Movies

I’ve noticed a lot of people think of dystopian stories as just bleak science fiction, but that’s not quite right. While a lot of them are sci-fi, a show doesn’t have to be about spaceships and technology to fall into that category. What really strikes me about the best dystopian thrillers on TV is that the biggest threats aren’t usually invaders from outer space, rogue robots, or anything supernatural. It’s almost always…us. Humanity itself is the villain, and that’s what makes it so unsettling – whether it’s a sudden loss of individual thought or our complete dependence on technology.

As a huge Outer Banks fan, I’m so excited to hear that Season 5 has officially finished filming! According to Tudum, they’ve wrapped everything up. We don’t have a concrete release date yet, but it’s looking like we’ll finally get to see what happens sometime in 2026. And the best part? The whole crew is back – they even shared a first photo announcing the end of filming with everyone together!

At 64, George Clooney hasn’t said what he’s looking for in future roles, specifically whether he’d be willing to share a kiss with someone closer to his own age, male or female. He did acknowledge that getting older is simply a part of life.

Good news for fans of the 2008 movie Appaloosa, featuring Viggo Mortensen and Ed Harris – you can now watch it for free! It’s available to stream on Tubi.

Sergei Eisenstein’s 1925 film commemorates the twentieth anniversary of the Russian Revolution and was itself a groundbreaking work. It transformed filmmaking with its innovative use of montage – a technique that powerfully communicates ideas and feelings, rather than simply showing events. The film’s strong political message was so impactful that several governments banned or censored it, worried it would encourage rebellion.

After the success of Knives Out, Glass Onion brought back detective Benoit Blanc in 2022 to solve another mystery with a new cast. The third film in the series, Wake Up Dead Man, is now streaming on Netflix and has quickly become one of the platform’s most popular titles.

Musical episodes aren’t uncommon on TV, but this was a first for the ambitious Arrowverse. It felt a bit different from the usual superhero stories being told within that shared universe. However, given the number of cast members who could actually sing, it made a certain amount of sense.

Despite being only six episodes long, Heated Rivalry does a great job of covering all the important storylines from Reid’s book. The episodes are well-structured, making it easy to follow the ten-year relationship between Shane Hollander and Ilya Rozanov. The show also finds time to explore the connection between Scott Hunter and Kip Grady. Even more remarkably, it hints at a compelling future plot that isn’t fully developed in the books themselves.

Movies that successfully blend humor and heartfelt moments are increasingly popular. Pure comedies aren’t as guaranteed to succeed in theaters anymore—over-the-top comedy now often does better as live stand-up. However, films with a more subtle and balanced approach can appeal to fans of independent and artistic films, and they can often be made for a lower cost than big-budget studio comedies.

Pennywise continued to terrorize the town, using its frightening abilities to scare a young group of friends – the first iteration of the Losers’ Club – in 1962, led by Lilly Bainbridge and Will Hanlon. This fear made them more palatable when IT eventually attacked. Even though Pennywise has plenty of adults to prey on, it consistently targets children, and the reason for this preference has finally been explained.