Movies

I’ve been so impressed watching how much HBO has built with Game of Thrones – especially with the spin-offs like House of the Dragon and A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. It’s become one of the most massive TV adaptations ever! Prime Video’s Critical Role shows, The Legend of Vox Machina and The Mighty Nein, which are based on the Dungeons & Dragons podcast, feel like they’re trying to capture that same epic, realistic feel, but I have a feeling HBO’s new Harry Potter series is going to be even bigger than both of those franchises combined.

Tom Cruise is now famous for his incredible stunts in the Mission: Impossible films, but he’s been a successful actor for decades. His movies have earned over $13 billion worldwide and have brought him four Academy Award nominations. Throughout his career, he’s collaborated with many renowned directors, including Steven Spielberg (War of the Worlds, Minority Report), Stanley Kubrick (Eyes Wide Shut), Rob Reiner (A Few Good Men), Paul Thomas Anderson (Magnolia), Barry Levinson (Rain Man), Oliver Stone (Born on the Fourth of July), Tony Scott (Top Gun, Days of Thunder), and Ridley Scott (Legend).

The second season brought back Jessica Jones, and ended with a welcome appearance by Luke Cage. This is great news for fans who were disappointed when Netflix canceled its Marvel shows. Now, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has a chance to focus on the gritty, relatable heroes that made those shows so popular, rather than just large-scale team-up movies.

Matt Reeves recently posted a mysterious update on X (formerly Twitter), sharing two photos that seem to be test shots for The Batman: Part II. He wrote ‘#SnowTires’ along with a bat emoji, suggesting that Robert Pattinson’s Batman will have some significant improvements in the next film. While the photos aren’t very clear and don’t show much detail, they are the first real indication that the sequel is in development, ahead of its scheduled release on October 1, 2027.

Get ready for the wild, hilarious, and completely true tale of the Minions’ rise to fame in Hollywood! They became movie stars, but things didn’t last, and their actions accidentally unleashed chaos on the world. Now, they must team up to fix the mess they made and save the planet.

Okay, so PlayStation Plus is giving away some free games in May, and I’m pretty excited! We’re getting Wuchang: Fallen Feathers, which looks really cool, plus the latest EA Sports FC 26. There’s also Nine Sols to check out. The best part about EA Sports FC 26 is that it comes with a special PlayStation Plus Icons Pack DLC that you can’t buy anywhere else. We have until June 1, 2026, to add these to our library, so I definitely need to remember to grab them before they’re gone! It’s available for all PS Plus members – Essential, Extra, and Premium.

The show dropped all ten episodes of its fourth season in June 2025, and fans anticipated season five would arrive around the same time this year. However, a release date wasn’t announced until a big surprise. Along with the date, the streaming service confirmed that season five would be the show’s last. Unexpectedly, Hulu also released a secret prequel episode called “Gary.” No one saw it coming, but once fans noticed it on the list of episodes, it became the main topic of conversation.

In 2022, Andy Serkis played Kino Loy in three episodes of the Disney+ series Andor. His character was a fellow prisoner who befriended Cassian Andor, played by Diego Luna, while they were both held on Narkina 5. However, Serkis was initially unsure about joining the show, because of past experiences with the Star Wars franchise.

I’m a little bummed to hear that season 5 of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds will be the last, and it’s going to be short – only six episodes! Apparently, they finished filming right before Christmas 2025, and we’re looking at a 2027 premiere on Paramount+. It’ll come after the final season of Starfleet Academy. It sounds like this season will also be the end of Alex Kurtzman’s time as the main guy behind the scenes for Star Trek on Paramount+, which is a big change after ten years.

With Adam Scott leading the way and a stellar supporting cast including Patricia Arquette, John Turturro, and Christopher Walken, Severance had all the ingredients for success. The show also launched the careers of Britt Lower, Tramell Tillman, and Zach Cherry, who quickly became fan favorites thanks to their impressive work. The cast of Severance truly sets a high standard for television.