The Films of 2026

[Boosmahn]

Na Hong-jin's Hope boldly asks the question: what if we spouted a bunch of nonsense after 140 so-so minutes and then rolled credits?

Fresh out of the theater, right now I can't get my head around that ending, but even before then I was oscillating between states of, "Oh, that's pretty cool," and genuine frustration. I didn't feel much of anything for the characters, the first hour and (unforgivably) the climactic action scene drag on and on, and the action is frequently repetitive and/or weightless.

Is Hope parody? Is it earnest? I wish I could tell. This is very, very rare for me: I feel robbed.

[Lowry_Sam]

Is Hope parody? Is it earnest? I wish I could tell. This is very, very rare for me: I feel robbed.

I'm surprised anyone would want to see it after the trailer.

[cantinflas]

Makoto Nagahisa's Burn

Very striking trailer, hopefully the whole film is this mesmerising.

Ecstatic to report that indeed it is. Watching it put me into sheer delirium and brought me to tears. Aesthetically it is off the chain with rich colouring and imagery in a stunning boxed frame, with hallucinatory sequences and knockout performances. While it's probably the most depressing film I've seen in a while it generates a real catharsis. Runaway, down and out teens finding and losing each other is the kind of film that speaks directly to me, moreso when it's in this style that gives peak detached 90s/00s vibes. Hope more people find this masterpiece.