New film releases for the week of October 23, 2026

The week of October 23, 2026, features a diverse lineup of international cinema. Notable releases include Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s genre-experimenting drama ‘El samurái y el prisionero’, which explores themes of loyalty and betrayal through a ‘whodunit’ structure within a feudal setting.

Other significant titles include Fernando Eimbcke’s ‘Moscas’, Sophy Romvari’s debut ‘Blue Heron’, and Lee Chang-dong’s ‘Un amor posible’. In animation, Laika presents Travis Knight’s ‘Wildwood’.

Spanish cinema is represented by the thriller ‘Leones en invierno’ by Albert Pintó, José Mota’s directorial debut ‘Arriba tutto’, and the documentary ‘200 vidas’, which examines the life and political contradictions of actor Paco Rabal. Additionally, Sacha Baron Cohen returns in ‘Ali G: Kién es yo?’, and Georgia Oakley offers a new adaptation of ‘Sense and Sensibility’.