PREVIEW: Forever Home (2026 Film) - Starring Sammie Lideen and Drew Leatham

Preview by Jon Donnis

A new haunted house tale with a mischievous streak is on the way, as Forever Home prepares to land on UK digital platforms on 20 April. Marking the feature debut of director Sean Oliver, this award winning paranormal chiller leans just as heavily into comedy as it does into creeping dread, setting the tone for a lively and unpredictable ride.

At the centre of the chaos are Jules and Ryan, a young couple eager to start fresh in a place they can finally call their own. That optimism does not last long. Their dream home comes with a problem that no survey could have picked up. It is already occupied, and the previous tenants have no intention of leaving.

What begins as a nuisance soon turns into something far more unsettling. Strange disturbances build from irritating to outright disturbing, with sleepless nights, eerie sounds and unsettling sights becoming part of daily life. A phantom violinist makes sure peace is never an option, while more violent supernatural intrusions push the couple to their limit.

Desperate for a solution, Jules and Ryan turn to psychic medium Meg, hoping she can restore some sense of normality. Instead, her intervention opens the door to something far worse. A séance spirals out of control, trapping them inside the house and unleashing a far more dangerous presence, one that threatens not just their lives, but whatever might come after.

Forever Home plays with the familiar haunted house setup but refuses to stay in one lane. It balances absurd humour with genuine menace, shifting from playful to sinister without warning. The result feels knowingly chaotic, as if the film itself is enjoying the mayhem as much as its characters are trying to survive it.

With its mix of eccentric ghosts, escalating horror and sharp comic timing, this is a film that aims to entertain on multiple levels. Whether it is the creeping sense of danger or the sheer ridiculousness of the situation, there is always something happening.

Forever Home arrives on digital platforms in the UK from Miracle Media on 20 April, promising an evening of laughter, shocks and supernatural disorder that refuses to settle down.

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PREVIEW: Jack Ryan Ghost War (2026 Film) - Starring John Krasinski, Wendell Pierce and Sienna Miller

Images: Amazon MGM Studios

By Jon Donnis

Jack Ryan: Ghost War brings Jack Ryan back into the field when a routine international covert operation collapses into something far more dangerous. What begins as a controlled mission quickly unravels into a widening conspiracy, pushing Ryan into direct confrontation with a rogue black-ops unit that always seems one step ahead. With the situation escalating in real time and lives hanging in the balance, the pressure builds fast, leaving no room for hesitation.

Forced back into the world he tried to step away from, Jack reunites with familiar allies including CIA veteran Mike November and former CIA head James Greer. Their experience becomes essential as they try to contain an enemy that appears to anticipate their every move. The mission takes on a deeper edge when MI6 officer Emma Marlowe enters the picture, bringing a sharp new dynamic to the team as trust is tested and alliances shift under pressure.

Set across a global stage, the film continues the tone of the series while pushing into more immediate, high-stakes territory. It leans into tense, intelligent storytelling where every decision carries weight and every mistake has consequences. The returning ensemble, led by John Krasinski alongside Wendell Pierce and Michael Kelly, builds on the relationships that defined the series, now stretched under extreme conditions.

Sienna Miller joins the cast as Emma Marlowe, an MI6 officer whose precision and instinct match Ryan’s own, creating an unlikely but effective partnership as the threat tightens around them. As the past begins to resurface, the mission becomes deeply personal, forcing each character to confront what they thought was already behind them.

Premiering globally on Prime Video on 20 May 2026.

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PREVIEW: The Session Man: Nicky Hopkins

Preview by Jon Donnis

The Session Man: Nicky Hopkins is one of the greatest session musicians you’ve probably never heard of now a new feature documentary celebrates the unsung rock and roll hero whose contributions helped create some of the most iconic music of all time

There is a certain irony in how some of the most recognisable music ever recorded can be traced back to a man whose name rarely made the sleeve. That quiet absence is exactly what makes the arrival of The Session Man feel so overdue. Landing digitally in the UK on 4 May 2026 through Reel2Reel Films, the documentary turns its full attention to Nicky Hopkins, a musician whose influence has long echoed louder than his public profile.

