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THE SPEED RUN: MOANA SAILS ON - MOVIE TOP RATER
Moana is trending because it proves the ocean can choose a hero, destiny can be loud, and a chicken can steal scenes without saying a full sentence.
THE SPEED RUN: SOULM8TE LOVE - MOVIE TOP RATER
Soulm8te is trending because modern romance has entered its “what if my soulmate has a charging port?” era.
THE SPEED RUN: PRADA RETURNS - MOVIE TOP RATER
The Devil Wears Prada 2 is trending because fashion never forgives, Miranda never blinks, and every workplace has one boss who can end your week with one look.
THE SPEED RUN: NIGHTMARE XMAS - MOVIE TOP RATER
The Nightmare Before Christmas is trending because every spooky season, Jack Skellington returns to remind us that enthusiasm without a plan is a public hazard.
THE SPEED RUN: TOY STORY FIVE - MOVIE TOP RATER
Toy Story 5 is trending because the toys are no longer competing with other toys—they are competing with technology for a child’s soul.
THE SPEED RUN: PAW PATROL POWER - MOVIE TOP RATER
PAW Patrol: The Movie is trending because children love heroic pups—and adults are quietly asking why the dogs have better equipment than the fire department.
MATT REEVES STEPPED AWAY FROM THE BATMAN PART II… SO SODERBERGH STEPS IN
Steven Soderbergh has been brought in to finish principal photography on The Batman Part II while Matt Reeves attends to a family matter. Reeves remains involved remotely and will return for post-production.

Animals Puts Ben Affleck and Kerry Washington in a Political Nightmare
Animals is streaming on Netflix. Meet Ben Affleck and Kerry Washington’s political thriller, with a spoiler-free look at its premise, cast and production.
The Best Horror Movies on Netflix: 8 Films That Earn Their Scares
The best horror movies on Netflix understand what makes fear linger. These eight picks range from haunted houses and deadly forests to stolen identities and unsettling strangers.
Crossed Is Getting a Movie. Can It Be More Than a Test of What Audiences Can Stomach?
A *Crossed* movie can reproduce the comic’s brutality. Its harder task is making the survivors’ choices matter when the horror begins to overwhelm everything else.
DID RDJ RETURN AS DOOM TO REDEFINE MARVEL OR DESTROY IT?
Robert Downey Jr. did not return to Marvel to recycle Tony Stark’s victory lap. He says Avengers: Doomsday offers a chance to redefine superhero movies through Victor Von Doom’s terrifying new chapter.
DID INFLATION JUST DEFEAT HARRY POTTER’S CURSED CHILD?
After a decade in London, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is trading its two-part theatrical spell for a single three-hour version. The villain was not Voldemort. It was the cost of living.
Wild Horse Nine Puts Two CIA Agents Where Their Secrets Can Follow Them
Martin McDonagh’s Wild Horse Nine sends John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell to Easter Island before the 1973 Chilean coup. Its most interesting question may be what happens when two longtime partners can no longer trust each other.
The Hardest Part of Adapting Verity Is Knowing What to Believe
Verity arrives in cinemas on October 2. Its biggest challenge is preserving the doubt that makes the novel so unsettling: when a confession appears on screen, will viewers still question whether it is true?
Samwise Gamgee Made a Promise Mordor Couldn’t Break
Sam’s promise to Frodo at the end of The Fellowship of the Ring remains one of the trilogy’s most moving moments. It reveals why loyalty—not power—is his true strength.
Street Fighter Movie 2026: Cast, Release Date & What We Kno
Street Fighter Is Finally Getting Another Movie, and This Cast Is Completely Insane
Avengers: Endgame Encore Is Coming Back to Theaters With New Doomsday Footage
Avengers: Endgame is returning to theaters for a special Encore release featuring new material connected to Avengers: Doomsday.
Zack Snyder Wants to Make The Dark Knight Returns, But Is Batman Actually Ready for Another Dark Knight?
Zack Snyder wants to bring Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight Returns to live action. But after decades of Batman adaptations borrowing from its ideas, imagery, and themes, would a new version still have something meaningful to say?
Is Miles Morales Coming to the MCU? The Spider-Man Theory Gets More Interesting
The Miles Morales MCU theory is getting harder to dismiss. Marvel Studios has confirmed plans for a live-action Miles, while Tom Holland has revealed that he wants to help pass the Spider-Man mantle to the character.
The 2027 Movies You’ll Want on Your Radar Before Everyone Starts Talking About Them
From Spider-Man and Star Wars to Zelda, DC, horror, fantasy and animation, 2027 is quietly becoming one of the most interesting movie years on the horizon. These are the films already worth putting on your radar.
The Real Challenge Facing Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse
Across the Spider-Verse made Miles Morales' story bigger, stranger and far more complicated. Now Beyond the Spider-Verse has to bring the trilogy home without losing the character, ideas and emotional core that made the Spider-Verse special in the first place.
Whalefall Might Be the Most Terrifying Survival Movie of the Year
Jay Gardiner dives into the Pacific searching for his dead father. Instead, he gets swallowed by a massive sperm whale and finds himself trapped with one hour of oxygen. Whalefall turns an absurd premise into a claustrophobic survival thriller about grief, family and finding a reason to keep living.
The Dog Stars Is a Post-Apocalyptic Movie About More Than Just Surviving
The world has already ended. For Hig, his dog Jasper, and the heavily armed Bangley, survival means protecting what little remains. But The Dog Stars is less interested in the apocalypse itself than in the question of what it means to stay human when almost everything else is gone.

Avengers: Doomsday Could Be Marvel's Biggest Movie Since Endgame
Avengers: Doomsday is shaping up to be Marvel's biggest theatrical gamble since Endgame. With Doctor Doom at the center, the Russo brothers back in the director's chair and $50 million already in presales, the hype is getting difficult to ignore.