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From haunted neuroscientists to ghostly patriarchs and doomed mining towns, the 10 world premieres up for this year’s £50,000 Sean Connery Prize for Feature Filmmaking Excellence deliver no shortage of striking worlds.

Presented as part of Edinburgh International Film Festival’s 78th edition, the titles competing for the audience-voted award are fiercely original – many of them debut features – and point to a generation of filmmakers pushing into new terrain emotionally, politically and aesthetically.

“Our approach is always about thinking about what our audiences are looking for,” Paul Ridd told Variety, “and how expansive we can be in terms of the diversity of the program as a whole.”

That boldness shows in “Mortician,” a deadpan yet deeply charged Iranian exile story shot entirely on a phone, and “Novak,” a psychological sci-fi from Greece that evokes both the celebration of a guru and fringe YouTube rabbit holes. “Best Boy,” from Canada’s Jesse Noah Klein,...

Grief has long been an interesting theme that the movie industry has explored over the past decades. Whether it's drama, comedy, action, or even horror, there really is no shortage of films about such a complex emotion and experience. But the specific story of a twin grappling with the death of their other half (someone they’ve always shared life with) remains rarely explored, if at all. That's the concept bravely explored in Twinless, which first premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. Following the leak of some scenes from the movie just a few months ago, the Dylan O'Brien-starring comedy drama has finally unveiled its official trailer. Set to hit theaters on September 5, the thought-provoking flick is written and directed by James Sweeney (Straight Up), who also stars in the film as one of the twinless twins — or so it seems.

The trailer for Twinless opens with O’Brien’s character,...

Writer/director James Sweeney’s “Twinless” made headlines at Sundance earlier this year when pirated scenes from the queer dark comedy leaked on social media off the festival’s online platform. But don’t let those headlines — and IndieWire wrote one of them — lead you to think that’s the most shocking twist related to one of the festival’s most delightfully screwed-up and mordantly funny movies.

It’s led by viral “Ponyboi” and “Teen Wolf” star Dylan O’Brien in a decidedly grown-up role — two, actually — here as grieving brother Roman, who’s lost his twin Rocky (also O’Brien) in a freak accident. But he gets a potential new brother, played by Sweeney himself as a calculating and dry-witted twink who may have something to do with Rocky’s sudden death. Especially after an ill-fated hookup.

Just because it’s been a while since we’ve seen the film,...

Roadside Attractions has released the first trailer for “Twinless,” the Audience Award-winning dark comedy from James Sweeney that debuted at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.

The movie stars Sweeney alongside Dylan O’Brien as two young men who meet at a twin bereavement support group and forge an unlikely friendship. Each finds that the other fills their missing half, and they become inseparable. However, as the friendship expands, it becomes evident that both are holding secrets, some of them dark and dangerous. It is a story about identity, grief and the strange nature of friendship.

A writer, director, producer and actor, Sweeney came to prominence with his debut feature, “Straight Up,” which premiered at Outfest in 2019 and received a limited theatrical release from Strand Releasing in 2020. His singular brand of queer comedy is both sweet and intense, with relatable characters and unexpected twists.

Republic Pictures developed “Twinless” with Sweeney and David Permut serving as producers.

Starting with its title, “Fucktoys” announces itself as an irreverent and audacious attempt at making something different from mainstream American movies. Making her debut as writer, director and star, force-of-nature Annapurna Sriram manages to succeed in delivering a singular vision in all aspects of filmmaking, though not without its influences. The story of a Southern sex worker’s bizarre adventures trying to reverse a curse remains witty and watchable for its entire running time, juggling an abundance of strange characters and story threads en route to a surreal and unexpectedly heartfelt ending.

With its sexually frank dialogue and situations, satire of celebrity and media and drug cultures, the good-taste-defying project is guaranteed to offend large swaths of the public, though many will find enough to enjoy here to make it a cult phenomenon. Sriram commands the material from the opening frames. A long, widescreen shot of two characters on a barge floating in the bayou,...

The world premiere of a new animated short film directed by Renée Zellweger, called They, six James Bond movies starring the late Sean Connery screened in a special strand, and “In Conversation” events with the likes of Andrew and Kevin Macdonald, Andrea Arnold, Ben Wheatley and Andy Starke, and Nia DaCosta will all be part of this year’s 78th edition of the Edinburgh International Film Festival.

Among the movies in the program this year are the likes of Piotr Winiewicz’s About a Hero with Vicky Krieps, which was written by an AI system trained in Werner Herzog’s works, Eddie Marsan and Sam Claflin-starring “brooding, stylish thriller” All the Devils Are Here from Barnaby Roper, Jan-Ole Gerster’s Islands, “a mysterious and Highsmith-esque existential thriller,” Urška Djukic’s debut feature and coming-of-age film Little Trouble Girls, and Elliot Tuttle’s Blue Film, starring Kieron Moore and Reed Birney.

