Venice 2026: Two CIA Buddies Visit Easter Island in 'Wild Horse Nine'

"Don't pull rank on me! I've killed people in countries you can't even spell." Who's ready to take a trip down to Easter Island and see some big heads? Join Lee and Chris on their adventure to Rapa Nui and find out just what they're up to there. Or maybe it's better we don't know. Wild Horse Nine is the latest raucous comedy written and directed by British filmmaker Martin McDonagh and it's premiering across the 2026 Venice & Telluride & Toronto Film Festivals this fall. I'm pleased to report that this is one of McDonagh's best films yet! Perhaps even his best since In Bruges from 2008 (which is still one of my favorites all these years later). Just like all of his films, this one feature a couple of psychopaths causing some violent mayhem in a strange place all the while dropping copious F-bombs and offensive jokes galore. Wild Horse Nine is an amusing buddy comedy about two CIA goofballs who go on a little vacation to Easter Island (aka Rapa Nui) right before bad stuff is about to go down in Chile in the 1970s (unfortunately thanks to the help of the CIA). // Continue Reading ›

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Mountain Climbing + Grief Doc 'Everest: The Other Side' Official Trailer

"Even if we make it to the top, I have to ski down the 9000 foot face." National Geographic has unveiled the first official trailer for the intense documentary film titled Everest: The Other Side, the latest from doc filmmakers E. Chai Vasarhelyi & Jimmy Chin. This is premiering at the 2026 Venice Film Festival this week and also playing at Telluride this weekend before it hits theaters in the fall. Of course it's being released on IMAX screens as well, as NatGeo loves featuring every Everest movie on IMAX. Hilaree Nelson and Jim Morisson shared a dream to climb and ski Everest's direct North Face Side, located in Tibet, a feat no one had ever accomplished. This is the story of what went wrong and then how the dream continued. Those who follow the climbing community know that Hilaree Nelson passed away in an avalanche on Manaslu in 2022. The rest of this doc film follows Jim Morisson partnering up with Jimmy Chin to finally fulfill their dream and uphold her legacy by completing the mission in her honor. It is not an easy task – not only is the climb incredibly hard on this side of the mountain, attempting to ski down it safely is even harder. ⛷️ I've just seen the film and I have some issues with it in how they capture the experience and the depiction of their Sherpa partners, but it's still an inspiring film about accomplishing your dream(s) no matter what gets in the way. // Continue Reading ›

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Freaky Hands Irish Horror 'The Restoration at Grayson Manor' Trailer

"All this anger is going to affect the baby." Chroma has unveiled an official trailer for The Restoration at Grayson Manor, an Irish horror creation made by the filmmaker Glenn McQuaid. This is set for a limited theatrical release starting in October during horror season before it's on VOD later this year. It's a horror film about haunted mechanical hands with a mind of their own! Glee's Chris Colfer stars as Boyd Grayson, a hedonistic heir who torments his legacy-obsessed mother, played by the genre icon Alice Krige. When an accident leaves Boyd handless, she rebuilds him with prosthetics wired to his subconscious, hands that act on his most violent urges. Inside their decaying Gothic estate, those hands will unleash horrors on Grayson Manor. Chroma is excited to be bringing this fun Irish horror to audiences across Ireland and the UK later this year. It premiered at Fantastic Fest last year & this year's Dublin Film Festival. Starring Chris Colfer, Alice Krige, Daniel Adegboyega, Declan Reynolds, Gabriela Garcia Vargas, Issac Cairns, Dave Byrne, Matthew McMahon. This looks super kooky and freaky and weird and all kinds of horrifying fun. // Continue Reading ›

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Trailer #2 for De Niro, Stiller, Grande's 'Focker-in-Law' Family Sequel

