Where there was hunger, there was desperation, and eventually, the belly cried louder than the children, or the elderly, or the dead. For a series that stars a gender-neutral cleric and their sassy neixin companion (bird-shaped, but most definitely not a bird, don’t be rude), Nghi Vo’s Singing Hills series can get surprisingly dark. The
Directed by Johannes Roberts, Primate follows a group of friends on a tropical vacation that goes awry when Ben, a family’s adopted chimpanzee, is bitten by a rabid animal and suddenly becomes violent, forcing the group into a fight for survival. This creature feature first made its appearance at Fantastic Fest last September, where it
It’s almost 2026! Boy, 2025 was quite a year, wasn’t it? There’s time for one more book review, and I can’t think of a more appropriate choice than a T. Kingfisher story about a young woman who finally decides she’s had enough of the crap that life has dumped on her, and nopes out to
Directed by Tom Gormican, Anaconda (2025) follows four childhood friends: Doug (Jack Black), Griff (Paul Rudd), Kenny (Steve Zahn), and Claire (Thandiwe Newton). Seeking to recapture their youth, they travel to the Amazon to film an amateur remake of the 1997 film Anaconda. Their project unravels when a real giant anaconda emerges, turning the light-hearted
Directed by James Cameron, Avatar: Fire and Ash follows Jake, Neytiri, and their family, grieving Neteyam’s death and facing a new threat from the fiery, war-worshiping Ash People led by Varang, who’ve allied with Quaritch. As the RDA escalates its attack on Pandora with new technology, Jake’s family must unite warring Na’vi clans, confront internal
Created by Critical Role Productions and Amazon Prime, The Mighty Nein follows a group of misfits with troubled pasts and secrets who find themselves drawn together by circumstance. They become entangled in a larger conflict and must work together to save the realm after a powerful arcane relic known as “The Beacon” falls into dangerous
Directed by Rian Johnson, Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery follows Detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) as he investigates a seemingly impossible murder at a gothic Catholic church in upstate New York. It features a new suspect pool led by the charismatic but problematic Monsignor Wicks (Josh Brolin) and an earnest young priest,
Directed by Emma Tammi and based on the popular video game series of the same name by Scott Cawthon, Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 takes place one year after the supernatural nightmare at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza and follows former security guard Mike Schmidt (Josh Hutcherson), who has kept the truth from his 11-year-old sister, Abby
Directed by Jared Bush and Byron Howard, Zootopia 2 follows rookie animal cops Judy Hopps (Ginnifer Goodwin) and Nick Wilde (Jason Bateman) who go on a make-or-break mission that has them coming face-to-face with mysterious pit viper Gary De’Snake (Ke Huy Quan), whose arrival disrupts the balance of the metropolis. To solve the case while