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Courtesy of Universal Pictures The king of summer movies, Steven Spielberg, is back with a new movie called Disclosure Day, returning to his earlier roots in science fiction. Starring Emily Blunt, Josh O’Connor, Colin Firth, Colman Domingo, and Eve Hewson, Disclosure Day explores how a TV meteorologist and cybersecurity officer are trying to expose decades-long information on extraterrestrials. Spielberg is known for directing classic movies involving extraterrestrials, such

Courtesy of Amazon MGM Studios It’s been nearly 40 years since the 1987 Masters of the Universe movie and 44 years since Mattel created Masters of the Universe. Various shows based on Masters of the Universe have also been released through the years. Now in 2026, a new live-action Masters of the Universe movie is out, directed by Travis Knight and starring Nicholas Galitzine, Camila Mendes, Jared Leto, Idris Elba, and Alison Brie. When Skeletor takes over Eternia, Adam is sen

Courtesy of Focus Features The 2020s have been a solid era for horror movies, and 2026 continues that trend with Obsession. Directed by YouTuber Curry Barker, Obsession stars Michael Johnston and Inde Navarrette in an incredible psychological horror movie about a music store employee named Bear who loves his best friend Nikki. Wanting her to fall in love with him, he makes a wish on a toy that comes true, but it shows that wishes have consequences as Nikki’s newfound love tur

Courtesy of Lucasfilm A new Star Wars movie is out, featuring popular characters Din Djarin (the Mandalorian) and Grogu, directed by Jon Favreau and starring Pedro Pascal. In a post-empire world, the New Republic tasks Mando with catching those who worked for the empire, and in the process, he gets caught up in the drama of what is left of Jabba the Hutt’s crime family. This is the first Star Wars movie to come out in nearly seven years since Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

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 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 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 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 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 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

Courtesy of A24 Marty Supreme is the latest film directed by Josh Safdie and stars Timothee Chalamet as Marty Mauser, a ping pong player looking to be the best in the world and win the world championship. This isn't your ordinary sports film. Sure, there's ping pong in it and scenes where matches are being played. But, Marty Supreme is more than that. It is a film about doing whatever it takes to achieve your dream, even if you hurt people along the way. This film has been ma

Courtesy of Netflix After Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery, the Knives Out franchise was stuck in the mud. The disappointing sequel was seen a huge disappointment for movie goers and Netflix. But after 3 years, our favorite detective Benoit Blanc is back. This time he is investigating the murder of Monsignor Jefferson Wicks. Like all other Knives Out films, we follow Blanc as he investigates a group of people and discovers which one murdered him. But in this film, one actor

Courtesy of Walt Disney Studios Zootopia 2 is the new Disney animated movie directed by Jared Bush and Bryon Howard, starring Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, and Ke Huy Quan. Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde are officially partners at the Zootopia Police Department, but they risk being separated if they keep messing up. They pursue Gary De’Snake and learn about Zootopia’s dark, hidden secret from 100 years ago as they try to clear their names. It’s been almost a decade since the f

Courtesy of Universal Pictures Wicked for Good is the sequel to the 2024 hit movie Wicked, based on the popular musical. Once again directed by Jon M. Chu and starring Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathon Bailey, Jeff Goldblum, and Michelle Yeoh, Wicked for Good covers the second act of Wicked , where Elphaba is still trying to expose the Wizard of Oz, and most of Oz thinks she is a wicked witch. Wicked was one of the best movies of 2024 and was a huge sensation, so it’s

Courtesy of Viaplay Content Distribution While Vanguard spins quite the different take on Leonardo Dicaprio’s white collar caper of 2012, Jakob Oftebro’s performance as one of Sweden's wealthiest people takes the complex rich man persona to new heights. It has admittedly been some time since I last stepped back into the world of Viaplay . For those that could use an introduction, Viaplay is an massively underrated Nordic and European streaming service which US viewers could

Courtesy of Vertical Bunny is both disturbing and dream-like. We’re dealing with dead bodies and flirtatious parties. It is comfortable but yet emotionally heavy in ways you’d never expect it to be. At its core, Bunny is a microcosm of the East Village on a very, very busy summer day. The characters, the situations, the camera movements . . . it’s nothing more than a euphoric whirlwind of feelings. Albeit, Ben Jacobson’s first time directing does take just a little bit of

Courtesy of Netflix Frankenstein (2025) was directed by Guillermo Del Toro and stars Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, and Mia Goth in this unique take on Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein . There have been many movies based on Frankenstein , going all the way back to the 1931 movie starring Boris Karloff as the creature. The story is one that’s familiar to the other versions. Victor Frankenstein creates a creature, and the creature goes after him. This version also feels fresh and

Courtesy of NEON Chris Stuckmann’s first movie, Shelby Oaks , is finally out, starring Camille Sullivan in this horror movie. A woman named Mia is looking for her younger sister, Riley, who disappeared twelve years ago while she and her friends were filming a paranormal video for YouTube in the ghost town of Shelby Oaks. Stuckmann is known for being one of YouTube’s most popular reviewers with over two million subscribers. He has reviewed movies since 2009, whether they were