w/ Director Timur Bekmambetov. SYNOPSIS Set in the near future, a detective accused of murdering his wife has 90 minutes to prove his innocence to an advanced AI judge.   Cinefied's Dempsey Pillot spoke with Mercy director Timur Bekmambetov about the state of AI in the modern world and how it plays a major role in the film...

Release Date: 02/06/26 [Digital] Genre: Horror. Thriller. MPAA: Rated R. Distributor: Republic Pictures. The Verdict: A Maybe Darren Lynn Bousman’s Twisted isn’t a Saw film, but it does share many similarities. It’s a story about revenge, innovation, grit, and determination. It even has a new “anti-hero” holding the knife. But it’s needless to say, John Kramer is still irreplaceable.  The story follows a con artist played by Lauren LaVera ( Terrifier 3 ) who lists homes on

Release Date: 02/06/26 [Cinemas] Genre: Horror. MPAA: Rated R. Distributor: Lionsgate. The Verdict: A Maybe After three years and two mediocre movies, the reboot trilogy that no one asked for is finally coming to an end. The Strangers: Chapter 3  is billed as the epic conclusion to the story of Maya, a young woman who has been terrorized by serial killers in the middle of a small Oregon town. While it does continue to (literally) retread some of the same ground from the prev

Release Date: 10/15/25 [Cinemas] Genre: Crime. Drama. Mystery. Thriller. MPAA: Rated PG13. Distributor: Neon. The Verdict: A Must-See In the shifting power dynamics of the middle east, there are citizens picking up the wreckage of an oppressive regime. Constant reminders of the traumas thrust upon them as they build towards the best future that they can imagine. One day a mechanic, Vahid, recognizes a familiar noise; a creak of a prosthetic leg belonging to his torturer from

Limited Series. Aired On: MGM+. Release Date: 02/01/26. Genre: Thriller. The Verdict: A Mistake Spread over a four episode arc, Vanished is a dangerously slow burn whose flame is snuffed out long before it ever reaches its conclusion.  Kaley Cuoco stars as Alice Monroe, a woman on vacation with her long distance partner Tom (Sam Claflin), a man who disappears suddenly while on a train travelling through France. From the moment Tom goes missing, anxiety is properly present a

Release Date: 02/06/26 [Cinemas] Genre: Fantasy. Horror. Romance. MPAA: Rated R. Distributor: Vertical Entertainment. The Verdict: A Maybe By now, you know the story: boy loves girl, boy must lead a holy war, girl dies, boy forsakes God and becomes the father of vampires. Writer-director Luc Besson’s latest film is a fairly standard Dracula  adaptation for its first 40 minutes. There’s a lavish castle, some truly gnarly suits of armor, and a battle scene full of blood and fi

Release Date: 01/30/26 [Cinemas] Genre: Horror. SciFi. MPAA: Rated R. Distributor: Markiplier. The Verdict: A Mistake Films based on video games walk a tightrope. Often, they want to be faithful to the source material while also appealing to a wider audience. Many video game adaptations fail to do either. The latest addition to this niche genre, Iron Lung , rides hard in the faithful column as a devoted rendition of the cosmic horror game but fails to rise above its claustro

Special Event. Aired On: ABC. Disney+. Release Date: 02/04/26. Genre: Comedy. Family. Music. The Verdict: A Must-See Celebrating 50 years, The Muppet Show  is back and it’s just as wonderful as ever to be a Muppet fanatic, even if it’s just for a singular special. A special that plays out as more of a nostalgic pilot episode (with a piece of dialogue even aimed at that). As someone that grew up with The Muppets at Disney World but not The Muppet Show in particular, this felt

Release Date: 01/30/26 [Cinemas] Genre: Crime. Drama. Thriller. MPAA: Not Rated. Distributor: Greenwich Entertainment. The Verdict: A Must-See Islands is the kind of slow-burning character study that quietly sinks its hooks in rather than announcing its intentions up front. Directed by Jan-Ole Gerster, the film places its focus on isolation that exists even in the most picturesque environments, using its sun-drenched setting as a deliberate contrast to the emotional stagnat

w/ Director Renny Harlin. SYNOPSIS In the series' most brutal chapter, Maya collides with the masked killers, and finds the only way out of the nightmare...is in.   Cinefied's Dempsey Pillot spoke with Director Renny Harlin about he third + final entry in his The Strangers trilogy, his involvement in Alien3 and what franchise he wouldn't mind taking a stab at...

