WebScience Meets Cinema: The Movies That Already Told Us Everything We'll Discuss on May 13
In eleven days, seven speakers will take the stage at WebScience 2026 in Brno to talk about AI agents, shipping AI code, and operations in the age of automation. Hollywood has been rehearsing these exact conversations for decades. Here's how the movies got there first.
Cannes 2026 Preview: Everything You Need to Know Before the Croisette Lights Up
The 79th Cannes Film Festival kicks off May 12, and this year's lineup is shaping up to be one of the most auteur-driven editions in recent memory. Here's your complete guide to what's coming, who's competing, and why you should be paying attention.
The Week of May 5 Has a Sequel Everyone's Been Waiting 20 Years For
The Devil Wears Prada 2 finally struts into theaters, Daredevil: Born Again wraps its second season with what might be Marvel's best TV finale yet, and Netflix drops a bestseller adaptation starring Sally Field and an octopus. Yeah, this week is stacked.
We Analyzed 53,000 Thrillers β The Genre Is Quietly Getting Better
Everyone says movies are getting worse. The data disagrees β at least for thrillers. We dug into 53,000 thriller movies in the spameri.cz database and found a surprising trend: after a decade-long dip, thriller ratings have been climbing since 2019.
This Week's Biggest Releases: Super Mario Galaxy Takes Off, Star Wars Goes Dark, and Beef Gets a Second Helping
The first week of April 2026 is stacked. Nintendo's animated juggernaut returns to theaters, Disney+ drops its most ambitious Star Wars series yet, and Netflix brings back one of the best shows of the decade. Here's everything you need on your radar.
Children of Men at 20: The Film That Saw Everything Coming
Twenty years ago, Alfonso CuarΓ³n made a movie about a world falling apart β refugee camps, government crackdowns, a population too exhausted to hope. In 2026, it doesn't feel like science fiction anymore. It feels like a documentary from next year.
Oscar 2026 by the Numbers: 16 Nominations, 6 Wins, and 1 Historic First
The 98th Academy Awards gave us records, firsts, and a few curveballs. Jordan Blake digs into the data behind the golden statues β from Sinners' record-shattering 16 nominations to the birth of an entirely new Oscar category.
Oscars 2026: The Academy Got It Wrong and We Need to Talk About It
Marty Supreme went home empty-handed after nine nominations. Sinners broke records but still lost Best Picture. And Sean Penn couldn't even be bothered to show up. The 98th Academy Awards were a mess β and I loved every second of it.