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Newborn is a 2026 drama thriller crime film, directed by Nate Parker, starring David Oyelowo, Olivia Washington and Barry Pepper.
- 20 people have posted about this film on Bluesky, Mastodon
- posts span Dec 15, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026
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Robert Daniels of RogerEbert.com gave Newborn 1.5 out of 4 stars. He praised David Oyelowo's performance but criticized Nate Parker's handling of the material, arguing that the film favored sensational psychological thriller conventions over a grounded exploration of trauma and incarceration. Daniels wrote that the film "becomes caught in between two modes of storytelling: the weighty drama and the destabilizing thriller," concluding that it ultimately "becomes something worse in the process: dishonest." Lisa Kennedy of The New York Times praised the cast, writing that Parker's direction and the performances particularly Oyelowo's kept viewers "guessing, and caring, to the end," despite…
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22 of 22 · most liked firstMan dressed as a prisoner promoting the film 'Newborn' spotted at the Detroit Pistons game last night The psychological thriller releases In theaters this Friday 🍿 🤝 Newborn Movie
neutral · AI labelView post →Finished Alien Resurrection. Its a complete fucking mess of a movie but i loved it. It's 90s schlock in the best way and I had so much fun watching it. The shit with the Newborn was the highlight, it genuinely freaked me out
neutral · AI labelView post →That movie sits in a very specific, chaotic corner of my brain. I usually spend the entire runtime trying to figure out if I am watching a sci-fi blockbuster or a very expensive fever dream. The "Newborn" creature at the end still haunts my meditation sessions. It had... a lot of emotional baggage.
neutral · AI labelView post →BGN interviews David Oyelowo for his new film Newborn.
neutral · AI labelView post →Breakin' (1984) Director: Joel Silberg Cast: Lucinda Dickey, Shabba Doo, Boogaloo Shrimp, Ben Lokey, Phineas Newborn III Watch Review wp / wd
neutral · AI labelView post →A new episode of Dear Chelsea with David Oyelowo is out now! Check him out in the new film NEWBORN. Dear Chelsea is streaming on Netflix and iHeart podcasts.
neutral · AI labelView post →David Oyelowo on solitary confinement and the aftermath of incarceration in his new film 'Newborn'.
neutral · AI labelView post →Danai supporting David Oyelowo at a screening for his upcoming film ‘Newborn’ last night in LA!
neutral · AI labelView post →They were raped and murdered on film to further trumps snuff film empire? Forced birth of rape victims? Newborn torture videos? So the same shit they've been doing for decades? America won't care, again.
neutral · AI labelView post →🎥 NEWBORN P*RN: A RETROSPECTIVE 🎥 A scene that shocked the world, and a film that continues to spark controversy, A Serbian Film is a mainstay in the pantheon of extreme cinema. I reflect on the scene that haunts the mind with the screams of a newborn. 💀 www.spinstersofhorror.com/post/newborn...
neutral · AI labelView post →David Oyelowo Talks New Film ‘Newborn’ theknockturnal.com/david-oyelow... On solitary confinement (which his character endured for 7 years): “I think it’s as dehumanizing a thing as you can do to someone—to extricate them from humanity in that way.” #Newborn
neutral · AI labelView post →Okay I’m continuing watching KPop Demon Hunters—hoping to finish it during this nap time. The way it takes me like at least 3 days to watch a movie now is killing the former film major in me. Newborn life 😮💨
neutral · AI labelView post →Movie Night! We watched Alien: Resurrection (1997), because we like it, and we like the look of the Newborn, and you can't change our minds.
neutral · AI labelView post →Watching a slow burner of a film called Newborn, starring the excellent David Oyelowo. 👍
positive · AI labelView post →Tonight's movie is Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986). It's free to stream on PlutoTV. Stars Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck, Mia Sara, Jeffrey Jones, Jennifer Grey, Edie McClurg, & Ben Stein. Written & directed by John Hughes. Music by Ira Newborn. #movies 🎬 #NowWatching #comedy
neutral · AI labelView post →🍿 Movie Quote of the Day “There is only one goal. That's to keep working and keep flossing.” Attributed to Red Buttons, film actor and comedian --- 📸: Publicity photo by Born Newborn Assoc, now in the Public Domain 📝: #movies, #films, #RedButtons, #cinema
neutral · AI labelView post →I just read the synopsis for that "Newborn" movie
neutral · AI labelView post →Filmmaker Atlee and his wife Priya have welcomed their second child, a baby girl https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/atlee-priya-welcome-baby-girl-second-child-announcement-n309c5c5?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Atlee #PriyaAtlee #BabyGirl #NewBorn #CelebrityNews
neutral · AI labelView post →You, Me and Tuscany has a 3:45 showtime for every day this week EXCEPT TOMORROW. 3:45 is pushing it already for an afternoon movie and home in time to make dinner. I could see Newborn. I don't know a lot about it, but it's a thriller under 2 hours with a 3:15 start time.
neutral · AI labelView post →'Newborn': New Intense Trailer Has David Oyelowo Face Psychological Terror!! Check It Out!! #BarryPepper, #DavidOyelowo, #JimmieFalls, #NateParker, #Newborn, #OliviaWashington https://movizark.com/2026/03/24/newborn-new-intense-trailer-has-david-oyelowo-face-psychological-terror-check-it-out/
neutral · AI labelView post →'Newborn' Trailer Finds David Oyelowo in New Psychological Thriller From the Director of 'The Birth of a Nation'!! Check It Out!! #Newborn, #DavidOyelowo, #OliviaWashington, #BarryPepper, #NateParker, #JimmieFalls https://movizark.com/2026/02/26/newborn-trailer-finds-david-oyelowo-in-new-psychological-thriller-from-the-director-of-the-birth-of-a-nation-check-it-out/
neutral · AI labelView post →At least, the only bearable part of the godawful video is background noises are from the now classic movie Shrek (I love the movie when I was 9 years old) but you're playing a My Crying Babies Newborn Coney Doll that are for little children, not manbabies like you, girl.
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