NBC’s Parenthood ran for six seasons and over 100 episodes. The series developed a family out of the cast, both on screen and off.

It was a heartwarming drama, covering relatable and emotional storylines about parenting, adoption, autism, and cancer.

We miss family dramas like this that often had you crying and laughing in the same episode.

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When the series began, it featured recognizable faces like Lauren Graham and Craig T. Nelson.

Other actors became more familiar and went on to appear in additional projects after this.

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True Blood is a fantasy horror drama series created by Alan Ball. Based on The Southern Vampire Mysteries by author Charlaine Harris, the HBO series is set in a world where vampires’ existence is known and they consume synthetic blood to survive. The story of True Blood takes place in the fictional town of Bon Temps, Louisiana, and it follows Sookie Stackhouse, a telepathic young woman working as a waitress who begins falling in love with a vampire. True Blood stars Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Alexander Skarsgård, Sam Trammell, Ryan Kwanten, Rutina Wesley, Chris Bauer, Nelsan Ellis, Jim Parrack, Carrie Preston, Michael Raymond-James, and William Sanderson. So, if you loved the supernatural drama, compelling story, and entertaining stories in True Blood, here are some similar shows you should check out next.

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Jacob Tierney is directing a TV adaptation of Rachel Reid’s Heated Rivalry, a gay hockey romance novel, for the Crave streamer.

Tierney, a veteran actor and director, is shooting the six episode series in southern Ontario. Hudson Williams is playing pro hockey star Shane Hollander of the Montreal Voyageurs and Connor Storrie has the role of Boston Bears captain Ilya Rozanov.

Both are rivals on ice but share a secret away from the hockey rink that could change their lives. A synopsis from the producers reads: “Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov are two of the biggest stars in Major League Hockey, bound by ambition, rivalry and a magnetic pull neither of them fully understands. What begins as a secret fling between two confused teenagers at 17 evolves into a years-long journey of love, denial, and self- discovery. Over the next eight years, as they chase glory on the ice, they...

For the last month, fans of the Showtime series Yellowjackets (read our review of season 2 Here) have been waiting to hear news on whether or not the show will continue, following the April 13th finale of the third season. Now, we have the answer – and that is, yes, of course, Yellowjackets is getting a season 4. As Deadline reports, the renewal was a no-brainer because the season 3 finale was “the most-streamed Yellowjackets episode in series history with 3 million global viewers in seven days across linear and streaming on Paramount+ with Showtime.” Parent company Paramount Global also reports that season 3 was the series’ most-watched to date, as well as the most engaged on social media.

Yellowjackets is described as “equal parts survival epic, horror story, and coming-of-age drama.” The story centers on a team of wildly talented high school girls soccer players who become the (un)lucky survivors of a plane crash deep in the Ontario wilderness.

“Twinless” has finalized a sale to Roadside Attractions and Lionsgate. The twisted comedic drama, which premiered at Sundance Film Festival, will land in theaters on Sept. 5.

Roadside will release the film in the U.S. while Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions will distribute internationally.

Dylan O’Brien and James Sweeney star in “Twinless,” which follows two friends who meet in a twin bereavement support group and form an unlikely bond. At Sundance, “Twinless” won the audience award and O’Brien was recognized for best performance for his leading dual role as twin brothers.

Sweeney wrote, directed and produced the movie, which co-stars Aisling Franciosi, Lauren Graham, Tasha Smith, Chris Perfetti, François Arnaud, Susan Park and Cree Cicchino.

“I’m delighted to pair up with Roadside and Lionsgate to bring our film into theaters nationwide,” said Sweeney. “I’m holding ample space for ‘Twinless’ and look forward to overthinking future press quotes.”

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“Twinless,” a twisted comedic drama about twinless twins, is in final negotiations to sell to Roadside Attractions, Lionsgate and Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions. The film earned rave reviews after debuting at this year’s Sundance, where it won both the festival’s audience award and best performance award for Dylan O’Brien.

O’Brien, of “Maze Runner,” “Teen Wolf” and “Saturday Night” fame, stars in “Twinless” with James Sweeney, who also wrote, directed and produced the film. O’Brien plays identical brothers, one of whom meets Sweeney’s character in a support group for people who lost a twin. Aisling Franciosi, Lauren Graham, Tasha Smith, Chris Perfetti, François Arnaud, Susan Park and Cree Cicchino round out the cast.

If the deal closes, “Twinless” is expected to be released theatrically later this summer in the U.S. by Roadside Attractions, while Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions will distribute internationally.

Republic Pictures, a newly relaunched acquisition label under Paramount,...

Writer, director and actress Annapurna Sriram’s celluloid fever dream has won over audiences at SXSW.

