A Behind-the-Scenes Video on 'Possible Love' with Lee Chang-dong

"Does the film I'm making mean something cinematically?" Netflix has revealed a behind-the-scenes promo video for the excellent Korean film Possible Love, the latest feature made by the acclaimed filmmaker Lee Chang-dong. An extensive 10 minute video with Lee Chang-dong discussing the making of it. I've seen it and it's a terrific film! This is his first new film in 8 years since last making Burning. The story follows two married couples — a laid-off worker and his wife, and a documentary filmmaker and her husband — whose paths cross when the filmmaker sets out to film them, bringing them face to face with their different lives & hidden desires. These complex emotional entanglements challenge their relationships and force the group to confront uncomfortable truths about love & commitment. Starring Jeon Do-yeon as Mi-ok, Sul Kyung-gu as Ho-seok, Zo In-sung as Sang-woo, and Cho Yeo-jeong as Ye-ji. This premiered at the 2026 Venice Film Festival and also played at TIFF to fantastic reviews from critics (here's my full review). This featurette covers so many areas - from the story to the actors to the performances to the themes, and what he wants us to take away from it. A 10-mins masterclass from a master filmmaker on his latest work of cinema. Enjoy. // Continue Reading ›

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Drifting in Open Space Survival Thriller 'Free Fall' Official US Trailer

"You need to get to the station core now!" Epic Pictures has revealed an official US trailer for Free Fall, a Russian sci-fi thriller that is basically a Russian copy of Gravity. This is finally getting a VOD release this month in the US to watch at home anytime, after first opening in Russia back in 2023 and also releasing internationally last year. Cut off from his crew by a devastating proton storm, repairman Max drifts alone through open space and must trust Delta dispatcher Anna to bring him home alive. But survival has never felt so uncertain – and what is she up to anyway? Directed by Oleg Urazaykin, Free Fall stars Aleksandr Kuznetsov as Maksim ("Max"), Anna Chipovskaya as the dispatcher voice Anna, along with Andrey Merzlikin. The big difference from Gravity is there's this other voice guiding him to save himself. Though it sounds like she might be trying to sabotage the station? This version features a British voicecast dubbing it into English for the release. At the least VFX look pretty good – making this actually feel thrilling. Lock in. // Continue Reading ›

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Official Trailer for 'No Good Men' Clever RomCom from Afghanistan

"A feel-good love story in a feel-bad place." An official trailer is available for the clever romantic comedy film titled No Good Men, made by an Afghan filmmaker named Shahrbanoo Sadat as her latest feature film. This initially premiered as the opening film at the 2026 Berlin Film Festival earlier this year, and has been touring around at many other fests, playing at the London & Warsaw Film Fests next coming up this fall. Shahrbanoo Sadat also stars in the lead role as Naru, who films cooking shows for a local TV station but despises men after her ex-husband's affairs. She lives with her 3-year-old son in her parents' Kabul apartment, trying to get full custody of her child, though Afghan law still favors the father. Naru is therefore caught off guard when Qodrat, Kabul TV’s most important journalist, offers her a career opportunity. As the two criss-cross the city reporting on its last days of freedom back in 2021, sparks fly between them and Naru starts to doubt her conviction. Could there be a good man out there after all? 🇦🇫 This is a fun one with some unique filmmaking sensibilities. I've seen it already, and I'd say it's worth a watch if you're curious about it. // Continue Reading ›

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Vicky Krieps & Jim Sheridan in Courtroom Thriller 'Re-Creation' Trailer

"You actually do think he's innocent?" "Yeah." Kino Lorber released their official trailer for a film titled Re-Creation, a modern day update on the classic jury deliberation movie 12 Angry Men this time made by the Irish filmmaker Jim Sheridan. This premiered at the 2025 Tribeca Film Festival last year and is already out on VOD to watch now at home if you want to see how the story plays out. This one skipped theaters entirely. A fictionalized courtroom trial set in Ireland exploring the murder of French producer Sophie Toscan du Plantier, questioning facts and debating the innocence of her convicted murderer, Ian Bailey. Co-Directed by Oscar-nominee Jim Sheridan (In the Name of the Father, My Left Foot) and inspired by 12 Angry Men, Re-Creation is a heady, haunting courtroom thriller that invites the viewer to draw their own conclusions. The film stars Vicky Krieps as Juror #8, with Jim Sheridan, Aidan Gillen, Colm Meaney, and John Connors. This looks like a compelling case to follow, though again makes me think of Eastwood's Juror #2. // Continue Reading ›

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Watch: Amusing Animated Short 'Fruit & Nut' Created by Pixar Artists

"And that is the legend of the very first peanut butter and jelly sandwich." Pixar has debuted another fun short film to enjoy - this one is titled Fruit & Nut, an experimental short created in their unique Pixar Labs program. The 7-minute short film is a stop-motion short featuring a hippie strawberry and penniless peanut going wild in an obvious Thelma & Louise homage. This is the second stop-motion film ever made by Pixar, following another experimental short called Self recently. This was created by the two Pixar story artists Rej Bourdages & Tony Maki as part of the "A Pixar Artist's Short Film" series playing on YouTube. Which is the spiritual successor to their Spark Shorts – Pixar was letting artists make their own shorts experimenting in fun ways. Fruit & Nut is an amusing, creative lil' tale of how PB&J sandwiches all started. 🍓🥜 View below. // Continue Reading ›

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Old Age Marriage Drama 'Love, After All' Trailer with Dagmar Manzel

"To us." "My Lore." "Your Harry." Screen has debuted the first official trailer for a charming indie film from Germany titled Love, After All, which is premiering at the Zurich Film Festival underway now. Made by German director Andreas Dresen (of Cloud 9, Gundermann, From Hilde With Love), the film is titled Alte Liebe (Old Love) in German and will open in Germany this October. A couple married for 40 years have grown distant. When their young granddaughter visits and their adult daughter announces her engagement to an older industrialist, their stagnant routine is disrupted. It seems like this "disruption" allows them a chance to rediscover each other & fall in love all over again. Starring Dagmar Manzel as Lore & Joachim Król as Harry, with Anna von Seld & Liane Düsterhöft. ZFF states it's "a heartwarming, down-to-earth love story with authentic characters and plenty of humor." A very nice little film about growing old together. // Continue Reading ›

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First Teasers for Lulu Wilson's 'The Last Temptation of Becky' Sequel

"Much better..." She's back... again!! Ahahaha. The third movie in this action horror movie trilogy is coming up this year. Quiver Distr. has debuted the first two teasers for the film The Last Temptation of Becky, the next sequel following Becky (2020) and The Wrath of Becky (2023) before. Now a CIA field agent, Becky goes undercover in Poland to infiltrate a family running an inn at The Wolf's Lair, one of Hitler's bunkers. When she learns the father, Wilhelm Reuss, plans to spark the Fourth Reich, Becky must stop him. Starring Lulu Wilson returning as Becky again, Kate Siegel, Brandon Flynn, Catherine Walker, with James Urbaniak and Neil Patrick Harris. This premiered at the 2026 Fantasia Film Festival already earlier this year, and will hit theaters this fall before it's at home to watch after. Are there really that many "Becky" fans out there to support an entire trilogy of these fun action movies? And will they keep making more after this? // Continue Reading ›

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