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The 25 Best Films Of Q1 2026
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2026 is already off to an impressive start, delivering a number of standout films in its first few months and, depending on who you ask, even a true masterpiece or two. At Next Best Picture, our team compiled individual lists...
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interview With “Fantasy Life” Filmmaker And Star Matthew Shear
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“Fantasy Life” is an American comedy film written and directed by Matthew Shear in his directorial debut. It stars Amanda Peet, Shear, Alessandro Nivola, Judd Hirsch, Bob Balaban, Andrea Martin, Zosia Mamet, Jessica Harper, Holland Taylor, and Sheng Wang. It...
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BEN-HUR 4K UHD Review: Battles Between Good and Evil Look More Spectacular Than Ever
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William Wyler's 1959 classic stars Charlton Heston and Stephen Boyd. Features on the new 4K edition showcase more details of vivid filmmaking and cinematography. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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The Drama Review: Kristoffer Borgli’s Provocations Mask Greater Ignorance
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Some critics are going to say The Drama is not about race, or that if it is, this is simply an accident born of colorblind casting. There is a reveal—the reveal the entire premise hinges on—early in the film that...
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WE ARE LIVING THROUGH HELL: JULIA DUCOURNAU’S ALPHA
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“I’m not sure if we have truly hit rock bottom, but I hope if it’s not now, then it will come soon, because I’m not sure how it can get any worse than this.” – Julia Ducournau  It appears to...
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THE STRANGER Review: Senseless Actions, Racist History
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François Ozon adapts Albert Camus' classic novel, giving a deeper context of understanding the protagonist's senseless actions, based on France's racist colonial history. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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From Beau Travail to Let the Sunshine In: Claire Denis Receives Directors’ Fortnight’s Carrosse d’Or
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Claire Denis will receive the Carrosse d’Or Award on May 13, 2026, in Cannes, during the Directors’ Fortnight opening ceremony. Established in 2002, this award honors a filmmaker whose freedom of vision and strength of direction have profoundly influenced cinema....
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HUNTING MATTHEW NICHOLS: Canadian Supernatural Thriller Sets Wide North American Theatrical Release
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Two decades after her brother mysteriously disappeared on Vancouver Island, a documentary filmmaker sets out to solve his missing person's case. When a disturbing piece of evidence is revealed, she comes to believe he might still be alive. [Read the...
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FACES OF DEATH: New Key Set Available
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At this point we are fully committed to seeing this promotion blitz for Faces of Death through to the end. We are not in it to win it, but, if we do not see this all the way through we...
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THE KILLER Review: John Woo’s Achingly Romantic Bloodbath Returns to Cinemas
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The power of the gun is terrible and beautiful in equal measure in the work of John Woo, the inarguable alpha dog of the Hong Kong heroic bloodshed genre, whose unrelentingly and entertainingly violent streak in the late 80s and...
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