With her feature directorial debut Fucktoys, which won the fest’s Special Jury Award for a Multi-Hyphenate, Sriram told Deadline she hopes to make right-wing audiences “accidentally fall in love” with her queer, diverse cast of characters.

Sriram stars in her 16mm debut as AP, a fun-loving dominatrix who learns from a tarot reader (Big Freedia) that she’s been cursed, and the only way to lift the curse is to come up with $1,000 and sacrifice a baby lamb. Reuniting with her ex Danni (Sadie Scott), the pair hops around Trashtown to earn the fee while encountering some peculiar characters along the way.

“I sort of wrote the script out of feeling like I just want to be in a John Waters movie or a Gregg Araki movie or a Jim Jarmusch movie,” said Sriram.

Although LGBTQ representation was few and far in between among the headliners at this year’s SXSW, several indie darlings broke the industry’s cis-heteronormative mold to stand out.

From Special Jury Award winner Fucktoys, multi-hyphenate Annapurna Sriram’s bold celluloid fever dream of a feature debut, to The True Beauty of Being Bitten by a Tick, co-writer/director Pete Ohs’ captivating model for cooperative filmmaking, there’s a glimmer of hope that the future of the industry lies in the hands of a new generation of marginalized folk with the right amount of passion, vision and ingenuity.

While catching up with Sophia Bush about her upcoming One Tree Hill revival in the works at Netflix, the actress emphasized the importance of LGBTQ representation in media as the Trump administration continues to dismantle Dei.

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With a title like “Fucktoys,” Annapurna Sriram’s directorial debut boldly announces its wild intentions. A provocative name like that has been known to backfire, especially as it can over-inflate one’s expectations for the gonzo filmmaking they’re about to witness. But Sriram’s movie — a grotesque odyssey through a place called Trashtown, which has shades of New Orleans and a hint of Los Angeles — is at least impressively strange. It’s the kind of project that, despite some flaws, allows Sriram to stake her claim as a filmmaker to watch, with a distinctive voice that mashes up rockabilly aesthetics with Tarot mysticism and an incredible dig at James Franco. This is the kind of thing you want to see at a festival like SXSW: Messy, but wholly original in its genre mashup.

As an actress, Sriram appeared on the likes of “Billions” and “The Blacklist,” shows that are tonally miles apart from “Fucktoys.

"Wanna swim?" "Duh!" Trashtown Pictures has revealed a first look teaser trailer for a kinky indie comedy known as F*toys that is premiering at the 2025 SXSW Film Festival this month. No this is not porn, this is an artistic indie film shot on 16mm grainy film stock, exploring sex and intimacy. Both written and directed by filmmaker Annapurna Sriram as her feature directorial debut, she also stars in F**ktoys as the lead character known as "AP". Join AP on a bubblegum funky adventure through sunny & romantic Trashtown, USA. In this raucous odyssey a across a dreamy landscape of smut, filth and psychics, wanton minx quests hard to make $1000, find love, and lift a curse. A woman needs $1000 for psychics in a pre-millennium alternate universe. She navigates the seedy underbelly of Trashtown via scooter, encountering bizarre folks along the way. Sriram co-stars with Sadie Scott, François Arnaud, Damian Young,...

Shot on 16mm film, Fucktoys reimagines The Fool’s Journey of the Major Arcana of the Tarot as a bubblegum grindhouse odyssey.

Watch the teaser below ahead of the movie’s world premiere at SXSW this weekend.

Join AP, a rosy young woman seeking salvation from a curse, on an adventure through a dreamy landscape of smut, filth and psychics, where she collides with a series of larger-than-life characters and absurd situations as she winds her way towards the inevitable.

AP is promised by not just one but multiple psychics that her curse can be lifted for a cool $1,000 and a simple teeny tiny sacrifice of a baby lamb. So she makes money the only way she knows how: scootering her way deeper into the night and into the uncouth underbelly of Trashtown, USA.

The dark yet campy romp explores the intersection of intimacy, exploitation, and class in a pre-millenium...

How far would you go to lift a deadly curse?

Ahead of the film’s world premiere at this year’s SXSW, Annapurna Sriram’s “Fucktoys” has unveiled its trailer exclusively to Variety, teasing a grindhouse adventure through a town named Trashtown, USA. After a woman named AP (Sriram) loses a tooth and is unexpectedly cast with a curse, psychics promise that it can be lifted by a measly $1,000 payment and animal sacrifice. AP immerses herself in the underbelly of Trashtown to earn the money she needs to live another day.

The trailer teases the film’s outrageous tone and 16mm cinematography, as AP looks to psychics for advice and proudly proclaims that “I love trash.” The film’s official synopsis teases that: “In this irreverent and sexy dark comedy, AP collides with a series of larger-than-life characters and absurd situations, each more unhinged than the last, as she winds her way toward the inevitable.

