Author: Hanry Dawson

The reviews aren’t out yet, but the verdict on Tom Holland already is. Following “Spider-Man: Brand New Day”‘s world premiere at Hollywood’s Dolby Theater Monday night, early reactions have converged on one point almost unanimously: this is Holland’s best performance across four solo outings as Peter Parker, according to Hollywood Reporter. The film, directed by Destin Daniel Cretton and marking the 38th movie in the MCU overall, picks up roughly five years after “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” with Peter having spent that time anonymously protecting New York while dealing with an unexpected, and apparently dangerous, evolution in his powers, according…

For the first time in its three-season history, “Tracker” enters a new season without being broadcast television’s most-watched show — but CBS is still treating it as a centerpiece of its fall lineup. The network confirmed this week that Season 4 premieres October 4 at 9:30 p.m. ET, continuing its Sunday-night home with Taylor Sheridan’s “Marshals” as its lead-in, according to ScreenRant. Episodes after the premiere shift to their regular 9 p.m. slot. The confirmation ends months of educated guesswork. CBS locked in Tracker’s Sunday timeslot back in April as part of its broader 2026-2027 schedule announcement, but held off…

Note: This article covers a developing story. Stay tuned for more updates as we’ll continue covering the latest developments. Christopher Nolan spent his press tour crediting one specific source for his take on Homer: Emily Wilson’s 2017 translation of “The Odyssey,” and especially its opening line, “Tell me about a complicated man.” Wilson isn’t returning the compliment. In a review for the London Review of Books, the acclaimed translator delivered a scathing verdict on Nolan’s script, writing plainly that she would be ashamed to have written any part of it, according to ScreenRant. A Compliment Not Returned Nolan told Empire…

A man vanishes for 36 years. Then his body turns up at the scene of a horrific crime, and it falls to the daughter he left behind to figure out why. This premise fuels The Cycle, the new horror-thriller directed by Jordan Downey. Shudder confirmed this week that the film will premiere on October 23, according to Rue Morgue. Two Years in the Making Production on the project has been progressing quietly since 2024. Deborah Ann Woll’s casting was first reported that May, according to Fangoria, and by that fall, the crew was scouting locations around Astoria, Oregon, where the…

A24 released a new trailer for “Onslaught” this week, and this time, director Adam Wingard confirmed something fans had only speculated about before: the film is connected to his 2014 cult favorite “The Guest,” according to Complex. The trailer opens with Adria Arjona’s character warning her daughter not to talk to strangers — advice that, within minutes, proves both accurate and useless once the film’s true threat reveals itself. “Onslaught” casts Arjona as a former Army sniper turned single mother, living in an isolated desert trailer park, who’s pulled back into combat mode after a squad of genetically engineered super…

Prime Video used its San Diego Comic-Con panel this week to put a firmer spotlight on a release date it had already locked in back in May:Season 3 of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power is set to return on November 11, according to TVLine. The Hall H appearance came with a new teaser trailer and confirmation that the season will roll out in three separate drops rather than all at once. The first four episodes arrive on launch day, with episodes five and six following on November 18, and the final two closing out the season…

Warning: This article contains major spoilers for “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” Season 4, Episode 1, “Valles Marineris.” “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” spent three seasons treating La’an Noonien-Singh’s ancestry as a quiet character detail. The Season 4 premiere, “Valles Marineris,” which debuted July 23 on Paramount+, turned it into an active plot point instead, confirming on-screen that her genetic connection to the franchise’s most famous villain, Khan Noonien-Singh, is no longer just backstory, according to SlashFilm. The reveal comes in the episode’s back half. After an interstellar squall throws the USS Enterprise 65 million years into the past, La’an,…

Mattel used San Diego Comic-Con this week to lay out its Monster High Skullector plans for the rest of 2026, and the lineup leans harder into horror than any previous wave of the collector doll line, according to All Hallows Geek. The roadmap spans classic movie monsters, a slasher icon, and a pair of stop-motion holiday staples, all reimagined through Monster High’s signature style. Universal Monsters Lead the Charge The rollout kicked off with a limited Universal Monsters set featuring Frankenstein’s Monster, The Mummy, and Dracula, sold exclusively through Walmart.com for $44 each. Collectors who miss that initial drop will…

Guillermo del Toro received a round of applause at San Diego Comic-Con on Friday for four blunt words: “Absolutely no goddamn AI.” The Oscar-winning director was explaining how his team handled the new 3D conversion of “Pan’s Labyrinth,” which returns to theaters October 9 for the film’s 20th anniversary, according to Variety. Del Toro told the Hall H crowd the conversion was done by hand rather than with AI-assisted tools, adding that the traditional approach cost more money but that he didn’t care, according to Rolling Stone. he framed the decision as larger than any single film, emphasizing that the…

Marvel Comics has confirmed that Eddie Brock is returning as Venom, relaunching the flagship series with a new creative team and a fresh Number One issue on the way this fall, according to Bleeding Cool. The announcement, made Friday, ends Mary Jane Watson’s run as the symbiote’s host and puts Marvel’s original Venom back in black for the first time since 2021. Back Together After Years Apart Writer Charles Soule, known for his work on Daredevil and Star Wars: Darth Vader, teams with artist Tommaso Bianchi (recently of Daredevil/Punisher) for the new Venom #1. The Devil’s Trigger” and “Thunderbolts,” according…