Author: marleneardoin@yahoo.com

NEW MOVIES: Mar 5-11, 2026, “The Bride!,” “Hoppers,” “Protector,” “Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man”

THE BRIDE!

The Bride! is a 2026 American Gothic romance film[3] written and directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal. It stars Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale alongside Peter Sarsgaard, Annette Bening, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Penélope Cruz. The film draws inspiration from the 1935 film Bride of Frankenstein, which was based on Mary Shelley‘s 1818 novel Frankenstein.

The Bride! had its world premiere at the Empire Leicester Square in London on February 26, 2026.[4] It is scheduled for release in the United States by Warner Bros. Pictures on March 6.

Plot

In 1930s Chicago, Frankenstein’s monster asks Dr. Euphronius to create a companion for him. Together, they give life to a murdered woman known as “the Bride”, sparking romance, police interest, and radical social change.

Cast

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HOPPERS

Hoppers is a 2026 American animated science fiction adventure comedy film[2] produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. Directed by Daniel Chong and written by Jesse Andrews, the film features an ensemble voice cast led by Piper Curda, Bobby Moynihan, Jon Hamm, Kathy Najimy, and Dave Franco. Its plot follows Mabel Tanaka, an animal lover, whose mind is transferred into a lifelike robotic beaver to communicate with animals and save their habitat from destruction.

Chong began working on a new original film at Pixar in December 2020, after returning to the studio. The film was first officially announced as Hoppers in August 2024, along with Curda, Moynihan, and Hamm, who were revealed as part of the cast.

Hoppers premiered at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, on February 23, 2026, and is scheduled for release in the United States on March 6, 2026. The film received positive reviews from critics.

Plot

In the city of Beaverton, young Mabel Tanaka spends time with her grandmother in the local forest glade, home to many wild animals, particularly a colony of beavers. Inspired by her grandmother, Mabel develops a deep love for the natural world. Years later, Jerry Generazzo, the mayor of Beaverton, announces plans to replace the glade with a freeway, claiming the animals have all left. Mabel, now 19, actively campaigns against him. She attempts to rally the locals to her cause through a petition, but to no avail. Mabel’s devotion to activism causes her to disengage from her college studies, much to the irritation of her biology professor, Dr. Samantha “Sam” Fairfax.

One night, while trying to encourage the beavers to return to the glade, Mabel discovers that Sam and her colleagues have secretly been developing a new technology to enhance the study of the animal world. Dubbed the “Hoppers” program, the device enables a human consciousness to “hop” into a robotic animal and get up close to its respective species. Seeing this as an opportunity to save the glade, Mabel hops into a robotic beaver against Sam’s wishes and flees the laboratory, only to be snatched up by an owl and dropped into the glade.

Voice cast

In the United Kingdom release, Alan Carr and Amanda Holden voice Alan the Squirrel and Amanda the Spider, respectively.

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PROTECTOR

Protector is a 2025 action thriller film directed by Adrian Grünberg and written by Bong-Seob Mun.

Premise

Nikki is an ex-soldier who left her violent life behind to raise her daughter, Chloe. Eventually, Nikki wakes up in an abandoned factory, learns that Chloe has been kidnapped, and sets off on a race against time to comb through the criminal underworld in search of Chloe as she eludes both the cops and the military.

Cast

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PEAKY BLINDERS: THE IMMORTAL MAN

Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man is an upcoming British crime drama film directed by Tom Harper and written by Steven Knight. It is a continuation of the British television series Peaky Blinders (2013–2022), and stars Cillian Murphy in the lead alongside an ensemble cast including Sophie Rundle, Ned Dennehy, Packy Lee, Ian Peck, and Stephen Graham, reprising their roles, alongside new additions Rebecca Ferguson, Tim Roth, Jay Lycurgo, and Barry Keoghan.

The film is scheduled for release in select cinemas on 6 March 2026 and on Netflix on 20 March 2026.

Premise

Birmingham, 1940. Amidst the chaos of World War II, Tommy Shelby is driven back from a self-imposed exile to face his most destructive reckoning yet. With the future of the family and the country at stake, Tommy must face his own demons and choose whether to confront his legacy or burn it to the ground.

Cast

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3/2/2026 #TheBride! #Hoppers #Protector #PeakyBlinders:TheImmortalMan

NEW MOVIES: Feb 26-Mar 4, 2026, “For Worse,” “Dark Arrows,” “Ghost Elephants,” “Twenty One Pilots – More Than We Ever Imagined”

FOR WORSE

For Worse is a 2025 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Amy Landecker. The film stars Landecker, Nico Hiraga, Missi Pyle, Gaby Hoffmann, Kiersey Clemons, Ken Marino, Paul Adelstein, Angelique Cabral, Simon Helberg, and Bradley Whitford.

It premiered at the 2025 South by Southwest Film & TV Festival on March 10, 2025, and is scheduled for release in the United States on March 6, 2026.

Premise

A recent divorcée starts drama classes in an attempt to start a new phase in her life.[1]

Cast

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DARK ARROWS

About the Film:

Dark Arrows is an upcoming Western thriller set in 1846 Alta California, following a thief and an escaped slave who team up to survive being hunted across the frontier.

