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This Hong Kong action film was directed Kenji Tanigaki and stars Xie Miao & Joe Taslim. In this film, after a handyman witnesses his daughter’s abduction, he joins forces with a local journalist to investigate a mysterious crime syndicate that be involved with businesses and politicians in the city. This film debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2025 before being released in China & the United States in 2026.

This is a brief summary of the movies from the first half of the year. Both good and bad. Some made the list while others wished they hadn’t.

This chapter in this series follows the new generation of the games that began with 2011’s “Mortal Kombat” all the way the most recent release, “Mortal Kombat 1” in 2023.

Season 3 of the hit Prime Video series was made available on June 3rd, 2022 and saw a few newcomers joining the cast such Jensen Ackles as “Soldier Boy” but also the final appearances of fan favorites such as Dominique McElliot, who played “Queen Maeve”.

This film is the second the DC Cinematic Universe and is based on the comic book series of the same name. The film stars Milly Alcock as the titular character along with Matthias Schoenaerts, Eve Ridley & Emily Beecham. David Corenswet reprises his role as “Superman” from the 2025 film. Jason Momoa also returns to the DC Universe as a new character. Momoa played “Aquaman” from 2016 - 2023 in DC’s previous cinematic universe. In this film, Kara Zor-El is celebrating her 23rd birthday by going to parties on different planets but the celebration takes an unexpected turn as her trusted sidekick, Krypto, is...

The culmination of the King & Queen of the Ring tournaments end here. WWE’s latest premium live event was held in Riyhad, Saudi Arabia and featured 6 matches, 3 were championship matches. First up was the final match in the King of the Ring tournament as “The Ruler”, Obi Femi takes on “Main Event” Jey Uso. The Queen of the Ring finals saw the Women’s World Champion, Liv Morgan going one on one with Iyo Sky. Seth “Freakin” Rollins battled “The Mad Dog” Bron Breakker inside of a Steel Cage. The United States championship is on the line as Trick Williams defends aga...

This horror was written, edited and directed by Curry Barker, who is primarily known as a YouTube personality. The film stars Michael Johnston, Inde Navarrette, Cooper Tomilson & Megan Lawless. In this this film, a young man “wishes” for the girl of his dreams to love him more than anything in the world but the wish takes a dark turn into much darker reality than he is comfortable with. The film debut at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 5th, 2025 and was quickly purchased by Focus Features and released nationwide on May 15th, 2026 and became the highest grossing in the...

The toys are back in this 5th installment in Pixar’s latest series. The film was written and directed by Andrew Stanton, wrote the previous film and sees a majority of the voice actors return such as Tom Hanks, Tim Allen and Joan Cusack. Joining the voice cast this time around are Conan O’Brien, Greta Lee, Craig Robinson & Shelby Rabara. In this film, the toys get concerned when their owner, Bonnie, gets a tablet, an electronic device that cuts in to their playtime. In the battle between screen time and play time, the toys must band together to take...

The NBA Finals bring us a heavy hitting series between the Western Conference Champions, the San Antonio Spurs and the Eastern Conference Champions, the New York Knicks. The last time these 2 teams played each other for the championship was in 1999. The Knicks haven’t won a title in 53 years while the last time the Spurs won it was in 2014.

After the crazy success of the first season, Prime Video released the second season in 2020 which saw majority of the original cast return for more action and mayhem.

This 3 part documentary chronicles the 2005 trial of Michael Jackson and the events leading up to and after the trial with interviews with those closest to the case on both sides.

This original series from Prime Video is based on the Marvel Comic and is 8 episode series that takes place in 1930s New York City post WWI and during The Great Depression. The series stars Nicholas Cage as the titular character. Cage played “Spider Man Noir” in the “Spider Verse” animated films, which loosely resemble this character. Christopher Lord & Phil Lord both produced this series as well as the 2 animated films. Prime Video released the entire series on their streaming service on May 27th, 2026.

