With The Diary of a Chambermaid, Radu Jude unveils his bleakest film, commentating on hypocritical socioeconomic class disparities.

Set at the turn of the century, Netflix's East of Eden is an epic tale of a family torn between good and evil.

Mike Flanagan expands and interrogates Stephen King’s Carrie through an audacious modern-day adaptation of one of the greatest literary tragedies.

Streaming season is heating up and bringing some mouth-watering, must-see thrills. Here are the 8 new shows to stream in October 2026.

The Verity film adaptation boasts a strong cast and gorgeous design, but Colleen Hoover’s lurid thriller loses heat on its way to the screen.

Jordan’s Firstman’s Club Kid reinvents what a coming-of-age film can look like, mixing hearty humor with a profound interest in self-discovery.

With touching love stories and unexpected twists, Georgia Oakley’s Sense and Sensibility (2026) is a charming new take on a timeless classic.

Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s Digger wears its ambition like a badge of honor, taking creative swings that are admirable but don’t fully work.

The Loud and Clear team recommends 35 movies to watch at the 2026 BFI London Film Festival, from big world premieres to lesser known gems. Read the list!

Despite reliable canine performances, David Ayer’s Heart of the Beast never develops the core relationship at the center of this survival thriller.

We interview Josh Nelson Youssef and Phil Robertson on the making of Nevatars, working with Andy Serkis, mixed reality, embracing imperfection, and more.

We interview Mackenzie Davis and Rupert Friend about My Notes on Mars, their characters, off-screen interests, working with Lili Horvát, and more.

We interview Gianni Amelio, Alessandro Borghi and Valeria Golino about Nessun Dolore, Amelio's filmmaking process, a near kiss, books, and more.

Young Ladies Don’t Play Fighting Games plays with expectations of gender roles and adolescence in a way that crosses cultural and age boundaries.

We interview Shinya Tsukamoto, Rodney Hicks and Geoffrey Rush about Mr. Nelson, Did You Kill People?, war, trauma, healing, and Allen Nelson.

In Alex GIbney’s documentary Knife: The Attempted Murder of Salman Rushdie, the dignity of its subject in the face of violence shines bright.

Ross McElwee’s Remake is a frequently dazzling reflection on life, death, and the many connections and paths we navigate along the way.

The Musical owes its best laughs to an unhinged main character but is dragged down by an inability to say as much as it wants to with him.

Practical Magic 2 is a spellbinding sequel on love, spells, midnight margaritas, and everything in between.

In Elsinore, Andrew Scott gives the performance of his career as Ian Charleson, the actor who played Hamlet while dying of AIDS.

We interview director Lili Horvát about the My Notes on Mars's themes and characters, filming on 35mm, casting changes her creative process, and more.

Michelle Yeoh plays a retired surgeon kidnapped and forced to operate on a crime boss in The Surgeon, Roshan Sethi's lean, extremely gory thriller.

A squad of aliens lands to conquer Earth and catches our emotions instead in Alpha Gang, the Zellner brothers' committed, very strange comedy.

The British band Pulp demonstrates how great a band they are in Garth Jennings's concert film/documentary What Do You Do For An Encore?.

We interview Xavier Tera, writer-director of The Color of the Sun, about the film, its characters and themes, Okinawa, key scenes, and more.

Lee Chang-dong’s Possible Love is a masterful dissection of class privilege, socioeconomic disparity, and our ability to understand the fragility of others.

The Drop: A Snowfall Saga is off to a promising start with its authentic, evocative portrait of the Gangsta Rap Era, despite a jumbled narrative structure.

We interview Natsuki Deguchi and Aju Makita, of Hirokazu Koreeda's Look Back, about taking on roles that mean so much to people, working together and more.

We interview writer/director Sabu and lead actor Ethan Juan about their new film Arrested Memory, which premiered at the 2026 Venice Film Festival.

We interview Kate & Rooney Mara, Domhnall Gleeson, Orlando Bloom and Werner Herzog on Bucking Fastard, Herzog’s latest singular and fantastical film.

Sarah Paulson gives the best performance of her career in Cody Fern's debut Closing Night, with Naomi Watts and Dianne Wiest right beside her.

Jodie Comer and Harry Melling sing every note of Stuffed, a macabre love story that's one of the most original movies at TIFF 2026.

Lauren Miller Rogen waited years for an urge that never came, and Anna Kendrick carries Babies, the warm, open film she made about it.

We interview Wim Wenders about From Inside Out - The Archite % cture of Peter Zumthor, the poetic potential of 3D and his approach to documentary filmmaking.

Buddy gleefully and wholly commits to slashing apart preschool programming with a hilarious, strange, razor-sharp horror comedy.

We interview Alexandre Smia, Denis Ménochet & Reda Kateb about their new film Jupiter, which explores how leaders might react in the event of nuclear war.

Angelina Jolie’s Without Blood clearly condemns the horrors of war, but doesn’t tread new ground and struggles to find emotional depth.

No motive, no mercy, no cell service. Joshua Giuliano's debut, River, is a slasher stripped to its bones that opened TIFF Midnight Madness with a bang.

Everybody Wants to F*ck Me starts as a comedy about modern dating and becomes something with teeth. Taron Egerton has never been better.

We watched many fantastic XR, VR, and mixed reality projects at 2026 Venice Immersive, the Extended Reality strand of the Venice Film Festival!

One Minute to Midnight is a meandering, albeit earnest attempt from Nicolas Pariser to craft a story analyzing love and identity amid a mid-life crisis.

Paolo Strippoli’s The Spiral cements his place as the rising Italian filmmaker to watch with this latest gory, psychological and moral labyrinth.

Gael García Bernal’s Hombre al Agua is a futile and disorienting attempt to dissect class inequity, modern masculinity and identity.

With Big Little Things, Michelle Zhou tells a dour and bittersweet lesbian coming-out story that happened in northeastern China during COVID.

Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin's Everest: The Other Side is a breathtaking, gripping documentary that raises difficult questions about ethics.

May el-Toukhy’s Woman Unknown serves as a masterclass in complex, unlikeable female characters and unabashedly fearless storytelling.

Maggie Gyllenhaal's Flesh Impact is a moving tribute to Marilyn Monroe that's full of appreciation for her artistry and understanding of her circumstances.

Forgive Hope its obvious flaws, and a ridiculously fun time will be had with Na Hong-jin’s creative creature feature.