Photo: ©MQuest Ventures Philippines Check out more of our YouTube Channel 𝐋𝐮𝐢𝐬 𝐏𝐞𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐧 is a Director, Actor, Founder and Film Festival Director of the International Film Festival Manhattan, New York, now in its 13th edition, proudly promoting Filipino, Asian, Scandinavian and European films and presenting them in New York. 👉https://iffmusa.com/ A winner of numerous awards as…
ⓒCourtesy of Paramount Pictures Following yesterday’s announcement by the poster, Paramount Pictures revealed the teaser trailer for filmmaker Ti West’s “Ebenezer,” a fresh interpretation of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.” Johnny Depp will portray Ebenezer Scrooge in the movie and was present, decked out in costume and makeup, to publicize the film at San Diego…
Photo by Courtesy of Sony Pictures – © 2026 CTMG, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Zach Cregger’s upcoming “Resident Evil” film adaptation, which he also directs, has seen the release of the second trailer for his previous projects “Weapons” and “Barbarian“. The project shares an original narrative distinct from its predecessors and is inspired by the initial…
ⓒCourtesy of Japan Cuts Tagosaku Suzuki is the most dubious psychic since Uri Geller pretended to bend spoons with his mind. However, Suzuki’s deception involves life and death ramifications, because casualties will surely result from the bombings he pretends to have fuzzy precognitive visions of. The police know he must be an accomplice, but they…
ⓒCourtesy of DC and Warner Brothers Horror films and superhero franchises are two of Hollywood’s most popular genre categories, and with “Clayface,” Warner Bros, I think that pairing them could lead to a successful Halloween box office. Directors James Watkins and Mike Flanagan, with assistance from Hossein Amini, created a film that prominently features one…
©Courtesy of The New York Asian Film Festival The New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF), celebrating its landmark 25th edition, will close with the North American premiere of the Chinese breakout smash Dear You. Co-presented by Well Go USA Entertainment, the Closing Night screening takes place on Sunday, July 26, 2026, at 8:30 PM at…
© Alwin H. Küchler / STUDIOCANAL SAS Following its Venice Film Festival announcement as the opening feature, Netflix scooped up U.S. and Latin American rights to filmmaker Danny Boyle‘s “Ink“. Studiocanal took charge of global sales and plans theatrical releases in their territories, which include the UK, much of Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. Jack…
ⓒCourtesy of Japan Cuts Tagosaku Suzuki is the most dubious psychic since Uri Geller pretended to bend spoons with his mind. However, Suzuki’s deception involves life and death ramifications, because casualties will surely result from the bombings he pretends to have fuzzy precognitive visions of. The police know he must be an accomplice, but they…
After the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, Hirokazu Kore-eda’s latest work arrives at Japan Society as part of Japan Cuts’ line-up. Sheep In The Box takes its name from a famous passage in Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s The Little Prince, to explore the notion of resurrection through technological means. Set in a not-too-distant future, the film follows a young bereaved…
ⓒCourtesy of Lincoln Center Film at Lincoln Center announces Ava DuVernay’s “14th” as the Closing Night selection of the 64th New York Film Festival, making its world premiere at Alice Tully Hall on Friday, October 9, with DuVernay and film participants in attendance. Presented by Film at Lincoln Center in partnership with Rolex, the 64th…
ⓒCourtesy of K2 Pictures Japanese filmmaker Miwa Nishikawa‘s film, “Children Untold,” a story about a 12-year-old girl living as a boy to escape post-war Tokyo, will debut in the 2026 Platform competition at the Toronto Film Festival. The drama starring Ami Koyae, Fumi Nikaido, and Koji Yakusho is based on Nishikawa’s unpublished novel. On Tuesday,…
Synopsis : One of the most anticipated series will be released on Apple TV+ March 25, An epic historical tale based on the New York Times best-selling novel by Min Jin Lee. The history dates back to 1910-1990, originating in the Japanese occupation of Korea and leading to the globalization of Japan in late 1980s. At its…
