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More Cannes announcements! After the 2026 Cannes Film Festival Critics’ Week lineup was announced yesterday, we now have the announcement for ACID, a parallel section of the Cannes Film Festival curated by France’s Association for the Diffusion of Independent Cinema (l’ACID). The ACID Cannes...

Before the first major studio takes to the stage to officially kick off CinemaCon 2026, Cinema United’s convention for movie theater exhibitors, a new event was launched as a showcase for small distributors. Angel Studios, Studiocanal, and Sony Pictures Classics...

“Normal” is a 2025 American action film directed by Ben Wheatley and written by Derek Kolstad, based on a story by Kolstad and Bob Odenkirk. Odenkirk also stars in the film alongside Henry Winkler and Lena Headey. The film premiered...

In the wake of the dominance of “The Studio,” the race for Outstanding Comedy Series at the 2026 Emmys is a giant question mark. The Seth Rogen comedy won every single winter precursor, completing a clean sweep of the Golden...

“Bunnylovr” is a 2025 American drama film written, directed by, and starring Katarina Zhu. The film follows a Chinese-American cam girl who navigates a toxic client relationship while reconnecting with her dying father. Alongside Zhu, Rachel Sennott, Austin Amelio, Perry...

The 65th edition of Cannes Critics’ Week was announced earlier this morning with a characteristically bold and discovery-driven lineup, as artistic director Ava Cahen, who has overseen La Semaine de la Critique since 2022, unveiled eleven features that continue the...

Lionsgate has released the official trailer for “The Hunger Games: Sunrise On The Reaping” starring Joseph Zada, Jesse Plemons, Elle Fanning, Kieran Culkin, Mckenna Grace, Ben Wang, Whitney Peak, Maya Hawke, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Ralph Fiennes, and Glenn Close. The...

THE STORY – Explores the life and career of independent investigative journalist Amy Goodman and her work on the news program Democracy Now!. THE CAST – Amy Goodman THE TEAM – Carl Deal & Tia Lessin (Directors) ​ THE RUNNING TIME...

For Episode 487, I am joined by Lauren LaMagna, Dan Bayer, and Will Mavity as we give our reactions to the lineup for the 2026 Cannes Film Festival. For this week’s poll question, for the announcement of the 79th annual Cannes Film Festival lineup,...

For this week’s main podcast review, Katie Johnson and Dan Bayer join me to discuss “You, Me & Tuscany,” starring Halle Bailey, Regé-Jean Page, Lorenzo de Moor, Isabella Ferrari, Aziza Scott, Marco Calvani & Nia Vardalos. Directed by Kat Coiro and written by Ryan...