A Xenomorph and other monsters crash land on Earth, leading to corporate factions fighting over them (and a whole lot more) in Noah Hawley’s TV series, Alien: Earth.
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One Battle After Another [2025]
Several forces vie for control of a young woman, mainly her father, in one of the year’s best films, Paul Thomas Anderson’s wildly entertaining One Battle After Another.
Haunted Hotel [2025]
A family tries to run a failing haunted hotel in Matt Roller’s hilarious adult animated horror-comedy Haunted Hotel, streaming on Netflix.
A Big Bold Beautiful Journey [2025]
Two single adults connect through a magical trip of self-reflection in the sloppy schmaltzly slog of Kogonada’s A Big Bold Beautiful Journey.
Silencio [Fantastic Fest 2025]
The life and loves of a vampire and her daughter are explored in three time periods in Eduardo Casanova’s campy, metaphor-heavy dramatic comedy Silencio, a feature film edit of a 3-episode TV show, presented as part of Fantastic Fest 2025.
Coyotes [Fantastic Fest 2025]
A family and others are stuck between a fire and vicious animals in Colin Minihan’s uneven but worth watching Coyotes, presented as part of Fantastic Fest.
Deathstalker (2025) [Fantastic Fest 2025]
A warrior takes on a bloody quest in the hilarious, violent fantasy satirical Deathstalker remake, from writer-director Steven Kostanski, presented as part of Fantastic Fest 2025. [April 2026 update: Now streaming on Shudder and released on physical media via Shout Factory]