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Review - Spider-man: Brand New Day (2026)
A lonelier, darker Peter Parker and the best web-swinging yet
Review - The Odyssey (2026)
Nolan goes full myth. Spectacular, grand, and almost too heavy to sit through in places.
Review - Obsession (2025)
A wish gone bad and one of the creepiest faces in recent horror
Review - The Drama (2026)
Not the rom-com the trailer sold you
Review - Superman (2025)
Gunn cooked, story wasn't my thing, the dog stole It
Review - The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025)
A beautiful retro future with a villain problem
Review - The Naked Gun (2025)
Liam Neeson cut loose, and It's exactly the medicine you need
Review - Tron: Ares (2025)
Great visuals, bad screenplay. The music by Nine Inch Nails makes it better.
Review - Troy (2004)
Watched it to prepare for The Odyssey. Got a reminder of what's missing.
Review - Supergirl (2026)
Gorgeous, borrowed and weightless, but Milly Alcock makes it fly
Review - The Mandalorian and Grogu (2026)
A loud, handsome adventure that forgets to breathe
Review - Disclosure Day (2026)
Spielberg rediscovers his sense of wonder and Emily Blunt delivers the performance of her career!
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'Blade Runner 2099' Showrunner Reveals the Sci-Fi Secrets She Learned from Ridley Scott
For Polygon's Fall Preview, we caught up with Silka Luisa and peppered her with questions about Blade Runner 2099
Star Trek Officially Debuts the Best Kurtzman-Era Villain in 9 Years
Admiral Simon Reeger brings something to Star Trek that's been missing for almost a decade. Read on for more.
5 New Movies To Watch on Netflix This Weekend (September 11 - 13)
From Why Did I Get Married Again? to Dog Man, now is the time to check out these five movies on Netflix.
10 Best Batman Storylines of the 2020s, Ranked
The Dark Knight has had some incredible comic book stories since the start of the decade, but these 10 stand as the best Batman comics of the 2020s.
X-Men ’97 Gave Polaris the Spotlight, Now Marvel’s Comics Need to Keep It Going
Image Courtesy of Marvel Comics With the X-Men coming to the MCU, there’s more spotlight on them than ever. While it can seem like all of this is rather new, owing to the success of Spider-Man: Brand…
Venice Film Festival Takeaways: Malkovich Storms the Oscar Race, Political Movies Dominate Buzz and More
Is Venice still vibrating from all the rounds of applause? It’s become customary for audiences at the festival’s premieres to clap and cheer for a seeming eternity after the credits roll. (Often to…