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JUNK, Jack Begert's Directorial Debut, Arrives on Mubi

Jonah VillalbaPublished 9m ago2 min readBased on 2 sources
JUNK, Jack Begert's Directorial Debut, Arrives on Mubi
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JUNK, the directorial debut of Jack Begert, is now streaming exclusively on Mubi. The platform had set 23 October 2026 as the date, and it released an official trailer for the film earlier in October (The Playlist).

The cast includes David Schwimmer, Dominic Fike, Talia Ryder, Jena Malone and Gaby Hoffman. Begert wrote the script with Dani Goffstein. The producers are Darren Aronofsky, Andy Cohen, Dylan Golden, Brendan Naylor, Noor Alfallah and Sam Canter, according to Deadline, which reported on the film's music.

Music plays a large part in the film. Deadline lists 18 songs that appear in JUNK, drawn from a wide mix of artists and eras. They include "So Hot You're Hurting My Feelings" by Caroline Polachek, which she co-wrote with Daniel Nigro and Teddy Geiger. The list also includes "Worm" by Isaiah Rashad, "Orange Soda" by Baby Keem, and "My Rifle, My Pony and Me" by Dean Martin.

Older tracks sit alongside newer ones. "Sunshine" is performed by The Jaynetts, and "Candy" is performed by The Levitts. Several songs come from Baird, who appears on multiple tracks, including "MAG'S THEME," "ANGEL HAIR" and "Darkness Of The Night." Hether performs "Shy" and "When U Loved Me," and Sekko performs "Bounds."

Newer and lesser-known names fill out the list too. Knox Write both wrote and performed "Love Me." Alexandra Woodward performs "Love Ahoy," and Frank Jonsson performs "Boyhood Mondays."

For viewers, the practical point is simple. JUNK is not on the major rental or subscription services, so the only place to watch it is Mubi. For anyone who wants to hear the soundtrack, Deadline's list is the most complete published account of which songs are in the film and who performs them.

The film's arrival on Mubi is the latest step in a path that started with a production team and a trailer, and it ends with a single streaming date. Each of those steps was a decision made by people: a writer choosing a story, a producer backing a first-time director, and a platform picking a date.

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