Forgotten Island 2026 Movie Review: A Celebration of Filipino Folklore with a Universal Human Heart

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Forgotten Island

Directed by JOEL CRAWFORD & JANUEL P. MERCADO

Official Theatrical Review

Crawford and Mercado Deliver a Minor Entertainment Miracle That Elevates Folklore into an Adventure with Life-Affirming Loyalty

★★★★☆

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Godzilla Minus Zero 2026 Movie Review: Trauma, Vengeance, and Evolving Destinies in postwar Japan

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Godzilla Minus Zero

Directed by TAKASHI YAMAZAKI

Official Theatrical Review

Yamazaki Delivers a Towering, Masterfully Poignant Epic that Redefines Kaiju Cinema Through Human Tragedy

★★★★☆

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I Play Rocky 2026 Movie Review: Peter Farrelly Delivers the Ultimate Underdog Meta-Drama with a strong cast and performance by Anthony Ippolito

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I Play Rocky

Directed by PETER FARRELLY

Official Theatrical Review

Anthony Ippolito and the Rousing Triumph of 

I Play Rocky

★★★★☆

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Clayface 2026 Movie Review: Tom Rhys Harries and the Dark Realism of James Watkins' Gotham

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Clayface

Directed by JAMES WATKINS

Official Theatrical Review

Watkins Morphs Comic Book Lore Into a Satisfyingly Disturbing and Twisted Revenge Thriller

★★★½☆

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You Can See Everything 2026 Movie Review: Nathan Fielder Boobytraps Reality with a Transactional Theater of Non-Fiction Cinema

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You Can See Everything

Directed by NATHAN FIELDER & LANCE OPPENHEIM

Official Theatrical Review

Fielder and Oppenheim Turn a Silicon Valley Post-Mortem Into a Surreal Subversion of Objective Truth

★★★★★

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Summer 2000 - The X-cetra Story - AFI Festival 2026 Movie Review: Mayeri Explores the Bittersweet Dynamics of Childhood Art and Digital Resurrection

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Summer 2000: The X-Cetra Story

Directed by AYDEN MAYERI

Official Theatrical Review

Official AFI FEST Selection

Mayeri Explores the Bittersweet Dynamics of Childhood Art and Digital Resurrection

★★★★☆

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Maverick: The Epic Adventures of David Lean 2026 Movie AFI Festival Review: Mapping the Tumultuous Familial Trauma and Broken Ties of David Lean

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Maverick: The Epic Adventures of David Lean

Directed by BARNABY THOMPSON

Official AFI Fest REview

Official AFI FEST Selection

Spielberg, Villeneuve, and Coppola Celebrate the Breathtaking Cinematic Sheen of David Lean 

★★★★☆

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Ray Gunn 2026 AFI Festival Movie Screening Review: Brad Bird's Vibrant, Fast-Talking Animated Spectacle

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RAY GUNN

Directed by BRAD BIRD

Official Theatrical Review

Official AFI Festival Selection

Brad Bird’s Ray Gunn: An Entertaining Retro-Futuristic Triumph

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Wild Horse Nine 2026 AFI Festival Movie Review: John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell Ignite the Hilarious, Lethal Morbid Banter of Wild Horse Nine

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WILD HORSE NINE

Written & Directed by

MARTIN MCDONAGH

Official Festival Theatrical Review

The Breathtaking Isolation of Easter Island Offsets the Dark, Turbulent Chaos of Martin McDonagh’s Wild Horse Nine

★★★★☆ Lucky 13 Rating

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Josephine 2026 AFI Festival Movie Review: Directorial Excellence and Powerhouse Performances Transform the Tragic Narrative Engine of Josephine into an Uncompromising Cinematic Masterpiece

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JOSEPHINE

Written & Directed by BETH DE ARAUJO

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Official AFI FEST Selection

Gemma Chan and Channing Tatum Track the Shattering, Unfixable Ripple Effects of Trauma

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Rose 2026 AFI Festival Movie Review: Huller Shines in a Visually Masterful but Familiar Drama

