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• Filmmaker Dan Trachtenberg’s third “Predator” adventure, “Badlands,” lands on home video packed with in-depth bonus materials.

  By Douglas Davidson on February 12, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Writer/director Dan Trachtenberg’s feature film debut, 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016), not only helped reenergize the Cloverfield franchise, it established the filmmaker as one to watch. He’s since been handed the reigns to three different Predator-related projects and each one, unique… Read More ›

• “All of the Above” demonstrates the significance of embracing curiosity while creating space for multiple answers. [SBIFF]

  By Douglas Davidson on February 12, 2026 • ( 1 )

  

  “When the student is ready, the teacher appears.” – Tao Te Ching The concept of religion never quite seemed like a casual topic of conversation, but it has grown to be quite the sticky wicket. It often seems that around… Read More ›

• Open Dialogue with “Arco” director/co-writer Ugo Bienvenu.

  By Thomas Manning on February 11, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  In this episode of Meet Me at the Movies, Thomas Manning is joined by Ugo Bienvenu, the writer, director, and producer behind the Oscar-nominated animated film Arco. Bienvenu opens up about the years-long creative journey behind this deeply personal project… Read More ›

• “Blue Moon” boasts a career-best performance from Ethan Hawke as Richard Linklater lovingly brings the 1940s to life.

  By Blak Cinephile on February 11, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Director Richard Linklater (Nouvelle Vague) has been actively communicating with the past, meaning he has released two films within the past year that pay homage to the figures behind classic films and musicals. Alongside Nouvelle Vague, a film about the… Read More ›

• Criterion brings a third format of Jacques Tati’s “PlayTime” into the Collection.

  By justin waldman on February 10, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  The world of physical media is constantly changing and evolving, impacting the way collectors gather movies. Criterion is occasionally regarded as the benchmark of the crème of the crop for collectors, however, with them continuing to dip their toes into… Read More ›

• Filmmaker Mamoru Hosoda’s “Scarlet” riffs on Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” in a time-bending animated adventure that challenges the validity of revenge.

  By Douglas Davidson on February 10, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Photosensitivity Warning: Several scenes in Scarlet may prove triggering for photosensitive viewers through the use of stylized lightning. It occurs a handful of times in the film and can often be predicted, enabling a viewer to shield oneself, but it’s… Read More ›

• 12 films of 2025 that stuck with me.

  By Douglas Davidson on February 10, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Before I fully look toward 2026, it’s time for the Tenth Annual Sticky List! If you’re unfamiliar with the Sticky List, these are the films which made me want to watch, rewatch, discuss, and share. While several films on my… Read More ›

• Documentarian Rustin Thompson’s “The Last Picture Shows” explores what’s lost when local picturehouses disappear from communities. [SBIFF]

  By Douglas Davidson on February 9, 2026 • ( 1 )

  

  Photosensitivity Warning: In one of the later segments of archival photos, they are stylized like old film footage with light blips and visible scratches which may prove triggering for photosensitive individuals. The evolution of the movie-watching experience is fairly straight-forward…. Read More ›

• Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” comes available on home video without an ounce of bonus materials and not a single small beer.

  By Douglas Davidson on February 9, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  After working on the script for roughly 20 years, filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson (Punch-Drunk Love; Boogie Nights) finally cracked his vision to adapt author Thomas Pynchon’s 1990 novel Vineland and, if one’s been following the awards circuit, the resultant film,… Read More ›

• Jonny Campbell’s sci-fi comedic thriller “Cold Storage” is a hilarious midnight creature feature for any time of day.

  By Douglas Davidson on February 9, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Photosensitivity Warning: The film takes place primarily in a storage facility which uses sensors to turn on lights, resulting in several moments of unexpected light activation that may prove triggering for photosensitive viewers. Stop me if you’ve heard this one:… Read More ›

• In times of frustration, sometimes you just need to laugh and say, “Fackham Hall.”

  By Douglas Davidson on February 8, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  The world is on fire. We’ve put out most of the literal ones, but there remain several metaphorical ones which have made those of us aware clench our sphincters quite tightly as we watch for outcomes. In times like these,… Read More ›

• Documentary “Mockbuster” or how the process of making a low-budget feature made me enjoy what I love without guilt. [SBIFF]

  By Douglas Davidson on February 7, 2026 • ( 1 )

  

  Of all the terms to be used to describe media consumption, “guilty pleasure” should be stricken from the record. The phrase implies that, regardless of perceived quality, the thing itself is not good in some way and that the enjoyment… Read More ›

• “Hamnet” Digital Code Giveaway

  By Douglas Davidson on February 6, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Hamnet, the new feature and novel adaptation from Oscar-winning filmmaker Chloé Zhao (Nomadland), is coming available on home video in both digital and physical formats. Starring Jessie Buckley (Women Talking) and Paul Mescal (Aftersun) as Agnes and William Shakespeare, respectively,… Read More ›

• “Magellan:” Everything is Magellan now.

  By Andrew J. Eisenman on February 6, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  In the opening shot of Magellan (2025), an Indigenous Malaysian woman walks into a stream, filling a vessel. Suddenly, she spots a white man past the fourth wall of the proscenium and takes off running. She shouts through her village… Read More ›

• “Twisted” comes up short taking the road well-traveled.

  By AJ Friar on February 6, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Twisted is a new horror film from Darren Lynn Bousman, a director whose fingerprints are permanently etched into the genre thanks to his work on the Saw series. Bousman helped elevate that franchise into a cultural phenomenon, and while he… Read More ›

• “The Morrigan” Digital Code Giveaway

  By Douglas Davidson on February 5, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Anytime is a good time to get your scare on. Out now is writer/director Colum Eastwood’s sophomore feature, the horror tale The Morrigan, on digital and VOD via Cineverse. In support of the release, Cineverse has given EoM one (1) digital… Read More ›

• A Conversation with “Teacher’s Pet” filmmaker Noam Kroll and actors Barbara Crampton and Luke Barnett.

  By Joel Winstead on February 5, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Today we welcome writer/director Noam Kroll and actors Barbara Crampton and Luke Barnett to discuss their new horror/thriller Teacher’s Pet, coming available from Quiver Distribution on February 6th. They sit down with EoM Contributor Joel Winstead to discuss how Crampton… Read More ›

• A complex love story brilliantly masked in a survival story and political thriller, “Kiss of the Spider Woman” receives a beautiful digital restoration, courtesy of The Criterion Collection.

  By Blak Cinephile on February 5, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Two prisoners. Two different pasts. One love story that keeps them going. Set within the Brazilian military dictatorship, Héctor Babenco’s 1985 film Kiss of the Spider Woman (adapted by Leonard Schrader, based on Manuel Pieg’s 1976 novel) is about two… Read More ›

• Edward Yang’s “Yi Yi” gets a boost to 4K UHD as it enters The Criterion Collection

  By Andrew J. Eisenman on February 4, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Life is like a dyad-god, both finite and infinite. Your life is finite because it ends, but Life goes on regardless of how you live yours. Few things narrow as quickly as the infinite possibilities of a newborn’s life, except… Read More ›

• “Shelby Oaks” uses chilling found footage to solve a mystery of a missing YouTuber and is now available on Blu-ray from NEON.

  By Michelle Swope on February 3, 2026 • ( 0 )

  

  Chris Stuckmann is a YouTuber, author, film critic, and filmmaker, who started his career posting short-form movie reviews on YouTube called “Quick Movie Reviews” in 2009. He eventually began making longer movie reviews as well as reviews of television shows,… Read More ›

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