Films We Can’t Wait to See in 2026 (and Some Random Observations)
By Original-Cin Staff
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PreviewJim Slotek2026, Mike Leigh, Wild Horse Nine, Martin McDonagh, Fjord, Cristian Mungiu, What Happens at Night, Martin Scorsese, Send Help, Sam Raimi, Wuthering Heights, Emerald Fennell, Kristoffer Borgli, The Drama, The Devil Wears Prada 2, Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu, Avengers: Doomsday, Disclosure Day, Steven Spielberg, Project Hail Mary, Coyote vs. ACME, Sinners, Magellan, Lav Diaz, Silent Friend, Ildikó Enyedi, Kokuho, Lee Sang-il Lee, The Bride!, Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Social Reckoning, Aaron Sorkin, Hamnet, Michael, Antoine Fuqua, Nv Zu, Stephen Chow, Shaolin Women's Soccer, Werwulf, Robert Eggers, 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, Nia DaCosta, Christopher Nolan, The Odyssey
The Plague: Swim-Camp Psychological Horror is Like Lord of the Water Bugs
By Chris Knight
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ReviewJim SlotekPsychological horror, The Plague, Tween boys get mean, Writer/director Charlie Polinger, Urban myths and weird rumours, Kenny Rasmussen, Everett Blunck, Kayo Martin, Joel Edgerton, Bullying in summer swim camp, Lord of the Flies
DJ Ahmet: Macedonian Coming-of-Age Story Predictable but Sweet
By Chris Knight
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Original-Cin Q&A: Sentimental Value Director Joaquim Trier on Communicating Beyond Language
By Karen Gordon
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InterviewJim SlotekSentimental Value, Joaquim Trier, Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgard, TIFF '25, Cannes Grand Prix, Elle Fanning, Eskil Vogt, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Awards season, awards contender
We Bury the Dead: A More Thoughtful Zombie Film
Original-Cin Q&A: Daisy Ridley’s Reflections on Zombies in We Bury the Dead
Marty Supreme: Chalamet Shines as a Driven, Abrasive Ping Pong Prodigy in '50s New York
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekTable tennis movie, Marty Supreme, Director co/writer Josh Safdie, Timothée Chalamet, New York's competitive table tennis scene, Tyler Okonma, aka Tyler the Creator, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kevin O'Leary, Koto Kawaguchi, Films with pathologically competitive protagonists, Penn Jillette, Abel Ferrara, Tears For Fears, Real-life table tennis prodigy Marty Reisman
Anaconda: I Like Big Snakes and I Cannot Lie
ReviewJim SlotekMovies that reference other movies, Anaconda, Sir Mix-A-Lot’s “Baby Got Back”, Jack Black, Paul Rudd, Steve Zahn, Thandiwe Newton, J-Lo and Ice Cube references, Director Tom Gormican, Ione Skye
No Other Choice: Park Chan-wook's Social Satire of Downsizing is Darkly Antic and On-Point
ReviewJim SlotekSouth Korean filmmakers, Park Chan-wook, Vengeance Trilogy, No Other Choice, Social satire about downsizing, Don McKellar, Donald Westlake novel The Ax, Costa-Gavras, Squid Game’s Lee Byung-hun, Son Ye-jin, Woo Seung Kim, So Yul Choi, Park Hee-soon
Original-Cin Q&A: Elizabeth Taylor Documentarians Discuss their “Rebel Superstar"
By Bonnie Laufer
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The Voice of Hind Rabab: A Harrowing Listen, An Essential Watch
ReviewJim SlotekThe Voice of Hind Rajab, Docudrama, Venice Film Festival, Venice Silver Lion Award, Kaouther Ben Hania, Amer Hlehel, Clara Khoury, Motaz Malhees, Saja Kilani, War in Gaza
Song Sung Blue: Hugh Jackman is Surreally Neil in Note-Perfect Schmaltzy Christmas Release
ReviewJim SlotekStories about musical tribute acts, Song Sung Blue, Neil Diamond “interpreters", Hugh Jackman, Kate Hudson, Mike and Claire Sardina, Lightning and Thunder, Michael Imperioli, Soolaimón versus Sweet Caroline, Eddie Vedder, Movies released on Christmas Day, Director Carl Brewer
Clairtone: Remembering the Canadian 60s Stereo Console with Big Shiny Balls
Is This Thing On?: Will Arnett Plays Serious in Standup Comedy (and Divorce)
ReviewJim SlotekMovies about standup comedy, Will Arnett, Is This Thing On?, Director co-writer Bradley Cooper, New York's Comedy Cellar, Laura Dern, Liz Furiati, British comic John Bishop, Andra Day, Dave Attell, Scott Icenogle, Sean Hayes
Breakdown 1975: Doc Suggests We’ll Survive Our Current Moment (and Our Movies Might Improve)
By Karen Gordon
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ReviewJim SlotekBreakdown 1975, Netflix films, Documentaries, Morgan Neville, Jodie Foster, Martin Scorsese, Ellen Burstyn, Patton Oswalt, John Brolin, Seth Rogen, Films from 1975, Classic American cinema
Code 3: Rainn Wilson stars in a Dramatic 9/11 Call for the Health Care System
Original-Cin Chat: Will Arnett on Developing Stand-Up Muscles in Is This Thing On?
Original-Cin Q&A: Aimee Carrero on the Rigors of Playing a Paramedic in New Film Code 3
By Bonnie Laufer
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Avatar: Fire and Ash - Cameron's Space-Colonizing Epic Takes an 'Enemy of My Enemy' Turn
ReviewJim SlotekAvatar, Metaphor for European colonization, Avatar: Fire and Ash, James Cameron, War between the Na'vi, Ash People, Oona Chaplin, Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver, Britain Dalton, Jack Champion, Stephen Lang
Fallout S2: Getting the Hang of The Game
ReviewJim SlotekFallout, Fallout Season Two, Season Two, Geneva Robertson-Dworet, Graham Wagner, Ella Purnell, Walton Goggins, Prime Video, Frances Turner, Moisés Arias, Kyle MacLachlan, based on a video game, Science fiction