Dark Arrows: Directed by Eric Gregson. With Tommy Green, Shah G. Onwuka

  • Director: Eric Gregson
  • Stars: Tommy Green, Shah Granville, Joel Muniz
  • Genre: Drama
  • Writer: Eric Gregson

Cast

Tommy Green
James McCollam

https://youtu.be/xuev3scE5Io

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GHOST ELEPHANTS

Ghost Elephants is a 2025 American documentary film directed by Werner Herzog. It follows Steve Boyes, a South African naturalist, in his search for what he believes is an undiscovered species of African elephant on Angola’s highland plateau.[1] The film had its world premiere at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on August 28, 2025.[2]

In August 2025, National Geographic Documentary Films acquired the world streaming rights to the film, and it will be globally available to stream on Disney+ and Hulu in 2026.[3][4]

Release

Ghost Elephants was presented in Features at the Vienna International Film Festival on October 18, 2025.[5] It screened in the Masters section of the Stockholm International Film Festival on November 6, 2025.[6] The UK premiere was at the Leeds International Film Festival on November 14, 2025.[7]

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TWENTY ONE PILOTS – MORE THAN WE EVER IMAGINED

Twenty One Pilots is an American musical duo from Columbus, Ohio. The group was formed in 2009 by lead vocalist Tyler Joseph, along with Nick Thomas and Chris Salih, who both left in 2011. Since their departure, the lineup has consisted of Tyler Joseph and drummer Josh Dun. The duo is best known for their singles “Stressed Out,” “Ride,” and “Heathens,” which achieved commercial success between 2015 and 2016. The duo received a Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards for “Stressed Out.”

The band independently released two albums, Twenty One Pilots (2009) and Regional at Best (2011), before being signed by record label Fueled by Ramen in 2012. Their label debut, Vessel (2013), became the second album in history on which every track received at least a gold certification.

The duo achieved breakthrough success with their fourth album, Blurryface (2015), which produced the hit singles “Stressed Out” and “Ride” and became the first album on which every track received at least a gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America. The release of “Heathens” also made the group the first alternative artist in history to have two concurrent top-five singles on the Billboard Hot 100 and the third rock act to have two singles simultaneously charting in the top five of the Hot 100, joining the Beatles and Elvis Presley.

The duo has released four more studio albums: Trench (2018), Scaled and Icy (2021), Clancy (2024), and Breach (2025). They have also garnered 13 number-one songs on the Alternative Airplay chart, tying with Green Day for the third-most.[2][3]

Band members

Current

  • Tyler Joseph – lead vocals, keyboards, piano, synthesizers, programming, samples (2009–present); guitar, bass, ukulele (2011–present)
  • Josh Dun – drums, percussion, trumpet, backing vocals (2011–present)

Former

  • Chris Salih – drums, percussion, backing vocals (2009–2011)
  • Nick Thomas – bass, keyboards, guitar, backing vocals (2009–2011)

Touring[173][300]

  • Skyler Acord – bass (2021–2023)
  • Todd Gummerman—keyboards, guitar, backing vocals (2021–2023)
  • Paul Meany—stage production, keyboards, backing vocals (2021–2023)
  • Dan Geraghty – guitar (2021–2023)
  • Jesse Blum—trumpet, keyboards (2021–2023) (other appearances: 2014, 2019–2020)
  • Kenyon Dixon – backing vocals (2021)
  • Danielle Withers – backing vocals (2021)

Discography

Main articles: Twenty One Pilots discography and songs

Studio albums

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2/23/2026 #ForWorse #DarkArrows #GhostElephants #TwentyOnePilots-MoreThanWeEverImagined

NEW MOVIES: Feb 19-25, 2026, “How to Make a Killing,” “Midwinter Break,” “Oscar Shorts – Docs,” “EPIC: Elvis Presley in Concert”

HOW TO MAKE A KILLING

How to Make a Killing is an upcoming black comedy thriller film written and directed by John Patton Ford, loosely inspired by the 1949 British film Kind Hearts and Coronets by Robert Hamer and John Dighton. Glen Powell stars in and serves as an executive producer of the film, along with Margaret Qualley, Jessica Henwick, Bill Camp, Zach Woods, Topher Grace, and Ed Harris in supporting roles.

How to Make a Killing is scheduled for release in the United States by A24 on 20 February 2026 and in the United Kingdom by StudioCanal on 13 March 2026.

Synopsis

Disowned at birth by his obscenely wealthy family, blue-collar Becket Redfellow will stop at nothing to reclaim his inheritance, no matter how many relatives stand in his way.

Cast

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MIDWINTER BREAK

Midwinter Break is an upcoming drama film directed by Polly Findlay. The film is based on the 2017 novel of the same name by Bernard MacLaverty and follows a couple’s trip to Amsterdam that stirs up memories of the past.

When Stella surprises Gerry with a Christmas present of a trip to Amsterdam, it’s easy to see that she has an agenda, but he seems not to notice. Without melodrama, she makes the monologue so genuine that you can feel the weight. Stella has carried it around all those years, and it has haunted her, which is why she wants to make a change now.

