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Paper Tiger

January 8, 2025

PAPER TIGER is a 2026 period crime drama film written and directed by James Gray (We Own the Night, Armageddon Time).

Two brothers (Miles Teller and Adam Driver) become entangled in a scheme that turns out to be too good to be true. As they try to navigate their way through the dangerous world of the Russian mafia, family bonds begin to fray with life-altering consequences.

The cast includes Adam Driver, Miles Teller, Scarlett Johansson, and Gavin Goudey.

PAPER TIGER is set to debut in theaters November 20th, courtesy of Neon. Watch the official trailers below.

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Above the Below

January 8, 2025

ABOVE THE BELOW is a 2026 survival thriller film directed by Idris Elba and Martin Owen, from a screenplay Matt Mitchell, Elizabeth Morris, and Vicki Sargent.

After three astronauts survive a disaster in space, their unscheduled crash-landing leaves them trapped in the crushing depths of the ocean with no contact with mission control and oxygen rapidly running out. In a race against time where every breath could be their last, the crew faces impossible choices, mounting odds, and new dangers in this pulse-pounding story about what we do when faced with the greatest stakes imaginable.

The cast includes Idris Elba, Caitlin FitzGerald, and Hero Fiennes Tiffin.

ABOVE THE BELOW is set to debut in theaters December 4th, courtesy of Lionsgate. Watch the official trailer below.

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Grand Theft Auto VI

January 8, 2025

Vice City, USA.

GRAND THEFT AUTO VI is a highly anticipated 2026 action crime drama videogame developed by Rockstar Games.

Jason and Lucia have always known the deck is stacked against them. But when an easy score goes wrong, they find themselves on the darkest side of the sunniest place in America, in the middle of a criminal conspiracy stretching across the state of Leonida — forced to rely on each other more than ever if they want to make it out alive.

GRAND THEFT AUTO VI arrives November 19th. Watch the official trailer below captured entirely in-game from a PlayStation 5.

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Stranglehold

January 8, 2025

STRANGLEHOLD is a 2026 crime action comedy film directed by Clark Duke (Arkansas), from a screenplay he co-wrote with Chandler Duke and Billington Garrett.

Obsessed with the glamorous influencers she follows on social media and fed up with her life of barely getting by, a small-town Arkansas stripper decides to rob the club she works at with the help of her ex-military husband so they can give their infant daughter a decent Christmas and a better life.

The cast includes Ashley Benson, Jake Lacy, Justin Long, Ron Perlman, and Orry Lee.

STRANGEHOLD is set to debut On Digital and On Demand October 2nd, courtesy of Quiver Distribution. Watch the official trailer below.

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Mermaid

January 8, 2025

MERMAID is a 2025 dark comedy horror film written and directed by Tyler Cornack. The film premiered at the South by Southwest Film Festival on March 11th.

Doug (Johnny Pemberton), a troubled Florida man struggling with addiction and personal setbacks, discovers an injured mermaid and takes her home to nurse her back to health. As rumors about the creature spread, he becomes increasingly determined to protect her from those seeking to exploit or harm her.

The cast includes Johnny Pemberton, Kevin Nealon, Kirk Fox, Tom Arnold, Robert Patrick, and Kevin Dunn.

MERMAID is set to debut in select theaters April 8th, courtesy of Utopia. Watch the official trailer below.

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Victorian Psycho

January 8, 2025

VICTORIAN PSYCHO is a 2026 comedy horror film[directed by Zachary Wigon, written by Virginia Feito, and based on her novel of the same name. The film had its world premiere at the Un Certain Regard section of the 2026 Cannes Film Festival on May 21st, 2026

In 1858, an eccentric young governess, Winifred Notty (Maika Monroe), arrives at the remote gothic manor Ensor House. As Winifred assimilates, staff begin to inexplicably disappear, and the owners wonder if something is amiss about this new governess.

The cast includes IMaika Monroe, Thomasin McKenzie, Evie Templeton, Ruth Wilson, and Jason Isaacs.

VICTORIAN PSYCHO is set to debut in theaters September 25th, courtesy of Bleecker Street. Watch the official trailers below.

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Drag

January 8, 2025

A simple robbery. A thrown-out back. Only one way out.

DRAG is a 2026 dark comedy thriller film written and directed by Raviv Ullman and Greg Yagolnitzer. The film, which premiered at SXSW on March 13th, 2026, is produced by the DeVito family, and marks the first film from Danny DeVito's relaunched production company, Jersey Films, alongside his children, Jake and Lucy DeVito. 

Two sisters with a contentious relationship decide to rob a rural home in upstate New York. The simple robbery turns into a nightmare when one of them throws out her back and becomes immobilized on the second floor. The night spirals out of control as they embark on a painful journey to make it out before the homeowner returns.

