Canadian filmmaker Guy Maddin teams up with frequent collaborators Evan Johnson and Galen Johnson on ‘Rumours’ an absurd black comedy film about world leaders meeting at the G7 Summit to talk about an existential global threat facing humanity.
Comedy
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‘Rumours’ – Alicia Vikander, Cate Blanchett, and Charles Dance are World Leaders Fighting Zombies in Surreal Political Satire Film | Trailer
Rumours (screenshot / Bleecker Street)
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‘It’s What’s Inside’ – Pre-Wedding Party Turns into Body-Swapping Fiasco in Greg Jardin’s Sci-Fi Thriller | Trailer
It’s What’s Inside directed by Greg Jardin (Netflix) Debuting at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, ‘It’s What’s Inside’ was bought by Netflix in the festival’s biggest acquisition this year. The feature film directorial debut of Greg Jardin is described as a “sci-fi thriller with jokes” by Jardin himself. It follows a group of people celebrating a pre-wedding party that took a darker turn after they decided to play a mind-bending game brought by one of their friends. The film also screened at the 2024 SXSW Festival.
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‘Your Monster’ – Melissa Barerra and Tomy Dewey Star in Modern Day Beauty and The Beast Romantic Comedy Film | Trailer
Melissa Barrera, Tommy Dewey in Your Monster by Caroline Lindy (screenshot / Vertical) In a modern day tale of ‘Beauty and The Beast,’ Caroline Lindy’s feature film directorial debut ‘Your Monster’ tells a charming story of an actor who finds a connection with an unlikely monster who suddenly appears in her life after a break-up. The film stars Melissa Barreara and Tommy Dewey in its two leading role.
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Daaaaaalí! – Anaïs Demoustier Interviews Artist Salvador Dalí in Quentin Dupieux’s Bizzare Comedy Film | Trailer
Daaaaaalí (Music Box Films) Quentin Dupieux’s (Rubber, Deerskin) bizzare comedy ‘Daaaaaalí’ tells the story of a journalist’s struggle to interview renowned Spanish artist Salvador Dalí. The surrealist comedy world premiered at the 80th edition of Venice Film Festival in 2023, and went on to screen at other film festivals including the 2023 BFI London Film Festival and the 2024 Barcelona-Sant Jordi International Film Festival where it won the critics award.
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‘Triumph’ Starring Maria Bakalova Selected as Bulgaria’s Entry for Best International Feature Film Oscar Race
Triumph directed by Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov (courtesy TIFF) Directed by award-winning filmmaking duo Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov, ‘Triumph’ the new black-comedy film set in 1990’s Bulgaria, has been chosen to represent the country at the 2025 Academy Awards in the Best International Feature Film category. The film stars Maria Bakalova, who rose to prominence after starring in 2020’s ‘Borat Subsequent Moviefilm’, earning her a nomination for the Best Supporting Actress Oscar.
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‘Nightbitch’ – Amy Adams Stars as a Mom Turning into a Feral Dog in Comedy Horror Film | Trailer
Amy Adams in ‘Nightbitch’. (screenshot/Searchlight Pictures) Six-time Oscar nominee Amy Adams stars in Nightbitch, a surreal comedy horror movie from director Marielle Heller (A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, Can You Ever Forgive Me?). ‘Nightbitch’ tells a wacky story of a mother manifesting her maternal instinct by transforming into a dog. The film is based on the 2021 Rachel Yoder’s novel of the same title.
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‘Rumours’ – Cate Blanchett, Alicia Vikander, and Charles Dance Star as World Leaders in Bizzare Black Comedy Film | Teaser Trailer
Rumours. (screenshot / Bleecker Street) Under the threat of a global crisis, seven world leaders meet at the G7 summit to discuss a joint statement regarding the crisis in the surreal black comedy film, ‘Rumours’. The film is co-directed by frequent collaborators of celebrated Canadian director Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, and Galen Johnson.
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‘Matt and Mara’ – Matt Johnson and Deragh Campbell Star in Quirky Romantic Drama Film | Trailer
Matt Johnson and Deragh Campbell in ‘Matt and Mara’. (Courtesy of Cinema Guild) After gaining critical success for 2019’s ‘Anne at 13,000 Ft.’, Canadian director Kazik Radswanski returns with his low-budget filmmaking style on his fourth feature film, ‘Matt and Mara’. The mumblecore-adjacent film stars Deragh Campbell and Matt Johnson in its titular roles, both a longtime collaborator of Radswanski in a road trip story about a woman in a strained marriage and a free-spirited writer from her past.
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‘Universal Language’ – Matthew Rankin Directs and Stars in Absurdist Comedy Film | Trailer
Universal Language. (Oscilloscope Laboratories) From filmmaker Matthew Rankin, the surreal absurdist comedy-drama film ‘Universal Language’. is set in a place between Tehran and Winnipeg, telling three unrelated stories that somehow interconects in the film.
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‘Sleep’ – Newlyweds Struggles with Sleepwalking in South Korean Thriller by Jason Yu | Trailer
Lee Sun-kyun and Jung Yu-mi in Sleep (Photo courtesy of Magnet Releasing) Magnet Releasing debuted the official trailer for Sleep (잠) (Jam), a South Korean black comedy horror thriller, that tells the story of a newlywed couple facing a newfound danger when the husband starts doing unusual behavior while sleepwalking.
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‘The Paragon’ – A Hit-and-run Victim Seeks Revenge in New Zealand Fantasy Film by Michael Duignan | Trailer
Florence Noble and Benedict Wall in The Paragon(Doppelgänger Releasing) Doppelgänger Releasing debuted the official trailer for ‘The Paragon’, the New Zealand fantasy/comedy film tells the bizarre story of a hit-and-run victim who’s on a mission to find the driver who hit him and somehow discovers a new psychic power along the ride.
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‘A Halloween Feast’ – Lynn Lowry Stars as a Psychopathic Mother in Guile Branco’s Horror Comedy Film | Trailer
A Halloween Feast. (Sheldon Botler) Breaking Glass Pictures revealed the official trailer for A Halloween Fest, the horror/comedy film starring horror veteran actress Lynn Lowry (The Crazies, Shivers). Directed by Guile Branco (who also stars in the film), ‘A Halloween Feast’ blends the horror and comedy genre, telling the story of a family dealing with their deranged psychopathic mother.