The horror genre is currently experiencing a surge in recognition, as evidenced by the 2026 Oscar nominations, despite the fact that neither of the latest franchise installments received a nomination. The return of director Danny Boyle to the franchise with 28 Years Later – 23 years after the first film – has significantly renewed interest in the series.
Marvel’s success wasn’t limited to the movie theater; they also wanted to create popular TV shows. Soon, series like WandaVision, She-Hulk, and Wonder Man became hits. This is quite a change from Marvel’s early attempts to adapt their characters for television.
The latest installment, Scream 7, welcomes back Sidney Prescott as the main character following some changes during the film’s development. The movie harkens back to the original Scream films, packed with exciting references and callbacks – from small details in the story to lines of dialogue directly from previous movies.
It’s easy to get Captain Toad and Toad confused, but they’re actually different characters! The original Toad is known as Princess Peach’s faithful helper. Captain Toad, first appearing in Super Mario Galaxy, is an adventurer who leads the Toad Brigade and even stars in his own game, Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker.
Tony Basgallop created Servant, but M. Night Shyamalan oversaw the show as showrunner and directed five episodes. His daughter, Ishana Shyamalan, directed six more and wrote nine. Over its 40 episodes, the series earned a 90% rating on Rotten Tomatoes and received praise from prominent horror creators like Academy Award winner Guillermo del Toro and Stephen King.
Despite being the most famous story in Superman’s history, and still influencing his adventures, it’s one James Gunn should probably avoid. While initially a sensation, the story pushes the character of Superman too far.
The movie centers around Billy Chapman, who witnessed the murder of his parents by a person in a Santa Claus costume when he was a child. Years later, deeply traumatized, Billy takes on the guise of Santa himself to enact a brutal and bloody revenge.
This movie centers around Dermot and Elvis, two friends with a shared love of music, who embark on a cross-country trip across Ireland. They have just two days to save their beloved record store from going out of business, and one of them faces additional challenges beyond simply getting there.
It’s hard to avoid noticing the current state of Hollywood. We’re seeing a lot of shows and movies that are either stretched on for too long or canceled too soon, with little in between. This makes truly great, lasting works of art uncommon, and it often leads fans to revisit older films and series that managed to succeed despite the industry’s usual patterns.
Despite concerns that the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s most popular period might be over and audiences were tiring of superhero films, Phase 6 started well last year. The Fantastic Four: First Steps kicked off the final part of the Multiverse Saga in July, introducing Marvel’s First Family with a talented cast, stunning visuals, and a grand science fiction story that saw Earth-828 face off against Galactus.