This premium live event was held in Turin, Italy and featured 5 matches, 3 of which were for championships. “The American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes defended the WWE Championship against “The Ring General” Gunther. In a Wrestlemania remtach, Rhea Ripley puts the WWE Women’s Championship on the line against the former champion, “The Storm” Jade Cargill. After seemingly announcing his retirement, “The Beast” Brock Lesnar shocked the world with return to the ring and challenged “The Ruler” Oba Femi for Round 2 in their continuing feud. Despite losing via disqualification at Saturday Night’s Main Event, “The Man” Becky Lynch must defend the Women’s Intercontinental...

In this second of chapter of Mortal Kombat, we dive deep into the 4 games that made a separate timeline and a major crossover with another universe. 2002’s “Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance” , 2004’s “Mortal Kombat: Deception” & “Mortal Kombat: Armageddon” all tell the story of the end of the initial timeline. 2008’s “Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe” was the beginning of the new generation of games on new consoles but also marked the end of the road for the franchise’s main distributer, Midway Games as they would file for bankruptcy in 2010 and discontinue all games for the time being.

This is the 12th film in the “Star Wars” saga, the 3rd spinoff film and is a continuation of the original series and was written Dave Feloni & Jon Favreau and is also directed by Favreau. This is first film in the franchise that is based on a previous series. The film sees Pedro Pascal suit as “The Mandalorian” once again with his little friend. The film also stars Sigourney Weaver, Jeremy Allan White, Steve Blum & Martin Scorsese. In the film, following the events of the third season, The Mandalorian is sent on mission to gather information about a Imperial General...

This premium live event was held in Fort Wayne, Indiana and featured 5 matches, 3 of which were championship bouts. In a 6 women tag team match, the team of “The Queen” Charolette Flair, Alexa Bliss and the WWE Women’s Champion, Rhea Ripley take on the team of Michin, B-Fab and “The Storm” Jade Cardgill. The newest member of the Raw roster, Sol Ruca faces the Women’s Intercontinental Champion, “The Man” Becky Lynch. Another newcomer is “All Ego” Ethan Page as he challenges for the Intercontinental Championship against Penta. The Women’s Tag Team Championships are on the line as Brie Bella & Paige def...

This superhero series debuted on Prime Video in 2019 and is based on the comic book series of the same name. The cast includes Karl Urban, Anthony Starr, Jack Quaid, Jesse T. Usher, Laz Alonzo, Erin Moriarty & Elizabeth Shue.

This Apple TV original film was co written, co produced and directed by Jonah Hill and stars Keanu Reeves, Cameron Diaz, Matt Bomer, Jonah Hill, David Spade, Susan Lucci & Martin Scorsese. In this film, a famous actor decides to take break from the spotlight following his 5 year sobriety but things take an unexpected turn when threats of blackmail begin to surface from a mysterious “fan”. This film was released exclusively on the streaming service, Apple TV on April 10th, 2026.

This short film was co written and directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green and sees Jon Bernthal return as the titular character and serves as the other co writer on this film. While this film follows the character from the “Daredevil: Born Again” series, it does not follow the events of the Netflix series which serves as its own story. In this film, Frank Castle is plagued by the ghost of his past from family and friends he’s lost along the way but his mental health and combat training are put to the ultimate when the mob puts a bounty...

This is Chapter 1 in a miniseries that covers the Mortal Kombat video game series beginning in 1992 with the the inaugural game all the way to its 4th installment in 1997. This episode will also include the 3 exclusives compilation games that released in 1995, 1996 & 1999.

This film was directed by Simon McQuoid, is based on the video game series and is a sequel to the 2021 film, which was also directed by McQuoid. The film sees Jessica McNamee, Mechod Brooks, Ludi Lin, Lewis Tan, Josh Lawson, Chin Han & Hiroyuki Sanada all return to their respective roles but are also joined by the likes of Karl Urban, Adeline Rudolph, Tati Gabrielle & Martyn Ford. In this film, a new combatant is chosen to join a team of fighters to defend the realm of Earth from an evil emperor who seeks to enslave the realms. After the first...

