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Courtesy of Lucasfilm The Star Wars sequel trilogy was like a roller coaster full of ups and downs, with some fans loving some things about the movies and other fans hating others and the movies overall. Criticisms like how The Force Awakens was too similar to A New Hope and The Last Jedi ruining things caused a lot of changes to the direction of the series, in particular, the ninth movie. The final version, called The Rise of Skywalker, was directed by JJ Abrams, received mi

Courtesy of Viaplay Content Distribution I have an urge to watch Polish director Pawel Maślona’s newest feature Scarborn a second time. Considering that’s something I never do, take that as a testament to how good this movie is. Suffice to say, Viaplay - a Swedish video streaming service - has once again brought a seriously underrated production to the United States. In November of last year, I took my first real dive into Viaplay and reviewed Vanguard, a five e

Courtesy of Michael Sagol / Press Kitchen Academy Award-winning film studio Caviar is constantly releasing bold and risk-taking cinema. This is clearly evident in just a few of its films like 2017’s The Rider, 2019’s Sound of Metal and 2022’s War Pony. At the helm of its U.S. operations is co-founder, Managing Director and Executive Producer Michael Sagol - an individual who prioritizes believing in his directors above all else. Known for bringing first time names behind the

Courtesy of CinemaCon Cinemacon 2026 is done, and a lot has happened. The studios released exclusive trailers and announcements to all attendees. Here’s what happened: Sony Sony’s main focus was its upcoming Spider-Man movies, Spider-Man: Brand New Day and Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse. A clip of Brand New Day, coming out July 31, 2026, was shown, featuring Peter learning that Ned wants to find out who Spider-Man is to thank him for saving him in the past, and suspectin

Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures From 1989 to 1997, the Batman Anthology went on for four movies. It started with Tim Burton’s Batman starring Michael Keaton as the title character to Joel Schumacher’s Batman & Robin. The series started off strong with Batman and Batman Returns, but due to complaints that Batman Returns was too dark and its box office was not as strong as Batman’s, Joel Schumacher was brought in to direct Batman Forever, which also led Michael Keaton to leav

Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures On November 16, 2001, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (also called Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone ) was released in theaters. Based on the book of the same name, the movie broke box-office records and won over critics and audiences. It made around $974 million in its original box-office run and, through rereleases, made over $1 billion in total. It was the highest-grossing movie of 2001 and, at one point, the second-highest-g

Courtesy of LionsGate Clerks III came out on September 13, 2022, and was the recent film in the View Askewinverse once again starring Brian O’Halloran and Jeff Anderson as Dante Hicks and Randal Graves, as well as Jason Mewes and Kevin Smith as Jay and Silent Bob. Smith, who began this series of movies with Clerks back in 1994, once again directed. The movie was about Randal having a heart attack and wanting to make a movie about his life working at the Quick Stop. The mov

Courtesy of Illumination Entertainment The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is finally out, produced by Illumination and directed by Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic, starring Chris Pratt, Charlie Day, Anya Taylor-Joy, Jack Black, and Keegan-Michael Key, as well as newcomers Benny Safdie, Brie Larson, and Donald Glover. Bowser Jr., voiced by Benny Safdie, wants his father back and revenge on Mario. Mario and the gang are on an adventure to stop him, which also involves other charac

Courtesy of Viaplay Content Distribution Don’t let the tropes fool you: Double Stakes seamlessly blends 90s cop show nostalgia with a modern Ukrainian soldier returning home to a brand new - but deadly - world, while delivering a Batman-worthy villain lineup. Releasing on March 19th, one of Viaplay’s newest action offerings - called Double Stakes - is by all accounts, a very unique watch. On one hand, the eight episode first season heavily leans into just about every thematic

Courtesy of Pixar For thirty years, the Toy Story franchise has entertained audiences of all ages with Woody, Buzz, and the rest of the gang. Four movies have been released, with two of them each grossing over $1 billion, and multiple toys based on the series have been sold. Various Disney parks have Toy Story attractions for all to enjoy. A fifth movie is set to be released this summer and is likely to make a ton of money. The path to getting here wasn’t easy, though. At on

