Movies
Pakistan turned Dune: Part Three's Paul and Alia into memes, and critics noticed what Villeneuve cut
The jokes and the orientalism complaints were pointing at the same thing, and Frank Herbert never hid it. Dune Messiah's holy war reaches cinemas on 18 December.
October 17, 2026 11:53 am
Endgame's lead over Avatar is $2 million, which one James Cameron re-release weekend could wipe out
Cameron has congratulated Marvel on beating him three times now, and the last time he took the record back. Whichever film ends up on top, the same company banks the money.
October 17, 2026 10:47 am
Narnia's biggest fan forum is fighting over banning criticism of Gerwig's film
Wheel of Time fans have watched this fight before, and their show was cancelled anyway. Meanwhile Netflix insiders reportedly think the film is awful.
October 16, 2026 4:28 pm
Cyberpunk 2077's movie won't retell V's story — Edgerunners already showed why that works
Fans aren't scared of a Cyberpunk film without V. They're scared of the studio that let Master Chief take his helmet off.
October 16, 2026 3:24 pm
Whalefall traps a diver inside a sperm whale, and viewers say it's really about his dad
The first audiences say the escape scenes are thrilling and sound great in Dolby. They also know exactly which 36 minutes they would cut.
October 16, 2026 1:58 pm
Street Fighter should have been a cartoon — its own animated flashbacks prove it
Real actors, real kicks, an $82 million budget. Audiences walked out raving about the few minutes somebody drew by hand.
October 16, 2026 12:53 pm
No film has ever made $1 billion in the US — Avengers: Doomsday could be the first
The forum that wrote off Avengers: Doomsday as Marvel's next flop now says it will do what Endgame couldn't. For once, the maths is on the hype's side.
October 16, 2026 11:47 am
Soderbergh is finishing The Batman Part II — this director swap is the opposite of Justice League
DC fans have watched a mid-shoot director swap wreck a film before. This time the stand-in's stated goal is footage nobody will ever be able to spot.
October 16, 2026 10:43 am
