> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.thesecretscreening.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Phantasmagoric Cave-Diving! BDSM Biker Romance! - URL: https://www.thesecretscreening.com/2026-06-05/ - Published: 2026-06-05T16:03:23.000Z - Updated: 2026-07-10T18:17:50.000Z - Author: Aaron Hillis - Tags: Weekly Picks, Streaming Picks, Theatrical Picks, Music Picks, Film Industry Tips & Anecdotes ![Now Playing](https://storage.ghost.io/c/86/6b/866b2bfd-593e-41db-b4ad-b0afa3293fe4/content/images/2026/05/now-playing-NEW.gif) ****UNDERLAND** (2025, dir. Robert Petit) I joked after the Cannes *Fatherland* premiere that I'd pay to watch Sandra Hüller read my utility bills, which means Robert Petit's visually immersive jaw-dropper ***Underland*** — a phantasmagorical docu-essay on subterranean exploration, poetically narrated by Hüller — is a theatrical must-see. Jumping off from Robert Macfarlane's nonfiction bestseller, Petit shows a Werner Herzog-ian curiosity whether following an archeologist's search for Mayan history in ancient Yucatán sinkholes, an urban adventurer breaking into Vegas storm drains, or a particle physicist's study of dark matter in a lab two kilometers underground. 📽️ ***Underland** (Oscilloscope Laboratories) is [now playing in NYC at Angelika Film Center, with Q&As all weekend](https://angelikafilmcenter.com/nyc/movies/details/underland?ref=thesecretscreening.com). I'll be hosting the Q&A with director Robert Petit after this Sunday's 3:30pm show (June 7). For more dates & details, click [here](https://underland.oscilloscope.net/?ref=thesecretscreening.com). --- ![Now Streaming (icon of a hand holding a remote control in front of a flat screen TV)](https://storage.ghost.io/c/86/6b/866b2bfd-593e-41db-b4ad-b0afa3293fe4/content/images/2026/05/now-streaming-NEW.gif) ****PILLION** (2025, dir. Harry Lighton) Nothing shouts Pride Month like a leather-daddy biker (Alexander Skarsgård) face-sitting on his introverted, submissive new squeeze (Harry Melling, in an ass-less wrestling singlet) to the anthemic thump of Tiffany's "I Think We're Alone Now". Lightening his adaptation of Adam Mars-Jones' novel "Box Hill", British writer-director Harry Lighton's outrageous and explicit debut ***Pillion*** is surprisingly sweet — an emotionally intelligent rom-com about navigating the boundaries of love, kink and other people's judgments. 🖥️ ***Pillion** (A24) begins [streaming today on HBO Max](https://www.hbomax.com/movies/pillion/faf61d8c-522a-4d3a-95c6-5212a3b2e31f?ref=thesecretscreening.com). --- ![Now Listen (icon of a guitar, cassette, vinyl record, headphones, microphone and an amp)](https://storage.ghost.io/c/86/6b/866b2bfd-593e-41db-b4ad-b0afa3293fe4/content/images/2026/05/now-listen-NEW-1.gif) ****Zoh Amba:** "Eyes Full" **Zoh Amba**'s fiery tenor-sax skronking brings to mind free-jazz legend Albert Ayler, but on their singer-songwriter debut LP **"Eyes Full"**, the 26-year-old NYC multi-instrumentalist pays homage to their Tennessee Appalachian folk roots in achingly intense, guitar-driven rock. Recorded live with new bandmates Kevin Hyland and Dirty Three's Jim White, Amba's soulfully grungy record is anchored by their voice — idiosyncratically raw and affecting like Big Thief's Adrienne Lenker. (This summer, they're [on tour with Courtney Barnett](https://www.zoh-amba.com/?ref=thesecretscreening.com#tour).) 🎵 ****"Eyes Full"** (Matador Records) [drops today on CD, vinyl, Bandcamp, Spotify, Tidal, Apple Music, and more](https://zohamba.mat-r.co/eyesfull?ref=thesecretscreening.com). --- ![Just One More Thing... (icon, illustrated, of Peter Falk as Columbo)](https://storage.ghost.io/c/86/6b/866b2bfd-593e-41db-b4ad-b0afa3293fe4/content/images/2026/05/just-one-more-thing-NEW.gif) **Read a Room, Please!** Cannes is the rare festival where all badge holders must be vetted to attend. Hierarchies and velvet ropes hold strong, but industry figures can be more approachable… if you're respectful of their time and prepared to walk away. In 2010, two fellow critics and I spotted filmmaker Atom Egoyan chillin' at the infamous dive Le Petit Majestic around 1am. He wasn't on his phone or in a conversation. "We should offer to buy him a cheap beer because he made *Exotica*," I suggested. We approached slowly, left space for a "no," and asked nothing of him. He laughed, accepted and kindly invited us to hang for [a few sweet hereafters](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RD-LAuVFzH0&ref=thesecretscreening.com). ****Enjoyed this?** Two ways to support The Secret Screening: ****\* Subscribe for FREE below** – get this in your inbox every Friday. No spam. No paywall. Just two minutes of useful recommendations. ****\* Need eyes on your film or career?** I consult on festival strategy, script notes, distribution and more. [\[Details here.\]](https://www.thesecretscreening.com/consulting/) [Subscribe ](#/portal/signup/free)