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Retrospective: January 2026 in Review

Christopher Haskell
10–15 minutes

JANUARY 2026

We Bury The Dead

January 2nd, 2026
Vertical
Directed by Zak Hilditch (“1922”)
Starring Daisy Ridley, Brenton Thwaites, Mark Coles Smith, Matt Whelan, Chloe Hurst, Kym Jackson
Opening Weekend Box Office: $2,502,075
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Description: After a catastrophic military disaster, the dead don’t just rise – they hunt. Ava searches for her missing husband, but what she finds is far more terrifying.

Jan 02, 2026Cheetahs Up Close with Bertie GregoryNat GeoJigar GanatraDocumentary
Jan 02, 2026Critical Incident: Death at the BorderHBO DocRick RowleyDocumentary
Jan 02, 2026Der TigerAmazon MGMDennis GanselDavid Schütter
Jan 02, 2026I’m Chevy Chase And You’re NotCNNMarina ZenovichDocumentary
Jan 02, 2026KIDZ BOP LIVE: The Concert MovieFathomAlex KolbConcert

The Dutchman

January 2nd, 2026
Rogue Pictures | Inaugural Entertainment
Directed by Andre Gaines (“Triumph: Jesse Owens and the Berlin Olympics”)
Starring André Holland, Kate Mara, Zazie Beetz, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Aldis Hodge, Lauren E. Banks
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Description: A successful black businessman, haunted by his crumbling marriage and identity crisis, is drawn into a sexualized game of cat and mouse with a mysterious white woman on a subway that leads to a violent conclusion.

Jan 02, 2026Lupin the IIIrd the Movie: The Immortal BloodlineGKIDSTakeshi KoikeKan’ichi Kurita
Jan 02, 2026Meandering ScarsCircus RoadKody Leibowitz
& Allison Norlian		Documentary
Jan 02, 2026The Mother and the BearDekanalogJohnny MaKim Ho-jung
Jan 02, 2026Nobody Wants To Shoot A WomanFreestyleKerry Ann EnrightTina Benko
Jan 02, 2026We Are The Toledo TroopersBuffalo 8Jonathon KimbleDocumentary

Primate

January 9th, 2026
Paramount Pictures
Directed by Johannes Roberts (“Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City”)
Starring Johnny Sequoyah, Jess Alexander, Troy Kotsur, Victoria Wyant, Gia Hunter, Benjamin Cheng, Charlie Mann
Opening Weekend Box Office: $11,155,908
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Description: A group of friends’ tropical vacation turns into a terrifying, primal tale of horror and survival.

Jan 09, 2026All That’s Left Of YouWatermelonCherien DabisSaleh Bakri
Jan 09, 2026BullsVerticalDaniel MeyerMichael Shannon
Jan 09, 2026The ConspiracistsBuffalo 8Michael Perrie Jr.Christopher Murray
Jan 09, 2026Escape from the OutlandCMCAo ShenXiao Yang
Jan 09, 2026Holding LiatFilm CollaborativeBrandon KramerDocumentary
Jan 09, 2026HomegrownGATHRMichael PremoDocumentary
Jan 09, 2026I Was A StrangerAngelBrandt Andersen
& Charlie Endean		Yasmine Al Massri

Greenland 2: Migration

January 9th, 2026
Lionsgate
Directed by Ric Roman Waugh (“Greenland” & “Kandahar”)
Starring Gerard Butler, Morena Baccarin, Roman Griffin Davis, Amber Rose Revah, Gordon Alexander, Peter Polycarpou, William Abadie, Tommie Earl Jenkins
Opening Weekend Box Office: $8,401,148
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Description: The surviving Garrity family must leave the safety of the Greenland bunker and embark on a perilous journey across the decimated frozen wasteland of Europe to find a new home.

