Release Date: 10/03/25 [Cinemas] Genre: Comedy. Drama. Thriller. MPAA: Rated R. Distributor: Aura Entertainment. Seen for Fantastic Fest 2025. The Verdict: A Maybe Coyotes happens to be from one of the two directors that brought one of the biggest horror favorites in high school, Grave Encounters , so I was more than a little excited to see what he had in store here. The film is a high adrenaline home invasion, essentially with coyotes being the ones invading. In more clear

Release Date: 10/03/25 [VOD] Genre: Horror. MPAA: Not Rated. Distributor: Shudder. The Verdict: A Must-See The found footage anthology series V/H/S has returned for its annual delivery of sick, twisted, and often criminally underseen horror tales. Shudder and Bloody Disgusting rounded up more voices in the horror space to produce arguably one of the better franchise entries, V/H/S/Halloween . The boundaries of where horror should and can go are pushed in an evenly toned set

w/ Director Max Minghella. SYNOPSIS Desperate to reclaim her career, once-beloved actress Samantha Lake is drawn into the glamorous world of wellness mogul Zoe Shannon -only to uncover a monstrous truth beneath its flawless surface.   Cinefied's Connor Petrey had the opportunity to speak with Max Minghella about his second feature in the director's chair, what makes a good twist reflecting back on Spiral: From the Book of Saw , and if The Internship had any sequel plans...

Release Date: 03/27/26 [Cinemas] Genre: Comedy. Drama. MPAA: Rated PG13. Distributor: EKKL Entertainment. Seen for Yellow Springs Film Festival 2025. The Verdict: A Must-See She Dances is a captivating father/daughter dramedy that relays a visceral message of grief, acceptance and moving forward.    In Rick Gomez’ feature debut - Audrey Zahn is introduced as Claire, a woman on the brink of turning 17 that is forced to reconcile with her estranged father to navigate a dance

Release Date: 10/03/25 [Cinemas] Genre: Horror. Thriller. MPAA: Rated PG13. Distributor: IFC Films. Shudder. The Verdict: A Maybe First of all - Indy is such a Good Boy , he’s adorable, cute and you can’t help but love him as soon as he gets his first closeup. Second of all - the film, Good Boy is a unique experience, full of interesting ideas, mixed executions, and ultimately won’t be for everyone (including myself).    The film is essentially a horror film that stays at th

Release Date: 10/03/25 [Cinemas] Genre: Drama. Fantasy. MPAA: Not Rated. Distributor: Yellow Veil Pictures. Seen for Fantastic Fest 2025. The Verdict: A Maybe Lucile Hadzihalilovic’s The Ice Tower is a meditative journey of two lost souls bonding over their own obsessions during the filming of The Snow Queen , where Marion Cotillard plays the titular Queen and Clara Pacini plays the innocent runaway enthralled by the actress portraying the character from her favorite bedti

Release Date: 10/03/25 [Cinemas] Genre: Horror. Thriller. MPAA: Rated R. Distributor: Bleecker Street. The Verdict: A Must-See Watching Bone Lake is like being invited into a game you’re not sure you want to play. The film knows how to draw you in with charm before shifting the rules, and that unpredictability is what makes it so effective. The secluded lakeside setting feels both inviting and claustrophobic, a place where every laugh or toast has the chance to sour into so

Release Date: 10/01/25 [Prime Video] Genre: Action. Crime. Drama. Thriller. MPAA: Rated R. Distributor: Prime Video. The Verdict: A Mistake Donald E. Westlake’s Parker mythos drip with grit, style, and unapologetic toughness — the kind of lean, mean crime pulp that demands a brutal hero with swagger. In the hands of Shane Black, Parker should have lit up the screen in fury. Instead, Play Dirty limps in like someone’s off-brand knockoff. It’s dull. It’s flat. It’s disappoint

Release Date: 09/26/25 [Cinemas] Genre: Comedy. Drama. War. MPAA: Rated PG13. Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics. The Verdict: A Maybe In the aftermath of an atrocity, there are survivors; memories and stories for them to tell regarding those who didn't make it. However, we mustn't stop telling our own story because that is worth telling too. That is the core of Scarlett Johansson's directorial debut, Eleanor the Great . A dark comedy starring June Squibb as Eleanor, who fi

Release Date: 09/26/25 [Cinemas] Genre: Action. Animation. Comedy. Fantasy. Musical. MPAA: Rated G. Distributor: Universal Pictures. The Verdict: A Must-See Between blind boxes, brainrot and whatever the hell Skibidi toilet is, children have a lot less quality entertainment now than they did twenty years ago. The digital age has slowly killed creativity. No toy is nearly as enticing as a tablet. Kids would rather be online than outside. Influencers have eclipsed genuine role

