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How To Watch the 2026 MTV VMAs Tonight: Time, Channel, and Streaming

• Snoop Dogg will host the 2026 MTV VMAs.
• The ceremony starts at 7.30 p.m. ET on CBS and MTV.
• Tributes are planned for Dolly Parton and George Michael.

The 2026 MTV Video Music Awards will be held at Los Angeles’s Peacock Theater and hosted by Snoop Dogg, marking his first time presenting the ceremony. Madonna, Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter and Ariana Grande lead the nominations with 41 combined, while Bruno Mars follows with six; the event…

8 Greatest Superhero Movie Trilogies of All Time, Ranked

• The ranking celebrates trilogies with more strengths than weaknesses.
• Deadpool is praised for revitalising R-rated superhero films.
• Iron Man and X-Men helped shape modern superhero cinema.

The article ranks superhero film trilogies by their overall quality and cultural impact, arguing that a trilogy need not contain three flawless films to be considered successful. It highlights the difficulty of maintaining a strong standard across multiple instalments, while praising series whose best entries outweigh weaker ones.…

Tom Hanks’ Intense 134-Minute Survival Thriller Is Officially Free to Stream

• *Captain Phillips* is streaming free with adverts on US Tubi.
• The film dramatises the 2009 Maersk Alabama hijacking.
• Tom Hanks stars in the acclaimed 134-minute thriller.

Tom Hanks’ 2013 survival thriller *Captain Phillips* is now available to stream free with adverts on Tubi in the United States. Directed by Paul Greengrass, the acclaimed film dramatises the 2009 hijacking of the container ship Maersk Alabama by Somali pirates and explores the escalating confrontation between Captain…

Jia Zhangke Readies Zhao Tao Road Movie ‘Mamma Dunhuang,’ Rules Out AI in Production (EXCLUSIVE)

• Jia Zhangke’s next film follows a woman travelling from Dunhuang to the sea.
• Zhao Tao will lead the AI-themed road movie.
• Jia rules out using AI during production.

Jia Zhangke is preparing “Mamma Dunhuang”, a road movie starring Zhao Tao as a woman driving from Dunhuang in western China to the eastern coast. The film explores China’s continental geography and will feature AI as part of its story, although Jia says no AI will be used…

One of Horror’s Most Influential Movies Is Officially Free to Stream

• Murnau’s influential 1922 horror classic is free to stream.
• It stars Max Schreck as Count Orlok.
• The film holds a 97% Rotten Tomatoes score.

F.W. Murnau’s 1922 silent horror film *Nosferatu* is now available to stream free on JustWatch TV. The unauthorised adaptation of Bram Stoker’s *Dracula* helped establish many conventions of vampire cinema and remains influential more than a century after its release. The film stars Max Schreck as Count Orlok,…

Sabrina Carpenter joins Tom Holland in Fred Astaire biopic as Ginger Rogers

• Carpenter cast as Ginger Rogers, Holland as Fred Astaire in Sony biopic
• Film covers siblings' 1910s-20s Broadway success and Fred's later Rogers partnership
• Director aims to restore Adele Astaire's lost legacy to cinema history

Sabrina Carpenter has been cast as Ginger Rogers opposite Tom Holland's Fred Astaire in a forthcoming Sony Pictures biopic directed by Paul King. Margaret Qualley joins the cast as Adele Astaire, Fred's older sister and original dance partner. The film marks a significant return to acting for Carpenter,…

The Divisive Crime Classic That Quentin Tarantino Adores Officially Hits Free Streaming

• Pam Grier’s *Foxy Brown* is coming to free US streaming.
• Quentin Tarantino considers Grier and exploitation cinema major influences.
• The 1974 film grossed over $2 million on a $500,000 budget.

Pam Grier’s 1974 exploitation crime film *Foxy Brown*, a violent revenge story and favourite of Quentin Tarantino, is becoming available to stream free in the United States on JustWatch TV. Its availability highlights the enduring influence of exploitation cinema on filmmakers such as Tarantino, who later cast Grier…

2026’s Best Survival Horror Movie Officially Passes a Major Streaming Milestone

• Send Help has spent over 100 days on Hulu’s US charts.
• Sam Raimi directed the survival horror satire.
• Rachel McAdams and Dylan O’Brien lead the cast.

Sam Raimi’s survival horror satire Send Help has surpassed 100 days on Hulu’s US streaming charts, confirming its lasting popularity. The film stars Rachel McAdams and Dylan O’Brien as co-workers stranded on an island, and has been praised for its dark humour, gore and strong performances. The film…

The movie Hal Ashby, Tim Burton, and Yorgos Lanthimos couldn’t get made: “I’m not surprised, either”

• Three acclaimed directors have failed to adapt Brautigan’s surreal novel.
• Its bizarre plot and fragmented structure make filming exceptionally difficult.
• Lanthimos’s recent attempt also remains unrealised.

Richard Brautigan’s 1974 novel *The Hawkline Monster: A Gothic Western* has resisted film adaptation despite attempts by Hal Ashby, Tim Burton and Yorgos Lanthimos. Its bizarre combination of western, horror and surreal fantasy makes it artistically intriguing but exceptionally difficult to translate into a coherent screenplay. The story…

Resident Evil roars, Queer Lisboa honours La Gradiva, and horror games emerge

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