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Courtesy of David C. Roberts In the conclusion to his collage trilogy, director David C. Roberts cuts together clips from 28 classic prison movies to craft a singular narrative about human endurance. Called To Escape, this ambitious short film premiered at the Telluride Film Festival and explores what it means to keep pushing forward—a theme that hits close to home for Roberts following his diagnosis with incurable blood cancer. Set to a driving score that really brings the p

Courtesy of David C. Roberts On the surface, director and producer David C. Roberts’ newest short film is just a classic - and well, cliched - explanation in regards to escaping prison. The cliched part naturally arrives through the fact that Roberts seems to have a knack for using other film footage to make his most recent productions. Digging into the concrete struts of the prison cell with a small blade, squirming through burrowed tunnels and evading light beams from guard

Courtesy of Sony Pictures Releasing Video game movies have been on the rise in recent years, and it now looks like The Legend of Zelda series is next to be adapted for the big screen. The Legend of Zelda has recently wrapped filming and is scheduled to come out on April 30, 2027. Unlike Nintendo’s other big franchise, The Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda will be a live-action adaptation produced by Sony Pictures. The movie’s director is Wes Ball, who is known for direct

Courtesy of Warner Bros Pictures Continuing the Harry Potter series after Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets is based on the 1998 novel of the same name. Once again, the movie is directed by Chris Columbus and stars Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Richard Harris, Robbie Coltrane, Alan Rickman, Maggie Smith, and Tom Felton, as well as new cast members Kenneth Branagh, Jason Isaacs, Christian Coulson, and Toby Jones as

Courtesy of De Laurentiis Entertainment Group Recently, Optimus Prime voice actor Peter Cullen passed away at the age of 85. Transformers fans mourned his passing, remembering all the movies, shows, and videos he voiced Optimus in. His passing happened right before the theatrical rerelease of The Transformers: The Movie, which is coming out on September 17 to celebrate the movie’s 40th anniversary. For many Transformers fans, this movie is a childhood classic, defined their c

Courtesy of Ketchup Entertainment After being shelved by Warner Bros. Discovery for a tax write-off back in 2023, Coyote vs. Acme is finally out, directed by Dave Green and starring Will Forte and John Cena alongside Looney Tunes characters Wile E. Coyote, Foghorn Leghorn, Road Runner, and others, mostly voiced by Looney Tunes voice actor Eric Bauza. Similar to Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Space Jam, and Looney Tunes: Back in Action, Coyote vs. Acme is a live-action animated movi

Courtesy of Columbia Pictures Late last year, Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele, tragically passed away. Right away, tributes poured in, and fans reflected on the incredible run of movies Reiner made throughout the years. In 2026, one of his greatest movies celebrated its 40th anniversary: Stand By Me, starring Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, Jerry O’Connell, and Kiefer Sutherland. Stand By Me is based on the Stephen King novella The Body from his 1982 series of nov

Courtesy of Indie Rights Having directed two short films (once in 2018 and then six years later in 2024), you could say David St. Clair has become a very ambitious man. It also should be stated that while these two titles were played out in different mediums (one was animated while the other was live action), Red Tape and Madness Unplugged were both out of this world - in a thematic sense, at least. The former is a digital dystopian horror of sorts and in the latter, everyd

It’s August 2026, and the box office year has been pretty stellar so far. We’ve gotten five movies that made over $1 billion worldwide at the box office and other movies that made a strong profit. At a time when there are concerns about how many people are really going to the theaters, this is a positive sign. It also says a lot about what kind of movies the general audience wants to see. First, let’s look at the five movies that made $1 billion worldwide so far: The first mo

Courtesy of D23 The MCU is having a big summer so far. Spider-Man: Brand New Day is close to making $2 billion worldwide and is on its way to becoming one of the highest-grossing movies of all time. A couple of new trailers for Avengers: Doomsday have been released. Future projects beyond Avengers: Secret Wars, such as Ghost Rider starring Ryan Gosling and Black Panther 3 starring David Jonsson, have been announced for 2028. D23 gave an even bigger announcement: the official

Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey is a financial and critical success currently on track to make $1 billion worldwide even with Spider-Man: Brand New Day competing against it and dominating the box office. Once again, one of the best directors in the industry delivered a well-received movie that will likely dominate when award season comes next winter and make a lot of money, possibly becoming his highest-grossing movie. For Nolan, The Odyssey is more proof that he can direct a

Courtesy of Sony Pictures Entertainment Spider-Man: Brand New Day is finally out nearly five years after Spider-Man: No Way Home, this time directed by Destin Daniel Cretton and starring Tom Holland, Zendaya, Sadie Sink, Jon Bernthal, Jacob Batalon, Tramell Tillman, and Mark Ruffalo. Four years after being forgotten by the world, Peter is alone, spending most of his time being Spider-Man. Despite making New York City safer than it’s ever been before and gaining the love and s

Courtesy of MGM Studios Move over, Pierce Brosnan. There is a new gentleman thief in town. Fresh off his massive Best Actor Oscar win for Ryan Coogler’s Sinners, Michael B. Jordan is pulling triple duty as director, producer, and star of Amazon MGM Studios' highly anticipated reimagining of The Thomas Crown Affair. The first official teaser trailer just dropped today, and it is already setting the internet on fire. While some cinephiles groan at the thought of a second remak

Courtesy of Marvel Studios Marvel Studios’ San Diego Comic-Con panel ignited excitement, from Ghost Rider news to exclusive footage of Spider-Man: Brand New Day and Avengers: Doomsday. It ended on a high note with Ryan Coogler coming on stage, confirming he was returning to direct Black Panther III. Coogler is coming off directing Sinners, which was nominated for several Oscars and won Best Original Screenplay. So far, returning from the previous Black Panther movies are Leti

Courtesy of Getty Images Marvel Studios just blew the roof off Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con. In a shock reveal that no one saw coming, Marvel president Kevin Feige officially announced that three-time Academy Award nominee Ryan Gosling is joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Johnny Blaze, aka Ghost Rider! The film is officially slated for a 2028 theatrical release, and Marvel is bringing in the heavy hitters to bring this fiery antihero to life. A Dream Casting Years i

Courtesy of Pixar Studios Toy Story 2, the first sequel to Toy Story, was released in 1999 and was widely acclaimed by critics and audiences, earning $511.4 million worldwide. It was the third-highest-grossing movie of 1999, only behind Star Wars: Episode I-The Phantom Menace and The Sixth Sense. Some fans of the Toy Story franchise consider it the best of the series due to the humor, character moments, and themes of the fear of being forgotten. While the end result of Toy St

Courtesy of Lionsgate Being a multi-million dollar recording artist in hip-hop, an entrepreneur with his line of cannabis cookies and appearing on the cover of Forbes Magazine in 2024 was not enough for the rapper named Berner. He’s now stepped into filmmaking. Releasing on July 20th in select theatres, Splash City delivers a gritty, stylish love letter to San Francisco with the raw realities of Bay Area street culture. Crime, revenge and redemption is the name of the game in

Courtesy of Universal Pictures Christopher Nolan has done something most directors can't do. Based on his name alone, the hype for The Odyssey has been unlike any other film in the past couple of years. With it's fantastic cast and incredible source material, The Odyssey has been hyped up to be the best film of 2026. Does it deliver on that promise? The Odyssey comes from a story written by Homer about a soldier named Odysseus who is on a journey back home to his family. The

Hollywood loves a sure bet. In an era where a single box office flop can sink a studio, greenlighting a sequel feels like a safe harbor. But for audiences, these highly anticipated follow-ups almost always leave a bitter aftertaste. From the recent stumbles of Disney's live-action remakes to the ongoing debates surrounding bloated superhero universes, the trend is clear: sequels rarely, if ever, capture the magic of the original. When we look beneath the surface of modern cin

Courtesy of Disney Studios Hollywood is no stranger to box office surprises, but this weekend’s numbers are sending shockwaves through the industry. Disney’s highly anticipated live-action remake of Moana officially hit 3,875 North American theaters, and the early returns are far from the golden paradise the studio envisioned. Instead of riding a wave of nostalgia to the top of the charts, the ocean princess is facing a surprisingly steep uphill battle. Here is a breakdown of