Stars: Emily Hampshire, François Arnaud, Christian Convery, Tristan D. Lalla, Cat Lemieux, Erika Rosenbaum, Mariah Inger | Written by Adam O’Brien, Philip Kalin-Hajdu | Directed by Adam O’Brien

Meredith is a struggling mother abandoned by her family and partner after the appalling death of their newborn son. Alone in her house after separating, she becomes more and more isolated, unaware that the death of her baby has caused the birth of something far more sinister. An entity conceived from tragedy that is determined to make her relive over and over again the darkest moments of her existence and keep her family forever torn apart.

Mom is another heavy-handed look at post-partum depression wrapped up in the skin of a genre film – in this case a haunted house film. It’s something we’ve seen plenty of times before, and the filmmakers here don’t really try and stray away from cliche.

It’s Valentine’s Day, and this week brought plenty of new horror movies for you to cuddle up on the couch with. In addition to Terrifier 3 slashing its way into streaming, Scott Derrickson’s latest horror movie is now available at home, and that’s just the beginning of the lineup.

Here’s all the new horror that released February 10 – February 14, 2025!

For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.

What if the horror movie’s audience served as the monster menacing its characters in real-time? The fourth wall won’t protect you from Delicate Arch, now streaming on Screambox.

Director Matthew Warren shatters reality with his feature debut in which four college kids with fracturing relationships take a camping trip in order to escape an ecological disaster.

Alone in the desert, they begin to suspect that their reality might not be as it seems...

Meredith (Emily Hampshire) and Jared (François Arnaud) arrive home with their newborn son Alex but their situation is far from a picture of domestic bliss as Meredith struggles with being a new mother and Jared focuses on his busy work schedule. A terrible tragedy is just around the corner and a sinister presence in the house leaves Meredith fighting not for her sanity but her life…

Adam O’Brien chiller delivers on all of the creaky floorboards, spectral voices and creeping around in the dark you’d expect from this kind of movie but the focus is squarely on Meredith and her fragile psychological state. The framing of many of the shots, coupled with the effective sound design, brings home just how the world seems to be closing in on her.

In the lead role, Emily Hampshire is mesmerising. Those of us already acquainted with her comedic chops on Schitt’s Creek...

Fans of the Showtime series Yellowjackets (read our review of season 2 Here) have been patiently waiting to see the bonus episode that was supposed to air sometime between the second and third seasons… but the wait for that is going to be longer than expected, because the decision has been made to hold off on the bonus episode and have Yellowjackets season 3 premiere on February 14th. With that date just a few days away, a clip from the premiere episode has dropped online, and in this clip the character Van (played by Liv Hewson) “retells the story so far,” giving the “previously on Yellowjackets” recap. You can check it out in the embed above.

Yellowjackets is described as “equal parts survival epic, horror story, and coming-of-age drama.” The story centers on a team of wildly talented high school girls soccer players who become the (un)lucky survivors of a plane...

Debut feature does its best to keep things feeling supernatural as woman faced with impossible parenting demands slides into psychosis

Descending fully inside postnatal depression and psychosis, this horror film blends hallucination, premonition, memory and flashback; what it loses in storytelling precision it makes up for in desperate incarceration within one new mother’s headspace.

As soon as she comes home, Meredith (Emily Hampshire) is scrubbing her own birth discharge off the floor. While husband Jared (François Arnaud) is unexpectedly delighted at fatherhood, her new role chafes at an existential level. Son Alex won’t settle in her hands, Jared pushes her to take care of the house while she’s busy expressing milk and, rather than dealing with a burning meal, she smashes her smoke detector. “It’s better to accept you need to try, than be ashamed you need to try,” says Meredith’s therapist of her misfiring maternal affections.

U.K. outfit Blue Finch Films has acquired worldwide sales rights to “Bury the Devil,” a one-shot supernatural horror-thriller that recently wrapped production at an isolated location in Canada.

The supernatural-tinged home invasion tale centers on a nurse who discovers her latest patient may be harboring dark secrets. The film was written by John Petrizzi and Brad Hodson, with veteran genre producers Philip Kalin-Hajdu and Benoit Beaulieu (“Turbo Kid”) shepherding the project.

Director Adam O’Brien opted for an ambitious single-take approach to ratchet up the tension. “This film depicts the most harrowing 90 minutes of our protagonist’s life, and I felt that the most visceral way to really feel this was to do a single-shot film,” O’Brien said. “We are with her every step and mis-step she takes – through the unravelling of the mystery to the horror of her discovery. It’s a fun, twisty roller-coaster ride that puts a new spin on exorcisms.