"I'm considering inviting Olivia into the Circle of Trust." Paramount International has debuted another new official trailer for the long-awaited comedy sequel Focker-in-Law, the latest film in the Meet the Parents family of Fockers comedies. Does anyone really want another? It's a follow-up to Meet the Fockers and Little Fockers in the years past – though it has been 16 years since the last one hit theaters. This next one brings the main cast back and introduces newcomers into the mix: Ariana Grande (from Wicked) as bride-to-be Olivia Jones alongside Skyler Gisondo as her beau Henry, the couple at the center of this. In November, comedy icon and Emmy winner Ben Stiller and two-time Oscar winner Robert De Niro reunite for a new chapter in the blockbuster Meet the Parents franchise. The full cast also includes Owen Wilson, Blythe Danner, Teri Polo, Beanie Feldstein, and Eduardo Franco. After the first trailer back in the spring, this new trailer rehashes most of the same footage with a few extra glimpses added in. For me this looks as unfunny as any movie can – not a single joke in here made me laugh. Is this Focker family still funny or not? // Continue Reading ›

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First Look Trailer for Sabu's 'Arrested Memory' Action Film from Taipei

"Issue an arrest warrant for the captain!" TIFF has revealed the entertaining first official trailer for the action comedy film Arrested Memory from director Sabu, which is premiering at multiple festivals this fall. This is launching first at the 2026 Venice Film Festival next week, before heading to Toronto next and I'm sure at even more festivals in the fall. Arrested Memory follows a detective with amnesia. Ethan Juan stars as Lee – a superstar police detective in Taipei, Taiwan. After losing his team during an investigation, he is haunted by guilt and transferred to a rural police station. Traumatised by the incident, Lee develops amnesia – but is determined to keep it a secret. Soon, he is assigned a new case: the kidnapping of the son of an influential Japanese businessman. As his memory continues to fade, Lee can only rely on his instincts — which, against all odds, lead him to the criminals. Filmed in Taiwan, the cast includes Hsieh Ying Xuan, Moon Lee, Shinchi Tsutsumi, and Reika Kirishima. This looks like a blast! I'm glad the film plays up the wacky comedy and doesn't keep it all so super serious. We need more fun action flicks right now. Enjoy. // Continue Reading ›

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Venice 2026: Danny Boyle's 'Ink' Film is 'Trainspotting' for Newspapers

"All the news that's fit to print" and often stories that are not fit to print but make people buy the newspaper anyway. Danny Boyle is back again (after 28 Years Later) with another feature film to enjoy - his latest is titled Ink. It's the story of the British tabloid newspaper The Sun and the beginning of the era of salacious, sensational, immoral news. Adapted by James Graham from his own 2017 stage play of the same name, the film is a The Wolf of Wall Street-esque rip-roaring thriller about the madman (or, really, madmen) who took over the newspaper in the 1970s and started to run whatever random stories they could in order to sell more newspapers than any other publisher in the UK at the time. Their main competition was The Daily Mirror, which is where Larry Lamb had worked before running The Sun and setting the stage for the next decades to come and where we are now with fake news galore. Boyle does make this connection – by the end he ties it all together to show that this kind of news sensationalism is what lead us right to this idiotic hellscape the world is in now. It's great to see Boyle return to his more grungy, gritty filmmaking, especially for this story. // Continue Reading ›

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Florence Pugh & Mike Faist in 'East of Eden' Adaptation Official Trailer

"Evil is not always apparent at first glance... it can come cloaked – in goodness, or beauty, or love. The heart of our oldest stories." Netflix has unveiled the full official trailer for the new adaptation of the iconic classic East of Eden, ready for streaming in October. Featuring 7 episodes in total to watch. This modern interpretation of John Steinbeck's masterpiece will explore the multigenerational saga of the Trask family, focusing new attention on its indelible antihero, Cathy Ames – played by Florence Pugh in this version of the story. The book was turned into the James Dean classic movie East of Eden in 1955. This limited series offers a compelling perspective on the ways in which a family's history impacts a person's present reality. In addition to Pugh playing the lead as Cathy Ames, the series stars Christopher Abbott and Mike Faist as Adam and Charles Trask, with Hoon Lee, Tracy Letts, Ciarán Hinds, Martha Plimpton, Joseph Zada, and Joe Anders. It's developed by actress / writer Zoe Kazan who also co-showruns the series with Jeb Stuart. "A portrait of one family, but also of a society that is rapidly changing, in which men & women must navigate difficult decisions, and come face-to-face with the reality that, ultimately, you are what you choose." Gotta say, I'm sold on this! Looks like a ravishing tale from her perspective examining this evilness. // Continue Reading ›

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