The film is scheduled to be released in the United States on 20 February 2026 and in the United Kingdom on 20 March.

Cast

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OSCAR SHORTS – DOCS 2026

Best Documentary Short Film

  • All the Empty Rooms
  • Armed Only with a Camera: The Life and Death of Brent Renaud
  • Children No More: Were and Are Gone
  • The Devil Is Busy
  • Perfectly a Strangeness

Best Animated Short Film

  • Butterfly
  • Forever Green
  • The Girl Who Cried Pearls
  • Retirement Plan
  • The Three Sisters

Best Live Action Short Film

  • Butcher’s Stain
  • A Friend of Dorothy
  • Jane Austen’s Period Drama
  • The Singers
  • Two People Exchanging Saliva

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EPIC: ELVIS PRESLEY IN CONCERT

EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert is a 2025 documentary film about Elvis Presley directed by Baz Luhrmann.[4][1] It is a follow-up to Luhrmann’s 2022 biographical film Elvis.

EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 6, 2025.[4][5] It received positive reviews from critics.

The film had its first advanced U.S. screenings at Presley’s former mansion, Graceland, on January 8, 2026, which would have been his 91st birthday.[6] It will then be released exclusively in IMAX theaters beginning on February 20, 2026, before opening to the general public one week later on February 27, 2026.[7]

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2/17/2026 #HowToMakeAKilling #MidwinterBreak #OscarDocs #Epic:ElvisPresleyInConcert

NEW MOVIES: Feb 12-18, 2026, “Wuthering Heights,” “Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die,” “Crime 101,” “GOAT”

WUTHERING HEIGHTS

Wuthering Heights (stylized with quotation marks) is a 2026 romantic drama film written and directed by Emerald Fennell and loosely inspired by Emily Brontë‘s 1847 novel Wuthering Heights. The film stars Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi as Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff, respectively, alongside Hong Chau, Shazad Latif, Alison Oliver, Martin Clunes, and Ewan Mitchell in supporting roles.

Wuthering Heights isn’t a love story that will have you giddy with joy. It tells the story of a passionate and destructive love, consumed by rage and revenge.

Set in the early 1800s, Mr. Earnshaw returns home to his children, son Hindley and daughter Catherine, with orphan boy Heathcliff. Initially, Catherine loathed Heathcliff but grew infatuated with him as a teenager.

But their relationship becomes more complicated years later.

Wuthering Heights premiered at the Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles on January 28, 2026, and will be released in theaters by Warner Bros. Pictures on February 13. The film has received positive reviews from critics.

Cast

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GOOD LUCK, HAVE FUN, DON’T DIE

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die is a 2025 science fiction action–adventure comedy film directed by Gore Verbinski and written by Matthew Robinson. The film stars Sam Rockwell, Haley Lu Richardson, Michael Peña, Zazie Beetz, Asim Chaudhry, Tom Taylor, and Juno Temple.

The film premiered at the 2025 Fantastic Fest and is set to be released in the United States on February 13, 2026, by Briarcliff Entertainment. The film received positive reviews from critics.

Premise

A man from the future travels to the past and recruits the patrons of a Los Angeles diner he arrives in to help combat a rogue artificial intelligence.[3]

Cast

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CRIME 101

Crime 101 is a 2026 crime thriller film written and directed by Bart Layton. It is based on the 2020 novella of the same name by Don Winslow. The film stars Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Barry Keoghan, Monica Barbaro, Corey Hawkins, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Nick Nolte, and Halle Berry.

Crime 101 premiered in London on January 28, 2026, and is scheduled to be released in the United States by Amazon MGM Studios and internationally by Sony Pictures Releasing International on February 13, 2026.

Premise

Jewel thief Mike Davis’ heists along the 101 freeway have left police baffled. When he sets his sights on the ultimate score, his plans intersect with those of insurance broker Sharon Colvin. Detective Lou Lubesnick believes he has cracked Mike’s pattern and is determined to bring him down before the next job.[3]

Cast

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GOAT

Goat is a 2026 American animated sports comedy film directed by Tyree Dillihay and written by Aaron Buchsbaum and Teddy Riley. Caleb McLaughlin stars in the lead role, alongside an ensemble voice cast including Gabrielle Union, Aaron Pierre, Nicola Coughlan, David Harbour, Nick Kroll, Jenifer Lewis, Patton Oswalt, Jelly Roll, Jennifer Hudson, Sherry Cola, Eduardo Franco, Andrew Santino, Bobby Lee, and Stephen Curry (who is also producer on the film). It follows an anthropomorphic goat named Will Harris who aspires to become the greatest of all time at a basketball-like sport known as roarball.

Goat was being developed by 2019 and announced in May 2024, with most of the cast being announced in June 2025. It had an early IMAX screening on February 7, 2026, and is scheduled to be released in the United States on February 13, 2026, by Sony Pictures Releasing.

Plot

In Vineland, Will Harris aspires to be like his idol, Jett Fillmore, a roarball player for the Thorns. 10 years after being taken to his first roarball game, the Thorns have not won a game all season, with Jett asking the team owner, Florence Everson, to do whatever she can to make the team better. While trying to find money to pay for rent, Will faces off against Mane Attraction, the lead player of the Magma. Though he has an early start, Will loses, and his apartment space is taken, causing him to crash with his friend, Daryl.