The cast includes Lizzy Caplan, Lucy DeVito, Christine Ko, and John Stamos

DRAG is set to debut in theaters January 29th, courtesy of Briarcliff Entertainment. Watch the official trailer below.

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Madden

January 8, 2025

MADDEN is a 2026 biography sports drama film directed by David O. Russell (The Fighter, American Hustle), from a screenplay he co-wrote with Cambron Clark.

After being forced into retirement by the Oakland Raiders, fiery former NFL head coach John Madden (Nicholas Cage) teams up with a mild-mannered Harvard programmer to rewrite his fading legacy by building the world's first football video game.

The cast includes Nicholas Cage, Christian Bale, Kathryn Hahn, Sienna Miller, John Mulaney, and Shane Gillis.

MADDEN is set to debut November 18th, only on Prime Video. Watch the official trailers below.

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Ebenezer

January 8, 2025

EBENEZER is a 2026 Christmas fantasy film directed by Ti West, from a screenplay by Nathaniel Halpern, based on the 1843 novel A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens.

A thrilling ghost story set in Dickens' London, following one man's supernatural journey to face his past, present and future as he fights for a second chance at redemption.

The cast includes Johnny Depp, Rupert Grint, Andrea Riseborough, Sam Claflin, Daisy Ridley, Arthur Conti, Ellie Bamber, Henry Lloyd-Hughes, Charlie Murphy, with Tramell Tillman and Ian McKellen.

EBENEZER is set to debut in theaters November 13th, courtesy of Paramount Pictures. Watch the official trailers below.

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Couture

January 8, 2025

COUTURE (French title: Coutures) is a 2025 drama film written and directed by Alice Winocour. The film had its world premiere in the Special Presentations section of the Toronto International Film Festival on September 7th, 2025.

An American filmmaker (Angelina Jolie) in Paris during Fashion Week encounters women from all walks of life sparking a personal journey of self-discovery forcing her to confront the choices shaping her life.

The cast includes Angelina Jolie, Anyier Anei, Louis Garrel, Ella Rumpf, and Garance Marillier.

COUTURE is set to debut in theaters June 26th, courtesy of Vertical Entertainment. Watch the official trailer below.

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Jumanji: Open World

January 8, 2025

One. Last. Game.

JUMANJI: OPEN WORLD is a 2026 family action adventure comedy film directed by Jake Kasdan, from a screenplay he wrote with Jeff Pinkner and Scott Rosenberg. The film is based on the book Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg 

Our heroes have escaped the perilous jungles of Jumanji before, but this time Jumanji breaks free of its console, unleashing its chaos into our world. 

The cast includes Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black, Karen Gillan, Alex Wolff, Rhys Darby, Nick Jonas, and Danny DeVito.

JUMANJI: OPEN WORLD is set to debut in theaters December 25th, courtesy of Sony Pictures. Watch the official trailers below.

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Behemoth!

January 8, 2025

A groundbreaking symphonic journey.

BEHEMOTH! is a 2026 music drama film written and directed by Tony Gilroy (Michael Clayton, The Bourne Legacy).

A gifted cellist, Alex Serian (Pedro Pascal), returns home to Los Angeles after 20 years on the road. Music, which has been the constant, all-consuming river of his life, begins to carry Alex on an adventure that will change him forever.

The cast includes Pedro Pascal, Olivia Wilde, Eva Victor, and Will Arnett.

BEHEMOTH! is set to debut in theaters December 4th, courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. Watch the official trailer below.

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Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma

January 8, 2025

TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA is a 2026 slasher comedy film written and directed by Jane Schoenbrun. Schoenbrun, who wrote and directed the 2024 coming-of-age horror film I Saw the TV Glow (preview and trailer here), compared the concept of the film to Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019) set in a Friday the 13th sequel.

A queer filmmaker is hired to direct a new installment of a long-running slasher franchise. The director fixates on the prospect of casting the 'final girl' from the original movie, and the two women descend into a frenzy of psychosexual mania.

The cast includes Hannah Einbinder, Gillian Anderson, Amanda Fix, Arthur Conti, Eva Victor, Zach Cherry, Sarah Sherman, Patrick Fischler, Dylan Baker, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Quintessa Swindell, Kevin McDonald and Jack Haven.

TEENAGE SEX AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA is set for a limited and VOD debut August 7th, courtesy of Mubi and Plan B Entertainment. Watch the official trailers below.

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Carolina Caroline

January 8, 2025

CAROLINA CAROLINE is a 2025 romantic crime thriller film directed Adam Carter Rehmeier (Snack Shack), and written by Tom Dean.