w/ Directors Dan & Chuck Kinnane, Kevin James, Jonathan Roumie, and Kim Coates. SYNOPSIS Left heartbroken in Rome after a wedding disaster, a stranded groom finds his ruined honeymoon transformed by a determined local and a few meddling travelers-proving that sometimes heartbreak is only the beginning.   ​ Cinefied's Connor Petrey  spoke with directors Chuck Kinnane & Dan Kinnane , as well as members of the Solo Mio cast: Kevin James , Jonathan Roumie , and Kim Coates ab

Release Date: 02/06/26 [Cinemas] Genre: Comedy. Romance. MPAA: Rated PG. Distributor: Angel Studios. The Verdict: A Must-See You’ve probably met Matt Taylor over the last few months, the art teacher that stole the hearts of thousands on social media due to his love for his students, his art and romanticism. From day one people spammed the comments with confusion as this man that sprung up out of nowhere looks and sounds like Kevin James, but he declares himself Matt Taylor.

Release Date: 02/13/26 [Cinemas] Genre: Action. Adventure. Comedy. SciFi. MPAA: Rated R. Distributor: Briarcliff Entertainment. The Verdict:  A Must-See Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die  is a greeting as explained by one of our characters' boyfriends who become fully absorbed in the world of virtual reality - in their own words it’s similar to “Aloha”. If the title doesn’t immediately draw your attention… the first ten minutes of the film itself certainly will .  The visionary

Release Date: 01/30/26 [Cinemas] Genre: Horror. Thriller. MPAA: Rated R. Distributor: 20th Century Studios. The Verdict:  A Must-See Send Help  is a workplace drama with meeting notes pulled straight from the Necronomicon. A survival thriller powered by a scorned woman’s fury, Send Help  marks Sam Raimi’s first non-IP horror outing since 2009’s Drag Me to Hell . What emerges is a horror comedy that gleefully flirts with gore and absurdity while revealing an unexpected restrai

Physical Media Release Date: 01/13/26. Label: Arrow Video . Form of Release: 4K UHD. The Verdict: A Maybe MOMMY LOVES YOU TO DEATH. After being hand-picked by the legendary Sam Raimi, director Lee Cronin takes the Evil Dead franchise into a bold new direction in Evil Dead Rise , out of the woods and into the big city. Beth's surprise reunion with her sister Ellie is interrupted by an earthquake that shakes the foundation of her apartment building. Amidst the rubble, Ellie's

Physical Media Release Date: 01/20/26. Label: Arrow Video . Form of Release: 4K UHD. The Verdict: A Must-Buy SIT BACK. RELAX. ENJOY THE FRIGHT. A viral sensation before it even finished shooting, Snakes on a Plane was one of the first major Hollywood films shaped as much by internet buzz as by studio edict. Stuntman-turned-director David R. Ellis ( Final Destination 2 ) delivers a delirious high-concept thriller that gleefully melds the disaster movie with creature-feature e

Physical Media Release Date: 01/06/26. Label: Arrow Video . Form of Release: 4K UHD. The Verdict: A Must-Buy In 1992 a battleship's been sabotaged by nuclear pirates out to steal its warheads. Now, surrounded by terrorists, a lone man stands with a deadly plan of attack. Action icon Steven Seagal serves up his signature brand of bone-crunching justice in Under Siege, the ultimate 90s action spectacle from director Andrew Davis ( The Fugitive ), co-starring Tommy Lee Jones (

Release Date: 01/30/26 [Cinemas] Genre: Adventure. Animation. Fantasy. SciFi. MPAA: Rated PG. Distributor: Neon. The Verdict: A Must-See The year is 2075. A boy wearing a weird, colorful costume falls from the sky. A local girl discovers him and, while her intentions are pure, their meeting sets into motion a series of events that will change the world. That is the premise of Arco , the new animated feature produced by Natalie Portman and directed by Ugo Bienvenu. Prior to h

Release Date: 01/28/26 [Prime Video] Genre: Action. Comedy. Crime. MPAA: Rated R. Distributor: Amazon MGM Studios. The Verdict: A Must-See When you hear that Dave Bautista and Jason Momoa are teaming up with an action film, you instantly get hyped and then subdue that hype with the reasoning that it’s a straight to streaming feature so to hold back expectations.  The ridiculous antics of Beverly Hills Cop , add a little 48 Hrs. here and there, some Rush Hour and finish it

Release Date: 12/19/01 [Cinemas] Genre: Adventure. Drama. Fantasy. MPAA: Rated PG13. Distributor: New Line Cinema. The Verdict: A Must-See Celebrating 25 years since the first installment released in theaters, The Lord of the Rings has returned to theaters courtesy of Fathom Entertainment. This is a trilogy I’ve only seen once all the way through and surprisingly not one that I watched as a child, watching for the first time during the 2020 era of binge watching. Now with m