Gaslit (2026)

Longtime activist and actress Jane Fonda was never one to mince words. And in Greenpeace USA's documentary GASLIT, the unflinching film opens with Fonda's appearance on nighttime host Bobbie Wagganat's program in 1980, and her no-holds-barred answer when asked about her thoughts on President Ronald Reagan's terms in office.

I am not too hopeful our problems are going to be solved. Frankly, I think it's going to have to come from grassroots from people and communities who start saying, 'I don't care if I'm a Republican or Democrat, young or old, right or left, or whatever. I've had it. And I'm going to get together with you and you and you and we're going to do something about it because our leaders aren't doing it and we're going to have to force them to.' ....We've got to do it ourselves. That's the only way we've done it. It's what our country stands for and if it means being controversial, means stirring up trouble, stirring up the dust. It's the only way it's going to happen. I have total and complete confidence in us as a people when push comes to shove, we're going to do it.

Almost 46 years later, the late night appearance acts as a prelude for Fonda as she prepares to protest inaction on climate change in New Orleans, the chosen “home” of a corporate World LNG & Gas Series: 17th Americas Summit. Her preparation is a road trip embarking from Texas to Louisiana to visit a number of activists and communities directly impacted by climate change and the on-going largest fossil fuel expansions in history.

Where the Hell is Anna? (2026)

“Love makes you do crazy things.”

When you find that special someone in your life, especially a friend, you will do anything for them. Even after years of separation or distance, you may find yourself wondering about their well-being. If you're lucky, you reconnect and pick up where you left off. That's exactly the place where Derick (Taylor Dupuis) finds herself, and also the last place she would ever imagine.

In Where the Hell is Anna?, Derick lets the love for her estranged best friend Anna (Allison Shrum) get caught up in all kinds of unpredictable places. Namely, following Anna to the middle of nowhere after discovering she has joined a "wellness retreat" called Arcana. The plan is to become a member, stay calm, avoid drinking or eating any substances, find proof, don't panic, and come up with an escape plan. The rules are straight-forward enough in black and white, but pulling her and Anna out to safety is more complicated than it seems. Anna is fated to a ceremony of the highest honor that will prepare her for an idyllic higher-dimension ascendance. But as Derick becomes more ingratiated with the women and lifestyle around her, all of their demons come back to haunt them.

Littermates (2026)

Gunfire echo throughout the English countryside as a helpless young man (later given the name Liam, played by Joey Bader) running for his life comes across Chester (Oliver Woolf) in the middle of a forest. He offers his hand and an escape to  safety. It's not exactly what Chester does but what he says - “Let me help you.” - that sets up the rollercoaster ride of Littermates.

If you watch enough dystopian dramas or post-apocalyptic films, these four words could be the exact call a distressed character needs to be rescued, or the threat that will draw them into an even more deadly situation than merely surviving a zombie apocalypse or natural disaster. To be honest and fair, just by the looks of Liam, he could use a lot of help. Out of breath, shell-shocked, and unaware of his surroundings, Liam's also lost his motor functions and he has no memory of who he is. But Chester is there like a guardian angel arriving just in the nick of time; to clothe, bathe, and help his new friend recover his speech and selfhood.

Backrooms (2026)

A picture of an abandoned room plastered in worn pastel yellow wallpaper took the internet by storm on 4chan in 2019. The internet myth went viral as millions of people came across the anonymous user's post on a paranormal board, and were collectively hit with a feeling of familiarity and surreality. Over the years, every other person's thoughts layered and confirmed the suspense what could this place mean? until it was reimagined on youtube with found footage films by director Kane Parsons. Individually, and collectively on reddits like r/creepypasta, the lore expanded further - turning the office walls and rooms into labyrinths filled with endless background noise, sterile florescent lights, and entities or monsters inhabiting the space.

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Project Hail Mary (2026)

 

Everything is figure-outable. And in times like these days where the world is on fire and minute-to-minute news feels like we're past the brink of losing it all, it's refreshing to watch a film jettisoning us to space in the hope of saving humanity and holding into our future. Its star and my forever bae Ryan Gosling spent six years bringing the mammoth novel by Andy Weir to life, and a lot of that love shines on screen from the incredible production design and score, to the essential element of the film - his character's friendship with an alien Rocky, whose own planet is also being slowly eaten away by alien bacteria called Astrophage.