Season Two. Aired On: Netflix. Release Date: 04/10/26. Genre: Game Show. Reality-TV. Romance. The Verdict: A Must-See It’s that time of the year again. The weather is getting warmer. So to keep you from going outside (and to justify that price increase) Netflix is back to pumping steamy reality dating shows onto its platform. But unlike the latest controversial chapter of ”Love is Blind” and the bland, Benjamin Button-coded “Age of Attraction,” the streamer’s newest release

Release Date: 04/10/26 [Cinemas] Genre: Drama. MPAA: Rated R. Distributor: Vertical Entertainment. The Verdict: A Maybe Riz Ahmed and Aneil Karia’s Hamlet  is a bare-bones adaptation of  William Shakespeare’s arguably most prolific and longest work, trimmed down for a modern, attention-splintered audience. Gone is the brother-in-arms friendship of Horatio, while Ophelia’s presence is reduced to a faint echo, leaving Ahmed’s prince as a heightened portrayal of the suffering l

Season One. Aired On: Hulu on Disney+. Release Date: 04/08/26. Genre: Drama. Thriller. The Verdict: A Must-See It's been less than a year since the series finale of The Handmaid's Tale , but for fans like me it feels like a lifetime. Oh how I loved seeing June Osborne's journey and her fight to free herself from the clutches of Gilead and its regime. It's because of my deep admiration for the series that I was cautious going into The Testaments . Having not read the books,

Physical Media Release Date: 04/07/26. Label: Alliance Entertainment. Form of Release: 4K UHD, Blu-ray, and DVD. The Verdict: A Maybe Timur Bekmambetov’s Mercy  is a ridiculous whodunnit that implements 90% Screenlife   with a majority of the film taking place throughout surveillance, drones, social media, and video calls. The other 10% revolves around Chris Pratt’s Chris Raven secured to a chair, investigating and pleading his case to a screen, as he is accused of murdering

Season Five. [Episodes 1 - 2] Aired On: Prime Video. Release Date: 04/08/26. Genre: Action. Comedy. Crime. Drama. The Verdict: A Must-See The satirical superhero series The Boys returns for its fifth and final season, and to say the end is nigh is an understatement for this final lap. The first two episodes of the eight-episode conclusion premiered on Prime Video on April 8th and are both filled end to end with energy, excitement, and blood. This write-up cannot cover the f

Release Date: 04/10/26 [Cinemas] Genre: Horror. MPAA: Rated R. Distributor: IFC Films. Shudder. The Verdict: A Must-See Give the people what they want.  That is the mantra in this updated iteration of Faces of Death . The original film, from 1978, was an exploitative, faux documentary showcasing snuff films that turned out to be fake. Director Daniel Goldhaber and his co-writer Isa Mazzei have crafted a revival, leveraging today’s technology and our vulnerable attention to s

Season One. Aired On: Disney+. Release Date: 04/06/26. Genre: Action. Adventure. Animation. Family. SciFi. The Verdict: A Maybe Darth Maul’s journey mirrors Star Wars  in one key way: both were introduced as something sharp, dangerous, and full of possibility, then spent years getting chopped up, stitched back together, and repackaged to wildly varying degrees of success.  Maul was the hyped-up villain of the first Star Wars  prequel, only to get cut in half and tossed down

Release Date: 04/03/26 [Cinemas] Genre: Comedy. Drama. Thriller. MPAA: Rated R. Distributor: Picturehouse. The Verdict: A Must-See There are films that entertain, films that provoke - and then there are films like Our Hero, Balthazar that quietly burrow under your skin and refuse to leave. Directed by Oscar Boyson, this assured debut is less interested in giving answers than in exposing the uncomfortable questions we tend to scroll past. It’s a film about loneliness in its

Season Three. Aired On: Netflix. Release Date: 04/02/26. Genre: Comedy. Drama. Romance. The Verdict: A Maybe At this point XO, Kitty is the definition of a guilty pleasure… I remember the fond memories of To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before and then the disappointment of the concluding chapters of the trilogy and now this.  It’s hard to believe we’re three seasons into XO, Kitty because as another season breezes by it feels like we’re walking into circles. This season follo

Release Date: 04/01/26 [Cinemas] Genre: Adventure. Animation. Comedy. Fantasy. MPAA: Rated PG. Distributor: Universal Pictures. The Verdict: A Mistake Following the massive success of The Super Mario Bros. Movie , expectations for its cosmic follow-up were understandably high, especially with Nintendo’s expanding cinematic ambitions. Directed once again by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic, the film leans even further into the high-energy aesthetic that defined its predecess

