Watch the all-new trailer for Klara and the Sun below:

Here’s the official synopsis:

In a dystopian future where technological advances in genetic engineering have divided humans into strict, isolated social classes, an obsolete companion android named Klara tries to bond with Josie, a sick girl for whom she was purchased.

Shot on location in New Zealand in both Wānaka and Auckland, Klara and the Sun is a film filled to the brim with light and warmth, and audiences seeking something fun and jazzy will be well satisfied, along with experiencing a deeper meditation on longing, friendship, and the very nature of connection.

Jenna Ortega gives a totally 360-performance as android Klara, a second-rate and obsolete android who has been purchased to bond with the ill Josie (Mia Tharia), and together they go on quite an adventure together. Amy Adamns is in top form as Jodie’s controlling mother Chrissie, while both Rachel House, Natasha Lyonne and Steve Buscemi are set to appear in key supporting roles.

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Lively and utterly spirited in Taika’s trademark glass half-full style, Klara and the Sun is the picture that feels like the movie we all need right now, and its sure to be a treat when it arrives in cinemas on October 22.

Image: Sony Pictures

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When a man (Paul Rudd) and his daughter (Jenna Ortega) accidentally hit and kill a unicorn with their car, his boss tries to exploit the creature’s miraculous curative properties – with horrific results.

When we see the A24 logo hit the screen, we know we’re about to enter the wild side, and Death of a Unicorn doesn’t just dip its toe into madness, it cannonballs in headfirst with glitter, gore, and a healthy dose of anti-capitalist rage. Directed by Alex Scharfman in a truly audacious debut, Death of a Unicorn is a demented cocktail of fairy tale nightmare, corporate satire, and monster movie mayhem. It’s a what-the-fuck thrill ride from start to finish—and we’re 100% here for it.

Paul Rudd dials up the nervous energy as Elliot Kintner, a grieving lawyer trying to keep his fractured family together, while Jenna Ortega proves once again she’s Gen Z’s scream queen supreme as Ridley, his eco-conscious, no-nonsense daughter. When a early morning drive ends in the accidental killing of a unicorn, yes, a real-deal horned beast of legend, the Kintners find themselves drawn into a surreal corporate retreat from hell at the lavish private estate of Elliot’s boss: pharmaceutical tycoon Odell Leopold (a scene-chewing, velvet-voiced Richard E. Grant). It’s here the film shifts gears and accelerates into full-blown madness. Odell, alongside his power-hungry wife Belinda (Téa Leoni in gloriously cold-blooded mode) and their coked-up, crypto-bro son Shepard (Will Poulter, going full douchebag), decide the unicorn’s body could be the key to the next billion-dollar biotech breakthrough. What follows is a savage unraveling of greed, privilege, and man’s arrogance against nature, because mama nature isn’t just angry, she’s freaking furious, and she’s bringing back-up in the form of a herd of horned hellspawn!

Think JAWS meets The Witch meets Succession on ayahuasca. Scharfman doesn’t just lean into the absurd—he charges it with the intensity of a stampede. The unicorns are equal parts beautiful and terrifying, brought to life with a dazzling blend of practical effects and dreamy digital enhancement. The violence is brutal, the kills are creative (let’s just say you’ll never look at a horn the same way again), and the humor is pitch-black perfection.

But Death of a Unicorn isn’t just about body count. There’s something thoughtful simmering under the surface here. Rudd’s Elliot is a man on the edge, torn between doing what’s right and preserving the fragile remnants of his cushy life. Ortega’s Ridley is the soul of the film, a Gen Z heroine caught between disillusionment and hope, and she plays it with quiet strength and haunting vulnerability as she takes on the role of an almost fairy tale princess. Meanwhile, Will Poulter absolutely devours the screen as Shepard, serving up every line like a shot of Red Bull mixed with ketamine. His performance is manic gold, and he walks away with every scene he’s in.

This is a film that swings big and lands it; bold, bloody, and bonkers in the best way. It’s also visually stunning, with dreamlike cinematography that contrasts serene woodland landscapes with bursts of shocking violence and surreal magic. And yes, it’s funny, viciously, irreverently funny, in that delicious A24 way that tickles your brain while turning your stomach.

Death of a Unicorn is a midnight movie in the making. It’s got cult classic energy dripping from every glitter-soaked frame, and it’s proof that Alex Scharfman is a wild new voice to watch in genre filmmaking. If you’re looking for something safe, predictable, and polite, turn back now. But if you want cinema that grabs you by the face and screams “WE KILLED A FREAKIN’ UNICORN,” then this one’s got your name written in blood and sparkles.

Image: A24

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Check out the all-new trailer for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice below:

Here’s the official synopsis:

Beetlejuice (Michael Keaton) is back! After an unexpected family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family (Winona Ryder, Jenna Ortega, Catherine O’Hara) return home to Winter River. Still haunted by Beetlejuice, Lydia’s (Ryder) life is turned upside down when her rebellious teenage daughter, Astrid (Ortega), discovers the mysterious model of the town in the attic and the portal to the Afterlife is accidentally opened. With trouble brewing in both realms, it’s only a matter of time until someone says Beetlejuice’s name three times and the mischievous demon returns to unleash his very own brand of mayhem.

The living are about to get gatecrashed by the dead, as Lydia Deetz (Winona Ryder), alongside her mother Delia (O’Hara) and teenaged daughter Astrid (Jenna Ortega) come face-to-face with the grotesque and rambunctious energy of foul-mouthed bio-exorcist, and love-smitten demon Betelgeuse (Keaton) who has unfinished business with the Deetz family, and who is about to turn their world once again upside down.

Burton once again brings his trademark creativity and unique filmmaking flair to Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, and this is a film that is going to take audiences by surprise! Along with the original returning cast, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice also features two newcomers to the production, with the gorgeous Monica Bellucci playing the role of Betelgeuse’s vindictive undead wife, Delores, and she’s none too pleased with the arrival of the Deetz to the world of the dead, along with Willem Dafoe as Wolf Jackson, a ghost detective who, in life, was a B movie action star, and who is hot on Betelgeuse’s trail!

This first trailer for Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is a damn good watch and promises plenty of cracking fun for audiences, and it’s very easy to see that Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is going to be an absolute must-watch movie when it arrives in cinemas this year

So get ready for showtime when Beetlejuice Beetlejuice arrives in cinemas on September 9.

Image: Warner Brothers Pictures

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