©Courtesy of Zro Films The Film “1780” directed by: Dustin Fairbanks is a movie of mind game, chess game of sorts and is where the young America was going through in the early years of its existence. Mixing great actors with the poetic writing of Stephan Ralph Delpiano. I feel the sincere effort of the filmmakers…
ⓒCourtesy of K2 Pictures Japanese filmmaker Miwa Nishikawa‘s film, “Children Untold,” a story about a 12-year-old girl living as a boy to escape post-war Tokyo, will debut in the 2026 Platform competition at the Toronto Film Festival. The drama starring Ami Koyae, Fumi Nikaido, and Koji Yakusho is based on Nishikawa’s unpublished novel. On Tuesday,…
ⓒCourtesy of Lincoln Center Film at Lincoln Center announces Ava DuVernay’s “14th” as the Closing Night selection of the 64th New York Film Festival, making its world premiere at Alice Tully Hall on Friday, October 9, with DuVernay and film participants in attendance. Presented by Film at Lincoln Center in partnership with Rolex, the 64th…
ⓒCourtesy of Warner Bros. and Paramount A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order to prevent Paramount’s acquisition of Warner Bros. valued at $110 billion. The order put a halt on the merger for 14 days. U.S. District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín issued a temporary restraining order on Monday following a lawsuit filed by 12…
© Alwin H. Küchler / STUDIOCANAL SAS Following its Venice Film Festival announcement as the opening feature, Netflix scooped up U.S. and Latin American rights to filmmaker Danny Boyle‘s “Ink“. Studiocanal took charge of global sales and plans theatrical releases in their territories, which include the UK, much of Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. Jack…
ⓒCourtesy of Disney Disney has confirmed that the long-awaited R-rated remastered version of the 2008 “The X-Files” film, which was previously unseen, will be made available for streaming next month. Last year, when Carter appeared on David Duchovny’s podcast “Fail Better,” he first hinted at this new version, noting he had “scared himself” while making…
ⓒCourtesy of Paramount Pictures Following yesterday’s announcement by the poster, Paramount Pictures revealed the teaser trailer for filmmaker Ti West’s “Ebenezer,” a fresh interpretation of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.” Johnny Depp will portray Ebenezer Scrooge in the movie and was present, decked out in costume and makeup, to publicize the film at San Diego…
Photo by Courtesy of Sony Pictures – © 2026 CTMG, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Zach Cregger’s upcoming “Resident Evil” film adaptation, which he also directs, has seen the release of the second trailer for his previous projects “Weapons” and “Barbarian“. The project shares an original narrative distinct from its predecessors and is inspired by the initial…
ⓒCourtesy of DC and Warner Brothers Horror films and superhero franchises are two of Hollywood’s most popular genre categories, and with “Clayface,” Warner Bros, I think that pairing them could lead to a successful Halloween box office. Directors James Watkins and Mike Flanagan, with assistance from Hossein Amini, created a film that prominently features one…
ⓒCourtesy of Universal Pictures Universal Pictures and Blumhouse, the creators of “Other Mommy,” a new horror/thriller, recently released the trailer, which will be screened in cinemas on October 9th. The project is portrayed as a harrowing journey into the shadowy realm of young Bela, who establishes a strange connection with an eerie figure in her…
ⓒCourtesy of Focus Features Focus Features unveiled the trailer for “The Uprising,” the historical drama directed by ”United 93” director Paul Greengrass and starring Andrew Garfield. Set during the Peasants’ Revolt in 14th-century England, the story follows a legendary rebel leader (Garfield) who assembles a band of everyday citizens to challenge the rule of King…
