A fearless life collides with a defining legal battle in Ask E. Jean, a riveting documentary that traces the remarkable journey of advice columnist and writer E. Jean Carroll.
Directed by Ivy Meeropol, the film centers on E. Jean Carroll, whose decades-long career in media took an extraordinary turn when she publicly accused Donald Trump of sexual assault and pursued justice through the courts.
A trailblazing journalist, author, and beloved advice columnist, Carroll broke barriers as the first female editor at Esquire, Playboy, and Outside, helping to redefine women’s roles in media with her sharp wit and fearless voice. In recent years, she reignited public discourse by standing up to power, becoming the only woman to beat Donald Trump twice in court, and sparking a national conversation about truth, accountability, and resilience.
In theaters May 22. Trailer out now.
Samara Weaving and Kyle Gallner are lovers on the run in Carolina Caroline, a thriller from director Adam Carter Rehmeier.
The romantic crime thriller stars Samara Weaving as a woman whose desire to leave her small Texas town brings her into the orbit of a charismatic con man (Kyle Gallner), and together they weave a path of crime and passion across the American Southeast.
Starring alongside them in the independent film are Kyra Sedgwick and Jon Gries. In theaters June 5. Trailer out now.
Flag Day, a documentary by Andrew Shea and Melissa Shea, hones in on a patriotic small town, Three Oaks, Michigan, home to the country’s largest Flag Day parade.
The documentary features a mosaic of voices, including veterans, business owners, locals and volunteers, as the town prepares for its annual celebration.
The film offers a ground-level portrait of civic life — a portrait that holds both the good and the hard truths of being American. The project asks what binds us together today and whether those bonds can still be renewed.
Trailer out now. In theaters June 12.
With Salt Along the Tongue, writer/director Parish Malfitano explores his own Italian heritage in a visionary second feature, with a haunting tale rooted in the malocchio (evil eye) superstition.
After Mattia’s mother dies unexpectedly, she has to move in with her mother’s identical twin. As Mattia grapples with the loss of her mother, a treacherous family secret comes to light. From beyond the grave Mattia’s mother possesses her daughter, trying to protect Mattia from the same fate that befell her and find reconciliation with her twin sister, using food as a gateway.
Merging romance with visceral terror, Australian filmmaker Adrian Chiarella makes his feature debut with the haunting supernatural horror film Leviticus.
Positioned at the intersection of queer coming-of-age and psychological horror, the film, starring Joe Bird and Stacy Clausen alongside Mia Wasikowska, centers on two teenage boys whose connection awakens a violent, shape-shifting entity. The two must escape the violent entity that takes the form of the person they desire most—each other.
Trailer out now. In theaters June 19.
In Saccharine, the latest supernatural body horror from director Natalie Erika James, a medical student’s desperate pursuit of transformation leads her into a grotesque and terrifying spiral.
Known for her atmospheric storytelling in Relic, James returns with a more visceral and provocative vision, anchored by performances from Midori Francis, Danielle Macdonald, and Madeleine Madden.
In the film a lovelorn medical student becomes terrorized by a sinister force after taking part in an obscure weight loss craze: eating human ashes.
James’s third feature offers a modern and timely take on toxic messaging around weight that permeates every corner of our culture. In Saccharine, James takes an intimate look into one woman’s struggle with body image, self-worth, and shame-driven compulsion, told through a supernatural body-horror with a queer lens.
Trailer out now. In theaters May 22. Streaming on Shudder in July.
Gregg Allman: The Music of My Soul by James Keach explores the life of the co-founder and frontman of the Allman Brothers Band.
Told through archival recordings, candid interviews, and electric live performances, the film weaves an intimate portrait of Allman, honestly reflecting on the death of his brother and bandmate Duane, his battles with addiction, and the personal demons that shaped both his life and his blues-driven music. The documentary is anchored by rarely seen concert footage that captures the Allman Brothers Band at their creative peak, offering audiences an immersive, front-row view of one of rock ‘n’ roll’s most powerful live outfits.
In theaters June 17.
Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas star in Power Ballad, a feel-good story of music, friendship, and the price of ambition. Take a look at the new trailer out now.
Over 100 years, ‘our hero’ becomes a J-pop idol, an outcast, and an oracle in Jinsei, a sweeping, hand-drawn anime odyssey from director Ryuya Suzuki.
The film compresses a century of existence into one singular narrative, following a protagonist voiced by ACE COOL alongside a wide ensemble including Taketo Tanaka, Shohei Uno, and Tsubaki Nekoze.
“I poured everything into this—my own childhood admiration for idols, my anxieties about the world, the things I want to celebrate, and the things I want to tear down,” said director Ryuya Suzuki.
The film is slated to be released in US cinemas by Greenwich Entertainment, starting with a limited theatrical release beginning June 5, 2026, in New York at IFC Center, before expanding nationwide on June 12.
Watch the full trailer now on the blog.
Karen Lam’s crime comedy ‘Armageddon Road’ has been acquired by Red Water Entertainment for release in US and Canada. Swipe to take a look at the trailer, out now.
Set in 1976 Las Vegas, Armageddon Road follows small-time gambler and mob driver Steve McNaulty, who believes he is on the verge of turning his life around. When a routine job transporting his boss’s girlfriend goes awry, he finds himself on a desert road trip with a resurrected passenger possessed by the Red Rider, the Second Horseman of the Apocalypse, who is intent on triggering the end of the world.
