- Sundance 2026 Awards - 'Josephine' & 'Nuisance Bear' Top Winners (January 31, 2026)
The official awards for the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, held in Utah every January, were announced this morning at a ceremony held in person in Utah. This always marks the end of the fest, with a few days of screenings left. The festival wraps this week with at-home viewings in addition to all the in-person events. This year's line-up featured a grand total of 90 feature films, with a handful of top notch films but not as many as the years before. The main winners for 2026 include Josephine, taking home Grand Jury Prize; along with the polar bear film Nuisance Bear winning Grand Jury Prize for Documentary. The Audience Awards went to Josephine again + (the doc) American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez. I have to say - these Sundance winners are finally right on point this year. All the best films have been given some prize, especially the stand outs like Josephine and Everybody To Kenmure Street and To Hold a Mountain and many others. As always, if any of these films mentioned interest you, we hope you note them down and catch up with them as soon as you can whenever they play near you. All the main 2026 winners listed below. // Continue Reading ›
- Teaser Trailer for 'Mockbuster' Doc About B-Movie Studio The Asylum (January 30, 2026)
"You can't film in front of a garage and say it's a battleship." Or can you? Giant Pictures has unveiled an official trailer for a documentary film called Mockbuster, made by Australian filmmaker Anthony Frith. This is not a mockumentary, it's an actual doc film about the infamous B-movie studio called The Asylum. Formed in 1997, The Asylum is a company that has been creating rip-off B-movie blockbusters for decades (called "mockbusters") and releasing them to fans who want to watch this junk and laugh. Mockbuster is a comedic, behind-the-scenes documentary of the making of a B-grade smash, Sharknado (2013), that is both an unashamed celebration of trash cinema and a clever look at the collision between art & commerce. Frith has an inside scoop as he also made The Land That Time Forgot for The Aslyum (filming for 6 days only in Adelaide). "Throughout the shoot, Frith navigates the gloriously chaotic orbit of Asylum producer Brendan Petrizzo and studio founders David Rimawi, David Latt, and Paul Bales as he attempts to keep a prehistoric adventure afloat amid rubber dinosaurs, last-minute rewrites, and caffeinated panic." Looks like tons of fun. // Continue Reading ›
- Watch: Gore Verbinski Talks About His Film Inspirations for 'GLHFDD' (January 30, 2026)
"The beginning of the movie starts in that more liberating, more loose, kind of honest framing – and then as the film evolves it taffy twists." Opening in theaters soon is the awesome new original sci-fi movie Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (view the trailer here) directed by the visionary filmmaker Gore Verbinski. While we wait for the release in a few weeks, the Alamo Drafthouse posted this 5-minute video featurette with Verbinski. He discusses the three films that inspired him the most while making GLHFDD. It's always fun to hear from directors about their inspirations and this movie is especially intriguing because of how exciting it is. The three he brings up are: Dog Day Afternoon (1975) with Al Pacino; the anime classic Akira (1988) by Katsuhiro Ôtomo; and the 80s sci-fi Repo Man (1984) with Harry Dean Stanton & Emilio Estevez. In this movie, a man claiming to be from our AI-ravaged future takes the patrons of an iconic Los Angeles diner hostage in search of unlikely recruits in a crazy quest to save the world from technology. Fun critical commentary on Artificial Intelligence, computers, and how dumb we all are, with some wacky clever ideas following this guy from the future attempting to save humanity. Sam Rockwell stars as future man. // Continue Reading ›
- Watch: Film Critic Will Bjarnar's Best Films of 2025 Video Countdown (January 30, 2026)
Let's celebrate more cinema! Always and forever. Even though we may have moved on from 2025, it's still worthwhile to look back at the many outstanding films from last year. Yet another new video countdown has debuted - this one is created by a young film critic named Will Bjarnar. This video featuring his 25 Best Films of 2025 is inspired by David Ehrlich's usual Top 25 Countdown video and follows the same kind of editing. Bjarnar counts down his favorites from 2025, featuring tons of our own favorites as well. I'm so glad to see Sirat, Lurker, Urchin, The Love That Remains, Eephus, Train Dreams, Sinners, and everything else. But it really is just One Battle After Another's big year – he even edited clips from it throughout into the video. We've also featured a few other great 2025 video recaps: Letterboxd's Dance 'Til You Drop, Patrick & Kyle's 25 Best Films of 2025 video, + James Chapman's 10 Best Movies artwork. Watch Will's Top 25 below. // Continue Reading ›
- Final Trailer for 'Arco' Animated Sci-Fi Adventure Film in Theaters Now (January 30, 2026)
"Radiates with pure imagination, crafted with the hands and heart of a true artist." Neon has debuted one final trailer to promote the full nationwide theatrical released of the animated sci-fi adventure movie Arco - one of 2025's most stunning animated movies. It's produced by Natalie Portman and directed by young French animation filmmaker Ugo Bienvenu as his feature directorial debut after lots of comics. What if rainbows were actually time travelers flying across the sky? On his first flight through time, Arco crash lands from the year 3000 into our near future. His fall is witnessed by a little girl, Iris, who helps him return home. Set in 2075, a ten year old girl, Iris, meets Arco. He comes from an idyllic far future where time travel is possible. Iris shelters him and will do whatever it takes to help him return home. A wondrous odyssey filled with hope and optimism for our future. The English-language voice cast for the US release features Will Ferrell, America Fererra, Flea, Natalie Portman, Mark Ruffalo, and Andy Samberg. Arco also ended up with an Oscar nomination for Best Animated Feature this year - it might even end up winning in a few months. Catch it on the big screen while you still can! Now playing everywhere around the country. // Continue Reading ›