Release Date: 04/03/26 [Cinemas] Genre: Comedy. Thriller. MPAA: Not Rated. Distributor: Dark Star Pictures. Seen for SXSW 2025. The Verdict: A Must-See People with an addiction feel wrong when they don’t feel right. Gradually, they feel very wrong and must feel right; this moment happens at the end; either they strive for recovery or never return.    What is captivating (and uncomfortable) about $Positions, the debut from writer/director Brandon Daley, is its portrayal of th

Physical Media Release Date: 04/14/26. Label: Kino Lorber. Form of Release: 4K UHD. The Verdict: A Must-Buy The Ride Of Your Death... Tearing up the tracks at 100 miles-per-hour, Runaway Train features hair-raising footage and spectacular Oscar-nominated performances by Jon Voight ( Deliverance ) and Eric Roberts ( Star 80 ). Manny (Voight) is the toughest convict in a remote Alaskan prison who, along with fellow inmate Buck (Roberts), makes a daring breakout. Hopping a fre

Genre: Comedy. Drama. Short. Director: Hannah Shealy. Celine Sutter. Seen for SXSW 2026. The Verdict: A Must-See Bringing children into this world is an experience that is wonderful, beautiful, painful, and frightening. As a man, I will never bear this wonder. At most, we gentlemen fill the task (usually poorly) of being present and supportive for our pregnant partners when it’s go time.  Thankfully, the profession of doulas exists, and these important professionals swoop in

Physical Media Release Date: 03/31/26. Label: Alliance Entertainment. Form of Release: Collector's Edition Blu-ray + DVD. The Verdict: A Maybe During their holiday at a cabin deep in the snowy Lauretian mountains, Mallory documents her boyfriend Alex's violent parasomnia. When his sleepwalking gets worse, Mallory suspects the cause may be something far more sinister than a mere sleep disorder. Using her expertise as a documentary filmmaker, Mallory digs into Alex's shadowy p

Physical Media Release Date: 03/31/26. Label: Kino Lorber. Form of Release: 4K UHD. The Verdict: A Must-Buy HE'S BACK...no risk is too daring...No caper is too exotic...No crime is too dangerous Making one of the most triumphant returns in cinematic history, the great Peter Sellers is back in action —and back causing chaos—as the intrepid bumbler Inspector Clouseau for director Blake Edwards in The Return of the Pink Panther , the third in this team’s classic movie comedy se

Physical Media Release Date: 03/31/26. Label: Arrow Video. Form of Release: Limited Edition 4K UHD. [1 Movie, 3 Cuts] The Verdict: A Must-Buy THE ULTIMATE IN TERROR! From Tobe Hooper, director of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and Poltergeist, comes the mini-series that scarred a generation. Based on Stephen King's all-time classic of small town terror, welcome to Salem's Lot. Population two-thousand and thirteen, but falling fast! Author Ben Mears (David Soul) returns to the

Release Date: --/--/-- [TBA] Genre: Horror. MPAA: Not Rated. Seen for SXSW 2026. The Verdict: A Must-See Monitor arrives with a premise that feels immediately modern, carrying faint echoes of films like The Ring , while grounding its horror in a more immediate, psychological unease. Directed by Matt Black and Ryan Polly, the film expands on their earlier short with a clear understanding of how to translate that concept into a feature-length experience. Centered around a gro

Release Date: 06/05/26 [Cinemas] Genre: Comedy. Drama. Musical. MPAA: Rated R. Distributor: Lionsgate. Seen for SXSW 2026. The Verdict: A Must-See Power Ballad tells a simple story centered on Rick (Paul Rudd), a wedding singer whose dreams of rock stardom have long since begun to fade. His path crosses with Danny (Nick Jonas), a former boy band sensation clinging to the remnants of a once-dominant career he assumed would last indefinitely. The two casually collaborate on a

Release Date: 03/17/26 [Shudder] Genre: Comedy. MPAA: Rated PG13. Distributor: Republic Pictures. The Verdict: A Maybe Preschool , directed and starring Josh Duhamel, alongside co-star Michael Socha, is a ridiculously uncomfortable comedy about two fathers seeking the best for their children, and at this time, it’s admission to an incredibly prestigious (and expensive) preschool. If you’ve ever seen the film Daddy Day Care with Eddie Murphy, it’s essentially the school that

Release Date: 03/13/26 [Shudder] Genre: Horror. MPAA: Not Rated. Distributor: RLJE Films. Shudder. The Verdict: A Maybe ​​In an age where Siri is always listening and doorbells have better surveillance than most police precincts, the idea of something supernatural hijacking our tech feels like horror gold. Writer/director Brandon Christensen taps directly into that paranoia with Bodycam , blending digital dread with today’s zeitgeist in distrust of authority. The result is a