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  Johannes Roberts, the director who famously turned the ocean into a claustrophobic death trap in 47 Meters Down, is trading shark-infested waters for a sun-drenched Hawaiian villa in his latest horror-thriller, Primate. Scheduled for release on Blu-ray and DVD on April 21st, the film follows Lucy (Johnny Sequoyah) as her tropical homecoming turns into a desperate struggle for survival. What begins as a relaxing reunion with friends quickly spirals into "terrifying chaos" when the family’s exceptionally intelligent chimpanzee, Ben, enters a savage, rabid frenzy. With her father away and the group trapped in their remote island estate, the once-trusted pet becomes a lethal predator, transforming a luxury paradise into a bloody prison. The home media release, distributed by Paramount Pictures, offers an extensive look behind the curtain of this "cinematic nightmare." Fans can dive into a full-length commentary track featuring Roberts and producer Walter Hamada, or ex...

This weekend felt like a long exhale for the theatrical business. After a sluggish start to the year, the box office didn’t just rebound, it surged, pulling in a robust $141.8 million across all titles. That’s up more than 40% from last weekend and a striking 47% jump from the same frame in 2025. In other words, audiences didn’t just come back; they showed up in force. At the center of it all is a movie that, on paper, might have seemed like a gamble: an original sci-fi story with no built-in franchise safety net. But Project Hail Mary didn’t just work; it exploded. A Star-Powered Sci-Fi Breakthrough Opening to $80.6 million, Project Hail Mary delivered the biggest debut of the year and instantly became one of the strongest original (non-IP) launches of the decade. Playing on over 4,000 screens, it posted a stellar per-theater average of just over $20,000, signaling strong turnout across both major cities and smaller markets. What’s especially notable is how broadly it connected. With ...

After nearly a decade of supernatural mysteries, Demogorgons, and Eighties nostalgia, the definitive physical collection of Hawkins’ history is finally coming home. Arrow Films, in partnership with Netflix, has officially announced that Stranger Things: The Complete Series will be released on Blu-ray and stunning 4K UHD this summer. Fans can return to the Upside Down when the full box set launches on July 27 in the UK and July 28 in the US and Canada. Pre-orders are live now for what is being described as the ultimate tribute to the cultural phenomenon. For the first time in the show's history, every single chapter, from the 2016 disappearance of Will Byers to the record-breaking 2025 series finale, will be housed in a single collection. “We always dreamed that Stranger Things could be owned in its entirety,” creators Matt and Ross Duffer said in a joint statement. “Not just as a collector’s set, but as a way to preserve the show for decades to come.” The release follows a historic...

If you haven’t seen Arthur Penn’s The Chase (1966), imagine something way stranger and sweatier than your typical mid-sixties thriller. It’s like watching a town on the edge of a nervous breakdown, the kind of feverish drama that feels both old-fashioned and disturbingly ahead of its time. Sam Spiegel produced it, Lillian Hellman wrote the screenplay (based on Horton Foote's work), and the result is messy, ambitious, and totally gripping. There’s this wild clash: Old Hollywood glitz against the dark, chaotic mood of New Hollywood. In the middle stands Marlon Brando, looking tired, grounded, and quietly heroic while everyone else spirals into madness. Honestly, I couldn’t stop thinking about Ari Aster’s Eddington when I watched it, another film that dives headfirst into messy polarization. The story seems straightforward at first: Bubber Reeves (Robert Redford) escapes prison. He’s not some sinister outlaw, just unlucky as hell, but his return to Tarl, Texas, basically rips the mask...