The next morning, a video of him breaking Mane’s ankles starts trending, and Flo signs him on the Thorns, much to the ire of Jett. Will is introduced by coach Dennis to the team: Archie, Lenny, Modo, and Olivia. He is placed on the bench for a few games, but when Jett has a technical foul, he scores the winning point, giving the Thorns their first win and the respect of most of his teammates. While filming a promotional video, Jett leaves the shoot, with Will taking her to the diner he used to work at. The owner of the diner, Carol, makes Jett promise to bring home the Claw for Vineland. He tells her about how his mom told him to dream big before she passed away years later. That night, she goes on a livestream with Mane and defends her team. She allows Dennis to actually coach the team again, and they go on a winning streak, ending up in the playoffs.

Before the semifinal match, Florence tells Jett that the team has been sold, everyone will be cut, and that she will never win a Claw. The team start off poorly, and in the final quarter, Will tells them what he overheard, while Jett starts hogging the ball. Though the Thorns win, everyone on the team quits due to Jett’s selfishness. Before the finals, Jett apologizes to Will, admitting she was scared. With his help, they get the team back together and face off against the Magma. During the game, Mane causes Jett to get a possibly career-ending injury. When she gets back out on the court, she is applauded by everyone. During the final quarter, Archie gets an ejection after defending Will from Mane. Jett decides to step back in, and with a few seconds left, Will makes the winning shot. The team celebrates, while Mane loses his hair and Flo is chased off the field.

Back in Vineland, the Thorns celebrate with the Claw, where Modo reveals that he bought the team, allowing them to stay.

Voice cast

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2/9/2026 #WutheringHeights #GoodLuck,HaveFun,Don’tDie #Crime101 #GOAT

NEW MOVIES: Feb 5-11, 2026, “Buffalo Kids,” “Dracula: A Love Story,” “Solo Mio,” “Still Hope”

BUFFALO KIDS

Buffalo Kids is a 2024 Spanish animated adventure film directed by Pedro Solís and Juan Galocha.

Plot

Set in the 19th century, the plot follows the adventures of two orphaned Irish siblings (Tom and Mary) who emigrate to the United States to reunite with their uncle Niall in New York City.[2][3][4] When Niall doesn’t show up at the docks, Tom and Mary set out to find him with the company of a stray dog, Sparky, sneaking on board a train with a group of orphans when they cannot afford a ticket. During the journey, Mary befriends non-verbal paraplegic boy Nick, who is rejected from his initial possible family due to his disability. The orphans’ supervisor, Eleanor, learns of their circumstances and assures them she won’t give them away to the train staff.

When the train stops to refuel, Mary takes Nick off the train to touch the nearby buffalo, but the train departs without them on board as everyone else in the carriage was asleep. Tom is able to get a nearby cart in working order and travel after the train, but they find it deserted after an apparent Indian attack. The children have a close call with a pack of coyotes that leaves Tom with an injured leg, and when they stop to collect water, they are captured by an Indian tribe. However, the tribe proves to be friendly and affirms that they had nothing to do with the train attack.

Tom, Mary, and Nick are eventually led to another group of white men, but these men turn out to be the bandits responsible for attacking the train, having taken the passengers as slave labor to work in a mine. When the children are reunited with the orphans and Eleanor, one of the other prisoners is revealed to be Tom and Mary’s uncle Niall, who was captured from another train.

Tom, Mary, and Nick manage to escape the mine and contact a nearby fortress for help and the Indian tribe. The two groups work together to stage an assault and rescue the prisoners before the bandits can destroy the now-depleted mine to cover up their actions. Niall, Tom, and Mary agree to remain a family, and Eleanor not only joins them but also invites Nick to come along.

Voice cast

English cast
Spanish cast

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DRACULA: A LOVE STORY

Dracula (developed with the working title Dracula: A Love Tale) is a 2025 English-language French Gothic[5] romantic fantasy film,[6] written and directed by Luc Besson, based on the 1897 novel Dracula by Bram Stoker. It stars Caleb Landry Jones as the eponymous character, alongside Christoph Waltz and Zoë Bleu. It was theatrically released in France on 30 July 2025, by SND, and is scheduled for a wide theatrical release in North America on 6 February 2026.[7][8]

Plot

Prince Vladimir of Wallachia renounces God and becomes Dracula after the death of his wife, Elisabeta, during a battle with the Ottomans. Over the centuries, Dracula attempts to track down the reincarnation of his wife, creating vampiric agents to assist in his search and developing a perfume designed to lure women to him.

Four hundred years later, while negotiating a real estate transaction with the Parisian solicitor Jonathan Harker, Dracula discovers that Harker’s fiancée, Mina, is the reincarnation he seeks. After imprisoning Harker in his castle, Dracula reinvigorates himself with the blood of nuns and heads to Paris in time for the centenary of the French Revolution. With the help of Maria, one of his vampiric followers, Dracula tracks Mina down, destroys the perfume, reminds her of her past life as Elisabeta, and takes her back to Wallachia, where she begs him to turn her into a vampire so she can live eternally by his side.

