CREDIT: Oscilloscope Laboratories/Screenshot
OBEX
Starring: Albert Birney, Callie Hernandez, Frank Mosley
Director: Albert Birney
Running Time: 90 Minutes
Rating: Unrated
Release Date: January 9, 2026 (Theaters)
CREDIT: GKIDS/Screenshot
All You Need is Kill
Starring: Ai Mikami, Natsuki Hanae
Director: Kenichiro Akimoto
Running Time: 82 Minutes
Rating: R
Release Date: January 16, 2026 (Theaters)
CREDIT: Screenshot
A Useful Ghost
Starring: Davika Hoorne, Witsarut Himmarat, Apasiri Nitibhon, Wanlop Rungkumjad, Wanlop Rungkumjad, Wisarut Homhuan
Director: Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke
Running Time: 130 Minutes
Rating: Unrated
Release Date: January 16, 2026 (Theaters)
CREDIT: 1-2 Special/Screenshot
A Poet
Starring: Ubeimar Rios, Rebeca Andrade, Guillermo Cardona, Allison Correa, Margarita Soto, Humberto Restrepo
Director: Simón Mesa Soto
Running Time: 124 Minutes
Rating: Unrated
Release Date: January 30, 2026 (Theaters)
CREDIT: NEON/Screenshot
Arco
Starring (English Dub Cast): Juliano Krue Valdi, Romy Fay, Mark Ruffalo, Natalie Portman, Will Ferrell, Andy Samberg, Flea, Roeg Sutherland, America Ferrera
Director: Ugo Bienvenu
Running Time: 89 Minutes
Rating: PG
Release Date:
In this Movie Review Roundup, I shall be discussing early 2026 releases that I hadn’t heard much about in advance. They all fit in the category of Oddball Surprises, and I’m definitely pleased I had a chance to see them on the big screen.
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