Midyear Magic: 2026's Most Notable Films So Far
Rolling Stone’s midyear pick highlights 10 standout titles of 2026—from Sophy Romvari’s Blue Heron and Lav Diaz’s Magellan to Steven Soderbergh’s The Christophers, Baz Luhrmann’s EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert, and the sci‑fi blockbuster Project Hail Mary—alongside Exit 8, My Father’s Shadow, Obsession, Seeds, and Yes—demonstrating a year of indie breakthroughs, audacious genre experiments, and lavish spectacle that together map a year of bold storytelling, nostalgia, and surprise discoveries.
