Weekend watchlist drops
Theaters and critics are buzzing about new releases including They Will Kill You, The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist, and Forbidden Fruits — plus a weekend watchlist that names Refuge, The Mortuary Assistant and Border 2 among others. (x.com) (x.com)
Daniel Roher and Charlie Tyrell’s documentary premiered in Sundance’s “Premieres” section on January 27, 2026 and opens wide in U.S. theaters March 27 via Focus Features. (focusfeatures.com ) The Zazie Beetz-led action-horror from director Kirill Sokolov played SXSW on March 17 and was given a March 27 U.S. release date; the production lists a roughly $20 million budget and had reported about $2 million at the box office in early returns. (wikipedia.org ) (newstribune.com ) Meredith Alloway’s feature debut, a witchy mall-set dark comedy starring Lili Reinhart, premiered at SXSW on March 16 and is being released in the U.S. March 27 by the Independent Film Company/Shudder, with producers attached including Diablo Cody. (wikipedia.org ) (deadline.com ) Shudder acquired Jeremiah Kipp’s adaptation of the best-selling horror game The Mortuary Assistant and released the film February 13, 2026; the movie is based on DreadXP’s 2022 game and stars Willa Holland and Paul Sparks. (amcnetworks.com ) (wikipedia.org ) The smaller festival release Refuge arrives digitally March 27 via Saban Films after a trailer and listings rolled out this month, while the big international entry Border 2 opened January 23, 2026 and has been reported with a roughly ₹275 crore budget and a worldwide box office run north of ₹460 crore. (primetimer.com ) (wikipedia.org )