The latest premium live event from WWE came to us live from Tampa Bay, Florida and featured 5 matches, 2 of which were championship matches. First up was the return of “The Mad Dog” Bron Breakker, who is looking to settle the score with his former teammate, Seth “Freakin” Rollins. Trick Williams defends the United States championship against the former champion, Sami Zayn. The team of Kit Wilson and The Miz take on Danausen and a mystery partner after “the curse” causes misfortune on The Miz. After the break up of the Kabuki Warriors, Asuka has her sights set on teaching Iyo Ski a pa...

This biopic was directed by Antoine Fuqua and follows the early life and career of one the biggest stars in history, Michael Jackson. The film sees Jafaar Jackson star as the title character who also happens to be Michael’s real life nephew. Colman Domingo and Nia Long play Joe & Katherine Jackson. Other casting include Miles Teller, Kendrick Sampson, Larenz Tate & Mike Myers all playing special roles in this film. The film spans the early days of the Jackson 5 in the 70s to the release of Michael’s 3rd solo album, “Bad” in 1987. Due to certain legal constraints, a majority...

The second season in Marvel’s latest spinoff is now available on Disney+.

This spinoff series from the “Star Wars” franchise follows the fallen Sith Lord on his new adventure seeking revenge against those who wronged him. All 10 episodes are now available on Disney+.

This film was written and directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal, is based on the 1935 film, “The Bride of Frankenstein” as well as Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel. The film stars Jessie Buckley, Christian Bale, Penelope Cruz, Peter Sarsgard & Annett Benning. In this film, the monster known as “Frank” is trying to get the doctor, who reanimated him, to do the same for a bride for him. The body that has been chosen is a young lady with a troubled past. After her reanimation, things take a strange and unexpected turn when memories of her previous life begin to merge with her current on...

This 4 part series on Netflix goes deep into the life and career of Terry Bollea better known to world as “Hollywood” Hulk Hogan. From early beginnings in the late 70s, his historical run in the WWE in the 80s and early 90s, his departure to WCW in 1994 and return to WWE in 2002, this series goes into the major controversies in and out of the ring before his shocking and unexpected passing in 2025.

This biggest event in professional wrestling and sports entertainment comes to us live from Las Vegas. The 2 night extravaganza featured 12 matches, 6 of which were championship matches. Night 1 kicked off with a 6 man tag team match as “The Megastar” LA Knight teamed with The Usos to take on the World Tag Team Champions, Logan Paul & Austin Theory and social media superstar, iShowSpeed. The Women’s Intercontinental Championship is on the line as AJ Lee defends against the former champion, “The Man” Becky Lynch. “The Samoan Werewolf” Jacob Fatu takes on “The Scottish Warrior” Drew McIntyre in an Unsanctioned match where the rules are toss...

This is the 4th Peacock Original documentary that is based on a WWE Superstar following “Nature Boy” Ric Flair, “The American Nightmare” Cody Rhodes and the late, great Bray Wyatt. Shawn Michaels is a WWE Hall of Famer whose career spanned over 4 decades both in and out of the ring. This documentary covered it all. His beginnings in the independent circuit in the 80s, joining the WWE and his main event status in the 90s, his rebirth and return in the 2000s, to his retirement and taking the backstage role in the 2010s. Michaels became head of creative for the NXT...

This action comedy was written and directed by BenDavid Grabinski and stars Vince Vaughn, James Marsden, Eiza Gonzales, Jimmy Tatro, Ben Schwartz & Keith David. In this film, a mobster travels back in time to prevent a certain death but then causes new outcome that will changes lives. This film debuted at the SXSW Film Festival on March 14th, 2026 before landing on Hulu on March 26th.

This Netflix documentary takes an in depth look into one of the NBA’s most controversial players in recent years. Lamar Odom was a first round draft pick in 1999 by the LA Clippers and his early career got off to a rocky start as he played in LA for 4 seasons before being traded to the Miami Heat in 2003 but things didn’t take off until 2005 when he was traded to LA Lakers. Majority of his success came this run as the team would 2 NBA titles in 2009 & 2010 but his off the court issue became apparent and caused the team to trad...