Release Date: 09/26/25 [Cinemas] Genre: Action. Crime. Drama. Thriller. MPAA: Rated R. Distributor: Warner Bros. The Verdict: A Must-See One of the first names to come across Paul Thomas Anderson ’s desk as he was casting his 1997 film, Boogie Nights , was a young faced Leonardo DiCaprio who turned down starring in the film to be in James Cameron ’s Titanic . Though people will always wonder what that collaboration must have looked like, nearly thirty years later, the two f

Release Date: 11/21/25 [Cinemas] Genre: Action. Thriller. MPAA: Rated R. Distributor: Vertical Entertainment. The Verdict: A Maybe Dead of Winter relies on patience for the benefit of a satisfactory end, as Emma Thompson fends for her life against a sick and deadly Judy Greer.    From the director of 21 Bridges and the acclaimed TV series The Day of the Jackal, the film, when it has the desire to be, is gorgeous to look at. The issue is that those moments are extraordinar

Release Date: 09/26/25 [Cinemas] Genre: Drama. Mystery. Thriller. MPAA: Not Rated. Distributor: Well Go USA Entertainment. The Verdict: A Must-See You’ve probably heard the old proverb, “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” But what if the beholder was blind? How could they experience it, let alone appreciate it? It’s one of several interesting ideas explored in the latest thriller from South Korean genre director Yeon Sang-Ho titled The Ugly . Adapted from Sang-Ho’s very

w/ Director Yeon Sang-ho , Kwon Hae-hyo, Im Seong-jae, Han Ju-hyeon, Park Jeong-min, and Shin Hyn-been. SYNOPSIS A man investigates the truth behind his long-lost mother's death.   ​ Cinefied's Dempsey Pillot  had the opportunity to speak with legendary filmmaker  Yeon Sang-ho and the cast of The Ugly : Kwon Hae-hyo , Im Seong-jae , Han Ju-hyeon , Park Jeong-min , and Shin Hyn-been ... ​ ​ READ Our  The Ugly  Review HERE

Release Date: 09/26/25 [Cinemas] Genre: Horror. Mystery. MPAA: Rated R. Distributor: Lionsgate. The Verdict: A Must-See The Strangers: Chapter 2 picks up without missing a beat, continuing directly from the aftermath of the first installment. Renny Harlin stays at the helm, and once again Madelaine Petsch takes center stage as Maya, now navigating the fallout of her initial encounter with the masked intruders. This structure makes the sequel feel like a natural extension ra

Season Five. Aired On: Apple TV. Release Date: 09/24/25. Genre: Drama. Thriller. The Verdict: A Must-See Season 5, as with previous seasons — and as in Mick Herron’s novels — starts with a bang. A shooting, in fact. A brazen and deadly mass shooting. Yet this atrocity doesn’t unfold in London’s crowded streets, rather in the quieter, suburban sprawl of Abbotsfield in Derbyshire, southeast of Liverpool. A lone gunman opens fire until, in classic spy-story symmetry, he too is

Release Date: --/--/-- [Festival Run] Genre: Horror. MPAA: Not Rated. Distributor: TBA. The Verdict: A Must-See Appofeniacs is an unsettling brush with reality as we dive deeper and deeper into the uncertainty of AI. Now the choice to make a horror film about AI is not an uncommon trend in the modern age, but unlike an evil smart house or a futuristic Skynet takeover, Appofeniacs tackles most prominently the act of “deepfakes”.  Darkly satirical, things get out of hand in

Release Date: --/--/-- [Festival Run] Genre: Comedy. Horror. MPAA: 18+. Distributor: TBA. Seen for Nightmares Film Festival 2025. The Verdict: A Maybe Agnes is a young woman trying to find her own way in the world whilst living under her controlling mother's roof. With a passion for hair styling, she secretly gets a job at a hair salon as the shampoo attendant to make her own money and quickly befriends the hairstylists. Things are looking up for Agnes, but it's hard for her

Release Date: 09/19/25 [Apple TV] Genre: Biography. Drama. History. Thriller. MPAA: Rated R. Distributor: Apple TV. The Verdict: A Must-See Director Paul Greengrass has made a formidable career out of turning real-life crises into visually intense, visceral cinema. Car chases with Jason Bourne aside, Greengrass favors a signature pseudo-documentary style, lending a harrowing authenticity to true stories - be it a protest march in Ireland or a hijacking on the high seas. He i

Season One. Aired On: Netflix. Release Date: 09/19/25. Genre: Comedy. Horror. The Verdict: A Must-See As the temperatures drop and the leaves change, as we drift toward fall and spooky vibes, Netflix’s new animated series Haunted Hotel releases its first ten-episode season at the right moment. The show’s creator, Matt Roller, was a writer on the very popular and rather nihilistic show Rick and Morty . This new series is not as profane or graphic, but the inspiration for irr