"I have something I was wondering if you could look into..." Apple TV has unveiled the main official trailer for Surface - Season 2, the continuation of the thriller series created by writer Veronica West. The first season launched in 2022 and features Gugu Mbatha-Raw - following her in her quest to rebuild her life after a suicide attempt, and her struggle to understand all the things that led up to that moment. Season 2 brings back Gugu Mbatha-Raw and this time she heads across the pond to the UK. Desperate to uncover the truth about her mother's death, Sophie must infiltrate London's most powerful and secretive family. From Reese Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine, comes the second chapter of this tense mystery with Mbatha-Raw, Phil Dunster, Frieda Pinto, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Stephan James, Ari Graynor, Millie Brady, François Arnaud, and Marianne Jean-Baptiste. Partnering with a dogged journalist, Sophie takes on the untouchable Huntley family...

Dylan O'Brien's new film has received a lot of interest following its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. So much so that the movie had to be pulled from the website after a major leak online.

After the film's premiere on Jan. 23, 2025, Twinless debuted with a perfect score on Rotten Tomatoes. Twinless received praise for the comedy and performances, which stars O'Brien and James Sweeney, who also wrote and directed the film. However, Variety reports Sundance had to remove Twinless from its streaming site after a major leak online.

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Twinless won the festival's Audience Award on Friday, Jan. 31, and ahead of the win, there were several leaks from the streaming site, including sex scenes and other moments from the film.

“Twinless,” a comedic drama starring Dylan O’Brien, has been pulled from Sundance’s streaming site after sex scenes and other content from the film leaked online. The leaks came as “Twinless” won the festival’s coveted Audience Award on Friday.

It’s the second movie to be pulled from Sundance’s site this year. “Selena y Los Dinos,” a documentary about Tejano singer Selena, was also scrubbed from the service after the film “suffered a series of copyright infringements,” meaning it also leaked online. There were reports that fans were putting various musical numbers from “Selena y Los Dinos” on TikTok and Instagram.

“The film ‘Twinless’ was a victim of some copyright infringement on various social media platforms, therefore the festival in partnership with the filmmakers have made the decision to remove the film from the Sundance Film Festival online platform. We regret that online ticket holders will no longer...

Dylan O'Brien's latest film has drawn some very high praise. Following its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, O'Brien's Twinless has debuted on Rotten Tomatoes with a perfect score.

As of now, Twinless has a score of 100% on Rotten Tomatoes. Critics are all praising the film, which features O'Brien and director James Sweeney as two men who form a special bond after meeting in a support group for twinless twins. Excelling at both drama and comedy, Twinless is teased by Taylor Gates of Collider as a "dramedy in its truest form, equal parts hilarious, heartbreaking, and even horrific at various points — and occasionally at the same time."

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"O’Brien and Sweeney have a comedic chemistry that cannot be denied,...

Uncork’d Entertainment is set to release Mom, an unsettling psychological horror film exploring the dark complexities of motherhood, in select US theatres from February 7, followed by a digital and VOD release on February 11. UK and Irish audiences will get their chance to experience the chilling film when it arrives on digital platforms on February 17, courtesy of Blue Finch Film Releasing.

Directed by Adam O’Brien and featuring a standout performance by Emily Hampshire, Mom delves into themes of isolation, trauma, and the haunting pressures of parental expectations. The film, which premiered to critical acclaim at Glasgow FrightFest in 2024, offers an unflinching look at the darker side of motherhood, with Hampshire’s gripping portrayal anchoring the story.

It’s the feature directorial debut for O’Brien, having previously worked on a series of horror shorts and segments in anthologies.

In Mom, Hampshire plays a struggling mother who finds herself abandoned by her...

Emily Hampshire, whose credits include Schitt’s Creek, The Rig, the 12 Monkeys TV series, Self Reliance, and the Stephen King adaptation Chapelwaite, has the lead role in the upcoming horror film Mom, which will be receiving a VOD release in the US (courtesy of Dark Star Pictures) on February 11th and in the UK (courtesy of Blue Finch Film Releasing) on February 17th. With those dates right around the corner, a trailer for Mom has arrived online and can be seen in the embed above. A pair of posters for the film can be found at the bottom of this article.

The feature directorial debut of Adam O’Brien, who caught attention with his short films Bloodbath, Insane, and Banshee, Mom centers on a struggling mother who is abandoned by her family and partner after a horrific incident. As she falls further into isolation, she begins to be haunted by a sinister...

“Schitt’s Creek” actress Emily Hampshire shows that a mother’s love never dies in Mom.

Described as a haunting homage to Rosemary’s Baby, the Canadian film opens in select theaters on February 7 before arriving on Digital on February 11 via Uncork’d Entertainment.

The postpartum horror tale follows a struggling mother who’s abandoned by her family after a horrific incident. As she falls further into isolation, she begins to be haunted by a sinister entity that is determined to make her relive her darkest moments.

