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The Littles

When 11 year old Juliet stubs her toe on a loose floorboard, she unwittingly sets off a series of mysterious events.

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The Dysphoria

A trans woman performs a Satanic ritual to get a vagina, but unwittingly invites a demonic presence into her home which demands a terrible sacrifice

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Pen Mari

In the desperate search for a horse’s skull to lead an ancient folk procession, a man is drawn into the black market for animal body parts.

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Nightmare Shorts 2026: Winner + Finalists

Discover the short film picked by our jury - Caleb Phillips, Nikyatu Jusu and Rob Savage - as our first-ever Nightmare Shorts winner.

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Zar

A schoolgirl becomes the target of a sinister music teacher who uses dark magic to assault his victims from afar.

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Five Questions with Nightmare Short Winner Daler Murzagali

We speak to the director of our inaugural Nightmare Shorts winner about his filmmaking journey so far, the evolving film scene in Kazakhstan and how genre filmmaking can be used to explore sensitive subjects.

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Penny, Here

After half a century in Big Sur, a 95-year-old student of Hafiz turns toward the unknown by improvising at the piano.

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Netflix Will Give Joel Coen’s Gothic Mystery ‘Jack of Spades’ a Theatrical Release in 2027

The film stars Patsy Ferran, Josh O’Connor, Damian Lewis, and Lesley Manville.

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‘The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins’ Is the Funniest Series of the Year

In an era filled with too many forgettable revivals and too few legitimate comedies, the "30 Rock" team made something new while adhering to their joke-dense, pop-culture savvy, and network-friendly approach to sitcoms. The result? The year's funniest show.

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IndieWire’s Trevor Wallace Wins Daytime Emmy for Editing ‘IndieWire Craft Roundtables’

IndieWire's long-time video producer won on his first nomination for editing the first season of our PBS series.

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‘I Play Rocky’ Review: Sylvester Stallone’s Wild Hollywood Underdog Story Gets a Punchy Crowdpleaser

Peter Farrelly continues his reign of making audience-delighting hits for the TIFF crowd, but this one pulls its punches a bit.

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‘Mouse’ Review: ‘Saint Frances’ and ‘Ghostlight’ Filmmakers Bring Their Singular Humanity to a Coming-of-Age Tale

Around these parts, every Kelly O'Sullivan and Alex Thompson feature film is an event. The pair's third production together is no exception — and their best to date.

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‘The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping’ Will Be in 3D in Theaters — and on Meta’s New VR Glasses

Lionsgate is partnering with Facebook parent company Meta on the 3D version of the film and will collaborate on future titles for the VR glasses hitting shelves next spring.

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‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ Review: The King of the Monsters Returns with a Direct Sequel That’s One Better Than the Last Movie in Almost Every Way

Godzilla squares off against King Ghidorah in an IMAX-sized melodrama that features some of the most thrilling kaiju fights ever.

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‘The Liberation’ Trailer: Carrie Coon Is Lured Into Lily James’ Cult in a Gut-Wrenching Grief Drama

The fall festival hit opens in theaters on January 8, courtesy of Bleecker Street.

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What If Thinking About Death Could Make Us Feel More Alive?

Explore how thinking about death can teach us to live more fully, find meaning, and appreciate the people we love.

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What’s Important to Us When Making Political Decisions?

A core assumption in any democracy is that citizens with access to information will make reasoned decisions on political candidates and policy issues. But a new study by UC Berkeley social scientists finds that Americans usually don’t consider the full scope of difficult issues, instead basing their opinions on mental shortcuts that sidestep complexity. The paper offers striking insight into the differences in cognitive reasoning patterns among Americans. While some people in the study did closely analyze a range of issues before coming to an opinion, others did a quick back-of-the-napkin tall

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Can You Learn to Feel More Loved?

Imagine you have a colleague who remembers that you had a difficult appointment and checks in on you. Or a friend who is just there to listen without telling you what you should have done differently. We don’t tend to think of these experiences as grand declarations of love, but they leave us with a certain lingering warmth: the feeling of being loved. In our research, we coined the term felt love to focus on the receiver’s side of love. This emphasis shifts attention away from the expressions of love (i.e., loving signals). While expressions are actions we choose to take, felt love is an inte

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How Young People Are Researching Issues That Matter to Them

“Adults should take students more seriously, as they have voices and different opinions too” — Middle school student Middle school students in a California school district noticed that their perspectives were not included in decisions related to school policy that they cared about, like the dress code. They engaged in research to explore how administrators, teachers, and staff could incorporate their voices in decision-making processes. Students conducted surveys and focus groups with their peers and developed recommendations for their school, including more student-led events and a more activ

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Four Practices to Help You Feel More Engaged at Work

Work can be tough. With only 20% of workers feeling engaged globally, we need tools that can help boost engagement and well-being at work. While some difficulty at work may always be expected, there are things we can do to take control of our work lives and bring more kindness, appreciation, connection, and trust into the workplace. For many years, researchers have been testing different practices that individual employees, managers, and teams can do to improve work life for everyone. You can find some of these on Greater Good in Action, our library of over 100 practices found to improve well-

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Happiness Break: A Meditation to Help You Sit with Grief

This guided meditation with end-of-life doula Andrea Sexton-Dumas offers a gentle way to make space for grief by imagining sharing your heartache with a plant, releasing it into the soil, and nurturing the earth that holds it.

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Your Happiness Calendar for November 2026

Our monthly Happiness Calendar is a day-by-day guide to well-being. This month, we hope it helps you pause to notice good things. To open the clickable calendar, click on the image below. (Please note: If you are having trouble clicking on calendar links with the Chrome browser, try these tips to fix the issue or try a different browser.) {embed="happiness_calendar/subscribe"} View the latest calendar here.

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Why Sending Reels Is More Meaningful Than You Think

Humans are constantly reinventing ways to maintain intimacy with the people we care about most. Today, one of our most ubiquitous connection rituals is reel sharing—that is, sending short social media videos to each other. At a time when much of the conversation about technology centers on how it is eroding human connection, reel sharing and the unspoken social norms that surround it suggest another possibility: a tool to maintain social bonds. This has been my experience. I met my best friend of more than 25 years, Kyra, when I was a Peace Corps volunteer. Our friendship formed before social

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An Inside Look At How To Tame Unstoppable AI

The post An Inside Look At How To Tame Unstoppable AI appeared first on NOEMA .

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