Night Patrol (2026, dir Ryan Prows)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8J_pMGZScB8An L.A. cop discovers a local task force is hiding a secret that puts the residents of his childhood neighborhood in danger.
An L.A. cop discovers a local task force is hiding a secret that puts the residents of his childhood neighborhood in danger.
A documentary series on the career of The Beatles.
Conceived as a kaleidoscopic mosaic, the film follows the imprint Franz Kafka left on the world from his birth in 19th-century Prague to his death in post-WW1 Vienna.
A college professor finds herself at a personal and professional crossroads when a star pupil levels an accusation against one of her colleagues, and a dark secret from her own past threatens to come to light.
When young priest Jud Duplenticy (Josh O’Connor) is sent to assist charismatic firebrand Monsignor Jefferson Wicks (Josh Brolin), it’s clear that all is not well in the pews. After a sudden and seemingly impossible murder rocks the town, the lack of an obvious suspect prompts local police chief Geraldine Scott (Mila Kunis) to join forces with renowned detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) to unravel a mystery that defies all logic. ... read full post
Free-spirited Italian chef and reserved British lawyer embark on a whirlwind romance during a destination wedding in coastal Italy.
Original title (FR): Jean Valjean ... read full post
Rambo, Napoleon and Pippi Longstocking - all rolled into one - and she lives next door. When Ditte Jensen retires with honours from the Danish Secret Service, she moves into an apartment block in Reykjavik, where she plans to tend to her garden and live out her life in anonymity. But Ditte cannot stop being who she is: an elite soldier and a warrior. Soon, the apartment building becomes a battlefield for a better world. With her deep-rooted sense of justice, she sees her neighbours' problems and feels compelled to help - whether they want her help or not. And in her world, the end justifies the means. Always. ... read full post
A brilliant, principled mercenary with a traumatic past works with an insider to steal a valued asset from Peredor Corporation called “the sphere”. The C & Earth corporation, vying for global dominance, seeks to find a solution to an otherworldly technology via a scientist’s project. Meanwhile, a financial analyst, who despises his job at the powerful investment firm Mutual One, finds himself caught between deadly corporate rivals, financial fraud, and technological espionage, and is ultimately forced to run from a psychopathic military contractor. ... read full post
An immersive archival documentary that reanimates the clash between the then-emerging World Trade Organization (WTO) and the more than 40,000 people who took to the streets of Seattle to protest the WTO's impacts on human rights, labor, and the environment.
Original title (ES): Tormento (Torment)
An exhausted security guard is transferred to a morgue and, on their first night, discovers that the shadows and silences hide a torment from which there may be no return.
Inmates at Sing Sing prison share their passions, thoughts, and aspirations in a unique speaking event.
Director Victor Kossakovsky offers a cinematic and wordless interpretation of the Myth of Sisyphus* in TRILLION, the second installment of his “empathy trilogy” that began with GUNDA (2020). Rooted in an unfolding, real-life event in collaboration with the artist known as K49814, the film transcends documentation. Provoking deeply relevant questions about the meaning and purpose of life in a time when all sentient beings face existential threat, Kossakovsky weaves balletic action and a deceptively simple story, gradually situating viewers within a dynamic process of discovery, provoking a sensual contemplation of our interbeing, and deftly revealing the pathos and joy that arises when defiantly putting a shoulder to the wheel of life. ... read full post
A clever American team competes for first place at France's Mondial du Fromage cheese competition.
Original title (LT): Kinų jūra (China Sea) ... read full post
A young man is obsessed with creating deepfake videos, eagerly finding new ways to exploit the technology. From pornography to manufacturing a racist rant, his videos are incredibly cruel and vile. As his creations are unleashed into the world, he sows havoc, with absolutely no regard for the consequences. Lives are ruined and lost, all due to fake videos created for seemingly no good reason at all, except that the technology exists, so why not use it? ... read full post
Mailin tells her daughter a bedtime story. It’s a fairytale that soon turns dark, about a girl born from true love and a beast that devoured her childhood. To allow her daughter the childhood she never had, Mailin needs to confront her own pain and fear.
At the edge of postpartum psychosis, new mother Harper moves in with her mother at their family’s rural farmhouse. Soon she finds herself hunted by a threatening monster who has designs on her child.
Original title (FR): Chasse Gardée 2 (Private hunting ground 2) ... read full post
Original title (FR): 7 jours en juin (7 Days in June) ... read full post
The film follows a boat carrying migrants from various African countries through the Mediterranean sea to Italy. When the boat loses orientation and goes off course, things turn violent as the migrants blame the smugglers. After finally making it to shore, the desperate passengers try to evade police and a few manage to get away.
Ballet dancers adapt a holiday favorite during COVID lockdowns, motivated by determination to keep performing through challenging times.
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1567522-the-nutcracker-at-wethersfield
Summer 1998. Countryside. Cassandre is 14. Her parents and older brother notice that her body has changed.
When laid-back Greg finds himself at odds with his dad’s outsized expectations, pressure builds to turn his act around. After a series of hilarious near-disasters, Greg’s dad presents him with an ultimatum that just might challenge Greg’s wimpy ways for good.
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1392796-diary-of-a-wimpy-kid-the-last-straw
Original title (DE): Sehnsucht in Sangerhausen (Longing in Sangerhausen) ... read full post