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Summer does not officially begin until the third week of June but Winter was such a slog and May has been very much, “It May snow today”, or, “It May rain today”, or, “It May be blistering hot for like five minutes today”, we just want a season that picks a lane and sticks with it.  Shudder will bring some heat of its own with June’s lineup of originals and rep programming. Ladies are in focus next month with Izabel Pakzad’s soon-to-be much talked about, Find Your Friends, Meredith Alloway’s Forbidden Fruits, Lucile Hadzihalilovic’s award-winning The Ice Tower, and a focus on moms in Mark O’Brien’s The Voices of Our Mother.  Episodes of classic Tales From The Crypt continue for all territories while subscribes in the U.S. get…

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Allison Janney and Andrew Rannells give bravura performances in Jim Rash’s dramatic comedy.

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For the first time in years, 2026 could prove to be electrifying. The three major franchise empires are at war as they are trying to redefine themselves, especially with new DC Studios co-heads, Peter Safran and James Gunn. It’s getting crazy among DC Studios, Marvel Studios, and Lucasfilm. Worldwide, modern audiences have fallen victim to so-called fast content — hello, TikTok! — and their attention spans are smashed. It is much more challenging for major studios to keep them hooked and give them something show-stopping to buy the tickets. Promotional materials need to wow viewers, so that they rush to theaters. Then the film needs to be emotionally authentic, so as to hit them in their gut. Studios are now on a hamster wheel of…

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Bringing a flash of neon colour to the 79th Cannes Film Festival this year, Greek director Konstantina Kotzamani’s feature debut Titanic Ocean premiered in Un Certain Regard at the festival. Inspired by the Japanese aquarium industry and the Greek myth of the sirens, Kotzamani builds a romantic yet melancholy world of beautiful mermaids, exploring feminine power and girlhood through a modern fairy tale. At Cannes, I had the privilege of speaking with Konstantina Kotzamani about her latest film that was ten years in the making. ScreenAnarchy: How did the film come about?  Konstantina Kotzamani: I was in Argentina writing a script for another feature film. While I was drinking my morning coffee, an article about five Japanese girls with silicon mermaid tails popped up on…

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Anaïs Demoustier, Pio Marmaï, and Gilles Lelouche star in the French romantic movie.

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Plus: ‘Forastera,’ ‘Pitfall,’ ‘With Hasan in Gaza,’ ‘Speed Demon.’

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In the article series Sound and Vision we take a look at music videos from notable directors. This week we take a look at several music videos directed by Timur Bekmambetov. I rarely discuss tie-in music videos, music videos that are made to accompany a feature. Not because I am against them, but because I think the main reason for the existence of the Sound and Vision is the disparity between a filmmaker’s output in music videos and features. If a music video is already tied into a feature, there is not much more for me to say or compare. Rarely is there something interesting to add. Enter Timur Bekmambetov. He made many music videos early in his career, mostly for the singer Chicherina….

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Magic apprentices learn more about their world, which is full of peril.

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Scott Adkins just wants his money in director Elliot Montello’s high-energy action thriller, also starring Nicole Deon and Vinnie Jones.

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Plus: ‘Ladies First,’ and a Quentin Tarantino double-bill with ‘True Romance’ and ‘Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair.’

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