Wianu 2026

Weekly

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Five films worth your time.

  1. Still from Bugonia

    Bugonia

    2025

    Why this one

    It's weird, uncomfortable and completely unpredictable.

    Two conspiracy obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth.

  2. Still from Triangle of Sadness

    Triangle of Sadness

    2022

    Why this one

    Few films make me laugh and feel uncomfortable at the same time quite like this one.

    A celebrity model couple are invited on a luxury cruise for the uber-rich, helmed by an unhinged, alcoholic captain. What first appears Instagrammable ends catastrophically, leaving the survivors stranded on a desert island in a struggle of hierarchy.

  3. Still from Arrival

    Arrival

    2016

    Why this one

    I went in expecting science fiction and came out thinking about life, time and the choices we make.

    Taking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are a threat.

  4. Still from One Battle After Another

    One Battle After Another

    2025

    Washed-up revolutionary Bob exists in a state of stoned paranoia, surviving off-grid with his spirited, self-reliant daughter, Willa. When his evil nemesis resurfaces after 16 years and she goes missing, the former radical scrambles to find her, father and daughter both battling the consequences of his past.

  5. Still from Everything Everywhere All at Once

    Everything Everywhere All at Once

    2022

    An aging Chinese immigrant is swept up in an insane adventure, where she alone can save what's important to her by connecting with the lives she could have led in other universes.