Adam O’Brien delves into the darker side of motherhood for his feature directorial debut, written by Philip Kalin-Hajdu (Game of Death).

François Arnaud, Christian Convery (Cocaine Bear), Erika Rosenbaum, Mariah Inger (“Transplant”), Tristan D. Lalla (“Ghosts”), and Cat Lemieux round out the cast.

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Fans of the Showtime series Yellowjackets (read our review of season 2 Here) have been patiently waiting to see the bonus episode that was supposed to air sometime between the second and third seasons… but the wait for that is going to be longer than expected, because the decision has been made to hold off on the bonus episode and have Yellowjackets season 3 premiere on February 14th. With that date just a few weeks away, a full trailer has arrived online and you can watch it in the embed above. The images are accompanied by the sounds of the song “Bodies” (as in “let the bodies hit the floor”), a song I will always associate with the Jason X trailer.

Yellowjackets is described as “equal parts survival epic, horror story, and coming-of-age drama.” The story centers on a team of wildly talented high school girls soccer players who become the (un...

"Am I a bad mother?" Uh oh. Dark Star Pictures has unveiled the official trailer for Mom, an indie horror film ready for release in February. This first premiered at FrightFest Glasgow last year - and is out on VOD in February if anyone wants to give it a look. Meredith, her husband Jared, and their young son Alex face unspeakable terror in the wake of a family tragedy. The tagline: "A mother's love never dies." Struggling with postnatal depression & feeling misunderstood by her husband, Meredith begins to experience terrifying visions foreshadowing an ultimate tragedy - ending up stuck in a nightmarish loop ruled by a malevolent force. Mom stars Emily Hampshire as Meredith, the titular "Mom" in this story, with François Arnaud, Christian Convery, Tristan D. Lalla, Cat Lemieux, and Erika Rosenbaum. This looks creepy but it also looks like another seriously underlit, uninteresting, fairly boring horror film that'll be forgotten quickly.

Mom tells the chilling story of a struggling mother, portrayed by Hampshire, who is abandoned by her family and partner after a harrowing incident. Isolated and vulnerable, she begins to experience haunting encounters with a sinister entity that forces her to relive her darkest memories. The psychological and supernatural elements of the film make it a deeply unsettling exploration of postpartum struggles.

Directed by Adam O’Brien in his feature debut and written by Philip Kalin-Hajdu, the film also features François Arnaud (Marlowe) and Christian Convery (Cocaine Bear). It is a collaborative production by Delirium Pictures and Kinetic Film Group. The movie has already garnered attention on the festival circuit, earning critical praise for its atmospheric tension and Hampshire’s standout performance.

Keith Leopard, president of Uncork’d Entertainment, expressed his enthusiasm, saying, “Adam and Philip have crafted a sophisticated and edge-of-your-seat supernatural thriller that will satisfy anyone looking for a creepy,...

While fans of the Showtime series Yellowjackets (read our review of season 2 Here) patiently wait to see the bonus episode that’s going to air sometime between the second and third seasons, it was recently announced that Yellowjackets season 3 is set to premiere on February 14th – and with that date swiftly approaching, a teaser trailer for the new season has arrived online. You can check it out in the embed above.

Yellowjackets is described as “equal parts survival epic, horror story, and coming-of-age drama.” The story centers on a team of wildly talented high school girls soccer players who become the (un)lucky survivors of a plane crash deep in the Ontario wilderness. The series will chronicle their descent from a complicated but thriving team to warring, cannibalistic clans, while also tracking the lives they’ve attempted to piece back together nearly 25 years later, proving that the past is never...

Surface is returning for its second season early next year. Apple TV+ renewed the drama for eight episodes in December 2022, but its return was delayed due to the industry strikes of 2023.

Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Stephan James, Ari Graynor, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, François Arnaud, and Millie Brady star in the thriller series. It follows a woman trying to piece her life together after she suffers a traumatic brain injury. Season two is set in London.

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First images for Surface season 2 have revealed new details about Apple TV+'s psychological thriller, including when new episodes get released. Season 1 of the mystery series followed Gugu Mbatha-Raw's Sophie Ellis, a young woman trying to piece together her missing memories after a mysterious injury.

Now, Deadline has released new images from Surface season 2, teasing what's next for the Apple TV+ psychological thriller series. This includes Sophie alongside new images of other characters from the series, including what appears to be James (Oliver Jackson-Cohen) sporting a new look, Eliza (Millie Brady), and a new character, Grace (Freida Pinto). Alongside these images, it was announced the show will come back for eight episodes starting Friday, February 21, 2025, releasing new episodes weekly until April 11. Check out the new images below:

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While fans of the Showtime series Yellowjackets (read our review of season 2 Here) patiently wait to see the bonus episode that’s going to air sometime between the second and third seasons, it was recently announced that Yellowjackets season 3 is set to premiere on February 14th – and with that date swiftly approaching, a batch of first batch images have been unveiled via Entertainment Weekly! One can be seen at the top of this article, and more can be found below.

