Most Anticipated Films Of October 2026 + Important Update

Before we get into the list I think a few things are in order to talk about. The first one being that I am currently doing the New York Film Festival, so expect a ton of reviews for films that I see very soon.

The second thing being a lot more lengthy to talk about. So last week I was pretty much on track to be caught up reviews with only having 6 or 7 films left and then I got sick. I felt like garbage throughout the whole week and since then I have watched a lot more films, luckily I’m a lot better now and was well enough to attend NYFF (thank god or else I would have probably lost my mind.) so looking at the rest of this week, next week and the week after (my last day for the NYFF at the time of writing this is October 12th) this is going to add a lot more films, that is also factoring in any theatrical releases that I see, some films going to digital I need to catch up on ect.

So as you can imagine that’s going to be quite a lot of films and reviews, which do not get me wrong I absolutely love but at the pace I was going I just cannot see myself being able to review all of these films in a reasonable time. This is obviously not me saying that we need to rush out reviews (that’s the exact opposite of what I want) but I also do not want to end up in a situation where I’m reviewing Evil Dead Burn in December.

So what’s the plan here? I think what’s going to happen is that some films are still going to get the usual long reviews, while others are either going to get very short reviews or have the sort of approach I did with my 2025 Wrap Up reviews that are still decently long but they don’t fit in the same mold as the usual reviews I do. Right now it’s to be determined on which films I’m putting in which categories.

Anyways reviews are likely going to return next week I just wanted to update on where I’ve been. Now let’s get on to the list.

October 2nd

Verity (Theaters)

Digger (Theaters)

Beware Boiúna (Theaters)

Nickels (VOD)

The Influencer Project (Theaters)

October 9th

Other Mommy (Theaters)

Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother (Theaters)

Fjord (Theaters)

The Social Reckoning (Theaters)

V/H/S/Mixtape (Shudder)

October 14th

Love Of Your Life (Amazon Prime Video)

October 16th

You Can See Everything (Theaters)

Whalefall (Theaters)

Sense and Sensibility (Theaters)

Street Fighter (Theaters)

October 23rd

Wildwood (Theaters)

Possible Love (Theaters)

Wicker (Theaters)

Clayface (Theaters)

Fjord (Expands Theaters)

October 28th

Breeder (Theaters)

October 30th

The Mosquito Bowl (Theaters)

Gentle Monster (Theaters)

Most Anticipated Films Of September 2026!

We are officially at the home stretch of 2026! August was a surprisingly strong month for Film. September has plenty of highly anticipated releases, Primetime and Resident Evil immediately come to mind. This month I will also be attending the New York Film Festival, so stay tuned for reviews of all the films I see.

September 2nd

Fall 2 – Theaters

September 4th

Onslaught – Theaters

September 9th

Hope – Theaters

September 11th

The Uprising – Theaters

If I Go Will They Miss Me – Limited Theaters

September 18th

Resident Evil – Theaters

If I Go Will They Miss Me – Expand Theaters

Shaun The Sheep: The Beast Of Mossy Bottom – Theaters

Bad Apples – Theaters

Sunny Dancer – Theaters

September 25th

Primetime – Theaters

Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother – Theaters

Charlie Harper – Theaters

September 30th

Linkin Park: Unshatter – Theaters

Most Anticipated Films Of August 2026!

Although July was a bit smaller release wise, there was still plenty of fantastic films such as The Odyssey, Spider-Man, Her Private Hell, Evil Dead Burn and a few others. August for whatever reason this year is quite packed and there’s a whole lot to look forward to.

August 7th

Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma (Theaters Limited)

Tony (Theaters Limited)

Late Fame (Theaters)

One Night Only (Theaters)

August 14th

Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma (Theaters Wide)

The End Of Oak Street (Theaters)

The Wrong Girls (Theaters)

The Rivals Of Amziah Kings (Theaters Limited)

Nimrods (Theaters)

August 21st

Tony (Theaters Wide)

The Rivals Of Amziah Kings (Theaters Wide)

It Ends (Theaters)

Hot Spot (Theaters)

August 28th

Coyote vs. Acme (Theaters)

The Sun Never Sets (Theaters Limited)

Finding Emily (Theaters)

The Dog Stars (Theaters)

Buddy (Theaters)

Colony (Theaters)

Idiots (Theaters)

Most Anticipated Films Of July 2026!

First and foremost, I do want to apologize for not doing a most anticipated films of June list. I did the Tribeca film festival and by the time that wrapped up some of the films included on the list had already released. So I decided to hold off on doing it.

Anyways the first half of 2026 is over which was quite strong for film, June did a pretty solid job of closing the first half of the year. Let’s see how July does!!

July 10th

Evil Dead Burn (Theaters)

The Invite (Theaters)

Night Nurse (Theaters)

Westhampton (Theaters)

July 17th

The Odyssey (Theaters)

July 24th

Her Private Hell (Theaters)

Rosebush Pruning (Theaters)

Sheep In The Box (Theaters)

July 31st

Spider-Man: Brand New Day (Theaters)

I Want Your Sex (Theaters)

Most Anticipated Films Of May 2026!

We are now entering the summer movie season! April was a fantastic month for film, between The Drama, Faces Of Death, Erupcja, Mile End Kicks, Mother Mary and a few others it was a great time to be a movie fan. May is looking to continue that train especially when it comes to the horror genre!

