“The Incomer” Might Be the Weirdest, the Loneliest, and the Most Comforting Movie of 2026
Peppered with whimsical humor, heartbreaking realizations, and heartwarming discoveries, The Incomer is surprisingly endearing through and through.

Chynne takes on the unexpected role of a caregiver after she rescues her niece, Z, from her drug-addicted mother. With no place to sleep, she resorts to stealing packages with hopes of selling the merchandise to pay for a room. After an unsuccessful first attempt, she finds something worth selling but will it get her what she wants? —Sunny Bonner
Peppered with whimsical humor, heartbreaking realizations, and heartwarming discoveries, The Incomer is surprisingly endearing through and through.
A dark film in the tradition The Brother’s Grimm.
The “gay best friend”, an age-old trope, has been done in countless films and television series. Ranging from one-note (Sex and the City's Stanford and Mario) to nuanced (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt's Tituss), the gay best friend exists to support and advise the main protagonist, with their conflicts swept to the side.
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single woman will be happiest if she marries a man with a good fortune, similar upbringing, matching attractiveness levels, and compatible politics.
"Warrior" is a Bruce Lee written and inspired story that follows a diverse cast of Chinese American characters and does a terrific job of setting the story in 1878 San Francisco - all without pulling their punches with the systemic racism, discrimination, and struggle for power that old and young immigrants that crossed the country at that time had to go through.
This list was made with the intention of celebrating comedic craft and a love of seeing more women of colour and newcomers on the scene.