Dir: Rebecca Zlotowski, France, 2026, Mystery/Thriller. Jodie Foster, Daniel Auteuil, Virginie Efira. In French with English subtitles. "Considering the subject matter, A Private Life shouldn't be as funny as it is. But in Jodie Foster's hands, it's a darkly comedic triumph... This witty thriller sees Foster as an American psychiatrist in Paris turned amateur sleuth as she investigates the sudden death of a patient... with the film's core mystery wrapped in golden-leafed Parisian streets, mid-century modernist furniture, and an almost exclusively auburn and navy costume palette, A Private Life is an autumnal delight... Lillian is a psychiatrist firm in her ethical principles, which are tested when her patient Paula dies suddenly by suicide... she can't quite shake the feeling that she didn't see Paula's death coming, refusing to doubt her own psychiatry skills or deep connection to her patient, and launching into her own private investigation, she suspects foul play... She finds a fellow amateur sleuth in her charismatic ex-husband Gabriel, whose relationship with Lillian forms the film's unexpected true heart... They almost gleefully attempt to uncover Paula's secrets as exhilarated citizen detectives... As Lillian channels her misplaced guilt into sleuthing... Zlotowski's film becomes more than a simple whodunnit, but a surprising, comedic, and brilliantly performed exploration of relationships and the extent to which we let people in. It's a perpetual irony, Lillian acknowledges, ‘knowing people's secrets and not being able to act.’ But ultimately, act she does." - Shannon Connellan, Mashable

Dir: Maria Friedman, US, 2025, Musical. Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff, Lindsay Mendez. "Stephen Sondheim's musical-that-goes-backwards was a smash on Broadway in 2023... In the summer of 2024, right after its triumph at the Tony Awards, where it won best musical revival, several performances were filmed live at New York City's Hudson Theater, and edited into the smart, intimate film that you can now catch for the price of a movie ticket. The story takes three best friends - composer Franklin, playwright Charley and novelist Mary - from the dissolution of their friendship in 1976 (it goes backwards, remember) to the dewy-eyed kids they were on the roof of their apartment building on the night Sputnik passed overhead in 1957. Which is to say, this show about creative types learning about life and showbiz gets happier (and more bittersweet) as it progresses. That proved confusing for audiences in 1981… but the creative team fixed the problems in various revivals, and this one is as assured as any smash. The central performances, electrifying on stage, remain pretty stunning… Radcliffe, who grew up on film sets, capitalizes on the camera's intimacy more than his co-stars, but they're all terrific… the score is breathtaking, the lyrics scintillating, the emotions true, and as a Sondheim lyric has it, ‘that's the sound of a hit.’" - Bob Mondello, NPR

Music PEI Presents: Music Video of the Year Nominees Screening with This is Spinal Tap & This is Spinal Tap II: The End Continues Tickets $10 for the 1st show, $15 for both Come see PEI Music videos on the big screen! Music PEI presents a screening of the 2025 nominees for Music Video of the Year, followed by the classic Rock & Roll mockumentaries This is Spinal Tap and This is Spinal Tap II: The End Continues. The nominees for Music PEI’s Music Video of the Year Award presented by Anchor Fest are: Absolute Losers - Star Sweeper, Directed by Griffen O’Toole Dazey// We haven’t spoke in years, Directed by Hannah Bridger// KINLEY - Marrying Me, Directed by Ashley Anne Clark// Lennie Gallant - Counting on Angels, Directed by Matt Lodge// Logan Richard - The Grass Is Blue (Everywhere I Go), Directed by Bailey Dockendorff Followed By: This is Spinal Tap Dir: Rob Reiner, US, 1984, Comedy. Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer. "The funniest film about rock ever made." - The Sydney Morning Herald Spinal Tap II: The End Continues Dir: Rob Reiner, US, 2026, 83 min, Comedy. Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer. "A sequel that will do your heart good." - Film Ireland No Passes