In Spider-Man Brand New Day, Even Spidey Has To Ask, “Won’t You Be My Neighbour?”

Yes, Mr. Rogers sang it best, but for Spider-Man Brand New Day, it’s a tough time for the webslinger as he has to deal with life without his besties, and a threat that can affect the future of the MCU. Beware of spoilers.

Spider-Man Brand New DayTechnically, Spider-Man Brand New Day is a restart of sorts where Peter Parker (Tom Holland) is debating if he should reconnect with what’s lost following the events of the last film. He knows he should move on, but when MJ (Zendaya) and Ned (Jacob Batalon) aren’t there and he longs to reconnect, to watch from afar is genuinely creepy!

When he’s not looking in on their lives, he’s affecting others, mostly random New Yorkers getting mugged or some brand new villain. After dealing with Scorpion and Hammerhead, I think the rogue’s gallery is getting thinned out! But when there’s a new player he can’t figure out, that’s when things go from bad to worse.

As the trailers have teased, it seems Parker is losing control. His arachnid DNA is asserting itself and early speculation hinted at him becoming the man-spider. It’s an arc I loved from the comics and animated series, and that can still happen. But as for when, that’s hard to say.

Making a live-action film takes up to two or three years; in animation, where the story has been told during the 90s animated series run, his “mutant” run was short-lived, and with this latest take, there may be other consequences. From the same said series, Petey had anger management issues because of it. And perhaps that’s why we see this lad go find Doctor Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo), and get his advice.

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Why Unholy Night’s Italian Family Zombie Curse Is Surprisingly Effective

A folk curse turns Gino’s Italian family into a hungry ghost festival rather an an Unholy Night. It’s not your traditional celebration either when grandma is that zombie!

Unholy Night Poster ImageNot to be confused with the 2019 film of the same name, this 2026 version of Unholy Night needs a suffix to distinguish it from the earlier work. The earlier take is an anthology, and the latest from freshman Michael Gabriele seems to riff on the idea of why hungry ghosts must be respected. Technically, the undead featured here are zombies, and since everyone knows from the title that this film takes place over the winter holidays, just why an Italian family looks targeted is obvious.

There’s a folk curse going on that has Gino (Marc Bendavid) targeted, and his family is fair game in a cat and mouse run around the block. With Nonna (Jacqueline Robbins) uttering death threats, slowly succumbing to old age, and threatening violence to the entire family, we should all worry. When Rene (Shailene Garnett) gets involved, she learns from her boyfriend that they are not alone. Just how much they do to help the neighbourhood sets this film’s tone.

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See No Evil, Hear No Evil… Where’s The Wisdom The Mouths Have To Speak Anyway?

Takashi Shimizu’s The Mouths transforms a cemetery legend into a nightmare involving a cursed tree, cicadas, and a ghoul? Spoiler Alert. You have been warned:

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Played on July 26, 2026 at Fantasia Film Festival at the Auditorium des diplômés de la SGWU

If you’re a fan of Ju-on or any of Takashi Shimizu‘s works, The Mouths (口に関するアンケート) will certainly scare you! That’s because once the synopsis revealed there’s a suicide tree, I half expected this film to be about Aokigahara Forest rather than a random hunk of wood located in a dilapidated cemetery. When the legend of the said park overshadows any other urban legend, what’s presented feels like a partial set of short stories, each tied to why four young adults have come here to find the spirit reputed to haunt this tree!

In what begins as a simple truth or dare, it ends up being a challenge of the human spirit against nature. In this case, it’s to see if the curse attached to the said tree is true! And when none of the individuals invited it home, there’s cause for concern! Should this entity not follow its victim(s), it would never feed.

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So What’s Hot or Should That Be Shot in Vancouver? A Prediction on What Adventures in Hollywood North Will Be Recounted.

The upcoming book Shot in Vancouver may not be comprehensive, but it will feature nearly every film and television production that decided to make the Greater Mainland home for many years while that story was being filmed.

Shot in Vancouver book cover
Available to pre-order on Amazon USA.

Release Date: October 6, 2026

When film aficionados and television professionals talk about the work they’ve done in the upcoming book Shot in Vancouver, published by Arsenal Pulp Press, it’s safe to say the entertainment industry is booming. Over time, even viewers have learned to recognize certain city landmarks, the backdrop of the Rockies and the foundations supporting the SkyTrain.

That’s because similar architecture is used throughout the world to keep those rails moving. Technically, there are more than just these telltale signs when one starts exploring the region. Whether filming takes place near Steveston in Richmond, Surrey or even Abbotsford, the diversity is enormous. That’s why filming in the Lower Mainland is not only lucrative, but also tells a story of its own.

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When Ancestral Beasts Come A Wanting…. Things Are Certainly Cold in the Forest

Ancestral Beasts turns a remote family home into a breeding ground for trauma, giant insects and buried secrets. Morgan Holmstrom anchors this unsettling Indigenous horror story about isolation and inherited pain.

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Screening at Fantasia Film Festival 2026 on July 28, 2026 at the Salle J.A. De Sève

In the movie Ancestral Beasts, either Auntie (Gail Maurice) must have been a shaman for the Red River Métis tribe, or Elyse Poitras’ demons (Morgan Holmstrom) have found the means to literally manifest. She has Indigenous roots, and after telling her sister Nikki (Darla Contois) that she needs her own space, the decision to “go home” comes easily. However, her trepidation grows when folks living nearby try to help. As for her cousins, they try to rekindle what was lost when the two sisters decided life elsewhere was better. Apparently, it wasn’t.

When their family home exists off the beaten path, I knew what came next would basically be a terror-haunting-the-cabin-in-the-woods scenario. As for what exists there, it’s almost easy to tell! No, what’s in the basement isn’t a Deadite, but that was my first thought. Instead, what’s presented is more like an ancient covenant, along with something else involving giant insects!

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Hail Sailor! When There’s No Rest for the Wicked After Navigating the Hoary Seas, What’s Next?

Set on the Faroe Islands in 1862, No Rest for the Wicked blends forbidden romance, Norse folklore and slow-burning Gothic horror. Its haunting atmosphere works better than its confused vampire mythology.

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Screened at Fantasia Film Festival on July 25, 2026 at the Salle J.A. De Sève

No Rest for the Wicked is a great title for a movie. With early marketing and reviews from the 2026 Fantasia Film Festival describing it as a queer love story wrapped inside a Gothic vampire drama, perhaps Lestat has a new rival. If we’re judging who wears the crown for best-looking vampire, Helge (Pilou Asbæk), the Danish whaler, wins hands down.

There’s also something to be said for stripping away the Gothic excess that vampire stories from this period embraced. Set in 1862 on the Faroe Islands, this tale exists on the edge of civilization, where survival comes before superstition and every stranger is met with suspicion. Young Baldur (Egor Venned) doesn’t have much to do, and he’s like every other kid from a small village: bored.

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