Pillion
Mild-mannered traffic warden Colin (Harry Melling) finds a new lease on life when he runs into emotionally distant but sexually gifted biker Ray (Alexander Skarsgård).
Shaurya Thapa
Hamnet
A young William Shakespeare (Paul Mescal) and Agnes Hathaway (Jessie Buckley) fall in love and start a family until a personal tragedy drives them apart, compelling Shakespeare to pen his masterpiece, Hamlet.
The Running Man
Ben Richards (Glen Powell), a factory worker with anger issues, struggles to make a living for his family in a dystopian, divided America. A deadly game show called The Running Man might be his only golden ticket.
Palestine 36
Annemarie Jacir’s sweeping historical epic recounts the 1936-1939 Arab revolt against British control in Palestine just as Jewish immigrants start sailing in, germinating seeds of a partition that haunts the land to this day.
Good Boy
With the horror playing out entirely from the perspective of Indy the Dog, Good Boy is a different kind of dog movie.
Other
After her mother is brutally murdered, with her face ripped off, Alice must revisit her childhood home and confront her traumatic adolescence. As some new threats lurk behind her, a gory and grueling quest to survive follows.
Other – Interview with Filmmaker David Moreau
After delivering the Shudder hit Mads last Halloween, French filmmaker David Moreau is back with another haunting nightmare called OTHER. In this interview, the writer and director breaks down his penchant for atmospheric horror, why he doesn’t bother much about “referencing” other films, and how he went for a “faceless” approach this time, filming only the face of heroine Olga Kurylenko.
Traumatika
Told across multiple time jumps, Traumatika explores the generational impact of trauma with some atmospheric chills, found-footage scares, and commentary on exploitative true crime dramas.
Traumatika – Interview with Filmmakers Pierre Tsigaridis and Maxime Rancon
In this interview, director-editor-cinematographer Pierre Tsigaridis and his co-writer, co-producer Maxime Rancon break down the challenges of filming low-budget horror, their nods to classics like The Exorcist and The Omen, and the amusing audience reactions since Traumatika premiered at the 2024 FrightFest.
Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere
New Jersey-bred rocker Bruce Springsteen is all set for stardom in the '80s until inner demons force him to lay low and record Nebraska, a grim, atmospheric album that connects him to his blue-collar roots, childhood trauma, and crippling existentialism.
After The Hunt
When promising philosophy student Maggie (Ayo Edebiri) accuses her charming yet sleazy professor Hank (Andrew Garfield) of sexual assault, Yale University becomes caught in a whirlwind of legal charges, administrative gossip, and online discourse
Anemone
Three-time Oscar-winning method actor (and occasional shoemaker) Daniel Day-Lewis returns from his eight-year "retirement" in Anemone, a gritty human drama directed by his son Ronan Day-Lewis.
Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk
Unable to film in Palestine, Iranian filmmaker Sepideh Farsi made an online acquaintance with late Palestinian photojournalist Fatima Hassouna. This haunting yet humanizing documentary explores their conversations and the ground realities in an active warzone.
The Cut
A washed-out boxer struggles to make a comeback when he can't match the required weight limit. His sanity and body are tested with dietary experiments and a hardened, remorseless coach.
The Long Walk
In an unspecified dystopian future, fifty boys must compete for an arduous 350-mile walk livestreamed to a nihilist Americana. If they falter as much as below 3 miles per hour, they get three warnings. On the third strike, they’re shot dead. This is The Long Walk, Francis Lawrence’s adaptation of Stephen King’s novel of the same name.