An expeditionary force led by an unnamed priest and Harker lays siege to Dracula’s castle. During the battle, Dracula is confronted by the priest, who urges him to repent of his ways or risk condemning Mina to eternal damnation. Dracula allows himself to be staked by the priest and disintegrates in Mina’s arms after declaring his love for her.

Cast

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SOLO MIO

Solo Mio is a 2026 American romantic comedy drama film directed by Chuck Kinnane and Dan Kinnane, written by Kevin James, Patrick Kinnane, and John Kinnane, and starring James alongside Alyson Hannigan, Kim Coates, and Jonathan Roumie.

It is scheduled for release by Angel Studios on February 6, 2026.

Synopsis

Matt, a man whose dreams of a picturesque Italian wedding are shattered when his fiancée leaves him at the altar, embarks on his planned honeymoon across Italy alone, immersing himself in the country’s vibrant culture, food, and beauty.

Cast

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STILL HOPE

A teenager is abducted and forced into human trafficking, but after years of captivity, the girl returns home to her family after receiving help from a stranger.

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2/2/2026 #BuffaloKids #Dracula:ALoveStory #SoloMio #StillHope

NEW MOVIES: Jan 29-Feb 4, 2026, “Melania,” “Send Help,” “Shelter,” “The Love That Remains”

MELANIA

Melania is an upcoming American documentary film co-produced and directed by Brett Ratner. It documents Melania Trump, the first lady of the United States, during the 20 days before her husband, Donald Trump, took office for a second term.

Melania is set to premiere at the Kennedy Center and will be released in the United States by Amazon MGM Studios on January 30, 2026.[2]

Development

In January 2025, Amazon MGM Studios announced that Brett Ratner would direct a documentary film about Melania Trump, the first lady of the United States.  Disney and Paramount Pictures bid for streaming rights to the film, as reported by Matthew Belloni of Puck News, but Amazon outbid both and agreed to pay $40 million to license the film and produce a follow-up docuseries on the first lady.  Filming for the documentary began in December 2024, following the U.S. presidential election, with Trump serving as executive producer alongside Fernando Sulichin.[3][5]

Melania will mark Ratner’s first film since numerous women accused him of sexual misconduct in 2017.  In December 2025, a month before the documentary was set to be released, an Epstein Files photo was released, revealing Ratner posing shirtless with Epstein associate Jean-Luc Brunel.[6]

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SEND HELP

Send Help is a 2026 American horror-thriller film[a] directed by Sam Raimi and written by Damian Shannon and Mark Swift. The film stars Rachel McAdams and Dylan O’Brien as an employee and her boss, respectively, who become stranded on a deserted island after a plane crash and attempt to survive while tension rises between them.

Send Help premiered at the TCL Chinese Theatre on January 21, 2026, and is scheduled for release in the United States by 20th Century Studios on January 30. The film received positive reviews from critics.

Premise

Linda Liddle is mistreated by her sexist boss, Bradley Preston, who wanted him to promote her upon inheriting the company. He advises her to prove herself on the trip to Bangkok for a company merger. The situation changes when a plane crash during a storm strands them on a deserted island in a desperate fight for survival, as tensions rise between them.

Cast

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SHELTER

Shelter is a 2026 action thriller film directed by Ric Roman Waugh and written by Ward Parry. It stars Jason Statham, Bodhi Rae Breathnach, Bill Nighy, Naomi Ackie, and Daniel Mays.

Shelter premiered at the Cineworld Leicester Square in London on January 20, 2026, and is scheduled to be released in the United States on January 30, by Black Bear Pictures.

Plot

A former assassin is forced to kill his former organization to protect a girl who had been supplying him.

Cast

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THE LOVE THAT REMAINS

The Love That Remains (Icelandic: Ástin Sem Eftir Er) is a 2025 comedy-drama written and directed by Hlynur Pálmason, starring Saga Garðarsdóttir and Sverrir Guðnason.[2]

It had its world premiere in the Cannes Premiere section of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival on 18 May 2025, where the lead animal actor, Panda, won the Palm Dog Award.[3] It was selected as the Icelandic entry for Best International Feature Film at the 98th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[4]

Premise

It is described as a family drama that explores a year in the life of a family as its parents separate.[5][6]

Cast

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1/26/26 #Melania #SendHelp #Shelter #TheLoveThatRemains

NEW MOVIES: Jan. 22-28, 2026, “Mercy,” “The Testament of Ann Lee,” “The Dreamer Cinderella,” “Standout: The Ben Kjar Story”

MERCY

Mercy is an upcoming American science fiction action thriller film starring Chris Pratt and Rebecca Ferguson. It is directed by Timur Bekmambetov, written by Marco van Belle, and produced by Charles Roven and Bekmambetov.

Mercy is scheduled for release in the United States by Amazon MGM Studios on January 23, 2026.

Premise

In 2029 Los Angeles, a detective stands on trial accused of murdering his wife. He has 90 minutes to prove his innocence to the advanced AI judge he once championed before it determines his fate.

