Devil’s Mouth, The - 2026 - USA

The Devil’s Mouth - 2026 - 6/10

 
“This way, through the teeth of the devil’s mouth.”
Rich turistas who bribe their way past one warning after another.
Self-centered narcissists and influencers, demanding to go the hardest way.
Into the underwater cave system.

 
Only to realize a Bull Shark is also trapped in the labyrinth with them.
Worse, it’s hungry, and has a deplorable attitude.
Good blend of shark attacks and claustrophobic cave adventures.
Similar to 2019’s 47 Meters Down: Uncaged, probably better.

Pomegranate - 2026 - USA

Pomegranate - 2026 - 6/10 

 
The old wastrel enters the cluttered laboratory.  His louche attitude reeks of affluence and boredom.
Bored with stimulants, narcotics, flesh to flesh melding.  Existence as greasy reruns.
The inventor has breathtaking virtual reality experiences, that might be deadly.
The client has done everything, however.  The sheer boredom of existence has dissipated him.
Extraordinary visuals of this AI SciFi must terrify Hollywood, unless they are already offering cheques.
English subs = https://sub-scene.com/subtitle/3372139

Sorceress - 2026 - Poland

Sorceress - 2026 - 6/10 
AKA - Czarownica

 
Karol is antisocial, not especially interested in the tavern Gaja hauls him to. 
Until he encounters a dark-haired flirt who sweeps him away.
Karol has been glamoured.  There is a slice of the dark girl’s backstory.
Enough to know she can be dangerous.
Polish short plunges into uncertainty, then taps out.  Too bad. 

Fallen Angels - 2026 - USA

Fallen Angels - 2026 - 6/10 

 
Julia and Jane have comfortable marriages.
Searing passion extinguished, marriages of stale friendship.
Besides, the two ladies are pals above honor … until.
French flame Maurice, with whom both had been intimate, is coming to visit.
Pals above honor begone!  Out come the claws and rivalries.
Noël Coward domestic comedy is tart and witty in the opening and final acts,. 
Midsection is sodden drunkenness, which some find hilarious.
English subs = https://sub-scene.com/subtitle/3371750

Code For The People - 2026 - USA

Code For The People - 2026 - 6/10 

 
Doc on the capitalization of the internet.
Focusing on Open Source vs the Walled Garden.
The latter is a closed system (Facebook / X) whereby someone owns the site, sets the rules.
Which can be arbitrarily modified for profit or politics.
While ideals are spoken, this does come across as a shady commercial for Wordpress.
For what it’s worth, I have sites on Blogger (Walled) and Wordpress (Open).
I also use pre-telemetry Windows and Linux.
English subs = https://sub-scene.com/subtitle/3371748
Doc = http­s://codeforthepeople.com/

Enola Holmes 3 - 2026 - UK

Enola Holmes 3 - 2026 - 6/10

 
The younger sister in Malta, supposedly getting married, instead suffering cold feet.
Dr. Watson arrives, saying friend Sherlock has been kidnapped, giving Enola an excuse.
Good backdrops, lots of mindless action, a generic puzzle plot.
Not especially canon (by a longshot), yet Holmes for a new gender, new era.
Diverting enough way to kill a few hours.

Dear England - 2026 - UK

Dear England - 2026 - 7/10

 
Inspiring adaptation of the West End play into a four-part miniseries.
The tenure of Gareth Southgate as he rebuilds a broken English squad into contenders.
Team building moments, similar to boot camp, without the abusive Drill Instructor.
Also a sport psychologist to help navigate mental and emotional pressures.
Key players profiled, along with important matches.  World Cups and Euro Cups.
Will be enjoyed more by fans or supporters of the game.

Deep Water - 2026 - Spain

Deep Water - 2026 - 6/10

 
Lithium batteries, dude.  Unpredictable and flammable.
Fire in the cargo hold, and passenger airliner must ditch in the Pacific.
Survivors soon discover they are shark bait.
A whole mess of sharks, attracted by the kicking, flailing, bleeding, squealing meals.
Summer popcorn flick, although batteries go off in aircraft every week.

The Other Bennet Sister - 2026 - UK

The Other Bennet Sister - 2026 - 7/10

 
Who would be Mary, the bookworm, best seen previously in the 1980 adaptation.
Here, after her sisters marry, she is dispatched to London to stay with her aunt and uncle.
Who encourage her, bolster her, permit her to emerge from her shell.
Costume drama, RomCom all the way, brilliantly cast, with people who resemble you and I.
Final act seems to drag a trifle, squeezing the last ounce of predictability.
Goes without saying, you ought to have viewed at least one version beforehand.
For Janeites, this will please.  On the fence?  10 episodes, 30 minutes each.