Jan 09, 2026Labyrinth
(40th Anniversary)		FathomJim HensonDavid Bowie ◦ Jennifer Connelly
Jan 09, 2026MagellanJanusLav DiazGael García Bernal
Jan 09, 2026My Neighbor AdolfCohen MediaLeon PrudovskyDavid Hayman ◦ Udo Kier
Jan 09, 2026OBEXOscilloscopeAlbert BirneyAlbert Birney
Jan 09, 2026Oscar ShawSamuel GoldwynR. Ellis Frazier &
Justin Nesbitt		Isaiah Washington ◦ Tyrese Gibson ◦
Michael Jai White
Jan 09, 2026People We Meet on VacationNetflixBrett HaleyEmily Bader ◦ Tom Blyth ◦
Jameela Jamil ◦ Lukas Gage ◦
Molly Shannon ◦ Alan Ruck
Jan 09, 2026Port of Shadows
(1939 Re-Release)		Film AllianceMarcel CarnéJean Gabin

Dead Man’s Wire

January 9th, 2026
Row K Entertainment
Directed by Gus Van Sant (“Milk”)
Starring Bill Skarsgård, Dacre Montgomery, Cary Elwes, Myha’la, Colman Domingo, Al Pacino
Opening Weekend Box Office: $154,141
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Description: On February 8, 1977, Tony Kiritsis entered the office of Richard Hall, president of the Meridian Mortgage Company, and took him hostage with a sawed-off shotgun wired with a “dead man’s wire” from the trigger to Tony’s own neck.

Jan 09, 2026RelentlessSabanTom Botchii SkowronskiJeffrey Decker
Jan 09, 2026The R.I.P. ManGMP DreadJamie LanglandsOwen Llewelyn
Jan 09, 2026SleepwalkerBrainstormBrandon AumanHayden Panettiere ◦ Beverly D’Angelo ◦
Mischa Barton
Jan 09, 2026StarbrightRuby MaxFrancesco LucenteJohn Rhys-Davies
Jan 09, 2026The World’s Happiest ManBuffalo 8Binod PaudelDayahang Rai ◦ Bruce Dern
Jan 09, 2026Young MothersMusic BoxJean-Pierre Dardenne
& Luc Dardenne		Babette Verbeek

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

January 16th, 2026
Sony | Columbia Pictures
Directed by Nia DaCosta (“Hedda”)
Starring Ralph Fiennes, Jack O’Connell, Alfie Williams, Erin Kellyman, Chi Lewis-Parry
Opening Weekend Box Office: $12,521,327
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Description: As Spike is inducted into Jimmy Crystal’s gang on the mainland, Dr. Kelson makes a discovery that could alter the world.

Jan 16, 2026All You Need Is KillGKIDSKenichiro AkimotoAi Mikami
Jan 16, 2026Charlie the WonderdogICON | VivaShea WagemanOwen Wilson
Jan 16, 2026The ConfessionQuiverWill CanonScott Mechlowicz
Jan 16, 2026Deepfaking Sam AltmanAbramoramaAdam Bhala LoughDocumentary
Jan 16, 2026The Fire RavenChina LionSam QuahYuchang Peng
Jan 16, 2026How to Lose a Popularity ContestTubiStephen S. CampanelliChase Hudson
Jan 16, 2026Killer WhaleLionsgateJo-Anne BrechinVirginia Gardner

Sound Of Falling

January 16th, 2026
MUBI
Directed by Mascha Schilinski (“Dark Blue Girl”)
Starring Hanna Heckt, Lena Urzendowsky, Laeni Geiseler [de], Susanne Wuest, Luise Heyer, Lea Drinda
Opening Weekend Box Office: $11,910
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Description: A remote German farm harbors generations of secrets. Four women, separated by decades but united by trauma, uncover the truth behind its weathered walls.

Jan 16, 2026LeaveFootageChris StokesJay Ali
Jan 16, 2026The Lord of the Rings Trilogy
(25th Anniversary)		FathomPeter JacksonElijah Wood ◦ Ian McKellen ◦
Liv Tyler ◦ Viggo Mortensen ◦
Sean Astin ◦ Cate Blanchett ◦
Orlando Bloom ◦ Christopher Lee
Jan 16, 2026Lost Wolves of YellowstoneIMAXThomas WinstonDocumentary
Jan 16, 2026Madagascar (20th Anniversary)DreamWorksEric Darnell &
Tom McGrath		Chris Rock ◦ Ben Stiller ◦
David Schwimmer ◦ Jada Pinkett Smith ◦
Sacha Baron Cohen ◦ Cedric The Entertainer
Jan 16, 2026MaldororFilm MovementFabrice Du WelzAlba Gaïa Bellugi
Jan 16, 2026My First Of MayILLUMEJames HungAaron Kwok
Jan 16, 2026Night PatrolRLJE | ShudderRyan ProwsJermaine Fowler ◦ Justin Long ◦
Dermot Mulroney
Jan 16, 2026Night StageVulcanaFilipe Matzembacher
& Marcio Reolon		Gabriel Faryas

The Rip

January 16th, 2026
Netflix
Directed by Joe Carnahan (“The Grey”)
Starring Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Steven Yeun, Teyana Taylor, Sasha Calle, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Scott Adkins, Kyle Chandler
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Description: Upon discovering millions in cash in a derelict stash house, trust among a team of Miami cops begins to fray. As outside forces learn about the size of the seizure, everything is called into question — including who they can rely on.