Cast

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THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE

Ann Lee, the founder of the Shaker Movement, was proclaimed the female Christ by her followers. Depicts her establishment of a utopian society and the Shakers’ worship through song and dance, based on real events.

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THE DREAMER CINDERELLA

The Cinderella story of Xochitl, a fruit vendor, whose life takes an unexpected turn when a film director makes her the subject of a daring bet. What follows may destroy her life or make her a star.

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STANDOUT: THE BEN KJAR STORY

With no chance at an ordinary life, he lived an extraordinary one.

Overview

Standout tells the powerful story of Ben Kjar, born with Crouzon syndrome, a rare craniofacial disorder. From birth, doctors warn that his life will be overshadowed by limitations. Ben yearns for an ordinary life free from the harsh scrutiny he faces daily. However, each experience of adversity, including relentless bullying and a series of painful surgeries, ignites a fire within him. Wrestling becomes his proving ground, a place where he learns to transform his facial difference into a source of power. Determined to succeed, he pushes himself relentlessly, breaking through physical, social, and even romantic barriers that once seemed insurmountable. But as unexpected challenges arise and ridicule resurfaces, Ben finds himself at a defining crossroads: fade into the background of a “normal” life, or fully embrace his unique path and boldly stand out.

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1/19/26 #Mercy #TheTestamentofAnnLee #TheDreamerCinderella #Standout:TheBenKjarStory

NEW MOVIES: Jan 15-21, 2026, “The Choral,” “A Private Life,” “Charlie the Wonderdog,” “28 Years Later: The Bone Temple”

THE CHORAL

The Choral is a 2025 British historical drama film co-produced and directed by Nicholas Hytner, with a screenplay by Alan Bennett. Set in 1916, during World War I, in the fictional town of Ramsden, Yorkshire, the film follows the members of the local choral society, which recruits a group of teenage boys and girls for a performance of Edward Elgar‘s The Dream of Gerontius, a work chosen because it was not written by a German. It stars Ralph Fiennes, Roger Allam, Mark Addy, Alun Armstrong, Robert Emms, and Simon Russell Beale.

Plot

With their choirmaster joining the army, a choral group in the Yorkshire town of Ramsden decides to take a chance on appointing Dr. Henry Guthrie as his replacement, despite Guthrie’s homosexuality, Germanophilia, and atheism. A brick is thrown through the audition room window with a note stating “Hun muck,” referring to Guthrie and/or the choice of work (the St. Matthew Passion by German composer Bach). Instead, Guthrie proposes Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius, which is accepted despite misgivings about the composer’s Catholicism and the work’s inclusion of purgatory. To supplement the diminishing number of male singers, Guthrie recruits male voices from the nearby military hospital.

Two of the singers start a relationship, as Bella’s sweetheart Clyde is “missing, believed dead. He arrives back in the town after having his arm amputated, but Bella feels committed to her new young man. Guthrie receives news of the sinking of the German battleship Pommern and Elgar’s approval almost simultaneously—he is grief-stricken, as his lover was a sailor on that battleship. Guthrie’s gay pianist, Robert, tells him of his intention to register as a conscientious objector rather than be conscripted, but fails to convince his conscription board of this.

Cast

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A PRIVATE LIFE

A Private Life (French: Vie privée) is a 2025 French black comedy-mystery-thriller film directed and co-written by Rebecca Zlotowski, starring Jodie Foster, alongside Daniel Auteuil, Virginie Efira, Mathieu Amalric, Vincent Lacoste, and Luana Bajrami.

The film had its world premiere at the out-of-competition section of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival on 20 May.  It was theatrically released in France by Ad Vitam on 26 November. The film received positive reviews from critics, with particular praise for Foster’s performance, which earned her nominations for the César Award and the Lumière Award for Best Actress, making her the first American to receive nominations in these categories at their respective ceremonies.

The renowned psychiatrist Lilian Steiner mounts a private investigation into the death of one of her patients, whom she is convinced has been murdered.

Cast

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CHARLIE THE WONDERDOG

After discovering his superpowers, Charlie the Wonderdog (voiced by Owen Wilson), the beloved family pet, embarks on a quest to fulfill his destiny and safeguard those he loves. Along the way he discovers that true heroism is rooted in courage, kindness, and believing in oneself.

Timid nine-year-old Danny teams up with his beloved family dog Charlie, who gets abducted by aliens and returns with superpowers, to thwart a plan by the neighbor’s sinister cat Puddy to destroy humanity.

  1. Shea Wageman

    Director, Writer

  2. Steve Ball

    Writer

Owen Wilson

Owen Wilson

Charlie

Anthony Bolognese

Anthony Bolognese

Jacob

Rhona Rees

Rhona Rees

Alien Queen

Tabitha St. Germain

Tabitha St. Germain

President Rose

Lindsay Gibson

Lindsay Gibson

Judge Gruff

Emily Delahunty

Emily Delahunty

Emma

Caitlynne Medrek

Caitlynne Medrek

Kitten

Sebastian Billingsley-Rodriguez

Sebastian Billingsley-Rodriguez

Alien Prince

Mela Pietropaolo

Mela Pietropaolo

Madison

Ruairi MacDonald

Ruairi MacDonald

Puddy

Dawson Littman

Dawson Littman

Danny

Zac Bennett-McPhee

Zac Bennett-McPhee

Otis

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28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple is a 2026 post-apocalyptic horror film directed by Nia DaCosta and written by Alex Garland. It was shot back-to-back with its predecessor, 28 Years Later (2025), and serves as the fourth installment overall in the 28 Days Later film series. The film stars Ralph Fiennes, Jack O’Connell, Alfie Williams, Erin Kellyman, and Chi Lewis-Parry.

