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Last Updated: Jun 26, 2026

The Samurai and the Prisoner

Based on Honobu Yonezawa's novel. Set in 16th century Japan, follows Lord Murashige Araki who, besieged in his castle, confronts mysterious crimes and allies with imprisoned strategist Kanbei Kuroda to uncover the truth.

Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother

A devoutly religious hitman, who embarks on a desperate journey across Houston to protect his children after his wife dies, confronting forces closing in and beliefs threatening to unravel.

The Last Picture Shows

A documentary tribute to and celebration of small town American movie houses.

Los Vampires

An homage to 1930s movie-making via a fictionalized account of the making of the Spanish version of Dracula

Steal Away

A thriller about a young woman refugee taken in by a wealthy family, and then tensions that arise between her and th family's daughter, set against a backdrop of xenophobia, institutionalized racism, and maybe seemingly some Afrofuturism/magical realism.

The Weight

Desperate to save what is left of his family, during the height of the Great Depression a battle-scarred veteran is hired to help smuggle a fortune in gold across 100 miles of impenetrable wilderness.

Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom

On Halloween Eve at Mossy Bottom Farm, excitement turns to dismay when the clumsy Farmer ruins the pumpkin patch. Shaun tries fixing it with science experiments, but things go wrong when a wild beast appears in the woods.

Sheep in the Box

Set in the near future, Otone Komoto works as an architect. She is married to Kensuke Komoto, who runs a construction company. The married couple decide to welcome a humanoid robot into their home as their son.

October 2026

The Monstrous Feminine

Reframing the portrayal of women in horror as femininity itself as a source of patriarchal fear

Curator

Dennis Ramirez

Bonus Theme

Parodies & Spoofs Rule

Discussion Time

02 Nov 2026 — 20:00 UTC

The Monstrous Feminine

The Monstrous Feminine refers to the interpretation of horror films conceptualizing women, predominantly, as victims.

Details

When you become a mother, you feel like you are split in two.

Overview

Valeria's joy at becoming a first-time mother is quickly taken away when she's cursed by a sinister entity. As danger closes in, she's forced deeper into a chilling world of dark magic that threatens to consume her.

Release Date

Feb 10, 2023

Revenue

Runtime

97 min

Genres

Horror

Mystery

Drama

Production Companies

Disruptiva Films

Machete Producciones

Maligno Gorehouse

Terminal

Eficine

Fondo para la Producción Cinematográfica de Calidad

Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía

Production Countries

Mexico

Peru

Trailer

Film 1

Huesera: the Bone Woman

Michelle Garza Cervera — 2023

Details

Look how beautiful you are

Tagline

If the shoe doesn't fit...

Overview

In a fairy-tale kingdom where beauty is a brutal business, Elvira battles to compete with her incredibly beautiful stepsister, Agnes, and she will go to any length to catch the Prince’s eye.

Release Date

Mar 07, 2025

Revenue

$5,325,096

Runtime

109 min

Genres

Horror

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Mer Film

Lava Films

MOTOR

Scanbox Production

Zentropa International Sweden

Mediefondet Zefyr

Film i Väst

Production Countries

Denmark

Norway

Poland

Sweden

Trailer

Film 2

The Ugly Stepsister

Emilie Blichfeldt — 2025

Details

"He's dead, all right. So cold." "Is the pizza?"

Tagline

You know the drill.

Overview

Trish invites her high school basketball teammates over for a night they'll never forget when an unexpected guest crashes the party: an escaped psychopath with a portable power drill.

Release Date

Sep 10, 1982

Revenue

$3,600,000

Runtime

76 min

Genres

Horror

Thriller

Comedy

Production Companies

Santa Fe Productions

Production Countries

United States of America

Trailer

Bonus Film

The Slumber Party Massacre

Amy Holden Jones — 1982