© 2026 The Couch Critic
Thomas Alexandre Davy de la Pailleterie Dumas was born a Caribbean slave in 1762 and beat the odds by rising through the ranks to become a revolutionary French general. The son of a nobleman, Marquis Alexandre Antoine Davy de la Pailleterie, and an African slave, Marie-Cessette Dumas, he became the first and highest-ranking Black leader in the French military and served under Napoleon Bonaparte. But despite his many exploits, which earned him the nickname of “Black Devil,” his role in the French Revolution was underplayed and he was even denied a full pension and legion of honor by Bonaparte.
I want to know what is ＜real＞. Set in the near future where labor is no longer necessary, this is the story of Neekei, a girl who continues seeking the “real” while resisting the order of a content society.
Meshi, a barista from Tel Aviv who likes to mess around, has a great habit of avoiding responsibility. He promises his best friend to organize the most luxurious bachelor party ever - and then completely forgets about it. When the day of the party arrives and the obsessive bride hands off the groom to him with very detailed operating instructions, Meshi realizes the severity of the problem he set himself into. With no other choice, he starts planning the event on the go. Soon enough, things get out of control. Between nonstop moments of insanity and some moments of simple truth, Meshi discovers that he might not have been "on it" as he believed.
The group of friends from “Das perfekte Geheimnis” have to ask themselves the question on a chaotic short trip to the south: Is there life after the truth or is their friendship over?
A struggling author, who is obsessed with Edvard Munch, finds himself on the verge of madness when he's dragged into a dangerous murder mystery that uncovers a horrifying truth about the world-famous painter, and potentially rewrites history as we know it.
A successful business woman seeks out a wellness retreat to improve her sleep. When she finds the location is actually a seedy motel, her exhaustion takes the lead and she chooses to stay the night, despite her better judgment.
Said to be the origin of how Donkey became Donkey. Plot TBA.
A "return to the colourful, back-stabbing world of the British aristocracy", this pic follows the relentless greed of the Fairbank family and their associates who fuel betrayal and murder in the battle for succession.
In the near future, the “method” controls the health and freedom of society. The life of neuroscientist Mia Holl, who is loyal to the system, changes abruptly when her brother Moritz Holl is wrongly accused of murder and imprisoned. In the fight for truth and justice, Mia begins to question the system and becomes the hunted herself.
Lucy Bel, a literary icon and woman of power, sees her empire threatened by an admirer whose fascination turns into obsession. When admiration is no longer enough, becoming her becomes a necessity. How far must one go to stay on top?
The second part of Sound! Euphonium: The Final Movie.
"Jurassic Park" meets "Dr. Strangelove". It's a reprise and fifth feature spin of the 1978 Cult Classic "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes," the franchise that went from 80s midnight screenings to help launch the Fox Children's TV Network.
Set under the southern sun of the Canary Islands, three friends find themselves in over their heads in pursuit of freedom, dreams and a man named Francisco. Maggie’s (Sofie Jo Kaufmanas) life looks perfect; she has a career, a home and a boyfriend, but inside she is slowly being suffocated by expectations and the weight of her own ambitions. With her friends Eva (Julie Rudbæk) and Stine (Katinka Lærke Petersen), she sets out on a girls’ trip to Tenerife in search of freedom and dreams. But soon, one impulsive decision sends her and her two best friends on a reckless and chaotic journey across the island in a campervan.
Wiebe and his team of security guards face their most challenging task yet.
When an aspiring Polish artist, Patryk, struggles to sell his paintings, he finds himself at Tear Dealer, a unique art project letting people in poverty trade their tears for złoty. Surrounded by sobs and mirrors, however, he is unable to shed a tear. It’s then that he meets Maria, the project’s conceiver and an art therapist from a well-off family. As their romance buds, they swap traumas and art, discovering they may share more than they thought.