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ROSE

Directed by MARKUS SCHLEINZER

Official Movie Review

Official AFI FEST Selection

Sandra Huller and the Monochromatic Inevitability of Rose

★★★½ out of 5 stars

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Wildwood 2026 Movie Review AFI Festival Red Carpet Premiere: A Dark Masterpiece in the Impassable Wilderness: Carey Mulligan and a Powerhouse Roster Fuel LAIKA's Breathtaking, Miyazaki-Esque Triumph

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WILDWOOD

Directed by TRAVIS KNIGHT

AFI FEST Red Carpet U.S. Premiere Review

Sixteen Years of Devotion Travis Knight’s Deeply Moving AFI Fest Tribute Illuminates the Historical Stop-Motion Scale of Wildwood

★★★★☆Lucky 13 Critical Grade

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Full Phil 2026 AFI Festival Movie Review: Quentin Dupieux Subverts Familial Angst into a Brilliant, Uncompromising Work of Absurdism in Full Phil

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FULL PHIL

Written & Directed by QUENTIN DUPIEUX

Official AFI FEST After Dark Selection

Avant-Garde Mischief in Hollywood: Woody Harrelson and Kristen Stewart Ignite Dupieux's Surrealist Absurd Comedy

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Whalefall 2026 Movie Review : Austin Abrams and a moving Josh Brolin Ground the Deep-Sea Thrills of Whalefall

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WHALEFALL

Directed by BRIAN DUFFIELD

Official Theatrical Review

  Whalefall Transforms the Suffocating Belly of a Beast into a Moving Lesson on Parental Obligation

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Elsinore 2026 Movie Trailer Reaction: Andrew Scott Looks to Deliver a Poignant, Awards-Season Knockout as the Defiant Ian Charleson

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ELSINORE

Official AFI Festival Selection

Directed by SIMON STONE

Official Trailer Breakdown

Simon Stone’s First Look Previews an Exceptionally Life-Affirming, Transcendent Look at Tragic West End History

★★★★★Anticipation Meter

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Behemoth! Movie Trailer reaction 2026: Pedro Pascal and a Nuanced Ensemble Anchor Tony Gilroy’s Magnificent Return to Dramatic Directing

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BEHEMOTH!

Tony Gilroy’s Rogue One Sessions Inspired the Breathtaking, Nine-Composer Scale of Behemoth!

Written & Directed by TONY GILROY

Official AFI Festival Selection

★★★★★Anticipation Meter

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Primetime Movie Review 2026: Robert Pattinson Delivers a Wildly Surreal, Bold Caricature of Chris Hansen in the Fractured Primetime

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PRIMETIME

Directed by LANCE OPPENHEIM

Official Theatrical Review

Lance Oppenheim's Primetime starts strong but Runs Out of Thematic Gas

★★★☆☆ Lucky 13 Rating

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The Exorcist Martyrs Trailer Reaction 2026: Mike Flanagan’s Radical Noir Take in The Exorcist: Martyrs Rescues the Franchise from the Brink

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THE EXORCIST: MARTYRS

Written & Directed by MIKE FLANAGAN

Official Teaser Breakdown

Scarlett Johansson and John Leguizamo Ignite the Cold, Bleak Atmosphere of The Exorcist: Martyrs

★★★★★ Anticipation Meter

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The Hunger Games Sunrise on the Reaping 2026 Trailer Reaction: Ralph Fiennes, Jesse Plemons and Kieran Culkin ignite the breathtaking spectacle of Sunrise of the Reaping

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SUNRISE ON THE REAPING

Directed by FRANCIS LAWRENCE

Official Trailer Breakdown

Francis Lawrence reclaims his blockbuster mantle with a stunning first look athe the 50th Hunger GAmes

★★★★★ Anticipation Meter

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The Social Reckoning 2026 Movie Review: Mikey Madison and Jeremy Allen White Power the tense, ethical wars of Aaron Sorkin's Brilliant and stirring Film

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THE SOCIAL RECKONING

Written & Directed by AARON SORKIN

Official Theatrical Review

Sorkin Pivots from the Fincher Classic to Pakula Noir in his monumental The Social Reckoning

★★★★★

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