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Genre: Romantic Drama Director: Vanessa Caswill Stars: Maika Monroe, Tyriq Withers, Lauren Graham, Bradley Whitford Runtime: 114 minutes Rating: PG-13 Critics are mixed but generally positive , with the film sitting around ~64% on Rotten Tomatoes , showing a split between viewers who enjoy emotional romances and critics who find the story overly sentimental. The movie follows Kenna Rowan , a woman released from prison after serving years for a car accident that killed he

Overall Rating (Critics) 4 / 5 stars (strong positive reviews) Critics have called it “Pixar’s best film in years” and a “return to form” for the studio. It currently sits around 97% on Rotten Tomatoes , one of Pixar’s highest scores in nearly a decade. The story follows Mabel Tanaka , a passionate young environmentalist who discovers a technology that lets humans “hop” their consciousness into robotic animals to communicate with wildlife. She uses the technology to inhabi

The Star Wars special editions are back, and possibly for the last time. A listing for a Star Wars: Original Trilogy Blu-ray and DVD release coming later this year, and the listed runtimes for the three films — A New Hope , The Empire Strikes Back , and Return of the Jedi — suggest that they are the Special Edition, first released in theaters in the 1990s. Fans are likely to roll their eyes at these Star Wars Special Editions, much maligned by fans for their CGI VFX additi

It sounds like The Orville may not have embarked on its final mission just yet. The Orville creator and star Seth MacFarlane is out promoting the new season of Ted , but offered an update on The Orville 's future. “I will be honest with you: Season 4 is written,” MacFarlane told The Hollywood Reporter . “It’s just a question of when we have the time to produce it.” Getting more specific, MacFarlane pointed to himself as the source of the problem. “The 10 scripts are done,”

We Saw it and wish we had done something else! NOT MY CUP OF TEA! Pros: Neve Campbell’s Sidney Prescott remains a powerful anchoring performance. The film includes franchise easter eggs and callbacks that longtime fans may appreciate. Cons: Overall narrative feels uninspired and uneven  compared to earlier films. Critics widely agree the screenplay and pacing are weak. It’s received the lowest ratings of the franchise  from professional critics. Verdict:   Scream 7  is a pola

Director:  (Sequel continuation from the original creative team) Genre:  Faith-based drama / Inspirational biopic Rating:  PG Run Time:  Approx. 2 hours ⭐ Overall Impression I Can Only Imagine 2  builds on the emotional resonance of the original 2018 film by moving beyond the creation of the iconic song and focusing on what comes after redemption: endurance, responsibility, and legacy. 🎥 What the Film Does Well I was hesitant to see this one but: 1️⃣ Expands the Story Beyond

A familiar face is returning to a galaxy far, far, away--and it's about time. The Mandalorian and Grogu hits theaters on May 22, marking the first theatrically released Star Wars project since Episode IX -- The Rise of Skywalker in 2019. Directed by Jon Favreau, the new film aims to conclude the saga that began with The Mandalorian on Disney+. The Mandalorian and Grogu is more than a culmination of Star Wars ' Disney+ projects; it is also a love letter to every era of the lo

The Strangers: Chapter 3 is the closing chapter of the modern Strangers trilogy and positions itself as the most explicitly brutal, confrontational, and thematically blunt installment. Where earlier entries leaned on atmosphere and dread, Chapter 3 chooses relentless escalation —answering fewer questions philosophically, while committing fully to carnage and nihilism. FULL REVIEW - wait for it to be on demand This is not a prestige horror finale; it’s a mean-spirited endur

The Super Bowl is where the world of sports meets entertainment for a massive night of television. Despite a record-breaking advertising spend, several studios will still push some of their biggest releases to capture interest ahead of nearly 128 million viewers. However, not every highly anticipated film will have a presence during Super Bowl LX. While Marvel Studios has been promoting Avengers: Doomsday earlier than past titles, no new footage will arrive during the NFL t

When adapting a novel into a film, remaining accurate to the source material is generally touted as a strength, but there are instances in which deviating from the original story can be beneficial. This is exemplified by the success of Steven Spielberg's 1993 film Jurassic Park . It made a long list of substantial changes to the 1990 Michael Crichton novel upon which it was based, such as toning down the violence, altering the fates of several characters, and even changing th