Jan 16, 2026A Private LifeSony ClassicsRebecca ZlotowskiJodie Foster
Jan 16, 2026Queen Kelly (1967 Re-Release)Kino LorberErich von StroheimGloria Swanson
Jan 16, 2026The RavenBuffalo 8Gregori J. MartinTony Todd
Jan 16, 2026Shaka: A Story of AlohaFreestyleAlexander BocchieriSteve Sue
Jan 16, 2026SHEEPDOGAllen MediaSteven GrayhmVirginia Madsen
Jan 16, 2026ShuffleAbramoramaBenjamin FlahertyDocumentary
Jan 16, 2026Signing Tony RaymondIconic EventsGlen OwenNikki Estridge ◦ Mira Sorvino ◦
Rob Morgan ◦ Marshawn Lynch
Jan 16, 2026A Useful GhostCineverseRatchapoom BoonbunchachokeDavika Hoorne

Mercy

January 23rd, 2026
Amazon MGM Studios
Directed by Timur Bekmambetov (“Profile” & “Wanted”)
Starring Chris Pratt, Rebecca Ferguson, Kali Reis, Annabelle Wallis, Chris Sullivan, Kylie Rogers
Opening Weekend Box Office: $10,809,178
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Description: In the near future, a detective stands on trial accused of murdering his wife. He has 90 minutes to prove his innocence to the advanced A.I. Judge he once championed, before it determines his fate.

Jan 23, 2026The Big FakeNetflixStefano LodovichiPietro Castellitto
Jan 23, 2026The Big JohnsonFreestyleLola Rock’N’RollaMike Albo
Jan 23, 2026ClikaColumbiaMichael GreeneJay Dee
Jan 23, 2026The ContainmentLevel 33Jack Zagha Kababie
& Yossy Zagha		Isabel Aerenlund
Jan 23, 2026Conversation Piece
(1977 Re-Release)		Kino LorberLuchino ViscontiBurt Lancaster
Jan 23, 2026Disneyland HandcraftedDisney+Leslie IwerksDocumentary
Jan 23, 2026Dooba DoobaDark SkyEhrland HollingsworthBetsy Sligh
Jan 23, 2026The Dreamer CinderellaAtlasJose-Luis Ruiz &
Alfredo Widman		Tara Reid

Return to Silent Hill

January 23rd, 2026
Cineverse
Directed by Christophe Gans (“Silent Hill”)
Starring Jeremy Irvine, Hannah Emily Anderson, Robert Strange, Evie Templeton, Pearse Egan
Opening Weekend Box Office: $3,252,000
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Description: When a man receives a mysterious letter from his lost love, he is drawn to Silent Hill, a once familiar town now consumed by darkness.

Jan 23, 2026H Is for HawkRoadsidePhilippa LowthorpeClaire Foy ◦ Brendan Gleeson
Jan 23, 2026He’s Watching YouVerticalJordon FossElizabeth Yu
Jan 23, 2026In Cold LightSabanMaxime GirouxMaika Monroe ◦ Troy Kotsur ◦
Helen Hunt
Jan 23, 2026Jack & AvaFreestyleMichael PollardIsaac Lee
Jan 23, 2026Megadeth: Behind the MaskTrafalgarCasey TeboMusic
Jan 23, 2026Mother of FliesShudder | Yellow VeilJohn Adams, Toby Poser,
& Zelda Adams		John Adams
Jan 23, 2026Skyscraper LiveNetflixJoe DemaioDocumentary (Alex Honnold)
Jan 23, 2026Standout: The Ben Kjar StoryAngel | TuckettTanner ChristensenDocumentary
Jan 23, 2026Zombie Land Saga: Yumeginga ParadiseCrunchyrollKônosuke UdaMamoru Miyano

Send Help

January 30th, 2026
20th Century Studios
Directed by Sam Raimi (“Spider-Man” & “Drag Me To Hell”)
Starring Rachel McAdams, Dylan O’Brien, Edyll Ismail, Xavier Samuel, Chris Pang, Dennis Haysbert, Bruce Campbell
Opening Weekend Box Office: $19,102,299
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Description: An employee and her insufferable boss become stranded on a deserted island, the only survivors of a plane crash. Here, they must overcome past grievances and work together to survive, will they make it out alive?

