A billionaire oil executive (an unrecognizable Tom Cruise) causes a global environmental disaster and then — with sheer audacity — chaotically brands himself as the savior. This surreal dark comedy satire features an ensemble of costars: a standout performance by John Goodman as a dictatorial U.S. President, alongside Riz Ahmed, Sandra Hüller, and Jesse Plemons. (dir. Alejandro González Iñárritu, U.S./U.K./Mexico, 2026, 128 min.)

“The best movie of the year is also already the most divisive, but it represents the kind of exuberant risk-taking that made the Hollywood movies of the 1970s great.” –Jim Hemphill, Indiewire

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