Hollywood Features
Echoes: 12 Wide Releases That Could Define the Second Half of 2026
Six months down, six to go! The first half of 2026 was full of boundary-pushing blockbusters that changed the way Hollywood filmmakers think of modern audiences. But the year's biggest cinematic swings are still to come as Hollywood gears up...
Opening This Week: THE DEATH OF ROBIN HOOD, LEVITICUS, THE VOICES OF OUR MOTHER
Plus: 'Rose of Nevada,' 'Unidentified,' 'Toy Story 5.'
Now Playing: THE FURIOUS. And Some Other Movies.
Plus: 'Disclosure Day,' 'Kraken,' 'By Hook or By Crook,' 'The Devil Queen.'
Echoes: With BACKROOMS and OBSESSION, The Internet Is Literally Bleeding into Real Life
The way Hollywood is taking shape these days is getting pretty trippy. Only two highlighted trends are in view at the moment: the interminably divisive debate over AI and the two buzziest internet-borne movies taking over modern audiences. Hollywood is...
Opening This Week: THE FURIOUS Fight Against Kidnappers, DISCLOSURE DAY Reveals We Are Not Alone, KRAKEN Brings a Norwegian Monster
Plus: 'By Hook or By Crook' and 'The Devil Queen' return to movie theaters.
Now Playing: MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE Nostalgic Action Comedy, POWER BALLAD Bonds Over Music
Plus: 'Another World,' 'Carolina Caroline,' 'Chum,' 'Jinsei,' 'The Little Sister,' 'Scary Movie,' 'Tracy & Martina: Goin' Out West,' 'Underland,' 'Zombeid.'
Now Streaming: THE ICE TOWER Rules, PILLION Romances
Plus: 'Hoppers' gets environmental.
Opening This Week: MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE Roar, POWER BALLAD Sings, CAROLINA CAROLINE Steals
Plus: 'Underland,' 'Another World,' 'Chum,' 'Jinsei,' 'The Little Sister.'
Now Streaming: SCREAM 7 Sequels, DEAD MAN'S WIRE Real-Life Tension, THE MOMENT Pops
Plus: Joko Anwar presents 'Smothered,' Kathryn Bigelow's thrilling 'Strange Days' and John Travolta's family-friendly 'Propellor One-Way Night Coach.'
Now Playing: BACKROOMS Creeps, PRESSURE Salutes, THE CURRENTS Respects and Rewards
Plus: 'Forastera,' 'Pitfall,' 'With Hasan, in Gaza,' and 'Speed Demon.'
Now Streaming: MY TWO CENTS, MURDER MINDFULLY, THE FOUR SEASONS Take Aim at Comedy Around the World
Quick thoughts on 3 new series -- animated Italian, and live-action German and U.S. -- all debuting on Netflix.
Echoes: 2026 Might Be the Biggest Movie Year in a Decade. Or a Nasty Face-Plant.
For the first time in years, 2026 could prove to be electrifying. The three major franchise empires are at war as they are trying to redefine themselves, especially with new DC Studios co-heads, Peter Safran and James Gunn. It's getting...
Opening This Week: BACKROOMS Liminal Horror, PRESSURE Wartime Tension, THE CURRENTS Psychological Mystery
Plus: 'Forastera,' 'Pitfall,' 'With Hasan in Gaza,' 'Speed Demon.'
Now Streaming: JACK RYAN: GHOST WAR, THE BRIDE!, THIS IS NOT A TEST
Plus: 'Ladies First,' and a Quentin Tarantino double-bill with 'True Romance' and 'Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair.'
Now Playing: SACCHARINE Hunger Horror, TUNER Crime Drama, PASSENGER Stalker Thriller
Plus: 'I Love Boosters,' 'Sick Puppy,' 'The Blood Moon Feast 8,' and ''Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu.'
Opening This Week: SACCHARINE Gets Hungry, TUNER Commits Crime, PASSENGER Stalks Relentlessly
Plus: 'I Love Boosters,' 'Sick Puppy,' 'Blood Meat Feast 8,' 'Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu.'
Now Playing: OBSESSION, IS GOD IS, IN THE GREY
Plus: 'Decorado,' 'LifeHack,' 'Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery of Nymph Circe,' 'Been Here Stay Here,' 'The Wizard of the Kremlin,' 'Magic Hour.'
Echoes: Ari Aster's Movies Aren't Horror Anymore -- They're Something Stranger
Hereditary (2018) came as a shockingly pleasant surprise when it first hit the big screen. Ari Aster was up to something that no one could have imagined before. Audiences weren't aware that monsters could be much more than Freddy Krueger...
Opening This Week: OBSESSION Got Game, IS GOD IS Got God, IN THE GREY Got Guy Ritchie
Plus: 'Decorado,' 'Life Hack,' 'Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway: The Sorcery of Nymph Circe,' 'Been Here Stay Here,' 'The Wizard of the Kremlin,' 'Magic Hour.'
Now Streaming Weekly Roundup: LEGENDS, LORD OF THE FLIES, UNCONDITIONAL
Plus: 'Amadeus,' 'The Chestnut Man S2,' 'Citadel S2.'