Shelter is a 2026 action thriller directed by Ric Roman Waugh, starring Jason Statham as a reclusive former operative living on a remote Scottish island whose life is upended when he must protect a young girl from violent forces tied to his past. When we first meet Jason Statham in Shelter , he’s living alone in a Scottish lighthouse—a fitting metaphor for his current screen persona: tall, cold, solitary, tough, quiet, and only intermittently illuminating. He may look like

The Rambo franchise is one of the most popular action films of the '80s. However, forty years later, it will receive a prequel. Dubbed John Rambo , the prequel movie was announced in May 2025. The first announcement was Jalmari Helander, who would serve as a director, and later added Noah Centineo as the titular character. Although filming was expected to kick off late last year, John Rambo is now officially in production in Bangkok, Thailand. The production update also came

It dragged on a little for me....... C- Overview of "Mercy" "Mercy" is a sci-fi thriller featuring Chris Pratt as a detective named Chris Raven, who is accused of murdering his wife. Set in a near-future Los Angeles, the film revolves around a unique judicial system where an AI judge, played by Rebecca Ferguson, gives the accused just 90 minutes to prove their innocence before sentencing them to death. I need everyone in the movie industry to listen up and repeat the followin

Comic book fans seem to be enjoying what DC Studios has been putting out under the leadership of James Gunn so far. However, one cannot help but notice that the marketing for its next major superhero flick, Supergirl , appears to pay homage to one of the filmmaker's previous hits. On Dec. 10, 2025, the official Twitter (or X) account of Supergirl shared a link to a YouTube page counting down the online premiere of the DC movie's first trailer , which will be available to wat

Skydance isn't lying down while Netflix attempts its bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery . Last week, Netflix shocked Hollywood when the streamer announced it had reached an agreement to purchase Warner Bros . Paramount was believed to be in the driver's seat, but WB decided to take Netflix's offer. Now, Paramount is firing back. Per Variety , Paramount's new bid for Warner Bros. Discovery includes an all-cash tender offer for all of WB's outstanding shares at $30 per sha

Zack Snyder is relentless , as James Gunn is discovering on a daily basis after taking over the creative process of DC Studios . The 2025 summer blockbuster Superman sent fans of the Snyderverse and Henry Cavill's Man of Steel into an uproar, in large part due to Gunn's decision to reverse The Rock's efforts to return Cavill to the DCEU for Black Adam (and beyond) after a contentious split from the studio. Fong's relationship with Snyder stretches back to their time togeth

Another Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles live-action movie from Paramount is on the way, with a bit of a twist this time. Per Deadline , "The project was already announced with Neal H. Moritz producing. Under Paramount, the three Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movies (two live-action, one animated) have grossed close to $913 million worldwide. The brand alone cleared $1 billion in retail for Paramount in calendar year 2023, as Deadline first told you." There's little known about t

One of the easiest ways to get an argument going amongst DC fans is to bring up the Black Adam movie. You'll instantly see two things happen simultaneously amongst the crowd: faces light up with memories of a film they think was unfairly bashed by critics and fans, or faces turn to scowls ready to reinvigorate their disdain for it; but there's at least one thing nearly everyone can agree on, and that's the fact Pierce Brosnan was superb in debuting Dr. Fate to the masses bef

The new Moana is here. The two films have been massive successes for Disney, so it will now sail towards its live-action adaptation, which will star a different actress as the titular Disney Princess. The Moana franchise kicked off in 2016 with the same-titled animated musical film. Auliʻi Cravalho voiced the character, who became the first Polynesian Disney princess. The original was a massive success, but it took Disney almost a decade to give it a sequel. Moana 2 came out

The sequel to The Super Mario Bros. Movie , which premiered in 2023, is almost here. Titled The Super Mario Galaxy Movie , the upcoming animated film has officially released the first trailer. Two years after The Super Mario Bros. Movie crossed the $1 billion mark at the box office, Chris Pratt is almost back as the titular character, Mario. Peach, Luigi, and Toad are also back. At the same time, the trailer also introduces the fierce princess Rosalina, played by MCU's Brie