[6]
Cast
- Julia Roberts as Alma Imhoff, a respected, well-liked professor at Yale University
- Ayo Edebiri as Margaret “Maggie” Resnick, a young philosophy student and Alma’s protégée
- Andrew Garfield as Henrik “Hank” Gibson, Alma’s colleague and close friend, who is accused of assault
- Michael Stuhlbarg as Frederik Imhoff, Alma’s psychiatrist husband
- Chloë Sevigny as Dr. Kim Sayers, the university’s student liaison and Alma’s friend
- Thaddea Graham as Katie
- David Leiber as Dean RJ Thomas
- Lío Mehiel as Alex, a law student and Maggie’s partner
- Will Price as Arthur
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TRUTH & TREASON
Truth & Treason is an upcoming American drama film and television series based on the true story of Helmuth Hübener, a teenage resistance fighter who opposed the Nazi regime in Germany during WWII.[2][3] The film was previously titled Truth & Conviction.
The project is directed by Matt Whitaker,[4] who also wrote the film alongside Ethan Vincent.[5] It is produced by Russ Kendall, John Foss, and Matt Whitaker, with Adam Thomas Anderegg and Micah W. Merrill as executive producers.
The film is set to be released in the United States on October 17, 2025.
Cast
- Ewan Horrocks as Helmuth Hübener, a 16-year-old German boy[6]
- Ferdinand McKay as Karl-Heinz Schnibbe
- Daf Thomas as Rudi Wobbe
- Nye Occomore as Salomon Schwarz
- Rupert Evans as Erwin Mussener
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PETS ON A TRAIN
Falcon Express (known as Pets on a Train in the United States and United Kingdom[4][2]) is a 2025 French animated action comedy film produced by TAT Productions and Apollo Films, directed by Benoît Daffis and Jean-Christian Tassy. The film’s story follows pets trapped on a speeding train who plan to stop the plans of Hans, a vengeful badger seeking revenge, with the help of Falcon, a raccoon.
The film premiered at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival on 12 June 2025 and was released in France on 2 July 2025.
Synopsis
Pets trapped on a speeding train must thwart the plans of Hans, a vengeful badger seeking revenge. While the crash seems inevitable, the pets can count on Falcon, a sly and resourceful raccoon, ready to do anything to save them.
Cast
- Damien Ferrette as Falcon, a raccoon
- Hervé Jolly as Rex
- Kaycie Chase as Maguy
- Frantz Confiac as Hans, a badger who is seeking revenge
- Emmanuel Garijo as Randy
- Nicolas Marié as Rico
- Stéphane Ronchewski as Victor
- Sébastien Desjours as Croquette
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