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple was released by Sony Pictures Releasing in the United Kingdom on 13 January 2026, as part of a double bill with its predecessor, with the film being individually released the following day on 14 January. It is scheduled to be released in the United States on 16 January 2026. Much like its predecessor, the film received positive reviews from critics. A sequel to The Bone Temple is in development.

Premise

Taking place after the events of the previous film, Spike is inducted into Sir Jimmy Crystal’s gang of acrobatic killers in a post-apocalyptic Britain ravaged by the Rage Virus. Meanwhile, Dr. Ian Kelson forms a new relationship with potentially world-changing consequences.[4]

Cast

Ralph Fiennes, Jack O’Connell, and Alfie Williams return from 28 Years Later.
  • Ralph Fiennes as Dr. Ian Kelson, a former GP dedicated to memorializing the victims of the epidemic.
  • Jack O’Connell as Sir Lord Jimmy Crystal, the psychopathic leader of “the Jimmys,” a cult modelled after Jimmy Savile.[5]
  • Alfie Williams as Spike, a teenager who is on a personal quest on the mainland.
  • Erin Kellyman as Jimmy Ink, a member of the Jimmys.
  • Chi Lewis-Parry as “Samson,” a physically imposing Alpha leader of the infected.
  • Emma Laird as Jimmima, a member of the Jimmys.
  • Louis Ashbourne Serkis as Tom, a male survivor.
  • Maura Bird as Jimmy Jones, a member of the Jimmys.
  • Ghazi Al Ruffai as Jimmy Snake, a member of the Jimmys.[6]
  • Sam Locke as Jimmy Fox, a member of the Jimmys.[6]
  • Cillian Murphy as Jim, a former bicycle courier and survivor of the original outbreak. Murphy reprises his role from 28 Days Later,[7] with his appearance in The Bone Temple’s ending serving as his character’s reintroduction, which sets up the planned third film.[8]

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1/13/2026 #TheChoral #APrivateLife #CharlieTheWonderdog #28YearsLater:TheBoneTemple

NEW MOVIES: Jan 8-14, 2026, “Greenland 2: Migration,” “Deadman’s Wire,” “Primate,” “The RajaSaab”

GREENLAND 2: MIGRATION

Greenland 2: Migration is an upcoming American post-apocalyptic survival disaster thriller film directed by Ric Roman Waugh and written by Chris Sparling and Mitchell LaFortune. The sequel to Greenland (2020), the film stars Gerard Butler and Morena Baccarin reprising their roles, alongside Roman Griffin Davis (who replaces Roger Dale Floyd), Amber Rose Revah, Gordon Alexander, Peter Polycarpou, William Abadie, and Tommie Earl Jenkins.[3]

The film is scheduled to be released in the United States on January 9, 2026, by Lionsgate.

Synopsis

Five years after the Clarke interstellar comet destroyed most of Earth, the Garrity family must leave the safety of the Greenland bunker and embark on a perilous journey across the wasteland of Europe to find a new home.[4][5]

Cast

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DEADMAN’S WIRE

Dead Man’s Wire is a 2025 American crime thriller film directed by Gus Van Sant and written by Austin Kolodney, working with historical consultants Alan Berry and Mark Enochs, who together made the 2018 documentary Dead Man’s Line, examining the same events. The film is inspired by the 1977 hostage standoff involving Tony Kiritsis.[4] It stars Bill Skarsgård as Kiritsis, alongside an ensemble cast that includes Dacre Montgomery, Cary Elwes, Myha’la, Colman Domingo, and Al Pacino.

The film premiered out of competition at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival on September 2, 2025, and is scheduled for a wide theatrical release on January 16, 2026, by Row K Entertainment.[5]

Premise

The film is inspired by the 1977 Indianapolis hostage standoff involving Tony Kiritsis and centers on the escalation of a public confrontation shaped by negotiation, media attention, and law enforcement response.[6][7]

Cast

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PRIMATE

Primate is a 2025 American natural horror film directed by Johannes Roberts, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Ernest Riera. It stars Johnny Sequoyah, Jessica Alexander, and Troy Kotsur.

The film premiered at the Fantastic Fest on September 18, 2025, and is scheduled to be released in theaters on January 9, 2026, by Paramount Pictures. It received generally positive reviews from critics.

Premise

A tropical vacation goes awry when Ben, a family’s adopted chimpanzee, is bitten by a rabid animal and suddenly becomes violent.