ⓒCourtesy of Japan Cuts Tagosaku Suzuki is the most dubious psychic since Uri Geller pretended to bend spoons with his mind. However, Suzuki’s deception involves life and death ramifications, because casualties will surely result from the bombings he pretends to have fuzzy precognitive visions of. The police know he must be an accomplice, but they…
After the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, Hirokazu Kore-eda’s latest work arrives at Japan Society as part of Japan Cuts’ line-up. Sheep In The Box takes its name from a famous passage in Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s The Little Prince, to explore the notion of resurrection through technological means. Set in a not-too-distant future, the film follows a young bereaved…
Courtesy of Universal Pictures Check out more of Our YouTube Channel Matthew Schuchman In the early 90s, while at the video store with his friends who wanted to rent Don’t Tell Mom The Babysitter’s Dead, Matthew asked the clerk if they had any copies of Naked Lunch available. A film buff from an early age,…
ⓒCourtesy of the New York Asian Film Festival Combining visceral horror with sharp social commentary can often transform familiar genre conventions into a more ambitious story. Writer-director Yeon Sang-ho returns with Colony, a zombie thriller that reinforces his status as a distinctive genre filmmaker. Following the success of his 2016 horror movie, Train to Busan, Yeon…
ⓒCourtesy of Japan Cuts In this prequel, the clones will attack. However, you will never mistake Takahide Hori’s latest stop-motion animated feature for that other film. You might even appreciate it more, if you give it half a chance. Science fiction fans will be hard-pressed to find world-building as inventive and immersive, even in tent-poles…
Photo: ©MQuest Ventures Philippines Check out more of our YouTube Channel 𝐋𝐮𝐢𝐬 𝐏𝐞𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐧 is a Director, Actor, Founder and Film Festival Director of the International Film Festival Manhattan, New York, now in its 13th edition, proudly promoting Filipino, Asian, Scandinavian and European films and presenting them in New York. 👉https://iffmusa.com/ A winner of numerous awards as…
ⓒCourtesy of Hulu Check out more of our YouTube Channel Nobuhiro Hosoki grew up watching American films since he was a kid; he decided to go to the United States thanks to seeing the artistry of Stanley Kubrick’s “A Clockwork Orange.” After graduating from film school, he worked as an assistant director on TV Tokyo’s…
The 62nd Mostra Internazionale del Nuovo Cinema di Pesaro took place from June 13th to June 20th 2026, with Pedro Armocida as Artistic Director for the eleventh time. This festival — founded by Italian film critic and film historian Lino Miccichè — is one of the most important Italian film festivals, representing an alternative to…
©Courtesy of Well Go USA Entertainment Colony : Horror master Yeon Sang-ho (Train to Busan) directs a new Korean zombie thriller starring Jun Ji-hyun and Koo Kyo-hwan. Professor Se-jeong (Jun) is thrust into a bloody nightmare when a rapidly mutating virus is released during a biotech conference causing authorities to seal the facility. Trapped inside with…
©Courtesy of Tribeca Festival Mexicanamerican : Expertly merging old VHS home movies with new family interviews, filmmaker Eddie Sánchez traces his parents’ journey from Mexico to the U.S. in this poignant and affecting documentary debut. What is the cost of the American Dream? Filmmaker Eddie Sanchez sets out to better understand his parents, Lalo and…
©Courtesy of The New York Asian Film Festival The New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF), celebrating its landmark 25th edition, will close with the North American premiere of the Chinese breakout smash Dear You. Co-presented by Well Go USA Entertainment, the Closing Night screening takes place on Sunday, July 26, 2026, at 8:30 PM at…
©Courtesy of BAM June 19–30 Masahiro Shinoda Co-presented by Japan Foundation Programmed by Jesse Trussell The protean master filmmaker Masahiro Shinoda, who passed away last year at 94, deftly leapt between social dramas, samurai films, and stunning engagements with traditional Japanese theater. Beginning his career in the 1950s as an assistant to legends like Yasujirō…