The 1994 cult classic The Stöned Age is joining the Vestron Video Collector’s Series as entry #38. Lionsgate Limited is releasing the Blu-ray debut on April 20th, the perfect date to celebrate a movie that may not have invented but certainly embraces the "one wild night" stoner comedy vibe. I first saw The Stöned Age back in high school, not long after discovering Dazed and Confused. At the time, I will be honest, I dismissed it. I wrote it off as another movie trying to capture the same 70's nostalgia vibe, cruising around, chasing girls, and killing time with friends. But over the years, I'd revisit it from time to time, and each time it hit a little differently. What I'd originally written off as just another copycat actually turned out to have its own thing going on. It is rougher around the edges, a little louder, and full of a particular kind of Southern California troublemaking. Eventually, it clicked for me that the film was not trying to be Dazed and Conf...

Brian Wilson’s Live at the Roxy has been described as "the spark that reignited" his touring career, and an impressive new collection is about to document the forest fire that followed. Did I push the metaphor too far on that one? Oglio Entertainment has announced the upcoming release of On Tour 1999–2007, an expansive live chronicle arriving exclusively for Record Store Day on April 18, 2026. This collection captures Wilson during what many consider his modern creative peak. After the triumph of those 2000 Roxy shows, Wilson and his now-legendary touring ensemble took that energy worldwide. Spanning nearly a decade of performances, the album features recordings from legendary venues like Carnegie Hall, London’s Royal Festival Hall, and UCLA’s Royce Hall. It’s designed as a natural companion to the Live at the Roxy set, showing how those intimate "comeback" moments evolved into a globe-spanning renaissance. The tracklist appears to be curated with fans in mind, mixi...

Getty Images for Free Press Look, no matter where you fall politically... left, right, or somewhere in between, there’s one principle that should matter to everyone: a free society depends on a press that isn’t beholden to the people in power. The job of journalists is to question authority and hold leaders accountable, not echo whatever those leaders want the public to hear. That’s why the protests organized by Free Press during the Academy Awards have caught people’s attention. This weekend, a mobile billboard circling the Dolby Theatre is taking a jab at a proposed $110 billion merger involving Paramount Global and Warner Bros. Discovery. The protest is designed to be silly, sure, but the underlying concern is serious: critics worry that a deal this big could reshape the media landscape in ways that make the press less independent, not more. At the center of the controversy is David Ellison and the broader consolidation effort around Warner Bros. Discovery. If everything comes toget...

Lionsgate has released a skin-crawling new clip titled “I Hate Rats” from the upcoming horror film DO NOT ENTER, which is set to deliver a high-stakes, claustrophobic nightmare when it hits theaters, digital, and on-demand platforms on March 20, 2026. Based on the acclaimed book Creepers by David Morrell and directed by Marc Klasfeld, the film follows a group of thrill-seeking urban explorers known as the "Creepers" as they attempt to livestream from New Jersey’s abandoned Paragon Hotel. The newly released scene showcases the intense physical and psychological toll on the lead characters, including Jake Manley, Adeline Rudolph, Francesca Reale, Shane Paul McGhie, and Laurence O’Fuarain, as they navigate a narrow, rusted drainage tunnel only to be swarmed by a massive flood of rats. This frantic scramble for safety highlights the film's R-rating for bloody violence and language, as the characters struggle to shield themselves from the deluge of vermin before a weary charac...

The New York indie scene is about to get a shot in the arm with the upcoming theatrical release of Fantasy Life. After cleaning up on the festival circuit, taking home the Audience Award and a Special Jury Award for Amanda Peet at SXSW, this "smart New York romantic comedy" is finally heading to the big screen. The film kicks off its run in New York City on March 27th, followed by a nationwide expansion on April 3rd. The story follows Sam Stein (played by writer-director Matthew Shear), a down-on-his-luck paralegal who pivots from a mid-career panic attack into an unexpected gig babysitting for his own psychiatrist. The job takes him to Martha’s Vineyard for the summer, where he finds himself living in a crowded, high-energy house with the woman he’s falling for (Amanda Peet), her rock-bassist husband (Alessandro Nivola), and a revolving door of quirky grandparents. It’s a classic setup for a comedy of errors, grounded by what critics are already calling a powerhouse performa...