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 novellas, Different...

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 movie to accomplish...

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 support of the...