Here are some reviews of films coming out at the theater this week as well as others that may be in theaters or newly on home video.
Opening: Oct. 2, 2026
Wide (United States)
Digger
For member reviews of this film, follow this link
The Influencer Project
For member reviews of this film, follow this link
Verity
For member reviews of this film, follow this link
Limited (United States)
Ghost in the Cell
Mike McGranaghan @ The Aisle Seat
- Excerpt: This Indonesian horror film from director Joko Anwar is gory, funny, spooky, and utterly, wonderfully bananas.
Linkin Park: Unshatter
Mike McGranaghan @ The Aisle Seat
- Excerpt: Linkin Park: Unshatter is an emotional documentary about how, to their own surprise, the group reformed to carry out the next chapter of their career.
Naza
Paulo Portugal @ comunidadeculturaearte.com [Portuguese]
- Excerpt: Depois de receber o Prémio Especial do Júri na última edição do Festival de Veneza e de provocar uma forte reacção no Festival Internacional de Cinema de San Sebastián, “Naza” chega finalmente às salas portuguesas. A estreia está marcada para 1 de Outubro, pela Nitrato Filmes; os realizadores já anunciaram também que o filme deverá ser disponibilizado gratuitamente no YouTube em Novembro.
2026 Films in Theaters Now in Select Areas
Forgotten Island
For member reviews of this film, follow this link
Heart of the Beast
For member reviews of this film, follow this link
Primetime
For member reviews of this film, follow this link
Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: Wladyka has a real knack for casting his leading ladies, Kikuchi both madcap and adorable…also exhibits the director’s ability to shape films from gritty thrillers to musical fantasies, a remarkable talent…
Kenji Fujishima @ Slant Magazine
Nell Minow @ rogerebert.com
- Excerpt: The dance numbers show us Haru’s emotions.
The Incomer
Jared Mobarak @ Hey, have you seen …?
- Excerpt: And while Gleeson is wonderful, this is Rankin and O’Rourke’s show. Whether in curiosity or violence, they’re always centering innocence. Their hopes and fears are all driven by love.
Kung Fu Deadly
Sebastian Zavala @ MeGustaElCine.com [Spanish]
- Excerpt: What could easily have been a cheesy, cheap, fantastical martial arts story—like so many other movies released every year direct to streaming—turned out to be far more entertaining and ambitious.
Lorne
Rick Aragon @ Rick’s Texan Reviews
- Excerpt: We get in Lorne a most curious portrait of someone whom people talk about, but whom still is a bit opaque at the end.
Never After Dark
Laura Clifford @ Reeling Reviews
- Excerpt: Writer/director Dave Boyle raises plenty of gooseflesh with practical effects using mirrors, body doubles and lighting techniques combined with ancient folklore, creepy make-up, exaggerated sound and inventive props.
Twiggy
- Excerpt: Ultimately, this film is fun because it offers a glimpse of its era. But more importantly, it is an inspiring story of Twiggy’s extraordinary resilience through difficult times, personal and professional, without ever losing her sense of purpose or her sense of humor.
Unabomber
Allen Almachar @ The MacGuffin
- Excerpt: This only lightly covers the subject matter, and true crime fans maybe a little turned off by the “creative liberties” that were taken.
The Weight
Jared Mobarak @ Hey, have you seen …?
- Excerpt: These supporting characters also have more complex backstories than you might expect. It provides an effective political backdrop to color the genre trappings. Each one is battling his/her oppressors—namely, men with badges.
You Had to Be There
Jared Mobarak @ Hey, have you seen …?
- Excerpt: You Had to Be There will have fans of the musical, the actors, and a good story told well smiling wide themselves once the anecdotes begin. [Davis has] given us a front row seat to a magical reunion of comedy greats.
About the Author
