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ReelWorld

Fri, Oct 2, 2026 18:30 PM

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Hosts: Mike Sargent
Topics:
  • Holding Liat – -
  • Verity –  -
  • Digger –  -
  • The Incomer –  -
Synopsis:

REELWORLD: Holding Liat, Verity, Digger & The Incomer

This week on ReelWorld, Mike reviews four very different films exploring family, identity, power and the consequences of confronting uncomfortable truths.

The lineup includes Brandon Kramer's award-winning documentary Holding Liat; Verity, the psychological thriller adapted from Colleen Hoover's bestselling novel, starring Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson and Josh Hartnett; Digger, Alejandro G. Iñárritu's provocative environmental satire featuring Tom Cruise in an unconventional role; and The Incomer, Louis Paxton's eccentric Scottish comedy starring Domhnall Gleeson and Gayle Rankin.

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    • The Incomer – Writer - director Louis Paxton's award winning Scottish comedy follows an awkward government official (Domhnall Gleeson) sent to persuade two eccentric siblings (Gayle Rankin and Grant O'Rourke) to abandon their isolated island home. 
    • Holding Liat – Director Brandon Kramer's documentary follows the Israeli - American family of Liat Beinin Atzili following her abduction during the October 7 Hamas attacks. As the family struggles to secure her release, deeply held political disagreements emerge over the war and its human consequences.
    • Verity – Director Michael Showalter adapts Colleen Hoover's bestselling psychological thriller about a struggling writer (Dakota Johnson) hired to complete the work of an incapacitated novelist (Anne Hathaway). -
    • Digger – Tom Cruise reunites with dramatic filmmaking in Alejandro G. Iñárritu's darkly comic satire, playing an egotistical billionaire oil magnate determined to convince humanity that he can save the world from an environmental c -
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