NXT’s biggest premium live event of the year was held in St. Louis and featured 6 matches, 5 of which for championship matches. Jacy Jayne defends the NXT Women’s Championship in a triple threat match against Lola Vice & Kendal Grey. The NXT Tag Team titles are up for grabs as The Vanity Project, Brad Baylor & Rocky Smokes put the gold on the line against Los Americanos. Former friends turned enemies, Sol Ruca takes on Zaria. Tatum Paxley puts the NXT North American title on the line against Blake Monroe. In the main event, a fatal 4 way match to determine a ne...

This animated film was once again directed by Aaron Horvath & Michael Jelenic, was written by Matthew Fogel, is based on the “Mario” video game series and is a sequel to the 2023 previous film. The film a majority of the previous voices return such as Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor - Joy, Charlie Day, Keegan - Michael Key & Jack Black but are also joined by newcomers, Brie Larson, Benny Sadfie, Donald Glover & Luiz Guzman. In this film, Princess Peach gets word that another princess has been taken captive by a new threat, so she must team up once again with the Mari...

The newest episode of Marvel’s latest series dropped on Disney+.

This action horror film was directed by Matt Bettinelli - Oplin & Tyler Gillett and was written by Guy Busick & R. Christopher Murphy and is a direct sequel to the 2019 film which features the same writers and directors. The film sees Samara Weaving return to her previous role and joined by a new cast of killers that include Kathryn Newton, Sarah Michelle Gellar, David Cronenberg & Elijah Wood. In this film, a woman who narrowly survived a deadly game of hide and seek which lead to the deaths of several people, is once dragged back into the game by a new...

This film was produced and directed by Lord & Miller and is based on the 2021 novel of the same name by Andy Weir. The film stars Ryan Gosling who also serves as a producer. In this film, a scientist is sent on space mission to investigate why the our sun has begun to lose energy and is slowly deteriorating. Amazon MGM Grand Studios acquired the rights to the film in 2020 after the success of Weir’s previous novel, 2014’s “The Martian” which was also produced into a big screen adaptation the following year. Phil Lord & Chris Miller was originally hired to write...

This film was produced, written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson and is based on the 1990 novel, “Vineland” by Thomas Pynchon. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Bencio Del Toro, Teyana Taylor, Chase Infiniti & Regina King. In this film, after years of being in hiding, a former rebel soldier goes on the attack after learning that a corrupt military officer from his past is now hunting his teenage daughter. The film would hit theaters nationwide on September 25th, 2025 and then would land on December 19th. This film was nominated for 13 Academy Awards and ended up with 6 wins. Anderson woul...

This Netflix original film was co-written, co-produced & directed by Patrick Hughes. It stars Alan Ritchson, Dennis Quaid, Esai Morales, Stephan James & Jai Courtney. In this film, a team of Army Rangers are sent on a Black Ops mission to rescue an Army pilot but the mission takes an unexpected turn when a meteor strikes the surrounding area and a massive robot emerges and begins attacking the convoy. This film was shot primarily in Australia and hit theaters exclusively there February 12th, 2026 before landing on Netflix on March 6th.

This Amazon Prime Video film was written and directed by Frank E. Flowers and produced by Anthony & Joe Russo. The film stars Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Karl Urban & Temuera Morrison. In this film, a woman living a peaceful life with her family on Cayman Brac is confronted by a Pirate Captain and his crew who bring the horrors of her past to her new home with plans to ruined everything and claim an unknown treasure. This film was released on Amazon Prime Video on February 25th, 2026.

The first premium live event of 2026 for NXT was held at the WWE Performance Center in Orlando, Florida and featured 5 matches, 2 of which were championship bouts. Jaida Parker takes on Blake Monroe in street fight, the returning Tony D’Angelo battles DarkState’s Dion Lennox, Izzie Dame puts the NXT Women’s North American Championship on the line against Tatum Paxley, Lola Vice and the TNA KnockOuts Champion, Kelani Jordan compete in an NXT Underground match and in the main event, the NXT Championship is on the line as Joe Hendry takes the former champion, Ricky Saints.