The first trailer for David Fincher's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood sequel is here.

Official 2026 Writing Thread. Had a very lovely chat with the director of what might be my favorite film of last year. bsky.app/profile/thef...

My latest movie poster rant for February 2026 US releases is up at @thefilmstage.com. #posterizedpropaganda

What's your favorite poster for a new release this month? @jaredmobarak.com analyzes the art of February:

Michael Almereyda talks to Nick Newman about Nadja, now playing in a restored director's cut, and the patronage of David Lynch and Mary Sweeney:

#Wicker, starring Olivia Colman and Alexander Skarsgård, is an audacious, captivating film about an outcast woman, her wood-woven husband, and the village that collapses over their love. Read @thekentman.bsky.social's Critic's Pick review from Sundance:

See our exclusive poster premiere for Marcelo Martinessi's #Narciso, debuting at Berlinale 2026.

"If you pan away from kinky sex, you are judging it as a director. You’re saying, 'This is too scandalous to be seen.' I wanted to leave the audience to decide what they thought." Pillion director Harry Lighton talks with @therealdsube.bsky.social about crafting his directorial debut:

Veteran director Yoji Yamada has returned with his 93rd film, #TokyoTaxi, a middlebrow crowdpleaser that’s elevated by two seasoned lead performances—in other words, exactly what it needs to be. Read @roryseanoc.bsky.social's review from Rotterdam:

The Secret Agent, Hamnet, and The Plague on VOD, Splitsville and Ella McCay on Hulu, Boys Go to Jupiter on HBO Max, and more streaming picks of the week.

The best movies now playing in theaters: thefilmstage.com/the-best-mov...

The Sundance premiere #TakeMeHome is striking in its authenticity and originality, which is perhaps why an abrupt tonal shift feels out of place.

Michael Almereyda’s vampire film Nadja debuts in a long-overdue 4K restoration, and more films to see in NYC this weekend.

Cathy Yan's #TheGallerist, starring Natalie Portman and Jenna Ortega, is a satire of the art world that can't find the humor.

Part-coming-of-age, part-political-thriller, Charlotte Zhang’s' #Tycoon, set in 2028 Los Angeles before the Summer Olympics, feels like it can detonate at any moment. Read @leonardogoi.bsky.social's Critic's Pick review from @iffr.bsky.social:

With Scarlet, Mamoru Hosoda’s vision is a shockingly simplistic interpretation of a complicated, timeless, emotionally rich text. Read @judysquirrels.bsky.social's review as the film opens in theaters:

I loved HA-CHAN, and I think you will too

One of my favorites of the fest gets the glowing write-up it deserves!

Oliver Laxe's Sirāt is a bold, grand adventure set in a landscape so unforgiving it might actually be hell. Read @roryseanoc.bsky.social's Critic's Pick review as the film opens in theaters: thefilmstage.com/cannes-revie...

Love conquers death in the first trailer for Grace Glowicki’s #DeadLover, arriving this March. Watch: thefilmstage.com/love-conquer...

Ha-chan, Shake Your Booty! is a true crowdpleaser that carries the rarest maturity about sex, love, grief, and allowing yourself to take life one step at a time. Read @blakethinks.bsky.social's Critic's Pick review from Sundance:

The Cannes winner The President's Cake, opening in theaters, is a film of grace notes that detract little from its political bite. Read @roryseanoc.bsky.social's Critic's Pick review: thefilmstage.com/cannes-revie...

Mario isn't the only videogame adaptation arriving this April.

#Pillion, starring Harry Melling and Alexander Skarsgård, is truly provocative, funny, honest, and strangely touching. Read our Critic's Pick review:

"Cinema really warmed my soul and made me discover that I even have a soul inside." Oliver Laxe talks Sirāt with @brndnstrssng.bsky.social as his Oscar-nominated film hits U.S. theaters:

#RockSprings works within a familiar genre framework to probe deeper ideas on the immigrant experience while exploring a Buddhist view of the afterlife. Read our Sundance review:

Films from Gore Verbinski, Oliver Laxe, Hong Sangsoo, Zhang Yiimou, and more to see in theaters this month.

