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Cindy Kleine and André Gregory's ONE MORE TIME is a fascinating archival document about aging, staged for a play about the apocalypse. filmobsessive.com?p=307817

Three senior men site in a white living room, all staring at the camera in One More Time.

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TERMINATOR 2 stands out as a cornerstone movie for the hosts and featured guest of the Cinephile Hissy Fit podcast. filmobsessive.com?p=307839

T-800 giving a thumbs up in Terminator 2.

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In time for its new 4K restoration, revisit E. Elias Merhige’s BEGOTTEN, a nightmarish, avant-garde cinematic experience. filmobsessive.com?p=307765

A dark, grainy, inverted silhouette of a robed figure reflected on water against a blown-out, pale background in Begotten.

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Film Obsessive @filmobsessive.com · 03/10/2026

Scream queens Jane Levy and Jessica Rothe come together for RIVER, a new horror film with plenty of dramatic heft. filmobsessive.com?p=307792

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This month's roundup features a collection of unique design styles across several film genres. From fine art to photocopies, it's a mixed bag. filmobsessive.com?p=307775

Collection of thumbnails from this month's movie poster roundup.

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Film Obsessive @filmobsessive.com · 03/10/2026

NIMRODS: A GREEN DAY COMEDY offers breezy pop-punk nostalgia, but its sanitized road trip lacks the band's trademark rebellion. filmobsessive.com?p=307798

Ryan Foust, Kylr Coffman with green hair, and Mason Thames covered in mud while talking at an outdoor festival in Nimrods: A Green Day Comedy.

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Film Obsessive @filmobsessive.com · 03/10/2026

Author and critic Brent Simon discusses THE DREAMER'S PATH, his new book on David Lynch's parallel career as an actor. filmobsessive.com?p=307581

Brent Simon and David Lynch pose for a photo together.

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Film Obsessive @filmobsessive.com · 02/10/2026

LONDON, Sebastian Brameshuber's latest, is a testament to the kind of moving conversations a car makes possible. filmobsessive.com?p=307732

Bobby (Bobby Sommer) drives his car through a highway.

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Film Obsessive @filmobsessive.com · 01/10/2026

IN SPITE OF OURSELVES presents an honest and relatable romance that wears its messiness and frosting on its sleeve. filmobsessive.com?p=307754

A woman and a man sit on a down tree in In Spite of Ourselves.

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Film Obsessive @filmobsessive.com · 01/10/2026

FORGOTTEN ISLAND stands out as a highly entertaining and colorful story about the importance of memories and friendships. filmobsessive.com?p=307726

Raww, Jo, and Raissa celebrate a night of fun. Raissa flies by with Jo and Raww on the ground.

Film Obsessive @filmobsessive.com · 01/10/2026

Ridley Scott and his genre-shifting career, linked by a distrust of authority, may be more connected than you think. filmobsessive.com?p=307052

A man and woman chat near a campfire next to parked plane in The Dog Stars.

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Film Obsessive @filmobsessive.com · 30/09/2026

Jonathan Glazer's new documentary, JOY OF JOYS, features the imaginations of children with cameras in music studios and war-torn lands. filmobsessive.com?p=307484

A young boy in Gaza City runs cheerfully through ruined buildings, chased by a friend behind him in Joy of Joys.

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Film Obsessive @filmobsessive.com · 30/09/2026

Director and co-writer Nicholas Pineda unpacks the found footage genre in his directorial debut, INFIRMARY. filmobsessive.com?p=307673

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INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE, the heartthrob crossroads of Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, and Antonio Banderas, gets its first 4K-UHD revival. filmobsessive.com?p=307656

A man folds his arms near a shelf of candelabras in Interview With a Vampire.

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Michelle Gomez chats with Film Obsessive about how making THE INCOMER made her fall in love with her Scottish pride all over again. filmobsessive.com?p=307621

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DIGGER posits a satire within a satire that makes its own conclusions, taking that power away from its audience. filmobsessive.com?p=307706

A man poses with a shovel on a step next to a large fireplace in Digger.

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Film Obsessive @filmobsessive.com · 28/09/2026

2006's 'STEP UP' spawned a popular dance franchise and made Channing Tatum a star. Does it stand the test of time? filmobsessive.com?p=307432

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Fresh from TIFF 2026, a capsule of three East Asian films dealing with fraught history, inherited terror, and teenage ennui. filmobsessive.com?p=306638

From left to right: Park Cheol-gu (Yoo Hai-jin), Kim Jae-hwan (Park Hae-il), and Han Young-il (Lee Min-ho) discuss the details of an assassination attempt while in a recording studio.

Film Obsessive @filmobsessive.com · 28/09/2026

ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN has remained relevant by being about more than the historical event that inspired this victory lap for journalism. filmobsessive.com?p=307220

Dustin Hoffman and Robert Redford in ALL THE PRESIDENT'S MEN (1976). Warner Bros. Screen capture off DVD. Woodward and Bernstein go over how to write up an article at the Washington Post offices.

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Film Obsessive @filmobsessive.com · 27/09/2026

HA-CHAN, SHAKE YOUR BOOTY! moves through a universally painful experience with infectious, sure-footed grace. filmobsessive.com?p=307643

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Film Obsessive @filmobsessive.com · 27/09/2026

The cinematic fatalities of MORTAL KOMBAT II welcome back returning guest Mark Krawczyk to the Cinephile Hissy Fit. filmobsessive.com?p=307300

KARL URBAN as Johnny Cage in New Line Cinema’s “Mortal Kombat II,” a Warner Bros. Pictures release. Johnny Cage in the hellish Nether Realm.

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Film Obsessive @filmobsessive.com · 26/09/2026

THREE BLUE BOATS is a quietly devastating short film from director David Higgs, carried by striking imagery and two remarkable young leads. filmobsessive.com?p=307532

Lox Pratt and Stanley Kemp as two brothers in 3 Blue Boats.

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Film Obsessive @filmobsessive.com · 26/09/2026

Lance Oppenheim's PRIMETIME is a surreal descent into the world of Chris Hansen, fusing fact and fiction in a messy yet singular experience. filmobsessive.com?p=307565

Robert Pattinson's Chris Hansen stands next to a window as it pours outside.

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Film Obsessive @filmobsessive.com · 26/09/2026

The second part of Julia Loktev's MY UNDESIRABLE FRIENDS follows its cast of resistance journalists across the corners of Europe. filmobsessive.com?p=307382

Ksenia Mironova and Valeria Ratnikova rest and lean on each other in winter wear during a long car ride in Istanbul.

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The trailer for YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING brings Nathan Fielder into uncomfortably close contact to infamous Theranos scammer Elizabeth Holmes. filmobsessive.com?p=307551

Elizabeth Holmes talking to Nathan Fielder in the trailer for You Can See Everything from A24.

THE STUNT DRIVER comedically captures the inspiring effort of Ken Carter to jump a mile-wide river in a rocket car because it sounded cool. filmobsessive.com?p=307521

(L-R) Jay Baruchel and Ed Helms in THE STUNT DRIVER (2026). IFC Films. Stunt driver Ken Carter chats with Dick Keller while they inspect their yellow rocket car.

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HEART OF THE BEAST might feature Brad Pitt's one-man survival movie entry on his great actor resume, but the dog steals the show. filmobsessive.com?p=307486

A combat veteran dog sits on a stony beach in Heart of the Beast

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Film Obsessive @filmobsessive.com · 24/09/2026

ANCHORS AWEIGH mixes all of life's heavy emotions together to spit out something ugly, silly, and stupid in the best way. filmobsessive.com?p=307477

The main character with an episode of "Family Guy" in the background

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Danny Boyle's INK is a frenetic, purposeful, if not deeply flawed origin story for the disinformation era. filmobsessive.com?p=307213

Larry Lamb (Jack O'Connell) watches as copies of The Sun are printed at great speed through the printing press machines.

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Film Obsessive @filmobsessive.com · 24/09/2026

BATMAN: KNIGHTFALL PART 1 adapts the first third of the infamous Bane-centered epic comic storyline from the 1990s. filmobsessive.com?p=307358

Batman leans towards an opponent in Batman: Knightfall Part 1: Knightfall

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THE LOVE HYPOTHESIS, the latest romantic comedy from director Claire Scanlon makes you wonder if vocabulary and science are sexy. filmobsessive.com?p=307465

A woman and man look affectionately at each other on a park bench in The Love Hypothesis.

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TIFF 2026 People's Choice Midnight Madness winner LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, BRIAN MULRONEY is carefully constructed madness. filmobsessive.com?p=307370

Brian Mulroney's head photoshopped onto a vampire-like body

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Anna Biller's THE FACE OF HORROR, an intimate look at identity in MASC, and more reviews from the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival. filmobsessive.com?p=307332

A prince stands behind a woman lying on the bed

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Ahead of the world premiere at the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival, actor Sam Krochmal talks power of Canadian filmmaking in YAGA. filmobsessive.com?p=307403

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Zach Cregger's RESIDENT EVIL perfectly captures the feel of the series' trademark gameplay while delivering consistent laughs. filmobsessive.com?p=307357

Bryan (Austin Abrams) looks behind his shoulder as he grips his gun on a snowy street.

Even with a few off notes, VOICES is more exciting than any reboot, remake, or sequel of some nostalgic IP could ever hope to be. filmobsessive.com?p=307365

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SUPERGIRL arrives on 4K-UHD, Blu-ray, and DVD physical media formats with the hope of winning over audiences that missed it in theaters. filmobsessive.com?p=307312

Milly Alcock in Supergirl (Warner Bros.)

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There is love, awe, and femininity bubbling through all of IDDA, waiting for the moment it’s able to fully let loose. filmobsessive.com?p=307385

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Film Obsessive @filmobsessive.com · 21/09/2026

Paula González-Nasser’s feature debut THE SCOUT adopts a fly-on-the-wall perspective, following the stressful routine of a location scout. filmobsessive.com?p=307042

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The classic Wilmette Theatre hosts four films as part of the 12th Irish American Movie Hooley celebrating combined cinematic culture. filmobsessive.com?p=307302

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Film Obsessive @filmobsessive.com · 21/09/2026

Richard Kelly's DONNIE DARKO remains as narratively mysterious as it is emotionally forthright, as seductive as it is unnerving. filmobsessive.com?p=306945

ake Gyllenhaal as Donnie Darko, Jena Malone as Gretchen Ross, and James Duval in the costume of Frank the rabbit, depicted in an otherwise empty movie theater in Donnie Darko.

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Film Obsessive @filmobsessive.com · 20/09/2026

The new MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE movie provided the exact nostalgia drug for the hosts and guests of the Cinephile Hissy Fit podcast. filmobsessive.com?p=307298

A female and male warrior speak before battle in Masters of the Universe.

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Film Obsessive @filmobsessive.com · 20/09/2026

Film Obsessive recently spoke to write-director Tim Kasher about his latest project, Dark Sky Films' WHO'S WATCHING. filmobsessive.com?p=307116

A crazed man lit up red looking through instrument wires.

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Film Obsessive @filmobsessive.com · 19/09/2026

TRACES OF HOME fervently, yet lovingly digs up the traumatic pasts of filmmaker Colette Ghunim's Mexican mother and Palestinian father. filmobsessive.com?p=307277

Photo of a young woman and a little girl smiling at the camera. They are outside and it is daytime.

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Film Obsessive @filmobsessive.com · 19/09/2026

THE LIFE AND DEATHS OF WILSON SHEDD has no answers about the death penalty, merely questions and empathy for all its characters. filmobsessive.com?p=307259