Jan 30, 2025Aída: The MovieSonyPaco LeónBárbara Lennie
Jan 30, 2025Back to the PastWell Go USAJack Lai &
Yuen Fai Ng		Louis Koo
Jan 30, 2025Bitter Rice (1949 Re-Release)JanusGiuseppe De SantisVittorio Gassman
Jan 30, 2025Blue Skies on MarsBuffalo 8Brian LutesClaudia Gosselin
Jan 30, 2025Busted Water PipesChina LionZhou DifeiEddie Peng
Jan 30, 2025Fish, Fists and AmbergrisEastern EdgeDuong Minh ChienMa Ran Do
Jan 30, 2025Grizzly NightSabanBurke DoerenBrec Bassinger ◦ Oded Fehr
Jan 30, 2025Infinite Icon: A Visual MemoirCJ 4DPlexJ.J. Duncan &
Bruce Robertson		Documentary (Paris Hilton)

The Moment

January 30th, 2026
A24
Directed by Aidan Zamiri
Starring Charli XCX, Rosanna Arquette, Kate Berlant, Jamie Demetriou, Hailey Benton Gates, Isaac Powell, Alexander Skarsgård
Opening Weekend Box Office: $427,960
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Description: A rising pop star navigates the complexities of fame and industry pressure while preparing for her arena tour debut.

Jan 30, 2025Iron LungMarkiplierMark Edward FischbachMark Fischbach
Jan 30, 2025IslandsGreenwichJan-Ole GersterSam Riley
Jan 30, 2025The Love That RemainsJanusHlynur PálmasonSaga Garðarsdóttir
Jan 30, 2025MelaniaAmazon MGMBrett RatnerDocumentary
Jan 30, 2025Miracle: The Boys of ’80NetflixMax Gershberg
& Jacob Rogal		Documentary
Jan 30, 2025Moses The BlackFathomYelena PopovicOmar Epps ◦ Wiz Khalifa
Jan 30, 2025My Sister’s BonesQuiverHeidi GreensmithJenny Seagrove ◦ Olga Kurylenko
Jan 30, 2025NatchezOscilloscopeSuzannah HerbertDocumentary

The Wrecking Crew

January 30th, 2026
Amazon MGM Studios
Directed by Angel Manuel Soto (“Blue Beetle”)
Starring Jason Momoa, Dave Bautista, Claes Bang, Temuera Morrison, Jacob Batalon, Frankie Adams, Miyavi, Stephen Root, Morena Baccarin
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Description: Estranged half-brothers Jonny and James reunite after their father’s mysterious death. As they search for the truth, buried secrets reveal a conspiracy threatening to tear their family apart.

Jan 30, 2025Paying For ItFilm MovementSook-Yin LeeDan Beirne
Jan 30, 2025Pike RiverBrainstormRobert SarkiesMelanie Lynskey
Jan 30, 2025A Poet1-2 SpecialSimón Mesa SotoUbeimar Rios
Jan 30, 2025ShelterBlack BearRic Roman WaughJason Statham ◦ Bill Nighy ◦
Naomi Ackie
Jan 30, 2025Tafiti: Across the DesertBlue FoxNina WelsCosima Henman
Jan 30, 2025Terri Joe: Missionary in MiamiTubiDale S. LewisRolin Alexis
Jan 30, 2025Trap 48Indie RightsDevon BrayTy Avery
Jan 30, 2025WorldbreakerAuraBrad AndersonMilla Jovovich ◦ Luke Evans

Catherine O’Hara (71)

March 4, 1954 — January 30, 2026
“Home Alone” | “Beetlejuice” | “Schitt’s Creek”
Actress
(deceased)

2026

U.S. Grand Jury Prize:
Dramatic
Josephine / U.S.A.

