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The Odyssey stars Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Matt Damon and Lupita Nyong’o joined director Christopher Nolan in London for a photocall and promotional appearances ahead of the film’s July 17 release.
Early social-media reactions to DC’s Supergirl praise Milly Alcock as Kara Zor-El, with critics calling her performance fierce and emotionally resonant. Jason Momoa as Lobo receives strong notes, and the film is described as having a darker, Mad Max–like energy balanced by heart, signaling a promising start to DC’s new creative era ahead of its June release.
The article surveys four 2026 releases: Masters Of The Universe, a glossy but thinly written toy-based reboot with a standout Skeletor; Power Ballad, a likable but generally thin musical dramedy led by Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas; Pressure, a lean, tense WWII thriller about meteorologist James Stagg and the weather decision that shaped D-Day; and Time And Water, a moving Icelandic climate documentary tying a glacier’s loss to family memory and human responsibility.
Kane Parsons, a 20-year-old YouTuber behind the viral Backrooms shorts that originated on 4chan, helped expand the concept into a feature produced with James Wan’s Blumhouse-Atomic Monster. With a $10 million budget, the film opened to $81 million domestically and $118 million worldwide, making Parsons the youngest director to top the box office and signaling Hollywood’s shift toward young online talent guided by industry mentors.
Marilyn Monroe’s final Life magazine interview, released with a new book ahead of her 100th birthday, shows her embracing her status as an international sex symbol and reveals she wanted to explore more explicit erotic scenes in film, stating she’d never acted in such scenes but was curious to test them.
Zach Cregger explains he created an original character for his Resident Evil movie instead of retelling Leon’s story, using Austin Abrams as a relatable ‘avatar’ who navigates a nightmarish Raccoon City as a medical courier. The film, co-written with Shay Hatten and featuring a cast that includes Zach Cherry, Kali Reis, Paul Walter Hauser and Johnno Wilson, adapts the 1996 Capcom game and opens in theaters on Sept. 18.
The Hollywood Reporter’s review of The Sheep Detectives praises Hugh Jackman’s charisma and a top-tier voice cast but says the family murder mystery doesn’t quite gel: a clever pre-credits moment with the MGM lion aside, the photoreal sheep feel off, the tonal mix is too dark for kids and too silly for adults, and the film never delivers the magic its premise promises.
Australian-born writer-director Amy Wang's Slanted uses a cosmetic-clinic twist to turn people of color white, turning the dream of an all-American ideal into a nightmare that probes immigrant families, identity, and the pressure to belong; a satirical yet visceral body-horror coming-of-age story that won the 2025 SXSW narrative feature grand jury prize.
At a Kennedy Center premiere for Melania's documentary, mainstream outlets were barred from the screening, with only a handful of invited reporters admitted. Melania and select Trump administration officials attended, alongside the film’s director and producer. Amazon MGM Studios reportedly spent about $40 million to acquire rights and more on marketing; the film opens Jan. 30 amid scrutiny of press access and crew credits.
Michael Mann's film "Ferrari" transcends the racing genre to explore the intimate and complex tale of Enzo Ferrari's (Adam Driver) personal life, marked by parental grief and unresolved tensions. The film delves into the tragic consequences of Enzo's relentless pursuit of victory, culminating in the catastrophic 1957 Mille Miglia crash that questions his responsibility for the racers' deaths. Mann juxtaposes Enzo's racing ambitions with his dark, grief-stricken home life, ultimately leaving the audience with a nuanced portrayal of a man caught between his professional drive and the emotional toll of his personal losses. The film avoids easy resolutions, instead presenting a layered character study within the framework of a racing narrative.