Yellowjackets is described as “equal parts survival epic, horror story, and coming-of-age drama.” The story centers on a team of wildly talented high school girls soccer players who become the (un)lucky survivors of a plane crash deep in the Ontario wilderness. The series will chronicle their descent from a complicated but thriving team to warring, cannibalistic clans, while also tracking the lives they’ve attempted to piece back together nearly 25 years later,...

While fans of the Showtime series Yellowjackets (read our review of season 2 Here) patiently wait to see the bonus episode that’s going to air sometime between the second and third seasons, a short promo has just dropped online to reveal that Yellowjackets season 3 is set to premiere on February 14th! You can check out the promo in the embed above.

Yellowjackets is described as “equal parts survival epic, horror story, and coming-of-age drama.” The story centers on a team of wildly talented high school girls soccer players who become the (un)lucky survivors of a plane crash deep in the Ontario wilderness. The series will chronicle their descent from a complicated but thriving team to warring, cannibalistic clans, while also tracking the lives they’ve attempted to piece back together nearly 25 years later, proving that the past is never really past and what began out in the wilderness is far from over.

Jaclyn Bethany is an Emmy-award-winning filmmaker, writer and actor based in New Orleans, Louisiana. She has been committed to creating art and telling stories exploring complex women, the intimacy of female friendship, sisterhood and queerness from the female perspective. Some upcoming film projects include Delusion, a short film in collaboration with Adult Film NYC; In Transit, written by Alex Sarrigeorgiou and featuring Jennifer Ehle and Francois Arnaud; and All Five Eyes, which she co-wrote with Greta Bellamacina, featuring Bellamacina and Honor Swinton-Byrne. In this episode she talks about her role as the co-artistic director of The Fire Weeds, a female […]

The post “The Things that Scare Me the Most Now are the Things I’m Most Interested in Doing”: Jaclyn Bethany, Back To One, Episode 316 first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.

Jaclyn Bethany is an Emmy-award-winning filmmaker, writer and actor based in New Orleans, Louisiana. She has been committed to creating art and telling stories exploring complex women, the intimacy of female friendship, sisterhood and queerness from the female perspective. Some upcoming film projects include Delusion, a short film in collaboration with Adult Film NYC; In Transit, written by Alex Sarrigeorgiou and featuring Jennifer Ehle and Francois Arnaud; and All Five Eyes, which she co-wrote with Greta Bellamacina, featuring Bellamacina and Honor Swinton-Byrne. In this episode she talks about her role as the co-artistic director of The Fire Weeds, a female […]

The post “The Things that Scare Me the Most Now are the Things I’m Most Interested in Doing”: Jaclyn Bethany, Back To One, Episode 316 first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.

Fans of the Karate Kid franchise have long been waiting to see Hilary Swank pop up for a cameo (or more) on the Cobra Kai TV series – and while that show is nearing the end of its six season run and running out of opportunities to have Swank appear (she has said that she’s not going to), another show has officially locked her in for a recurring role. The Hollywood Reporter has broken the news that Swank has joined the cast of Yellowjackets season 3!

Details on Swank’s character are being kept under wraps, but The Hollywood Reporter was told that “she’ll make her first appearance in the latter stages of the season.”

While fans of the Showtime series (read our review of season 2 Here) patiently wait to see the bonus episode that’s going to air sometime between the second and third seasons, the third season of...

While fans of the Showtime series Yellowjackets (read our review of season 2 Here) patiently wait to see the bonus episode that’s going to air sometime between the second and third seasons, the third season of the show has already been filming in Canada for months now, aiming for a 2025 premiere. As cameras continue to roll, Variety has learned that Community‘s Joel McHale has joined the cast, taking on a guest star role. Details on the character McHale will be playing have not been revealed.

Yellowjackets is described as “equal parts survival epic, horror story, and coming-of-age drama.” The story centers on a team of wildly talented high school girls soccer players who become the (un)lucky survivors of a plane crash deep in the Ontario wilderness. The series will chronicle their descent from a complicated but thriving team to warring, cannibalistic clans, while also tracking the lives they...

Exclusive: Tasha Smith (Bad Boys: Ride or Die), Chris Perfetti (Abbott Elementary), Francois Arnaud (Yellowjackets), Susan Park (Shining Vale) and Cree (Turtles All the Way Down) are the newest additions to the cast of Twinless, the dark comedy that James Sweeney wrote and is directing for Republic Pictures.

