What I Watched in May 2026

2 hours ago by Vaclav Cevela 5 min read

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Meryl Streep proved she can still command a room, A24 turned a creepypasta into a real horror movie, and Star Wars went back to theaters. May was stacked.

May was one of those months where you look at the release calendar and think, "I'm not going to get anything done." I didn't.

Here's what I actually watched.

The Devil Wears Prada 2

Twenty years later, Miranda Priestly walks back in. And you know what? It works.

Not like the original worked — that was lightning in a bottle. This is something different. The fashion world commentary hits harder now because print media is actually dead. Andy is a media exec. Miranda is still Miranda, except now you understand her loneliness.

Streep is still Streep. She doesn't need the script to be perfect — she makes it perfect. Hathaway gets the meatier arc this time around, which surprised me. Emily Blunt showing up feels like a bonus round.

The ending is better than it has any right to be. Not as good as the original, but nothing could be. I added both to the database the same night.

Backrooms

I went to this because I was curious. I stayed because it's actually good.

A24 took a creepypasta — a meme, basically — and made it cinematic. Kane Parsons, the guy who created the original YouTube series, directed. He's 20 years old. That alone is worth talking about.

Chiwetel Ejiofor brings the kind of gravitas this could've easily lacked. The liminal space aesthetic — those endless yellow rooms, the fluorescent hum — is genuinely unsettling on a big screen. $10 million budget. Looks like five times that.

This is what A24 does best. Take something weird, trust the creator, don't overspend. The horror community already loves it. I think everyone else will catch up.

The Mandalorian and Grogu

Star Wars is back in theaters. The real question is whether that matters anymore.

I saw it opening weekend. It felt good being in a theater for Star Wars again — that part I can't deny. The screen, the sound, the kids in the audience losing it over Grogu. That energy is real.

The movie itself? Fine. Better than the sequels. Not as good as Rogue One. Grogu carries the emotional weight, which is both the film's strength and its limitation — a puppet shouldn't be doing this much heavy lifting.

I had it in the database before I got home. The Mandalorian series page got an update too.

Off Campus

Hockey romance. I know. But hear me out.

Elle Kennedy's book had a following I completely underestimated. Prime Video dropped all episodes at once and I binged it in two days. The cast is charming, the writing knows exactly what it is, and the hockey scenes are surprisingly well-shot.

Is it high art? No. Did I watch six episodes on a Tuesday night? Yes. Guilty pleasure of the month. Already renewed for season two, which tells you everything.

Euphoria S3 — Final Verdict

Last month I was four episodes in and unsure. Now I've seen all eight.

Verdict: the Mexico sequences ARE the best thing the show ever did. The 65mm film stock justified itself — there are shots in episodes five and six that belong in a museum. Levinson's ambition is exhausting, but this time it pays off more than it doesn't.

The ending is divisive. I get why. But after sitting with it for a week, I think he stuck the landing. Barely.

Quick Mentions

Dutton Ranch — Yellowstone spinoff with Beth and Rip in South Texas. Ed Harris is great. If you liked the original, you'll like this. Simple as that.

Rivals S2 — 80s excess, Jilly Cooper, Hayley Atwell joins the cast. Guilty pleasure number two this month.

Mortal Kombat II — It's a video game movie. Karl Urban as Kano is the right call. Turn your brain off, eat popcorn.

The Breadwinner — Nate Bargatze's movie debut. Surprisingly sweet. Not what I expected from the comedy special guy.

The Boys S5 Finale — Last month I said "the finale is... fine." Having seen it twice now, I'll upgrade that to "fine, but the last ten minutes are kind of great." The full season holds together better than S4. A solid ending for the series.

The Database Side

May was big for spameri.cz. The blog hit 44 posts across nine different authors. New titles keep flowing in — Mandalorian, Prada 2, Backrooms, Off Campus, Dutton Ranch. Super Mario Galaxy Movie is still crushing numbers from April.

The database grows. The blog grows. Baví mě to.

See you next month.