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EXIT 8 (2026)
STORYLINE: A man trapped in a endless sterile subway passageway sets out to find Exit 8. The rules of his quest are simple: do not overlook anything out of the ordinary. If you discover an anomaly, turn back immediately. If you don’t, carry on. Then leave from Exit 8. But even a single oversight will…
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YOU, ME, & TUSCANY (2026)
STORYLINE: When a woman crashes at an empty Italian villa, posing as the owner’s fiancée, she discovers an unexpected romance that could transform her life. (IMDb) Italy is a place to love, laugh, eat, and enjoy motion pictures about such subjects. I fell in love with Letters to Juliet (2010) the first time I…
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HUNTING MATTHEW NICHOLS (2026)
STORYLINE: Twenty-three years after her brother mysteriously disappeared, a documentary filmmaker sets out to solve his missing person’s case. But when a disturbing piece of evidence is revealed, she comes to believe that her brother might still be alive. (IMDb) In 1980 Cannibal Holocaust started a trend. In 1999 The Blair Witch Project made…
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HAMLET (2026)
STORYLINE: Shakespeare’s most enduring tragedy is reimagined in a bold, modern adaptation set within London’s elite South Asian community. When Hamlet (Riz Ahmed) returns for his father’s funeral, he is stunned to discover his uncle Claudius is marrying his newly widowed mother. Visited by his father’s ghost, Hamlet learns his brutal murder was at the…
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ENDLESS COOKIE (2025)
STORYLINE: Two half-brothers, one Indigenous and one white, embark on a journey through time and place. They travel from their remote home in Shamattawa to the vibrant urban landscape of the 1980s. (IMDb) Family is a part of life, for better or worse. It can be complicated, pleasant, or something you’d rather not talk…
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Retro Rewind: THE PHANTOM (1996)
STORYLINE: Four hundred years ago, a young boy witnessed his father’s death during an attack on their ship by the bloodthirsty Sengh Brotherhood. He was washed ashore on Bengalla Island where he swore to devote his life to bring down piracy, greed, cruelty and injustice. He became The Phantom, a masked avenger whose role was…
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PALESTINE 36 (2025)
STORYLINE: Palestine, 1936. The uprising that took on an Empire. As villages across Mandatory Palestine rise against British colonial rule, Yusuf drifts between his rural home and the restless energy of Jerusalem, longing for a future beyond the growing unrest. But history is relentless. With rising numbers of Jewish immigrants escaping antisemitism in Europe,…
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THE DRAMA (2026)
STORYLINE: A happily engaged couple is put to the test when an unexpected turn sends their wedding week off the rails. (IMDb) The roller coaster ride of relationships has often sparked cinematic stories, across the genres. A rom com like 500 Days of Summer (2009), drama like Blue Valentine (2010), and well, I…
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FANTASY LIFE (2026)
STORYLINE: An anxious law school dropout (Matthew Shear) stumbles into a job babysitting his psychiatrist’s three granddaughters and falls for the girls’ mother (Amanda Peet), an actress in a rocky marriage. A smart, New York-set romantic comedy co-starring Alessandro Nivola, Judd Hirsch, Bob Balaban, Andrea Martin, Zosia Mamet, and Holland Taylor. Winner of the SXSW…
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THE SUPER MARIO GALAXY MOVIE (2026)
STORYLINE: Mario ventures into space, exploring cosmic worlds and tackling galactic challenges far from the familiar Mushroom Kingdom. (IMDb) Broadway plays have been adapted into motion pictures (The King and I, 1956). Novels have been translated to the silver screen (Casino Royale, 2006). Films have been reborn as remakes, on movie screens (The Departed,…