Worth noting that I have already seen Billie Eilish-Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D) I decided to keep it on this list (this is a new rule I’ll keep going forward, if there is a movie I have already seen I will still keep it on the most anticipated films of the month list!)

May 1st

Hokum (Theaters)

The Devil Wears Prada 2 (Theaters)

May 8th

Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D (Theaters)

Silent Friend (Theaters)

Affection (Theaters)

Mortal Kombat II (Theaters)

May 15th

Obsession (Theaters)

Is God Is (Theaters)

Lifehack (Theaters)

May 22nd

I Love Boosters (Theaters)

Passenger (Theaters)

Saccharine (Theaters)

May 29th

The Backrooms (Theaters)

Pressure (Theaters)

Fucktoys (Theaters)

Most Anticipated Films Of April 2026!

We are one quarter of the way through of 2026! April is usually served as some sort of a ground for films that did not quite make the summer movie season. However this year April is quite packed with a ton of great looking releases!

Out Now

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (Theaters)

April 3rd

The Drama (Theaters)

April 10th

You Me & Tuscany (Theaters)

Faces Of Death (Theaters)

The Christophers (Theaters)

Exit 8 (Theaters)

April 17th

The Mummy (Theaters)

Mother Mary (Theaters)

Erupcja (Theaters)

Mile End Kicks (Theaters)

Wasteman (Theaters)

April 24th

Michael (Theaters)

Over Your Dead Body (Theaters)

Fuze (Theaters)

Most Anticipated Films Of March 2026!

February flew by and we are already in March. Plenty of excellent looking releases this month, I have a lot of reviews coming this month so be ready for that! Let’s get into the list.

March 6th

The Bride (Theaters)

Dolly (Theaters)

March 13th

Undertone (Theaters)

Slanted (Theaters)

Bodycam (Shudder)

March 20th

Project Hail Mary (Theaters)

Ready Or Not 2: Here I Come (Theaters)

Forbidden Fruits (Theaters)

Do Not Enter (VOD)

March 27th

Alpha (Theaters)

She Dances (Theaters)

They Will Kill You (Theaters)

Most Anticipated Films Of February 2026!

January flew by and now we are suddenly February! There’s a lot to look forward to this month as well with tons of new releases! I do have 6 2025 films left to review which I’m aiming for those reviews to be done by the end of the month. Sundance reviews will also be coming this month! Anyway here is the list

February 6th

The Moment (Wide Theater Release)

Twisted (VOD)

February 13th

Wuthering Heights (Theaters)

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die (Theaters)

Nirvana The Band The Show (Theaters)

The Mortuary Assistant (Theaters)

Honey Bunch (Shudder)

February 20th

Psycho Killer (Theaters)

How To Make A Killing (Theaters)

Pillion (Theaters)

This is Not A Test (Theaters)

February 27th

K-Pops! (Theaters)

In The Blink Of An Eye (Hulu)

Crazy Old Lady (Shudder)

Most Anticipated Films Of January 2026!

Happy 2026 everyone! Before we get to the list I have a one thing to mention!

I have 6 reviews left from 2025 which include: 28 Years Later, Sentimental Value, Bugonia, Die My Love, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You and Hamnet. Those reviews I plan on hopefully finishing by the end of next week.

Anyways 2026 looks like a very strong year for film and we are starting off pretty strong with January! Sam Rami returns with Send Help, Primate I’ve heard is pretty strong, The Testament Of Ann Lee, Dead Man’s Wire and The Chronology Of Water all expand this month (all of which are getting very good reviews), Charli xcx debuts with her first leading role with The Moment, We Bury The Dead seems like a solid zombie film and finally 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple has gotten very strong early reactions and sounds like it matches with the previous film!

January 2nd

We Bury The Dead (Theaters)

January 9th

Primate (Theaters)

Dead Man’s Wire (Theaters)

The Chronology Of Water (Theaters)

January 16th

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (Theaters)

Dead Man’s Wire (Expands Wide)

January 23rd

The Testament Of Ann Lee (Expands Theaters)

January 30th

Send Help (Theaters)

The Moment (Theaters)

Most Anticipated Films Of December 2025 + What’s left for this year.

Well here we are the final stretch of 2025, time flew by for sure and it’s honestly been a pretty strong year for film. It does seem like we are wrapping things up well since this month looks great!!

Very quickly, I’ve already seen No Other Choice it’s a fantastic film that I highly recommend going to see when it releases on Christmas.

Anyways what’s left for this year? I have a handful of reviews left to write which include

28 Years Later, Sorry Baby, One Battle After Another, Sentimental Value, No Other Choice, Frankenstein, Predator: Badlands, Christy, Bugonia, Die My Love, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You and Train Dreams. These reviews plus some new releases will make up of this month (I’m hoping to get these ones done by the end of next week). So keep an eye out!

Let’s get to the list

11. Man Finds Tape – Out Today (VOD)

10. Jay Kelly – Out Today (Netflix)

9. The Housemaid – December 19th (Theaters)

8. 100 Nights Of Hero – Out Today (Theaters)

7. Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery – December 12th (Netflix)

6. The Voice Of Hind Rajab – December 17th (Theaters)

5. Avatar: Fire And Ash – December 19th (Theaters)

4. Resurrection – December 12th (Theaters)

3. Hamnet – Out Today (Theaters)

2. Marty Supreme – December 25th (Theaters)

1. The Testament Of Ann Lee – December 25th (Theaters)