"Chloe Zhao's eight-time Oscar nominee is a frontrunner for Best Actress for Jessie Buckley's heartbreaking work as Agnes, the wife of William Shakespeare. When their son Hamnet dies suddenly, Agnes and William are thrown into unimaginable grief, which the Bard then channels into arguably the most influential play of all time. This Best Picture nominee is about how art can be used to both reflect emotion and to heal from pain."
"Based on the 2022 novel of the same name by Freida McFadden, this is one of the most unexpected hits of recent years, making a stunning $360 million worldwide and counting on a budget about a tenth of that number. It turns out that people want to watch well-done camp. Sydney Sweeney plays the new housemaid for a rich couple, played by Brandon Sklenar and a pitch-perfect Amanda Seyfried."
"A winner this week for the Independent Spirit Award for Breakthrough Performance, this stunning debut has been making waves since it premiered at Cannes back in May 2025. The film tells the story of an ordinary 12-year-old named Ben, who is attending a summer water polo camp led by an effective Joel Edgerton. When Ben comes to the rescue of a boy who's being bullied, he becomes a target."
February presents an exceptional selection of home viewing options across multiple genres. Hamnet, an eight-time Oscar nominee directed by Chloe Zhao, explores grief and artistic creation through the story of Shakespeare and his wife Agnes following their son's death. The Housemaid, based on Freida McFadden's novel, became an unexpected blockbuster success, featuring Sydney Sweeney as a housemaid caught in a mysterious household dynamic with unexpected twists. A third film, a Cannes-premiered debut, tells the story of a twelve-year-old named Ben attending summer water polo camp, where he intervenes in a bullying situation. The collection demonstrates strong filmmaking across independent and mainstream productions.
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