The article previews six new film releases hitting French cinemas on Wednesday, February 18, 2026. Highlights include Timothée Chalamet's performance as a dedicated ping-pong player in Josh Safdie's "Marty Supreme," potentially an Oscar contender. Denis Podalydès stars as the iconic Commissaire Maigret in Pascal Bonitzer's adaptation "Maigret et le mort amoureux." Other releases feature a poignant love story set in Lebanon titled "Un monde fragile et merveilleux," the true story of two Frenchmen conquering the NBA in "Le Rêve américain" starring Raphaël Quenard and Jean-Pascal Zadi, Angelina Jolie in Alice Winocour's "Coutures" exploring a woman's life amidst Fashion Week and a cancer diagnosis, and Diego Cespedes's queer-themed film about chosen family and confronting AIDS, "Le mystérieux regard du flamant rose."