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“Atonement” is a 2026 American drama film, written, produced, and directed by Reed Van Dyk in his directorial debut, based on the 2012 New Yorker article “Atonement” by Dexter Filkins. It stars Boyd Holbrook as a U.S. Marine who accidentally...

THE STORY – Misfit high‑schooler Carrie White has spent her life hidden away inside the walls of her home with her fiercely protective mother, Margaret. After her father’s sudden, untimely death thrusts her into the unforgiving ecosystem of public high...

THE STORY – In the early 1900s, a fiercely independent woman drives a rift between two brothers, igniting a saga that unfolds across two generations. THE CAST – Florence Pugh, Christopher Abbott, Mike Faist, Joseph Zada, Joe Anders, Hoon Lee,...

“Beware Boiúna” is a 2026 monster horror film directed by Mike P. Nelson and written by Alan B. McElroy, based on a story by McElroy and Tony Giglio. The film stars Kiana Madeira, Jessica Rothe, and Logan Marshall-Green. It follows...

With the fall festival season nearing its end, one of the clear stand outs for people – if not one of the stand outs of the year – has been Lee Chang-dong’s “Possible Love.” The esteemed South-Korean filmmaker returns eight...

The Gotham Film & Media Institute announced today that Academy Award-winning director Danny Boyle will receive the Gotham Director Tribute at the 36th Annual Gotham Film Awards Ceremony, taking place on Monday, November 30th, 2026, at Cipriani Wall Street in New York...

THE STORY – Lowen Ashleigh is a writer in need of work when she is contacted by Jeremy Crawford, the husband of bestselling author Verity Crawford. Due to a mysterious accident, Verity is unable to finish her successful book series, and...

For this week’s main podcast review, Ema Sasic, Dan Bayer, Megan Lachinski, Larry Fried, and Lauren LaMagna join me to review and discuss the narrative feature debut from director Lance Oppenheim, “Primetime,” starring Robert Pattinson, Merritt Wever, Skyler Gisondo & Phoebe Bridgers. Based on the...

The American Film Institute (AFI) today announced the complete lineup for AFI FEST 2026 presented by Canva, taking place in Hollywood from October 21 to 25. Passes are available at FEST.AFI.com. This year’s festival presents 157 films across 5 Red...

More than a few movies were big winners and losers when they played at Venice, Telluride, and Toronto these last couple of weeks. But a potential big winner of the fall film festival season may be one that didn’t play...