METROPOLIS  |  January 2026
Cinema opens 2026 exactly where it belongs: at the center of everything.
This new issue of METROPOLIS dives into worlds both familiar and undiscovered — from Timur Bekmambetov’s Mercy, starring Chris Pratt and Rebecca Ferguson, to a year-end reckoning with the films and TV series that defined 2025. Our picks for Best Movie and Best TV Series of the Year are here.
Kleber Mendonça Filho returns with The Secret Agent, a Brazilian film that crossed borders and earned four Oscar nominations, including Best Picture and Best Actor — proof that cinema remains a global language.
We look back to move forward, revisiting Alfred Hitchcock, the master who taught us how suspense is built frame by frame. And we celebrate Brigitte Bardot, an icon whose image still reverberates across generations, cultures, and screens.
At METROPOLIS, cinema is not a genre — it is a way of seeing. From new releases to independent visions, from streaming platforms to timeless auteurs, we follow the art wherever it goes.
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Articles in this issue
Below is a selection of articles in METROPOLIS January 2026.