The Honey Trap - 2026 - USA

The Honey Trap - 2026 - 7/10

 
Ex-soldier agrees to an oral interview of an incident during “The Troubles”.
Plenty of old IRA members have given their side, but he is the first British soldier.
Dave recalls when he and young buddy Bobby flirted with two girls in a Belfast pub.
The girls were friendly, attractive, and coaxing.  Offering?
For Bobby, that was his last night.  Dave carried the grief, and searched for decades.
Knowing there are always survivors, laughing during holidays, enjoying Life.
Grievances linger for generations, revenge merely bides its time.
English subs = https://sub-scene.com/subtitle/3370779

Bone Keeper - 2026 - UK

Bone Keeper - 2026 - 5/10

 
Granddad reckoned there was something down in that cave, and he disappeared.
By and by, his daughter went searching for him … vanished.
Now, Olivia is of a mind to learn what happened, despite almost physical warnings from locals.
Sure, Olivia has friends with her.  Five mates and a hitchhiker.
Got that, math majors?  Seven meals for that hungry cave!

 
“Ooh, I just want to reach out.  Make contact.”
I knew this would be bad, but I have a weakness for cave movies.
Written, directed, produced, photographed, edited by the same guy.
You’ve been warned.  Oh yeah, their clothes stay clean throughout.

How To Get To Heaven From Belfast - 2026 - Ireland

How To Get To Heaven From Belfast - 2026 - 7/10

 
Aye, and a good ride will get your there, won’t it?
Greta writes three school friends for help.
Yet, by the time they arrive she’s in the casket.
Or is she?  Something rings false.
The more questions the trio ask, the more opposition they face, and the more stubborn they become.
Hilarious shaggy dog adventure / road trip, with mysteries and secrets
Irish spoken frequently, consider subtitles.

Unknown - 2026 - USA

Unknown - 2026 - 7/10

 
Writer Elliot suffers a dry patch, not the block, inspiration is just at low ebb.
A retreat to the countryside alerts him to a follower.
Follower, how trendy, make that stalker.
Joey, a rejected actor from Texas, who has been unstable and institutionalized.
At least, according to his twin brother, Jack.
Lo, the slippery slope of lies, false assumptions, and an overactive imagination.
One-man play with Sean Hayes is good psychological thriller.
English subtitles = https://sub-scene.com/subtitle/3370112

Mona Best And The Beatles - 2026 - UK

Mona Best And The Beatles - 2026 - 6/10

 
Pete was attending college, until his mother bought a building and installed a music club in the basement.
The Casbah Club.
Pete then decided he wanted to be a musician.  And began drumming.  
Eventually joining an up and coming trio who had trouble retaining drummers: John, Paul and George.
The Beatles are the backbeat of this docudrama, yet the focus is on Pete, mother Mona, and driver, manager Neil Aspinal and his swirling relationship with all concerned.
Sound mix varies.  Otherwise, this may intrigue fans of the Fab Four.

Midwinter Break - 2026 - Netherlands

Midwinter Break - 2026 - 7/10

 
Stella gives husband Gerry a late Christmas gift.  Two tickets to Amsterdam.
They depart Glasgow, where they have lived as ex-pat Irish since the Troubles.
Gerry is unaware that Stella is actually scouting for a major change.
Marriage stagnant, she has a mounting crisis of faith.  The old …
“Why are we here?  Does my life have any purpose?”
Elegiac tone throughout  The wonderment of living, the anguish of living.
Younger viewers will be bored.  Better for those facing twilight.
English subs = https://sub-scene.com/subtitle/3369083

Cold Storage - 2026 - USA

Cold Storage - 2026 - 6/10

 
“So, like, I don’t think going in there is, like, a good idea.”
“C’mon, I thought you were a fun guy.”
Another male succumbs to a cooing girl, going into the lowest level of an abandoned military bunker.
Where an organism, locked away for 20 years, is now seeping out.
SciFi thriller with top billed Neeson and Manville, two attractive leads, and a handful of extras (meals).
Contagion trope, comic laced dialogue, aid what appears to be a limited budget.

War Machine - 2026 - UK

War Machine - 2026 - 5/10

 
Following Afghan deployment, he applies to Ranger camp.
Endures intense boot training, makes it to final “Death March” round.
Unaware that an alien craft has landed in the zone and will start  eliminating all candidates.
High voltage actioner of combat squad is predictable but watchable.
Sequences cribbed from 80’s and 90’s SciFi powerhouses P-A-ST.
(“If it bleeds, we can kill it.” - “Game over, man” - “Everyone fights, no one quits.”)
No kids in this, but an injured guy who has the same role.
Not original, yet exciting if you are in the mood.

Agatha Christie Seven Dials - 2026 - UK

Agatha Christie Seven Dials - 2026 - 6/10 

Fiancée Gerry dies just after hinting he plans to propose. 
Eileen does not buy the suicide angle for a second.
Investigating, he spies a shadowy man, then unearths a secret organization.
The Seven Dials.
A few more deaths, and a pile of suspects and possible friends.
Series looks great, acting is passable though the tone dances into Tommy & Tuppence territory.