A young woman (Samara Weaving) desperate to leave her small Texas town joins a charming con man (Kyle Gallner) on the run, leaving a trail of crime and passion as they hustle through the Southeast in search of her estranged mother.

The cast includes Samara Weaving, Kyle Gallner, Kyra Sedgwick, and Jon Gries

CAROLINA CAROLINE is set to debut in theaters June 5th, courtesy of Magnolia Pictures & Magnet Releasing. Watch the official trailer below.

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Atropia

January 8, 2025

ATROPIA is a 2025 satire war drama satire written and directed by Hailey Gates in her feature length debut, with Luca Guadagnino serving as a producer on the project. The film had its world premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival on January 25th, where it won the Grand Jury Prize in the festival's U.S. Dramatic Competition despite mixed reviews.

When an aspiring actress (Alia Shawkat) in a military role-playing facility falls in love with a soldier (Callum Turner) cast as an insurgent, their unsimulated emotions threaten to derail the performance.

The cast includes Alia Shawkat, Callum Turner, Chloe Sevigny, Zahra Alzubaidi, Tony Shawkat, Jane Levy, Tim Heidecker, and Lola Kirke.

ATROPIA is set to debut in theaters December 12th, courtesy of Vertical Entertainment. Watch the official trailer below.

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Mouse

January 8, 2025

MOUSE is a 2026 coming-of-age drama film directed by Kelly O'Sullivan and Alex Thompson, from a screenplay by Kelly O'Sullivan.

It's 2002, and best friends Minnie and Callie are heading into their senior year of high school, with Minnie long living in the protective shadow of the charismatic and admired Callie. When their friendship is suddenly upended at the start of the summer, Minnie struggles to define her own identity and forms a complicated relationship with Callie’s poised, attentive mother, pulling her further from her own chaotic home.

The cast includes Sophie Okonedo, Katherine Mallen Kupferer, Chloe Coleman, Tara Mallen, Iman Vellani, and David Hyde Pierce.

MOUSE is set to debut in theaters November 6th, courtesy of IFC Films. Watch the official trailer below.

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Magic Hour

January 8, 2025

MAGIC HOUR is a 2026 romantic drama film directed by Katie Aselton, from a screenplay she co-wrote with Mark Duplass. The film, which is produced by Duplass Brothers Productions, premiered at the South by Southwest film festival on March 7th,

Charlie (Daveed Diggs) and Erin (Katie Aselton) escape to the desert to navigate an unexpected and challenging new phase of their relationship.

The cast includes Daveed Diggs, Katie Aselton, Brad Garrett, and Susan Sullivan.

MAGIC HOUR is set to debut in theaters May 15th, courtesy of Greenwich Entertainment. Watch the official trailer below.

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Den of Thieves 2: Pantera

January 5, 2025

DEN OF THIEVES 2: PANTERA is a 2024 action crime drama film written and directed by Christian Gudegast. It is a direct sequel to the 2018 film Den of Thieves (our full review here).

Sheriff Big Nick O'Brien (Gerard Butler) continues his relentless pursuit for Donnie Wilson (O’Shea Jackson Jr.), who manages to escape to Europe and is scheming yet another heist.

The cast includes Gerard Butler, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Jordan Bridges, Swen Temmel, Elvin Ahmad, Yasen Zates Atour, and Salvatore Esposito.

DEN OF THIEVES 2: PANTERA is set to debut in theaters January 10, 2025, courtesy of Lionsgate Films. Watch the official trailers below.

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American Primeval

January 5, 2025

AMERICAN PRIMEVAL is a 2025 six-part war drama series written by Mark L. Smith and directed by Peter Berg (Friday Night Lights, Lone Survivor). Berg, via Film 44, and Eric Newman, via Grand Electric, are executive producers.

A mother and son fleeing from their past form a found family while confronting a harsh landscape of freedom and cruelty in the American West.

The cast includes Taylor Kitsch, Saura Lightfoot Leon, Jai Courtney, Shea Whigham, Betty Gilpin, and Dane DeHaan.

AMERICAN PRIMEVAL is set to debut January 9th on Netflix. Watch the official trailers below.

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Shifting Gears

January 5, 2025

SHIFTING GEARS is a 2025 comedy series from creators Mike Scully and his wife Julie Thacker, who both wrote episodes for The Simpsons.

Headstrong widower Matt (Tim Allen) owns a classic-car workshop. When his separated daughter (Kat Dennings) and her teenage children arrive at his house, the real restoration begins.

The cast includes Tim Allen, Kat Dennings, Sean William Scott, and Daryl Mitchell.

SHIFTING GEARS arrives January 8th on ABC and streaming on Hulu. Watch the official trailer below.

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