By John Corrado
New releases for the week of October 23rd, 2026.
Theatrical Releases:
Wildwood (Wide Release): This latest stop-motion film from LAIKA is an ambitious fantasy epic that follows a teen girl (Peyton Elizabeth Lee) in Oregon, who ventures into the enchanted woods around her home to rescue her baby brother after he is kidnapped by crows. As I wrote in my review, this in many ways feels like what LAIKA has been building towards all along. It’s a tremendous technical achievement, brought to the screen with stunning handcrafted animation, including a massive battle sequence. It’s worth seeing in theatres not only to see the incredible craftsmanship on the big screen, but also to support it so we can get more films like this made. (Full Review)
Wicker (Wide Release): Olivia Colman stars as a fisherwoman who has a husband made out of wicker (played by Alexander Skarsgård), sending the rural townsfolk into a tizzy, in this clever and enjoyable medieval romp from co-directors Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson. Aided by Colman’s performance, and a scene-stealing Peter Dinklage as the basket weaver, the film works as an entertaining satire of gender roles. (Full Review)
La Bola Negra (Limited Release): This Spanish epic has been making waves since it premiered at Cannes, and is arriving in theatres fresh off of winning the People’s Choice Award at TIFF. The scope of this one is pretty staggering. Co-directors Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi weave together a sweeping and moving story that unfolds across three timelines (1937, 1932 and 2017), exploring the legacies of queer men throughout Spanish history. Netflix is so confident in this one they are giving it an extended theatrical release, before it hits streaming on December 2nd. Playing in 35mm at TIFF Lightbox in Toronto. (TIFF 2026 Review)
Possible Love (Limited Release): This latest work from Korean filmmaker Lee Chang-dong, arriving eight years after Burning in 2018, follows two couples in Korea; the working class Ho-seok (Sul Kyung-gu) and Mi-ok (Jeon Do-yeon), and the wealthy Sang-woo (Zo In-sung) and Ye-ji (Cho Yeo-jeong). Ye-ji is a documentary filmmaker documenting laid off factory workers like Ho-seok. It’s an excellent slow-burn character drama about marital tensions and class disparity. Opens at TIFF Lightbox, before streaming on Netflix on November 6th. (TIFF 2026 Review)
A Talent for Murder (Limited Release): Helen Mirren stars as The Talented Mr. Ripley author Patricia Highsmith in this very enjoyable mix of literary biopic and mystery. The film finds Mirren’s reclusive Highsmith playing mind games with the literary agent (Alden Ehrenreich) who travels to her home in Switzerland, trying to convince her to write a new Tom Ripley story. The film has a playfulness to it that I quite enjoyed, and it’s a lot of fun to watch Mirren and Ehrenreich in these roles. (Full Review)
Making Marie Antoinette (Limited Release): This new documentary on the making of Sofia Copoola’s misunderstood 2006 historical drama Marie Antoinette is assembled entirely from behind the scenes footage that her late mother Eleanor Coppola shot on the set of the movie in France. Diane Lane narrates the film, reading passages from Eleanor Coppola’s diary. What emerges is a fascinating, fly-on-the-wall look at the lengthy production, the challenges faced by a young Sofia Coppola in pulling it all together, and a surprisingly poignant look at a mother and daughter bonding through filmmaking. An excellent companion piece to the new 4K restoration of Marie Antoinette.
More Releases: Clayface (Wide), Klara and the Sun (Wide), Ali G: Who Iz I? (Limited), Once Upon a Time in Harlem (Limited)
Streaming Releases:
YAGA (Crave), The Terminal List: Season 2 (Prime Video), Lupin: Part 4 (Netflix), The Man Who Saves the World? (VOD/Digital)