Where to Watch: In theaters now (released October 16, 2026).
Genre: Survival Thriller, Adventure, Drama
Writer: Brian Duffield, Daniel Kraus (based on Kraus’s novel)
Director: Brian Duffield
Stars: Austin Abrams, Josh Brolin, Elisabeth Shue, John Ortiz, Jane Levy, Emily Rudd
Synopsis: Following the death of his father, Jay Gardiner sets out on a diving expedition off the California coast to recover his remains. When a massive sperm whale swallows him whole, Jay finds himself trapped inside the creature with only an hour of oxygen remaining. As he desperately searches for a way out, memories of his father and the lessons he left behind may hold the key to his survival.
Where to Watch: In theaters now; streaming release scheduled for September 28, 2026.
Genre: Sci-Fi, Adventure, Thriller, Mystery
Writer: David Robert Mitchell
Director: David Robert Mitchell
Stars: Anne Hathaway, Ewan McGregor, Maisy Stella, Christian Convery, Chris Coy
Synopsis: After a mysterious cosmic event rips Oak Street out of suburbia and transports the entire neighborhood somewhere unknown, the Platt family must stick together as they navigate a dangerous new environment and fight to survive.
Synopsis: Following the death of her husband, Alice retreats to her in-laws’ secluded home in hopes of finding comfort. Instead, an ancient evil turns her grieving family into bloodthirsty Deadites, forcing her into a brutal fight for survival where the vows of marriage prove to have terrifying consequences beyond death.
Cast: Michael Johnston, Inde Navarrette, Cooper Tomlinson, Megan Lawless, Andy Richter
Synopsis: After breaking the mysterious “One Wish Willow” to win his crush’s heart, a hopeless romantic finds himself getting exactly what he asked for but soon discovers that some desires come at a dark, sinister price.
Review: This film is extremely original, creepy, fun, funny, scary, and well done. Curry Barker’s debut film is already breaking records, for good reason.
I have been following Curry Baker for a while now, as his sketch videos are very, very funny. After this film, he has already solidified himself as the next Jordan Peele and Zach Cregger.
The horror is already drumming up nominations for breakout star, Indie Navarrette. She uses impressive control of her voice, mannerisms, and facial features to bring other Nikki to life. And the sound in the film is very well done. Nikki’s uncontrollable descent into madness comes with some surprise sounds that vibrate and make you squirm in your seat.
The end of this movie is wild. An ending you won’t fully see coming. A third act that spirals.
Cast: Jack Reynor, Laia Costa, May Calamawy, Natalie Grace, Verónica Falcón
Synopsis: The young daughter of a journalist disappears into the desert without a trace. Eight years later, the broken family is shocked when she is returned to them, as what should be a joyful turns into a living nightmare.
Review:
Lee Ronin’s The Mummy was a fun ride. I read the hype for it and I really hoped that it was as gross and disturbing as it said. And it was just about there.
The movie introduces some new things in horror and I thought the last scene was really cool and original.
We are all waiting for a new Mummy movie with Brendan Frazier. This feels like The Mummy and also its own standalone thing. Universal Monsters has not had a lot of luck recently with its films, but hopefully this can help it out.
I am a Lee Cronin fan. He knows how to use blood, gore, scares.
Cast: Samara Weaving, Kathryn Newton, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Shawn Hatosy, David Cronenberg, Elijah Wood
Synopsis: After surviving one deadly game, Grace and her sister Faith must now outrun four rival families competing for a powerful throne – winner takes all.
Review: The first Ready or Not was a fun movie. Mostly horror with some great comedy added in towards the end. This sequel goes balls to the walls with a great split of comedy and horror. There is just as much blood splatter as there are laughs.
This sequel takes place directly after the first. I mean, directly after. Weaving’s character still has a cigarette in her mouth and a wedding dress full of blood.
The cast in the first one included Weaving and Adam Brody, but this sequel boasts a stacked cast of big talent. Sarah Michelle Gellar and Shawn Hatosy play twins who are working together and also completely apart. Kathryn Newton, a newer scream queen, plays Weaving’s sister who is now thrown into the game. Elijah Wood hosts the game. Kevin Durand plays his usual wild and crazy character. And we even have horror legend David Cronenberg in a small, but memorable part.
This movie goes a lot more into the history of the game, the different families who have steak in it, how much control these affluent families have over the world and everything that happens in it.
Like the first one, there are many different weapons and many different ways that characters are killed off.
I believe the movie is definitely worth seeing in theaters. I went by myself, but still had a great time. Laughing loudly with others at completely gross scenes.
