Blockbusters
Eight trilogies where every film is a masterpiece, from Back to the Future to The Lord of the Rings — Star Wars is out on a technicality
Three films and done, each one strong: the Cornetto, Dollars, Dark Knight, Before and Three Colours trilogies make the list alongside Middle-earth.
September 19, 2026 11:58 am
Liam Neeson's The Fix opened on $726,000 and took nothing overseas
Liam Neeson’s taken a second box-office knock in 2026 — and The Fix just posted one of the weakest opening weekends of his career.
September 16, 2026 2:28 am
Fifty-one years on, Spielberg still says he fears the sharks are angry at him for what Jaws did to them
Half a century on, one Jaws decision still nags at Steven Spielberg — and yes, there’s a specific choice he’d take back.
September 15, 2026 12:30 am
An R-rated Homer adaptation is now the biggest film Universal has ever released, ahead of Jurassic World
Universal Pictures has seen a decade-old record fall at the box office, as Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey strides to a historic studio crown.
September 15, 2026 12:20 am
Destin Daniel Cretton has taken on a Hawaii Five-O film, with Shang-Chi 2 and Spider-Man 5 waiting
Destin Daniel Cretton has lined up another big job for Paramount Pictures, which has Spider-Man and Shang-Chi fans fretting over his Marvel commitments.
September 12, 2026 7:22 pm
Netflix makes a 'game-changing' theatrical announcement official
Netflix will report box office takings for select films — and the ones in the frame should raise a few eyebrows.
September 10, 2026 8:33 pm
Avengers: Doomsday hype check — domestic presales light up $3B box office predictions
Disney says Avengers: Doomsday has already racked up domestic presales with months still to go — and the early rush has fans touting an eye-watering worldwide haul.
September 10, 2026 5:12 pm
Primetime came out of Venice on 95%, and the BBC called it the best work Pattinson has done
Robert Pattinson sets the Venice Film Festival abuzz with a turn critics call career-defining — and that’s before you clock the A24 stamp and who’s in the director’s chair.
September 8, 2026 10:15 pm
Dwayne Johnson goes heavy: stuntman with dementia, Free Byrd — Affleck and Damon producing
Dwayne Johnson’s next serious swing teams him with Sing Sing director Greg Kwedar — and the role he’s taking on isn’t what you’d expect.
September 8, 2026 9:25 pm
The Mummy 4 is in production with Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz, and the third film is being written out
Brendan Fraser has finally stirred the sands on that long‑anticipated 'The Mummy' sequel — with an update fans will want to dig into.
September 7, 2026 7:57 pm
Saddle up — Michael Keaton directs and stars opposite Morgan Freeman in Rode To Ruin
Michael Keaton and Morgan Freeman are reuniting for Western thriller Rode To Ruin, with Keaton in the director’s chair — and there’s a decades-old link behind it.
September 2, 2026 10:39 pm
The gamble Star Wars wouldn’t touch — Star Trek’s actually doing it
Paramount’s next Star Trek film is steering into territory Star Wars swerved, and 2025’s fresh writer‑director hires suggest just how far the course is changing.
September 2, 2026 9:06 pm
Doomsday is on track for a billion, and that is exactly Marvel's problem after Secret Wars
With Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars looming, Marvel’s nostalgia fix and habit of hoarding surprises for team-ups could be a short‑term win imperilling the MCU’s future.
August 30, 2026 12:55 pm
All present and accounted for: every Tom Hanks war movie, ranked
You’ve watched him go from World War II to the Cold War — but which of Tom Hanks’ five war films is the pick of the bunch?
August 29, 2026 2:04 pm
About that major recast: Robert De Niro weighs in on the long-awaited Heat sequel
Robert De Niro has weighed in on talk of a new face taking over Neil McCauley in Michael Mann’s Heat 2.
August 26, 2026 3:57 pm
Spider-Man kicks 2026 box office past a big milestone — up 20% already
Spider-Man has already swung Hollywood’s domestic box office past a 2026 milestone, sending the recovery racing ahead of last year.
August 24, 2026 10:21 pm
Clear the couch: Christopher Nolan movie The Odyssey locks in digital, 4K and Blu-ray dates
One of 2026’s biggest blockbusters is coming home: Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey has its digital 4K and Blu-ray release sorted — but when can you watch it?
August 23, 2026 8:33 pm
Statham’s 'Die Hard'-esque new thriller Mutiny teases a 'fun' sequel
That potential sequel has edged forward — but it’s sticking to the well-charted route.
August 23, 2026 8:18 pm
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