In 1976, Jaws was the first big box office hit to be nominated for an Academy Award. Since then, nominations for truly popular films have been rare. Many critically acclaimed and influential movies haven’t received the Oscar recognition they deserved, despite winning awards in other categories.
A novel machine learning technique is helping cosmologists more accurately estimate the universe’s expansion rate by directly modeling the complex biases inherent in supernova observations.
The follow-up to the original takes things even further. Grace, brilliantly played by Samara Weaving, finds herself in an even more dangerous and disturbing game. Expect more violence, creative and horrifying deaths, occult themes, and a cast of wealthy, sinister characters. It’s similar to The Hunger Games, but imagine if Katniss Everdeen were two vulnerable young women with difficult pasts, and their pursuers were based on the names in the Epstein Files. While some critics haven’t been impressed, the enthusiastic reaction from the audience at SXSW suggests this sequel will be a box office success when it’s released on March 20th.
Steam frequently offers free games, and while some aren’t great, it’s often easy to see why they’re free. But a new game added in February proves that even a strange, free title can be surprisingly fun and entertaining.
Mark Ruffalo has confirmed he won’t be in the upcoming movie Doomsday, leading fans to speculate about who would take his place. The answer was actually revealed earlier: Lewis Pullman, who plays Sentry and was first introduced in Thunderbolts (2025), will return in Avengers: Doomsday. Many are noticing the character shares a lot of similarities with Bruce Banner/Hulk.
The game 13Z: The Zodiac Trials received the GF x WINGS Award at GDC 2026. This award recognizes exceptional games created by teams with women and gender-marginalized developers in leadership roles.
Early reviews show Sheridan delivering another strong performance with The Madison. The show centers around a family grappling with loss, conflict, and emotional turmoil. As Stacy Clyburn and her daughters deal with the death of Preston, they face new difficulties. Even after the first three episodes, some mysteries remain.
At the time, no one really knew why Jeff Kaplan was leaving Overwatch, especially considering he’d dedicated 19 years to the company. His farewell message – “never accept the world as it appears to be” – seemed strange, but most people didn’t question it then.
Even though the Jack Reacher books are very popular, it took around 15 years to finally get a movie made. While there was some debate about Tom Cruise being cast as Reacher, the first film was successful and helped the character gain even more fans. Author Lee Child was pleased with the movie, and he also enjoys the Reacher series on Prime Video starring Alan Ritchson.
A recent study in The Astrophysical Journal proposes that activity from stars could interfere with radio signals from alien civilizations, making those signals difficult for scientists to find.