Movies

I’m really hooked on the new Apple TV show! It starts with these three women – Eleanor, Mary, and Nancy – who seem like they have it all together as best friends. But then something terrible happens when Nancy is killed, and suddenly everything falls apart. It turns out there’s a lot going on beneath the surface with all of them and their relationships. The show is a miniseries with eight episodes, and I love how it really takes the time to show you what’s happening from each woman’s point of view.

The documentary offers a compelling look at a remarkable individual and prompts important questions about heroism, flaws in the justice system, and our cultural obsession with superhero narratives. While Bayan Joonam’s first film as director largely lets the subject speak for himself, some intriguing points are left unresolved. Ultimately, the film challenges us to consider why we idealize fictional heroes but often dismiss those in real life.

While it received mixed reviews (69% and 63% on Rotten Tomatoes), Solo: A Star Wars Story was the first Star Wars film not to make money in theaters. Over time, it’s largely been overlooked, and Disney quickly shifted its focus to other projects. Looking back, though, Solo is actually a stronger movie than many people recall.

I’m so excited! Paramount just dropped a new video confirming Jim Carrey is coming back as Dr. Robotnik! But that’s not all – they also revealed the title for the next movie: Sonic the Hedgehog 4. The logo is blue and pink, and it totally hints at Kristen Bell joining the cast as Amy Rose! Apparently, she’s a pink hedgehog who fights with a hammer, and as a long-time fan, I can’t wait to see her in action!

The initial trailer for Spider-Man: Brand New Day has led some viewers to believe that a hidden cameo or two was removed before release. This speculation arose from a brief scene showing Tom Holland’s Spider-Man battling members of the Hand, a ninja group first introduced in the Marvel Cinematic Universe through the Netflix series Daredevil.

In Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #49, written by Mark Waid and Mark Russell and illustrated by Marcus To, Batman and Superman find themselves stranded on Earth-3. This alternate world is a warped reflection of their own, where everything is reversed – villains are the good guys, and heroes are the bad. When Superman and Batman are captured, they’re at the mercy of their evil doppelgangers, Ultraman and Owlman.

The upcoming movies Avengers: Doomsday and Dune: Part Three are currently scheduled to be released on December 18th. It’s common for studios to compete for release dates, and one often changes plans to avoid going up against another big film. This is happening now with Marvel and Warner Bros., who have a history of this. For example, Warner Bros. moved up the release of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice in 2016 to avoid competing with Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War.

Spider-Man has faced many famous villains like Tarantula, Boomerang, Scorpion, Tombstone, and the Hand. But the biggest danger he’s ever faced might come from within – his own genetic makeup. The latest trailer hints at a disturbing new story arc for the superhero, suggesting a fresh start for Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Ryan Gosling stars as Dr. Ryland Grace, a former scientist who now teaches middle school. He’s unexpectedly called upon to solve a major crisis: strange organisms called Astrophage are eating the sun and endangering all life on Earth. The movie begins with Grace waking up from a long coma on a spaceship, far from Earth, with no memory of who he is or why he’s there. Through flashbacks, we learn how he became involved in a global effort to stop the Astrophage, how scientists discovered the organisms could potentially be used as fuel, and how they identified a distant star seemingly unaffected by them. This leads to a daring, one-way mission to investigate the star and uncover its secret, led by the determined Eva Stratt (played by Sandra Hüller).

Okay, so Mike Flanagan is tackling The Exorcist reboot – and let me tell you, that’s a huge lift. The last movie, Believer, absolutely bombed with critics, scoring a measly 22% on Rotten Tomatoes. But Flanagan? He’s different. He’s the guy who brought real emotional weight to horror with things like The Haunting of Hill House and Midnight Mass. He’s fantastic at blending heartbreaking stories with genuinely scary moments, and the studio seems to finally realize this franchise deserves that kind of treatment. Basically, everyone’s hoping he can rescue The Exorcist and give it the respect it deserves.