Courtesy of Reelshort The world of vertical dramas is definitely turning "soapy" storytelling upside down, and one of ReelShort’s latest additions, The Hitwoman , shows why this medium is continually bursting at the seams. This will-they, won’t-they high-stakes romance follows Madeline Archer (played by Nicole Mattox ), an assassin trapped under the control of a greedy gangster, and Hayden Kent ( Seth Edeen ), the District Attorney who once was her beloved. They collide o

Courtesy of MGM Studios Project Hail Mary is directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller and stars Ryan Gosling as Ryland Grace, a former middle school teacher and molecular biologist who is on a mission to save the sun from dying out. When the movie starts, he has no idea who he is or why he’s in space. Flashback sequences reveal who he is and how he got to this point. The movie is also written by Drew Goddard and is based on Andy Weir’s 2021 novel Project Hail Mary . It’s

Courtesy of Lightbulb Film Distribution “Haunted by his past and the constant buzz of seemingly every single cicada in existence, Conor Thomas Marsh not only has to save his dog from an evil demon - but regain control of something much larger in the process.”Not being familiar with his previous works such as Tux and Fanny or Strawberry Mansions (which are dreamlike fantastical movies in and of themselves), Obex - for the most part - has arrived as a very refreshing fusion o

After Netflix initially secured the winning bid for Warner Bros. Discovery in December 2025, Paramount persisted in pursuing a higher bid, even entering hostile takeover territory. By February 2026, Netflix permitted Warner Bros. and Paramount to reopen negotiations. On February 26, 2026, Warner Bros. officially determined that Paramount’s $110.9 billion offer was superior. Although Netflix had a four-day window to match or increase its bid, it declined and withdrew, making P

Courtesy of MetFilm Distribution The time was 1942. World War II was raging throughout the world. So many lives every single day were lost to combat on the front lines. But for fifteen women living in the villages of East Prussia, life was about to change entirely as well. They were plucked and pulled from their own families and forced to be a part of a terrifying ordeal. A secret trial that took place behind high walls - which was all hidden from history - until seventy year

Courtesy of Paramount Pictures After a rough few years of getting Scream 7 made, Scream 7 has finally come out, directed by Kevin Williamson and starring Neve Campbell, Isabel May, Courtney Cox, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Mason Gooding, Joel McHale, and Matthew Lillard. Ghostface has returned and found Sidney Prescott, now Sidney Evans, and her family, targeting Sidney’s daughter, Tatum. Williamson previously wrote Scream , Scream 2 , and Scream 4 . Scream 7 went through an unusu

Courtesy of Marvel Studios 2026 has only two MCU movies scheduled for release this year. Before Avengers: Doomsday is released on December 18, 2026, Spider-Man: Brand New Day is scheduled to be released on July 31. Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton and once again starring Tom Holland, Spider-Man: Brand New Day will take place four years after the events of Spider-Man: No Way Home and show Peter Parker fully embracing the role of Spider-Man after the world no longer remem

Courtesy of Amazon MGM Studios Crime 101 stars Chris Hemsworth, Halle Berry, Mark Ruffalo, Barry Keoghan, and Monica Barbaro. This film follows named Mike (Chris Hemsworth) on his last heist in the crime world. Crime 101 follows the trope of heist/crime movies of the past. It reminded me especially of The Thomas Crown Affair starring Steve McQueen. Is it as good as The Thomas Crown Affair? The best thing about Crime 101 is the star studded cast. Hemsworth does a good job as m

On February 26, 1986, Dragon Ball first premiered in Japan, produced by Toei Animation. Based on the Dragon Ball manga that first came out in 1984, Dragon Ball tells the story of Son Goku, a young boy with a monkey tail, going on adventures with new friends Bulma, Yamcha, and Krillin to look for the Dragon Balls as well as train under Master Roshi. The series would later come to the United States, dubbed with English voice actors. The Dragon Ball series would show the gr

Courtesy of Getty Images Brad Pitt is one of the biggest movie stars in Hollywood history. His films have grossed over $9 billion at the box office and is widely considered the golden boy of Hollywood. With films like Se7en, Fight Club, F1, etc., it's no wonder how Pitt achieved that massive feat. His confidence, charisma, and acting presence have propelled him to be a name everyone will remember forever. Pitt is one of the few actors working today that is believable in every