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In the near future, scientists observe the Sun dimming. Surmising that the dimming will cause a catastrophic ice age within 30 years. The world’s governments have appointed former European Space Agency administrator Eva Stratt (Sandra Huller) to lead a task force to solve the problem. Astronaut Ryland Grace, (Barbie & The Notebook’s Ryan Gosling) awakens on a spacecraft “The Hail Mary” sent to investigate, but with no memory of himself or his mission. He slowly deduces he is the sole survivor of a crew sent in search of a solution to a catastrophic event on Earth. In his search for answers, Grace must rely on his vast array of scientific knowledge, sheer ingenuity, and human will, but he may not have to search alone. When Hail Mary reaches a nearby star it is quickly approached by an alien starship.

Project Hail Mary is based upon the 2021 novel by Andy Weir. As of January 2026, the book has been featured on the New York Times’ best-seller list for 28 weeks in a It was a finalist for the 2022 Hugo Award. The audiobook read by Ray Porter won the 2022 Audio Book of the Year Audie Award. The book was adapted for the film by Drew Goddard (his second Andy Weir adaptation) and Phil Lord with Christopher Miller directing.

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Indie films about losing one’s job and fearing for one’s livelihood may not seem like a groundbreaking concept, but in his directorial debut, Matthew Shear delivers a smart, heartfelt look into the intricacies of real life.

Shear plays Sam, a tax lawyer who’s just been let go and is frantically searching for work so he can stay in the city. When his therapist’s wife suggests that he could babysit for her son David and his wife Dianne, he jumps at the chance to do so, quickly beginning to care for the couple’s three young girls and often the couple themselves. Dianne is unsatisfied with her life; her husband is constantly on tour with his moderately successful band, and her own career as an actress is essentially nonexistent. Sam’s presence in her life begins to become a constant she can depend on, and the two ultimately begin to get a little too close for comfort.

Aside from this being Shear’s directorial debut, he’s also playing the lead in the film, having previously appeared in films like Mistress America and Between the Temples. Amanda Peet (2012, A Lot Like Love) stars as Dianne, with Alessandro Nivola (The Brutalist) as her husband David, Judd Hirsch (Taxi) as Sam’s therapist Fred, and Andrea Martin (My Big Fat Greek Wedding) as Fred’s wife/secretary Helen.

Fantasy Life will be released in theaters on March 27.

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Tow is based on the true story of Amanda Ogle, a homeless woman living in her car on the streets of Seattle. When her car is impounded and sold off, stripping Amanda of the only place she calls home, she enters into a legal battle with the city and Lincoln Towing that becomes an inspirational story of heart, persistence, and resilience in the face of indifference.

Rose Byrne (Bridesmaids, Insidious, Spirited) stars as Amanda, with Dominic Sessa (The Holdovers, Now You See Me: Now You Don’t, Oh. What. Fun.) as her well-meaning nonprofit lawyer Kevin and Octavia Spencer (Ma, Hidden Figures, The Help) as Barb, a woman running a homeless shelter where Amanda finds respite. The stacked cast also includes Ariana DeBose (Broadway’s Hamilton) and Demi Lovato (most notably of the Disney Channel) as fellow downtrodden members of Seattle’s less fortunate.

Stephanie Laing, the director of Tow, has worked with Byrne before on Apple TV series Physical, a funny and at-times-absurd comedy-drama series about a woman unhappy with her life as a housewife who finds escape in the world of aerobics. Laing’s body of work, from Physical to Irreplaceable You, is funny, heartfelt, and unafraid to shy away from the darker truths of life (or, in the right circumstances, to laugh at them).

Tow premieres in theaters March 20, 2026 after a successful world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival.

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Movie audiences have an appetite for blood, and Hollywood is serving it up with style, no kale smoothies here. The surge in visceral, no-holds-barred horror, especially films that put women front and center as both victims and vicious survivors, is hot.  From X to Ready or Not, viewers are craving transgressive cinema that delivers brutality. Enter Pretty Lethal, a deliciously savage thriller that takes the elegance of ballet and turns it crimson. Think Black Swan meets Saw, but with better turnout.

The setup is a bit predictive: five elite ballerinas, a bit on the ‘mean girl’ side. There’s Madison (the ruthless captain who probably has a vision board), Sienna (the scholarship outsider with actual talent), Jade (Madison’s cutthroat rival), Brooklyn (the influencer more obsessed with likes than leaps), and Lily (the youngest, most vulnerable, and statistically doomed), are on the way to a European competition when their bus breaks down. Because of course it does. Seeking shelter in a conveniently located Gothic mansion, they meet Katerina Volkov (Uma Thurman, clearly having the time of her life and several martinis), a former prima ballerina whose career ended in a disfiguring “accident.” Air quotes intended.

In Pretty Lethal, “break a leg” isn’t encouragement; it’s a threat, a spoiler, and possibly a legal disclaimer.  Streaming on Prime, starting March 25, 2026.

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