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Film: Forgotten Island Directors: Januel Mercado & Joel Crawford Studio: DreamWorks Animation Distributor: Universal Pictures Released: September 25, 2026 (USA) Rating: PG Runtime: 1h 49m Genre: Animated Fantasy Adventure / Comedy AnimationFantasyAdventureComedyFriendshipFilipino MythologyFamilyDreamWorksOriginal Story 95%Rotten Tomatoes 96%Fandango 7.8IMDb ACinemaScore 3.9Letterboxd 🏝️ Know this first: if you want to see it on a big screen, don’t wait. Forgotten Island is one of the best-reviewed films of the year — and one of DreamWorks’ weakest openings ever. Original animated films that struggle at the box office tend not to stay in theatres long. ⚖️ One of the Year’s Best-Reviewed Films. Hardly Anyone…

Film: Primetime Director: Lance Oppenheim Released: September 25, 2026 (USA) Rating: R Runtime: 1h 49m Genre: Psychological Thriller / Media Satire Studio: A24 Starring: Robert Pattinson ⚠️ Content Note Primetime is about a real television sting operation targeting men who tried to meet minors, and about a real-life sting that ended in tragedy. Its subject matter includes child sexual exploitation and suicide. This review discusses those themes without graphic detail. If you’re struggling, support is available — in the US, you can call or text 988 to reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. Psychological ThrillerMedia SatireDramaBased on True EventsTrue CrimePeriod…

Film: Resident Evil Director: Zach Cregger Writers: Zach Cregger & Shay Hatten Released: September 18, 2026 (USA) Rating: R Runtime: 1h 37m Budget: $80 million Starring: Austin Abrams 🔒 This Review Is Spoiler-Free — Especially the Ending Resident Evil’s ending is the most talked-about thing about it right now, and it’s genuinely divisive. We don’t describe it, hint at it, or tell you which way it goes. If you haven’t seen the film yet, stay off social media until you have. Everything below is safe to read before you watch. HorrorSci-FiSurvival HorrorVideo Game AdaptationCreature FeatureHorror ComedyPractical EffectsZombiesRaccoon CityUmbrellaReal-Time ThrillerBig Screen…

Film: Hope (호프) Writer · Director: Na Hong-jin Released: September 9, 2026 (USA) Rating: R Runtime: 2h 36m Genre: Sci-Fi Action Thriller Country: South Korea Cinematography: Hong Kyung-pyo 🔒 This Review Is Spoiler-Free Hope changes shape more than once, and a lot of the conversation around it is about what it becomes. We won’t tell you. Everything below is safe to read before you watch — including the parts about why the film divides people. Budget your evening: it runs two hours and 36 minutes, and it feels every minute of it — for better and worse. Sci-FiMonster MovieActionThrillerHorror ComedyKorean…

Film: It Ends Writer · Director · Editor: Alexander Ullom Released: August 21, 2026 (USA) Rating: R Runtime: 1h 29m Genre: Existential Road Horror Distributor: NEON Budget: Micro — reportedly ~$80,000 ⚠️ Set Your Expectations: This Is Not a Jump-Scare Movie It Ends is labelled horror, and it is — but existential horror, not the kind with things leaping out of the dark. One critic put it plainly: there are no real jump scares or violence, and much of the film is four friends sitting in a car, waiting, talking and arguing. If that sounds like your kind of film,…

Film: Buddy Director: Casper Kelly Released: August 28, 2026 (USA) Rating: R Runtime: 1h 35m Genre: Horror Comedy Distributor: Roadside Attractions Starring: Cristin Milioti · Keegan-Michael Key ⚠️ This Is Not a Children’s Film It needs saying plainly, because stories have circulated about parents taking young children to screenings on the assumption that a bright orange singing unicorn meant a family movie. Buddy is rated R. It’s a horror film about children trapped in a kids’ TV show with something that wants to hurt them, and it goes to violent places. The cheerful marketing is the joke. Do not take…