Cinema

Watch the Above the Below trailer and see the Australian poster. Idris Elba co-directs and stars in the survival thriller, opening in cinemas 3 December.

Wildwood is a funny, thrilling and unexpectedly confronting stop-motion fantasy about courage, community, grief and belonging.

Focus on Ability’s 2026 winners include Australian documentaries Focus and Road Trip. See the full awards list and what is known about the SBS presentation.

Steven Soderbergh will help finish filming The Batman Part II while Matt Reeves attends to a family matter. The sequel is due in cinemas in February 2028.

Trop Jr has named Miah Madden and Chloé Hayden its first 2026 ambassadors and judges. Free short-film entries for Australians aged 15 and under close 23 October.

Watch The Beekeeper 2 teaser trailer as Jason Statham returns as Adam Clay, with the sequel only in Australian cinemas in January 2027.

Halloween movies to buy or rent at home include Practical Magic 2, Insidious: Out of the Further, Scary Movie and Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma.

Watch the Club Kid trailer as A24 confirms Jordan Firstman’s Cannes hit, co-starring Reggie Absolom and Diego Calva, opens in Australian and New Zealand cinemas on 14 January 2027.

AIDC 2027 Awards entries are open across seven categories, including a new digital-first prize. Leading Lights also opens for its tenth anniversary; key dates and eligibility.

Street Fighter rewards devoted players with familiar moves and faces, but thin characters, awkward visuals and subpar action make it a two-hour letdown.