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A man gets to taste what it was like back "home" reconnecting with his loved ones and the city he grew up in before he leaves it once again. His memories recollecting the experience blurred the line of where he's supposed to belong.
Apr 2026
Do-eun, a door-to-door saleswoman in her thirties, visits the home of a former classmate with whom she has little to no rapport, simply to make up for her unsatisfactory sales performance. A few days later, the classmate's mother, Su-jung, comes looking for her.
May 2026
Rajesh is in love with a girl named Amudhamozhi in college. She tells him to read a book called Paavakoothu and then tells him what she wants. The book describes stories from different angles, such as Theru koothu, stage play, and cinema. After reading it, he goes to talk to her.
Itlu Kanmani follows Rohith, a young man who once dreamed of becoming a filmmaker but leaves everything behind to take care of his ailing father. After his father’s sudden death, Rohith discovers something unexpected that changes the way he sees his father and his own life. Haunted by unanswered questions and fragments of the past, Rohith begins a journey to understand a story that was never told to him. As hidden memories slowly unfold, he realizes that some dreams never truly disappear they only wait for the right person to continue them. With the support of Chaitra, a compassionate doctor who becomes his emotional anchor, Rohith must decide whether to keep running from his past or face a truth that could change his future forever. Itlu Kanmani is an emotional story about love, sacrifice, and a mystery hidden inside a father’s silent life.
Two cops chase a killer who creates art out of his victims.
Bernie searches for a desperate solution of her dating problems.
After losing their beloved mentor days before the big national Scooter Race, the inexperienced Norah and her two best friends seek out the guidance of a reclusive idol to take down a wealthy, rival crew.
Isa and Nik meet, fall in love, fight, make up, fight again and split. Then Klara comes along. And everybody starts over again. An improvised experimental-film about troubled lovers.
Tiange Sun sets out to film a documentary in Lianyungang, the world’s erotic lingerie capital. Struggling to find a common thread, she is swept into a chaotic journey that takes her to production factories, erotic trade fairs and fashion shows. Her eye captures the exquisite absurdity of this universe to deliver a film that is both reflective and hilarious.
A snow shoveling job goes wrong when a crazy client refuses to pay.
Flight attendant Dasha decides to sell her grandmother's house and buy an apartment in the capital. She arrives in the village, where she meets her first love, a simple village cheese maker, Misha. He and his young nephew Petrovich turn a real estate deal into a real challenge. Over time, Dasha begins to realize that her parents' house is not for sale.
When two cat owners decide to put up pet cameras in their new home while they’re away on a trip, they soon make a terrifying discovery as to why their cat has been acting so strange.
A Belarusian model dreaming of a career in China finds herself drawn to a mysterious loner who works the night shift at a morgue. Their encounter unsettles her sense of body, beauty, and mortality. The fragile love story of two outsiders who turn each other’s worlds upside down and discover that they are not alone.
Jan 2026
Exploring Our Place is filmed and narrated by a group of children from Northwood Primary School in Thamesmead.
The New York Times Magazine polled more than 250 music insiders and gathered six Times critics to choose the 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters. One of the artists who made the list was Taylor Swift. Popcast co-host and Times culture reporter Joe Coscarelli met with Swift in Los Angeles to talk about the craft of songwriting. In this 30-minute interview, she discusses her process, the stories behind some of her biggest hits, her love of a “rant bridge,” and how life in the public eye shapes the stories she tells in her songs.
A hikikomori girl falls in love with a woman who is secretly trying to turn her into a CRT.
Mar 2026
The kids are trying to pull out a baby tooth themselves. Timid Marie doesn't want to, but she finds the pizza her sister suggested hard to resist. They try every trick they can think of, yet it's not the tooth that comes out—Marie seems a little out of sorts. Her forehead is red and swollen, and with each failed attempt her sister's schemes grow more inventive.
In 1991, Rocío Dúrcal performed for the first time at the National Auditorium in Mexico City. With a set full of classics, a first-class production, and special appearances by Juan Gabriel and Enrique Guzmán, the artist made history. Now, this unforgettable show returns to the big screen like never before thanks to the remastered version of “El Concierto... En Vivo,” a film where we find the strength, warmth, and emotion that marked a before and after in Mexican music. This film premiere is a tribute to the 20th anniversary of the death of “La Española más Mexicana” (The Most Mexican Spanish Woman). A tribute and celebration that brings back “La Gata Bajo la Lluvia,” “Amor Eterno,” and “Como Tu Mujer,” among other classics that will connect with new generations ready to relive the magic of Rocío Dúrcal through renewed image and sound quality.
Distort 2: The Dead Among the Trees follows a documentary crew investigating the disturbing tapes and local legends surrounding a woman who vanished deep within an Irish forest. As they retrace the events captured in the original recordings, the team begins experiencing the same strange and terrifying phenomena, suggesting the darkness in the woods was never truly gone.
Adam is in the midst of a breakup with his girlfriend Layla when his phone dies and car breaks down. Now he must run to her to plea for a second chance.