Category: Oscars 2026

• Mr. Nobody Against Putin (2025) dir. David Borenstein and Pavel Talankin

  4–6 minutes

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  February 18, 2026

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  2020s, Documentary, International, New, Oscars 2026, Russian

  An audacious premise holds up against daunting circumstances in this insidious look at pro-Russian propaganda taking over a small village school.

  

• Marty Supreme (2025) dir. Josh Safdie

  3–4 minutes

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  January 12, 2026

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  2020s, Movies at the Riv, New, Oscars 2026, Thriller

  Timothée Chalamet is dynamite playing a conniving little shit table tennis player in this new thriller from Josh Safdie.

  

• Nouvelle Vague (2025) dir. Richard Linklater

  3–4 minutes

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  January 6, 2026

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  2020s, Comedy, New, Oscars 2026, Western European

  Richard Linklater’s chronicling of the production of Breathless is certainly charming, but it can’t quite escape its period. One thing I’m always worried about when I’m writing reviews is how pretentious I’ll sound. It’s something I’ve been told to forget about, and something I should always keep in mind. On the one hand, I should…

  

• Hamnet (2025) dir. Chloe Zhao

  4–6 minutes

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  December 7, 2025

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  2020s, Drama, New, Oscars 2026

  Chloe Zhao gives a beautifully human look at Shakespeare’s family life in this heartbreaking yet soulful depiction of grief.