Cast

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THE RAJASAAB

The RajaSaab is an upcoming Indian Telugu-language fantasy horror comedy film[1] written and directed by Maruthi and produced by People Media Factory and IVY Entertainment.  The film stars Prabhas, alongside Sanjay Dutt, Boman Irani, Nidhhi Agerwal, Malavika Mohanan (in her Telugu film debut), Riddhi Kumar, and Zarina Wahab.  In the film, a man searching for his missing grandfather finds himself in a mansion inhabited by a sinister presence.

The project was officially announced in January 2024, though principal photography began earlier in October 2022.  The film’s music is composed by Thaman S, with cinematography by Karthik Palani and editing by Kotagiri Venkateswara Rao.[9]

The film is scheduled to theatrically release worldwide on 9 January 2026, coinciding with Sankranti.

Premise

The plot revolves around a young man, who sets his eyes on his ancestral property to ease him out of a cash crunch.[10]

Cast

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1/5/2026 #Greenland2:Migration #Deadman’sWire #Primate #TheRajaSaab

NEW MOVIES: Jan 1-7, 2025, “I Was A Stranger,” “The Dutchman,” “We bury the Dead,” “The Plague”

I WAS A STRANGER

I Was a Stranger

Film synopsis

When a Syrian doctor is forced to flee Aleppo with her young daughter, one desperate choice sets off a chain of events that ripples across borders and pulls five strangers into the same storm. A smuggler trying to save his son. A soldier wrestling with his conscience. A poet searching for home. A Greek coast guard captain caught between duty and mercy. Their paths collide on a night in the Mediterranean, where survival is uncertain, and humanity is revealed in its rawest form.

Release Date

January 9, 2026

Director

Brandt Andersen

Producers

Brandt Andersen

Ossama Bawaedi

Ryan Busse

Charlie Endean

Writer

Brandt Andersen

Cinematographer

Jonathan Sela

Cast

Yasmine Al Massri

Yasmine Al Massri

THE DOCTOR – Amira Homsi

Yahya Mahayni

Yahya Mahayni

THE SOLDIER – Mustafa

Omar Sy

Omar Sy

THE SMUGGLER – Marwan

Ziad Bakri

Ziad Bakri

THE POET

Constantine Markoulakis

Constantine Markoulakis

THE CAPTAIN – Stavros

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THE DUTCHMAN

The Dutchman is a 2025 American thriller film directed by Andre Gaines, co-written by Qasim Basir, and based on the 1964 play Dutchman by Amiri Baraka. The film stars André Holland, Kate Mara, Zazie Beetz, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Aldis Hodge, and Lauren E. Banks.[1]

The Dutchman premiered at the 2025 South by Southwest Film & TV Festival on March 8.[2] It is also set to be released on January 2, 2026, in the United States by Rogue Pictures and Inaugural Entertainment.[3][4]

Synopsis

Clay, a successful but troubled Black businessman, attends therapy sessions with his wife, Kaya, to salvage their marriage. But their mysterious therapist is not all that he seems, and he begins to appear to Clay outside of their sessions, unexpectedly. On a New York subway train, Clay encounters Lula, a seductive but sinister white stranger who slowly begins to unravel his life. Clay must discover the truth behind this encounter to get back to his wife, heal his fractured soul, and survive the night.

Cast

André Holland (left) and Zazie Beetz (right) promoting the film at South by Southwest 2025

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WE BURY THE DEAD

We Bury the Dead is a 2025 zombie survival thriller film written and directed by Zak Hilditch. It stars Daisy Ridley, Mark Coles Smith and Brenton Thwaites. The plot centers on a woman desperate to find her missing husband and follows her terrifying yet moving journey as she takes on grief, loss, and the undead.[2][3]

We Bury the Dead had its world premiere in March at the 2025 South by Southwest Film & TV Festival. It is currently scheduled for a theatrical release in the United States on January 2, 2026, and in Australia and New Zealand on February 5, 2026.

Premise

Ava Newman (Daisy Ridley), a desperate woman, searches for her husband in the aftermath of a catastrophic military experiment. Hoping to find him alive, Ava joins a “body retrieval unit”, but her search takes a chilling turn when the corpses she’s burying start showing signs of life.[2][4]

Cast

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THE PLAGUE

The Plague is a 2025 psychological drama–thriller film[3][4][5] written and directed by Charlie Polinger in his directorial debut. It stars Everett Blunck, Kayo Martin, Kenny Rasmussen, and Joel Edgerton, who is also a producer on the film.

The film had its world premiere at the Un Certain Regard section of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival on May 16, 2025, and was given a limited theatrical release in the United States on December 24, 2025, and is set to expand nationwide on January 2, 2026.

Premise

A socially anxious 12-year-old boy is pulled into a cruel tradition at an all-boys water polo camp.[6]

Cast

  • Everett Blunck as Ben
  • Kayo Martin as Jake
  • Kenny Rasmussen as Eli
  • Joel Edgerton as Daddy Wags
  • Lennox Espy as Julian
  • Lucas Adler as Logan
  • Elliott Heffernan as Tic Tac
  • Caden Burris as Matt
  • Kolton Lee as Corbin

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12/29/2025  #IWasAStranger #TheDutchman #WeBuryTheDead #ThePlague

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