House of the Dragon S3 Just Hit Its Stride β Plus a Pickleball Comedy You Didn't Know You Needed
Four episodes into Season 3 and the dragons are finally earning their screen time. Plus The Dink just landed on Apple TV+ and it's the weirdest sports comedy of the year. Here's your streaming rundown for a week when the theaters are hogging all the attention.
From a $350,000 Cabin to a Global Franchise: Evil Dead Has Been Refusing to Die for 45 Years
In 1981, three college kids and a shoestring budget created one of the most enduring horror franchises in cinema. Forty-five years and six films later, Evil Dead Burn proves that you can't keep a good deadite down.
Evil Dead Just Refused to Stay Dead β And Spider-Man Is One Week Away
SΓ©bastien VaniΔek brings the deadites back on July 24 with Evil Dead Burn, Christopher Nolan's Odyssey dominates its second weekend, and Tom Holland's Spider-Man: Brand New Day is exactly seven days out. July 2026 is the summer that won't stop giving.
Christopher Nolan by the Numbers: From a $6,000 Debut to a $250 Million Odyssey
Twelve films. Three decades. Seven Oscar wins. One director who turned IMAX cameras into a storytelling revolution. We ran the numbers on Christopher Nolan's entire career β the data tells the story of cinema's most bankable auteur.
The Vampire Lestat Just Hit Its Midseason Peak β And the Theaters Are Stealing All the Attention
Sam Reid is giving the performance of the summer and nobody's talking about it because Christopher Nolan just dropped a $250 million IMAX epic. Let's fix that β plus your streaming picks for a week when theaters are absolutely dominating.
Christopher Nolan Just Brought Homer to IMAX β And July Isn't Done Yet
The Odyssey lands on July 17 with a $250 million budget, the most stacked cast of the year, and the first film ever shot entirely on IMAX 70mm cameras. Plus Jonah Hill's counter-programming comedy, Moana's second weekend, and the July gauntlet rolls on.
Captain's Log: Star Trek Enters the Saturn Awards Hall of Fame β And the Franchise Deserves Every Bit of It
On March 8, the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Films inducted Star Trek into the Saturn Awards Hall of Fame during the 53rd annual ceremony. William Shatner, Brent Spiner, Jonathan Frakes, and Robert Picardo took the stage together β a moment that reminded everyone why this franchise still matters at 60.
Disney Live-Action Remakes by the Numbers: $10 Billion, 12 Films, and a Clear Trend Line
Disney has spent a decade remaking its animated classics. We put every film through the data β box office, budgets, critic scores, audience scores, and ROI. The numbers tell a story the studio probably doesn't want you to see.
Mid-Summer Streaming Check-In: What's Still Worth Watching and What Lost Me
We're halfway through summer and your streaming queue is either overflowing or collecting dust. I've been keeping up with everything so you don't have to β here's what survived, what peaked, and what quietly became the best thing on TV.
From Snow White to Moana: Disney Has Been Remaking Its Own Movies for a Decade β Here's the Full Timeline
In 2015, Disney released a live-action Cinderella and quietly launched the most ambitious remake experiment in film history. Ten years and a dozen films later, we're still watching them do it β and the results are more complicated than you think.
Disney Just Bet Everything on Moana Going Live-Action β And July's Only Getting Bigger
Catherine Laga'aia steps into the biggest Disney live-action debut since Halle Bailey's Little Mermaid, Dwayne Johnson returns as Maui, and this is just the warmup β Nolan, Evil Dead, and Spider-Man are all coming before August.
Supergirl Didn't Need Earth, Superman, or a Safety Net β And That's Why It Works
The DCU's second film sent its lead to space with a dog and a teenager instead of giving audiences another Metropolis slugfest. James Gunn just made the most confident creative bet in superhero cinema this year.
Minions Take Over, Washington Gets the Hollywood Treatment, and July Is About to Go Nuclear
This week brings Illumination's Minions & Monsters to the July 4th corridor, Angel Studios bets on Young Washington, and the holdover lineup β Supergirl, Jackass 5, Toy Story 5 β is still pulling crowds. Plus: July's upcoming slate might be the strongest of the entire summer.
The High Republic's Biggest Game May Never See the Light β Star Wars Eclipse Is in Serious Trouble
Announced over four years ago with a stunning cinematic trailer, Star Wars Eclipse was supposed to be the franchise's bold leap into the High Republic era. According to a new report from Insider Gaming, the game may be years away from completion β if it ever ships at all.
Spielberg vs Pixar vs the DCU: June's Three-Way Box Office War by the Numbers
Three consecutive weekends. Three potential hundred-million-dollar openings. June 2026 just delivered the most concentrated box office battle in years β here's what the data reveals about who won, who got hurt, and what it means for the rest of the summer.
Czech Cinema by the Numbers: What Our Database Reveals About a Century of Czech Film
We dug into the spameri.cz database to find every Czech and Czechoslovak film we have indexed. Three Oscar wins, one of cinema's greatest directorial exports, and an average rating that consistently beats Hollywood averages. Here's what the numbers reveal about a century of Czech filmmaking.
I Binged 8 New Seasons in Two Weeks β Here's Which Ones Are Actually Worth It
June dropped an avalanche of new seasons. The Vampire Lestat, Vox Machina S4, Sweet Magnolias S5, Grantchester's final season, and more β I watched them all so you don't have to. Here are the verdicts.

Toy Story 5 Didn't Need to Exist β But Does It Justify Itself?
Pixar had the perfect ending. Toy Story 4 wrapped everything up with a bow so clean it made grown adults sob in parking lots. So why are we here again? Because Disney smelled money, Pixar found a theme worth chasing, and somehow β against all odds β there might be a reason this movie exists.
Pixar's Back, Hugh Jackman Is Robin Hood, and Your Childhood Is Under Attack
Toy Story 5 asks whether tablets have made toys obsolete, A24 reimagines Robin Hood as a dark thriller with Hugh Jackman and Jodie Comer, and Hayley Kiyoko brings her bestselling queer romance to theaters. Three films, three completely different vibes, one great week.