Genre: Adventure, Animated, Sports, Comedy, Family
Writer: Aaron Buchsbaum, Teddy Riley Story by Nicolas Curcio, Peter Chiarelli
Director: Tyree Dillihay
Cast: Caleb McLaughlin, Gabrielle Union, Aaron Pierre, Nicola Coughlan, David Harbour, Nick Kroll, Jenifer Lewis, Patton Oswalt, Jelly Roll, Jennifer Hudson, Sherry Cola, Eduardo Franco, Andrew Santino, Bobby Lee, and basketball player Stephen Curry
Synopsis: A small goat with big dreams gets a once-in-a-lifetime shot to join the pros and play roarball, a high-intensity, co-ed, full-contact sport dominated by the fastest, fiercest animals in the world.
Review: I am so impressed by kids movies. This isn’t anything new, but I love how many jokes they include in there for both children and adults. And how many little details there are to every single shot.
The animation to this movie was very impressive. Which is no surprise, as it was the same people behind Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. The animation flows so well with the fast action through the film.
The movie has a lot of heart and a lot of message.
Cast: Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Ke Huy Quan, Fortune Feimster, Andy Samberg, David Strathairn, Shakira, Idris Elba, Patrick Warburton, Quinta Brunson, Danny Trejo, Alan Tudyk, Nate Torrence, Don Lake, Bonnie Hunt, Jenny Slate
Synopsis: Brave rabbit cop Judy Hopps and her friend, the fox Nick Wilde, team up again to crack a new case, the most perilous and intricate of their careers.
Review: A Silence of the Lambs reference and a Shining reference in the sequel. A Godfather reference in both. These movies now how to cater to children and to their parents. Ke Huy Quan has the most adorable voice and plays such a cute snake. And we get the whole Handsome podcast hosts of Tig Notaro, Fortune Feimster, and Mae Martin.
Cast: Paul Rudd, Jack Black, Steve Zahn, Thandiwe Newton, Daniela Melchior, Selton Mello
Synopsis: A group of friends are going through a mid-life crisis. They decide to remake a favorite movie from their youth but encounter unexpected events when they enter the jungle.
Review: I didn’t know what to think of this movie going into it. I knew that it would be funny, at the least, Jack Black, Paul Rudd, Steve Zahn. That’s a good enough recipe for me to see a movie. I also loved the Tropic Thunder premise to it.
The movie is really, really funny. As always, Steve Zahn steals the show. Not to say that Rude and Black are not also hilarious. The scene with Jack, Black and the boar had me crying laughing.
Along with the movie. Being funny, it also surprised. We have some really good jumps scenes and some heart. I shouldn’t be surprised at the gym scenes, but there were one or two times where I literally jumped in my seat. The movie does play pretty well as a horror Comedy and not just a dumb buddy buddy comedy. The movie also has a lot of heart for people who feel stuck in their lives right now and want to do that one thing they’ve always wanted to do. The two main characters grew up making videos together and there’s a scene where they’re watching their old Movies together. The scene made be nostalgic as I also used to make videos with friends back when we were kids.
Without spoiling anything, there’s a few cameos in the movie that are pretty wild. There’s also some good jokes that almost break the fourth wall where they talk about how bad a remake to a classic can be. There’s also a story line in there about the IP for Anaconda.
The movie. Definitely surprised me. It wasn’t just a comedy. It wasn’t just a stoner comedy. It had action, it had heart, it had jumped scenes.
I hope that we get more movies like this. Movies within movies within movies within remakes. And allows people to get away with things on screen and really just make things fun and poke fun while also putting together a pretty good movie.
Writer: Steve Dawson, Andrew Dawson, Tim Inman, Jimmy Carr, Patrick Carr
Director: Paul Feig
Cast: Thomasin McKenzie, Ben Radcliffe, Katherine Waterston, Emma Laird, Tom Goodman-Hill, Anna Maxwell Martin, Sue Johnston, Tom Felton, Damian Lewis
Synopsis: A new porter forms an odd bond with the youngest daughter of a well-known UK family. As the Davenport family, headed by Lord and Lady Davenport, deals with the epic disaster of the wedding of their eldest daughter to her caddish cousin.
Review: We are all patiently awaiting Scary Movie 6 to come out next year. The news of the original creators and cast got us all quickly onboard. The last few years have also spoiled us with horror movies, so the Wayans brothers have a lot to work with.
This year, we were lucky enough with two parodies. Liam Niesen starred in a new Naked Gun and Fackham Hall entered theaters just at the end of the year.