©Courtesy of The New York Asian Film Festival The New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) and Film at Lincoln Center today unveil the second wave of programming for its landmark 25th edition, adding more than 40 films to an already wide-ranging lineup, with very special final titles still to come. Running from July 10 to…
Fat Choi Spirit (©2010 Fortune Star Media Limited All Rights Reserved); Gamer Girls (courtesy of Film Movement); Colony (courtesy of Well Go USA Entertainment); Crossing a Dawn (©Momo Pictures); and Montreal, Ma Belle (©Filmoption International) The 25th New York Asian Film Festival Celebrates 25 Years of Discovering the Future of Asian Cinema July 10–26, 2026…
Suzu Hirose in A Pale View of Hills © 2025 A Pale View of Hills Film Partners 19TH ANNUAL JAPAN CUTS: FESTIVAL OF NEW JAPANESE FILM HEADLINED BY ACTRESS SUZU HIROSE AND DIRECTOR HIROKAZU KOREEDA North America’s Largest Japanese Film Festival Announces Schedule, Featuring Two Weeks of Contemporary Premieres, Special Guests, and Restored Classics Festival…
The American comedy drama anthology television series created by Lee Sung Jin returns to Netflix with a second season that will keep you on the edge of your seat. We are introduced to Joshua “Josh” Martín (Oscar Isaac) and his British wife Lindsay Crane-Martín (Carey Mulligan). Josh is the general manager of a country club,…
@Courtesy of HBO MAX After the worldwide success of the two movies dedicated to Pennywise and the Losers, Andy Muschietti decided that there was more to say about IT, the masterpiece novel written by Stephen King. Inspired by the interludes that in an obscure and elusive way talk about the genesis of the evil entity…
@Courtesy of Netflix Black Rabbit : When the owner of the hottest restaurant in New York allows his troubled brother to return to the family business, he opens the door to old traumas and new dangers that threaten to bring down everything they’ve built. Creator : Kate Susman, Zach Baylin. Executive Producer : Zach Baylin, Jude…
@Courtesy of HBO MAX Task : Set in the working-class suburbs of Philadelphia, an FBI agent heads a Task Force to put an end to a string of violent robberies led by an unsuspecting family man. Creator : Brad Engelsby Executive Producer : Brad Engelsby, Ron Schmidt Network : HBO Genre : Crime, Drama Original…
@Courtesy of MUBI “Mussolini: Son of the Century” Traces the birth of Fascism in Italy and Mussolini’s ascent with an innovative approach that has sparked debate about the Fascist dictator’s legacy in Italy and abroad. Director : Joe Wright Screenwriter : Stefano Bises, Davide Serino, Antonio Scurati Network : MUBI Genre : Biography, History, Drama Original Language : Italian…
©Courtesy of Unsplash Here are always new movies being released and reviews to read from respected critics. However, despite the conveyor belt of fresh releases that come out in cinemas and on Netflix, sometimes loading up a classic film is a preference for movie lovers. For basketball fans, in particular, there are some much-loved productions…
©Courtesy of IFFM Festival Director Luis Pedron is excited to announce that the 4th Annual International Film Festival Manhattan Industry screening as part of the Short Film Corner / Rendez-vous Industry Events at the Festival de Cannes will be happening on May 20, 2026 @ 18:00 – 19:50 at the Palais G Palais de Festivals…
Photo by Tima Miroshnichenko Written by Paulius Narkevičius It’s hard to explain the Kentucky Derby to a non-horse racing fan. In fact, it is even harder to compare it to a different sporting event. We’re talking about a spectacle that has been going on for more than 150 years, and it is often called “the…
©Courtesy of Noël Coward. (The rights to the film “Brief Encounter” are currently held by the estate of Noël Coward) There is a specific kind of ache that the best cross-cultural romance films understand better than any other genre. It is not simply the ache of two people wanting each other, it’s the ache of…
Written by Bradley James Watching a James Bond film can make you want a lot of different things: fancy cars, secret agent training, the company of a beautiful woman (or handsome man), or even a new wardrobe full of sharp formal wear. The films are designed as much to be eye candy as anything else. Above all…
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