The final season of Stranger Things feels surprisingly flat, especially considering how much the show used to focus on intense emotional moments and real consequences for its characters. It’s not that the ending lacked emotion or was too subdued—the problem is that it consistently avoided making any truly impactful decisions or seeing them through.
The developer of Bright Memory: Infinite recently shared the first screenshots from their new third-person action shooter. The team is currently working on the game, with a focus on creating the art and capturing realistic movements. The game is set in a chaotic time where rival gangs are fighting and secrets are spreading throughout the city.
Okay, so I’m a little worried about hearing that the price of the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S might go up in 2026. But apparently, that could also push back the release of the PlayStation 6 and the next Xbox! Everyone was hoping for those new consoles around 2027, but it sounds like that might not happen if things don’t change. The good news is, if the cost of RAM comes down, hopefully the new consoles won’t be too expensive when they finally do come out – at least, not more expensive than what we’re paying now.
Netflix’s major movie release for 2026 will be a romantic comedy based on Emily Henry’s popular novel, The People We Meet on Vacation, arriving on January 9th. Starring Emily Bader and Tom Blyth, the film follows two best friends who take an annual trip together and eventually realize their feelings for each other might be more than platonic.
Released in the U.S. on November 11, 2016, the sci-fi film Arrival was immediately praised by critics and is now considered a classic of the genre. Based on Ted Chiang’s novella “Story of Your Life” and directed by Denis Villeneuve with a screenplay by Eric Heisserer, the movie was a standout in 2016. While Arrival has been available to stream on Tubi for free with ads, it will soon be removed, so now is the time to watch it.
At the beginning of 2026, WWE’s deal with Peacock ended, and their extensive library of past pay-per-view events (now called “Premium Live Events”) moved to Netflix. Now, fans around the world can stream both current shows like Monday Night Raw and the entire classic event archive, all in one place with unlimited viewing.
Tom Hiddleston returns as Jonathan Pine in The Night Manager, the series adapted from John le Carré’s novel. Nine years after dismantling the operation of arms dealer Richard Roper, Pine – now living under the alias Alex Goodwin and working as a nighttime surveillance operative – is sent on a new, dangerous mission to Colombia. He’s tasked with investigating Teddy Dos Santos (Diego Calva), a powerful arms dealer, and his partner, Roxana Bolanos (Camila Morrone). As Pine goes undercover to expose Dos Santos’ criminal network, he finds himself entangled in a world of corruption and hidden agendas.
Adding the film’s earnings to the $1.8 million it’s already made internationally brings its total over $57.1 million – surpassing the lifetime worldwide gross of the 2024 film We Live in Time. This makes the ping pong movie the tenth highest-grossing film A24 has ever released.
The manga Black Clover is back with three new chapters for its Winter 2026 release, and it’s now very clear that the story is nearing its end. Following the start of the final battle against Lucius last fall, these new chapters finally conclude the fight, with Asta and Yuno defeating the villain thanks to some unexpected help from two important allies at key moments.
As a movie buff, I always think it’s the subtle things actors do – the little choices they make – that really make a character their own. It’s hard to even imagine if someone else had taken over a famous role mid-way through, like if Captain Kirk had been replaced after just one season of Star Trek, or Bryan Cranston hadn’t played Walter White all the way through. It just wouldn’t feel right! Sometimes though, these things happen for reasons that aren’t always obvious, and it’s beyond anyone’s control.