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“Obsession” is an American supernatural indie horror film written, directed, and edited by Curry Barker. It stars Michael Johnston as Bear, a shop clerk whose wish for his friend Nikki (Inde Navarrette in a breakout performance) to fall in love with him leads to terrifying consequences. Cooper Tomlinson, Megan Lawless, and Andy Richter appear in supporting roles. Partly inspired by “The Simpsons” episode “Treehouse of Horror II,” the film was shot in Los Angeles on a $750,000 budget and marks Barker’s second feature following “Milk & Serial.” It had its world premiere at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival, where Focus Features acquired its distribution rights in a record-setting deal for a genre film. Following its theatrical release, the film received positive reviews and became a box-office phenomenon, grossing $523 million worldwide. Writer, director, and editor Curry Barker was kind enough to spend some time speaking with us about his work and experiences making the film, which you can watch or listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now available to stream on Peacock. Thank you, and enjoy!

"The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping" is an American dystopian film directed by Francis Lawrence from a screenplay by Billy Ray and Michael Lesslie. Based on the 2025 novel Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins, it serves as both a sequel to "The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes" (2023) and a prequel to "The Hunger Games" (2012), and will be the sixth installment in "The Hunger Games" film series. Taking place 24 years before the first film, 16-year-old Haymitch Abernathy (Joseph Zada) is selected to compete in the 50th Hunger Games. Every 25th edition of the games, known as a Quarter Quell, adds a special twist to the annual Hunger Games rules. For the 50th Hunger Games, each district of Panem must send twice the number of tributes to the Capitol, who will fight to the death in a televised spectacle. It stars an ensemble cast that includes Jesse Plemons, Ralph Fiennes, Glenn Close, Kieran Culkin, Elle Fanning, Mckenna Grace, Maya Hawke, Whitney Peak, and Kelvin Harrison Jr. Director Francis Lawrence and long-time franchise producer Nina Jacobson were kind enough to spend some time talking with us about their work and experiences making the film, which you can watch or listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which will be released in theaters on November 20th from Lionsgate. Thank you, and enjoy!

"Everest: The Other Side" is a 2026 documentary film directed and produced by Academy Award winners Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin ("Free Solo"). A co-production of the United States, China, and Nepal, it follows Jim Morrison and Hilaree Nelson as they fall in love and share a dream of climbing and skiing down the North Face of Mount Everest. The film had its world premiere out of competition at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival, where it received positive reviews for its moving, inspiring, and thrilling filmmaking. Directors Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin were kind enough to spend some time talking with us about their work and experiences making the film, which you can watch or listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which will be released in theaters on October 30th from National Geographic Documentary Films. Thank you, and enjoy!

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"One In A Million" is a 2026 British-American documentary film directed by Itab Azzam and Jack MacInnes. It follows a young girl (Israa) over the course of ten years as she travels from Syria to Germany, navigating war, exile, and heartbreak. It had its world premiere at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival in the World Cinema Documentary Competition, where it won the Audience Award. Directors Jack MacInness, Itab Azzam & Israa were all kind enough to spend some time talking with us about their work and experiences making the film, which you can watch or listen to below. Please be sure to check out the film, which is now playing in theaters from PBS Distribution. Thank you, and enjoy!