Details as to the newcomers’ roles are under wraps. As previously announced, Dylan O’Brien, Aisling Franciosi, Lauren Graham and Sweeney will also star in the film, which follows two young men who strike up an unlikely bromance after meeting in a twin bereavement support group.

David Permut and Sweeney are producing, with O’Brien and Miky Lee serving exec producing. Three Point Capital is financing the pic with Ali Jazayeri, David Gendron and Liz Destro also serving as executive producers. Alex Astrachan, Director of Development at Permut Presentations, is co-producer. Casting Director is Jessica Munks. Republic Pictures has worldwide rights to the film.

The Decameron is a medieval black comedy series created by Kathleen Jordan. Based on the 14th-century Italian short-story collection of the same name by author Giovanni Boccaccio, the Netflix series is set in 1348, when the Black Death was destroying Florence. It follows the story of a few nobles who lock themselves away with servants in a countryside villa. In the beginning, everything goes swimmingly but soon something turns their retreat into a fight for survival. The Decameron stars Zosia Mamet, Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Tanya Reynolds, Amar Chadha-Patel, Leila Farzad, Lou Gala, Karan Gill, Tony Hale, Douggie McMeekin, and Jessica Plummer. So, if you love the wild comedy and historic setting in The Decameron, here are some similar shows you could watch next.

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The Great is a historical dark comedy-drama series created by Tony McNamara. The Hulu series follows the story of a...

Exclusive: Blue Finch Films has locked the North American sale for horror Mom, starring Schitt’s Creek actress Emily Hampshire.

The film, which premiered at Glasgow FrightFest, has been acquired by Uncork’d Entertainment and will be released later this year. The deal began to take shape at the Cannes market.

The film follows a struggling mother (Hampshire) who is abandoned by her family and partner after a horrific incident. As she falls further into isolation, she begins to be haunted by a sinister entity that is determined to make her relive her darkest moments.

Directed by Adam O’Brien and written by Philip Kalin-Hajdu, the film also stars François Arnaud (Marlowe) and Christian Convery (Cocaine Bear). Producing are Delirium Pictures and Kinetic Film Group.

Keith Leopard, President of Uncork’d Entertainment, said: “Adam and Philip have crafted a sophisticated and edge of your seat supernatural thriller that will satisfy anyone looking for a creepy,...

While fans of the Showtime series Yellowjackets (read our review of season 2 Here) patiently wait to see the bonus episode that’s going to air sometime between the second and third seasons, the third season of the show has already been filming in Canada, aiming for a 2025 premiere. Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter, cast member Christina Ricci started building the hype for Yellowjackets season 3 by saying it’s going to be more surprising and shocking than what came before… and it’s going to be brutal.

Ricci said, “This season is going to be even more shocking and surprising than the previous seasons. It’s definitely going to be brutal. But they also put a lot of comedy into it. So I think it’s just going to be… extremely Yellowjackets-y.“

If you’re not caught up on Yellowjackets, we’re entering Spoiler territory now: While Juliette Lewis co-starred in the first two seasons,...

Yellowjackets fans will be eating good soon as season 3 will be on its way to your screens with production officially starting. The third year of our favorite schoolgirls was one of the victims of a great delay due to the dual union strikes in Hollywood last year. However, there would be a bonus episode in between the second and third season that would whet viewers’ appetites before the true continuation occurred.

The official Yellowjackets account on social media has just dropped an announcement that filming on season 3 has officially taken off. The announcement is followed by some teaser photos of the camp with one picture showcasing the script for the premiere episode. The post reads, “We know you’re starving… #Yellowjackets Season 3 is officially in production.” Which is then followed by a clapperboard emoji and a bee yellowjacket emoji. You can view the photos below.

We know you're starving… #Yellowjackets Season 3 is officially in production.

Fox is in business with Denis Leary once again.

The network has ordered to series Going Dutch, a single-camera comedy that the Rescue Me actor will star in and executive-produce, TVLine has learned.

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Going Dutch will follow an arrogant, loudmouth U.S. Army colonel (played by Leary), who, after an epically unfiltered rant, is reassigned to the Netherlands, where...

Stars: Emily Hampshire, François Arnaud, Christian Convery, Tristan D. Lalla, Cat Lemieux, Erika Rosenbaum, Mariah Inger | Written by Adam O’Brien, Philip Kalin-Hajdu | Directed by Adam O’Brien

Meredith is a struggling mother abandoned by her family and partner after the appalling death of their newborn son. Alone in her house after separating, she becomes more and more isolated, unaware that the death of her baby has caused the birth of something far more sinister. An entity conceived from tragedy that is determined to make her relive over and over again the darkest moments of her existence and keep her family forever torn apart.

Mom is another heavy-handed look at post-partum depression wrapped up in the skin of a genre film – in this case a haunted house film. It’s something we’ve seen plenty of times before, and the filmmakers here don’t really try and stray away from cliche.