U.S. Grand Jury Prize:
Documentary
Nuisance Bear / U.S.A., Canada

World Cinema Grand Jury:
Dramatic
Shame and Money / Germany, Kosovo, Slovenia, Albania, North Macedonia, Belgium

World Cinema Grand Jury:
Documentary
To Hold a Mountain / Serbia, France, Montenegro, Slovenia, Croatia

U.S. DRAMATIC COMPETITION AWARDS

Directing Award: U.S. Dramatic:
Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award: U.S. Dramatic:
U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Debut Feature:
U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Ensemble Cast:

Josef Kubota Wladyka for Ha-chan, Shake Your Booty! | U.S.A.
Liz Sargent for Take Me Home | U.S.A.
Bedford Park | U.S.A.
The Friend’s House is Here | U.S.A., Iran

U.S. DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION AWARDS

Directing Award: U.S. Documentary:
Jonathan Oppenheim Editing Award: U.S. Documentary:
U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Journalistic Excellence:
U.S. Documentary Special Jury Award for Impact for Change:

J.M. Harper for Soul Patrol | U.S.A.
Matt Hixon for Barbara Forever | U.S.A.
Who Killed Alex Odeh? | U.S.A
The Lake | U.S.A.

AUDIENCE AWARDS

Audience Award: U.S. Dramatic:
Audience Award: U.S. Documentary:
Audience Award: NEXT:
Audience Award: World Cinema Dramatic:
Audience Award: World Cinema Documentary:

Josephine | U.S.A.
American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez | U.S.A.
Aanikoobijigan [ancestor/great-grandparent/great-grandchild] | U.S.A., Denmark
HOLD ONTO ME (Κράτα Με) | Cyprus, Denmark, Greece
One In A Million | U.K.

NEXT AWARDS

NEXT Innovator Award:
NEXT Special Jury Award for Creative Expression:

The Incomer | U.K.
TheyDream | U.S.A.

WORLD CINEMA DRAMATIC COMPETITION AWARDS

Directing Award: World Cinema Dramatic:
World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Creative Vision:
World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Acting Ensemble:

Andrius Blaževičius for How to Divorce During the War | Lithuania, Luxembourg, Ireland, Czech Republic
Filipiñana | Singapore, U.K., Philippines, France, Netherlands
LADY | U.K., Nigeria

WORLD CINEMA DOCUMENTARY AWARDS

Directing Award: World Cinema Documentary:
World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Journalistic Impact:
World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award for Civil Resistance:

Itab Azzam and Jack MacInnes for One In A Million | U.K.
Birds of War | U.K., Syrian Arab Republic, Lebanon
Everybody To Kenmure Street | U.K.

SHORT FILM AWARDS

Short Film Grand Jury Prize:
Short Film Jury Award: U.S. Fiction:
Short Film Jury Award: International Fiction:
Short Film Jury Award: Nonfiction:
Short Film Jury Award: Animation:
Short Film Special Jury Award for Creative Vision:
Short Film Special Jury Award for Acting:

The Baddest Speechwriter of All | U.S.A.
Crisis Actor | U.S.A.
Jazz Infernal | Canada
The Boys and the Bees | U.S.A.
Living with a Visionary | U.S.A.
Paper Trail | U.S.A.
Noah Roja and Filippo Carrozza for The Liars | Argentina

OTHER AWARDS

FESTIVAL FAVORITE AWARD:
Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize:
Sundance Institute | Amazon MGM Studios Producers Award for Nonfiction:
Sundance Institute | Amazon MGM Studios Producers Award for Fiction:
Sundance Institute | Adobe Mentorship Award for Nonfiction:
Sundance Institute | Adobe Mentorship Award for Fiction:
Sundance Institute | NHK Award:

American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez
In The Blink of An Eye
Dawne Langford for Who Killed Alex Odeh? | U.S.A.
Apoorva Guru Charan for Take Me Home | U.S.A.
Flavia de Souza
Mollie Goldstein
Leo Aguirre for Verano (U.S.A.)

Victoria Jones (34)
April 21, 1991 –
January 1, 2026
“Men in Black II”
Daughter of Tommy Lee Jones
Actress
(deceased)

Yuen Cheung-yan (68)
1957 –
January 1, 2026
“Tai Chi Master”
Actor
(deceased)

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