A Lagos cab driver, a returning childhood friend, and a radio voice calling for revolution. A quick take on Olive Nwosu's Lady at VIFF 2026.

Quentin Tarantino's first stage play, The Popinjay Cavalier, now has a West End home: the Phoenix Theatre, opening March 18, 2027, with Sacha Baron Cohen in the lead. Here's what's confirmed and why it's more than a stunt.

Nine films, one running theme. From The Trial of Hein to Behemoth, the 2026 Vancouver International Film Festival kept circling displacement and isolation, with the biggest Indigenous slate VIFF has ever shown.

James Gray's Paper Tiger is a 1980s New York crime drama about two brothers caught as the mafia hands the waterfront to the Russians. Adam Driver is the reason to see it, but the film is really about being a father and a brother.

Steven Spielberg is returning to Transformers as executive producer, and Michael Bay is in early talks to direct Transformers 8. Here's what the reunion could mean, and what's still unconfirmed.

Seen at VIFF 2026: Carol Nguyen's feature debut follows her family to Vietnam to make peace with an uncle's death years after the fact. It's quiet, beautifully shot, and more about healing than grief.

The worst-graded movie of the weekend won it. The better-liked Sorkin sequel finished fifth. Other Mommy and The Social Reckoning tell you everything about what sells tickets in 2026, and what doesn't.

Asia Argento inherits a jungle estate and finds it already occupied. Our first take on Death Has No Master from VIFF 2026: a slow burn with a fantastic soundtrack and a hard left turn.

Pedro Pascal plays a cellist who can't commit to anyone or anything, and Tony Gilroy turns that into a celebration of art and what it costs. A festival capsule review of the best Pascal performance yet and a surprising detour from the Michael Clayton director.

Thomas Mann comes home to a divided Germany, caught between two ideologies and unable to show vulnerability to either. Paweł Pawlikowski's Cannes-winning drama is lean, stark, and possibly the most beautiful black-and-white photography you'll see this year.