Ethan Hawke mines a wealth of sensitivity in the gripping thriller #TheWeight. Read @thekentman.bsky.social's Critic's Pick review from Sundance:

A new poster for Pedro Almodóvar's next feature Bitter Christmas. Watch a new Spanish trailer: thefilmstage.com/pedro-almodo...

After Joaquin Phoenix departed, Todd Haynes has resurrected his queer 1930s-set noir romance De Noche with Pedro Pascal and Danny Ramirez set to star.

David Lynch's Unrecorded Night will be published in script form, according to his daughter.

The Sundance premiere #Jaripeo examines the image of the cowboy through a queer lens. Read @woahitsjuanito.bsky.social's review:

Scripted with the meticulous patience of a Cristian Mungiu or Nuri Bilge Ceylan film, Visar Morina’s Sundance winner Shame and Money is a pressure-cooker of a drama about the crushing demands of capitalism. Read @jpraup.bsky.social's Critic's Pick review: thefilmstage.com/sundance-rev...

The wild first trailer for Hong Sangsoo's Berlinale premiere The Day She Returns has arrived.

A new documentary examines the prejudices inherent in artificial intelligence systems. Read @djmecca.bsky.social's Sundance review:

The Sundance premiere Public Access is a kaleidoscopic celebration of creativity and the boundaries of free speech.

See the first look at Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s All of a Sudden starring Virginie Efira and Tao Okamoto:

Adam and Zack Khalil’s Sundance premiere Aanikoobijigan [ancestor/great-grandparent/great-grandchild] explores the myriad ways that archeologists and anthropologists have denied the rights of indigenous people. Read @woahitsjuanito.bsky.social's Critic's Pick review:

See the exclusive trailer for Saša Vajda’s narrative debut The Lights, They Fall, premiering at Berlinale 2026:

Capturing a death-defying rescue, Hanging by a Wire is a brisk docu-thriller that misses exploring the politics of its place. Read our Sundance review:

Ramzi Bashour’s subtly humorous road-trip drama #HotWater takes a genre familiar to Sundance audiences and creates something distinct, if not entirely original. Read our Sundance review:

Zhang Yimou's spy thriller Scare Out, starring Jackson Yee, is getting a global release this month. Watch the new trailer:

Walter Thompson-Hernández’s Sundance premiere If I Go Will They Miss Me searches for the divine in everyday life. Read @jpraup.bsky.social's review:

David Wain's Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass is a hilarious Hollywood farce, delivered in his signature absurdist voice. Read @thekentman.bsky.social's Sundance review:

A Pennsylvania community clashes in our exclusive trailer premiere for the IDFA award winner An American Pastoral, arriving this month. Watch: thefilmstage.com/a-pennsylvan...

Rúnar Rúnarsson's When the Light Breaks, now available digitally, is a drama of rawness, warmth, and depth of feeling. Read @roryseanoc.bsky.social's review:

Jack Auen and Kevin Walker's #Chronovisor is an early 2026 highlight: a dizzying, discombobulating, erudite conspiracy picture surrounding an impossible invention. Read @leonardogoi.bsky.social's Critic's Pick review from #IFFR2026:

Olivia Wilde’s The Invite is a knockout relationship comedy that offers the now-too-rare experience of communal delight. Read @thekentman.bsky.social's Critic's Pick review from Sundance: thefilmstage.com/sundance-rev...

i felt slightly let down by ISLANDS last year but the world has turned progressively bleaker since so no worries if you’d prefer a Canary islands-set thriller to reality

Andrew Stanton’s In the Blink of an Eye is 2026's first true dud, an immensely dated, hyper-polished film that purports to be a celebration of the human spirit but is actually technofuturist propaganda. Read our Sundance review: