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HOLIDAY RETROSPECTIVE 2026: THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS (1993)
STORYLINE: Jack Skellington, king of Halloween Town, discovers Christmas Town, but his attempts to bring Christmas to his home causes confusion. (IMDb) For the past few years now, I’ve done a series of retrospective blogs, on holiday features. This year, I am starting early, after all Disney gets to start advertising the theme parks…
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OTHER MOMMY (2026)
STORYLINE: Bela, an 8-year-old girl living in a home with marital problems, confronts a sinister entity which comes out of her closet. The presence, whom she calls “Other Mommy,” becomes increasingly threatening to her and her family. (IMDb) In 2009, a paranormal curse threatened to Drag Me to Hell. The paranormal took to haunting…
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THE SOCIAL RECKONING (2026)
STORYLINE: Follows Frances Haugen, a young Facebook engineer, who enlisted the help of Jeff Horwitz, a Wall Street Journal reporter, to blow the whistle on the social network’s most guarded secrets. (IMDb) In 1999, Tom Hanks & Meg Ryan fell in love, all over again, online in You’ve Got Mail. The adventures of Ralph…
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THE HISTORY OF CONCRETE (2026)
STORYLINE: A filmmaker applies lessons from a Hallmark movie writing workshop to pitch a documentary about concrete. (IMDb) American Doctor (2026) features doctors on the front lines of Gaza. Of course, Tgis year, there have been music fluff documentaries, and they have come in forms of the yawn fest Billie Ellish – Hit…
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VERITY (2026)
STORYLINE: Lowen Ashleigh, hired to ghostwrite for Verity Crawford, uncovers what appears to be Verity’s autobiographical notes. She wrestles with the confessions about Verity’s husband and finds separating fiction from reality challenging. (IMDb) This spring Anne Hathaway starred in Mother Mary. A few short weeks later, she co-starred in The Devil Wears Prada 2,…
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Beware Boiúna (2026)
STORYLINE: When a team of young doctors embark on a local humanitarian mission through the Amazon rain forest, it soon becomes clear that not everyone – or everything – is happy to see them. Their arrival draws the attention of an ancient predator, the “Boiúna.” This ancient killer, dominant on land and water, clashes with…
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DIGGER (2026)
STORYLINE: The most powerful man in the world embarks on a frantic mission to prove he is humanity’s savior before the disaster he’s unleashed destroys everything. (IMDb) In 1986, Tom Cruise flew to the danger zone in Top Gun. Eight years later, in 1994, he frightened audiences in Interview with a Vampire. He would…
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HEART OF THE BEAST (2026)
STORYLINE: After a harrowing plane crash, Special Forces veteran James Belmont and his combat dog, Odin, find themselves stranded deep in the Alaskan wilderness. Together, they are forced into a brutal fight for survival against the elements. (IMDb) Robert Pattinson and Willem Dafoe were the entire ensemble in the 2019 thriller, The Lighthouse. In…
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YOU HAD TO BE THERE (2025 – Documentary)
STORYLINE: A documentary about the legendary 1972 Toronto production of the musical about the life of Jesus, which launched many illustrious careers and ignited a comedy revolution. (IMDb) How’s the saying go? There’s no business like show business! In 1950’s Sunset Boulevard, Gloria Swanson portrayed an actress trying to stay relevant in the…
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FORGOTTEN ISLAND (2026)
STORYLINE: Two best friends become stranded on the mystical world of Nakali, where their only escape might cost them their shared lifetime of memories. (IMDb) During the hot days of summer, Buzz Lightyear and the gang return to the big screen in Pixar’s Toy Story 5. Sports fans had their cinematic tail told in…
