Movies

According to Syracuse.com, five of MTV’s music channels will be shutting down this week.

Okay, so everyone’s been talking about the true crime doc The Perfect Neighbor on Netflix, and it’s even getting buzz for a possible Oscar! I thought it was really interesting, I definitely enjoyed watching it, but honestly, it didn’t quite make it into my top favorites of the year. There were just so many good ones – I’ve actually put together a list of nine that I really loved!

Zoe Saldaña has climbed to number two on the list of highest-grossing actors of all time, according to USA Today. The success of the new Avatar movie, Avatar: Fire And Ash, helped her surpass Samuel L. Jackson, bringing her films’ total worldwide earnings to nearly $15 billion – exceeding Jackson’s total of over $14.6 billion.

I’ve been checking, and as of December 30th, Men in Black is actually the most popular movie on the free streaming service Flix Patrol shows! Honestly, it’s not a shock – everyone knows and loves Men in Black, so it makes sense it’s doing so well again on streaming.

Two of the most talked-about upcoming projects are Prime Video’s Blade Runner 2099 and Apple TV’s adaptation of William Gibson’s Neuromancer. While these shows will likely compete with each other, their simultaneous release is ideal. Both the original Blade Runner film and the Neuromancer novel were hugely influential and helped define the cyberpunk genre.

Most movies don’t need to become long-running series, and often those series go on for too long. Still, several movie franchises that were thought to be finished are likely to come back before 2030, simply because they could make a lot of money. For example, people still love seeing dinosaurs in the Jurassic Park movies, so those films continue to draw large audiences.

The 1990s were a turbulent time for movies, especially for horror and science fiction. Horror films went through a low point before becoming popular again, while sci-fi had trouble finding an audience. The decade also saw a rise in independent films and new movie series, some of which are still successful today. For fans of horror and sci-fi combined, Paul W.S. Anderson’s 1997 film, Event Horizon, became a beloved cult classic. Even after twenty-eight years, few cosmic horror films have matched the intense fear and quality of this deep space thriller.

In an Instagram video, Duffer explains how to disable common TV settings that automatically enhance picture quality. These settings often unintentionally worsen the viewing experience for anything other than sports.

The Marvel Universe has a wealth of stories perfect for large-scale, sci-fi space movies. While characters like the X-Men could introduce exciting new alien races like the Brood and the Shi’ar, a recent Marvel comic storyline is particularly well-suited to showcase the vastness and scope of the cosmic side of the MCU.

Released in 2022, Top Gun: Maverick is a follow-up to the 1986 film Top Gun. Tom Cruise returns as Pete “Maverick” Mitchell, the character he played in the original. The creative team is also planning future installments, with frequent Cruise collaborator Christopher McQuarrie writing the screenplay.