Directed by Mike Treen and produced by John Wood alongside Mike Sherman, the film sets out to correct that imbalance. It traces the life of a pianist who helped define the sound of an era while deliberately staying out of its spotlight. Hopkins built a career across more than three decades, navigating personal setbacks while quietly shaping the recordings of some of the biggest names in popular music.

His list of collaborators reads like a map of rock history. He worked extensively with The Beatles, even contributing to solo work from all four members, including John Lennon’s Imagine. His relationship with The Rolling Stones was equally significant, appearing across fourteen of their albums. From The Kinks and The Who to Rod Stewart, Dusty Springfield and Jeff Beck, his fingerprints are everywhere. The reach extends even further, touching the work of Cat Stevens, Peter Frampton, Joe Cocker, Art Garfunkel, Ella Fitzgerald and Carly Simon, among many others.

Across more than 250 albums and countless singles, Hopkins developed a style that felt instantly recognisable yet never intrusive. His piano lines carried songs without overwhelming them. You hear it in Revolution, in Sympathy for the Devil, in Angie, in Jealous Guy, in You Are So Beautiful. Each track carries a trace of his touch, a subtle lift that turns a good recording into something lasting.

Recognition, when it finally came, arrived long after his passing. Over thirty years on, Hopkins was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in November 2025, with another honour set to follow at the Musicians Hall of Fame on 28 April 2026. The timing gives this documentary a certain weight. It feels less like a rediscovery and more like a correction.

Narrated by Bob Harris, the film gathers voices from across that golden era, including Keith Richards, Mick Jagger, Pete Townshend, Peter Frampton and Bill Wyman. There is also a more personal perspective through his widow, Moira Hopkins, who helps bring the man behind the music into clearer focus.

The Session Man does not try to rewrite history. It simply fills in the space that was always there, the space behind the piano, where one of rock’s most important musicians quietly shaped the sound of a generation.

On digital 4 May from Reel2Reel Films

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PREVIEW: Content (2026 Film) - Stars Adam Meilech

Preview by Jon Donnis

Content arrives as a sharp, uneasy blend of satire and psychological horror, with Adam Meilech, known for The Leak and Junk Male, pushing found footage into the era of constant scrolling and online performance. It takes the DNA of Creep meets Unfriended and reshapes it into something built for the modern attention economy.

Following a strong festival run, including Grimmfest 2025, the film is now set for its digital debut on 27 April through GrimmVision, bringing its unsettling vision to home screens.

At the centre is AJ, played by Meilech himself, a modern-day renaissance figure in the influencer world who presents as an actor, writer and director. Beneath that curated identity sits something far darker, a stalker, kidnapper and outright psychopath who treats real lives as raw material.

Using hacked phones and laptops, AJ surveils his targets as though they are characters in a private production, erasing the boundary between reality and fiction in pursuit of what he believes is his cinematic masterpiece. The result is a world where every screen becomes both stage and trap.

Already described as “unpredictable, unhinged and batshit crazy” by Slasher Reviews, Content positions itself as a scarily charged piece of digital horror, landing on 27 April for its online release.

Apple TV - https://apple.co/4muEqCH

COMPETITION: Win New Directors from Japan: Takashi Ono's I Am Baseball on Blu-ray

From Third Window Films comes New Directors from Japan: Takashi Ono's I Am Baseball and other Showa-inspired stories, released on Blu-ray 20th April 2026.

And to celebrate we have a copy to give away!

New Directors From Japan is a series which focuses on new talent coming from Japan’s “jishu-eiga” (ultra-independent) scene of filmmaking, exploring films and talent emerging from the vibrant scene which lives through Japanese “mini-theatres” (independent cinemas) that have given rise to so much that is great in Japanese cinema.  

Synopsis:

Takashi Ono’s I Am Baseball was released in Tokyo’s Cinema Rosa on August 19th, 2023.

Cinema Rosa has been the current mecca for independent Japanese cinema and the birthplace of such successes as One Cut of the Dead and A Samurai in Time. I Am Baseball was a huge hit there, so much so that it continued to play in Japanese cinemas for more than one year, earning its tag of a “rongu-ran” film (Long Run - A film or play that is well-received and continues to be performed for a long period of time). Despite his very young age and lack of proper budgets, Takashi Ono’s style in I Am Baseball and his earlier student films recreate the late Showa Era (1950s-80s) in a fun and charming way, and are explored in this limited edition set of four films from the director:

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