Rarely does a movie come around with nearly 100% scores for both critics and audiences on rotten tomatoes.com but we have our film doing that. The Odyssey is being already called the potential movie of the year and all eyes will now be on how much money it makes.
Critics are already calling it the best film of 2026…
It is directed by Christopher Nolan, and based on Homer’s epic poem, starring Matt Damon as Odysseus and Anne Hathaway as Penelope, with an ensemble cast including Tom Holland, Robert Pattinson, and Zendaya. It’s a mythic action epic shot entirely on IMAX film..
It’s also meant to be seen on an IMAX screen this weekend…
The live action MOANA movie this week is getting really awful reviews.. Some of the worst of the year, even.. even worse than Masters of the Universe and Supergirl.. But with those movies, at least we saw some real people–not just the paid pros–liking it.
This time ROTTEN TOMATOES is simply *at this is written* showing off the critic score but has yet to publish a rating when compiling the audience score..
— The Horror Report (@TheHorrorReport) July 11, 2026
Here we are… almost half the weekend into the debut of the live action film, and we have yet to get a compiled score of the audience reviews..
Meanwhile EVIL DEAD seems to be doing strong among audiences..
While insiders are reporting that the film is gaining an A- score among the under 18 crowd, the movie is not expected to impact theaters very well financially..
The movie has already become one of the highest grossing horror films of all time .. and now an extra cut is is going to be re-released this week making the film even more potentially popular amongst hardcore fans..
The studio is giving its breakout horror hit an extended theatrical re-release, dubbed the “Everything Must Go Edition,” arriving Friday, July 3, with 15 minutes of bonus footage and a new runtime of two hours and six minutes…
Welcome to the world of expansion pack rereleases..
Every week we fall victim to the same thing that everyone else does. The race at the box office, the summer season and comparing how much money a movie is making. But yet forgetting if a movie’s good or not.
A lot of people who have seen Supergirl don’t like it, a lot of critics lambasted it but some fans on rotten tomatoes are giving it some decent ratings. That being said the movie is going to finish probably under $40 million dollars for opening weekend, and that’s most likely going to be factored as a failure for the film.
In the weeks leading up to this moment, there have been a lot of predictions which continue to downgrade expectations lower each time, and now that the film has been released the real numbers are coming in and it’s not pretty.
But as a fan of Masters of the Universe, it’s not easy living through a box office moment like this.. some true fans will defend the movie till the end while others will probably be realistic in how good it really is. As for the rest of the box office toy story is ruling the day, the film will maintain its number one status and number three will be the return of the Jackass movie.. they’re all a little bit older and they’re relying on nostalgia from 20 years back to prop them up just one more time.
Notable that back rooms and obsession are lingering with still decent money..
We don’t know if they’ll be a Masters of the Universe part 2 but we sure don’t think there will be a second Supergirl…
Get ready for the onslaught of Supergirl reviews and they are not pretty.
None of them, this movie seems doomed. There’s a few things that are attempting to save it including a theme of a dog being in danger, something that always seems to get the viewers revved up.
However this go around it appears that the movie is so bad, the script is written so poorly, and apparently the lighting of the film is so harsh on the eyes, that there will be nothing redeeming about this film. It’s expected to be the next summer flop and the studio is already trying to think of a way to defend itself. Here’s one of the best reviews of the worst movie of the summer so far:
It’s probably a wrap, theaters are most likely going to stop showing the Masters of the Universe film. At this point, a lot of criticism has been out there from people land-basing the box office showing but, fans responded in kind by attending the film repeatedly over the span of the few weeks has been out.
It didn’t break records as a matter of fact it’s probably lost money but Amazon is playing the long game, and there are still rumors persistent that a sequel involving additional Mattel characters will be coming in the future. Perhaps direct to streaming but fans won’t care.
The challenging thing and sort of unfortunate thing is that this newest incarnation did not reach a new cross-section of fans despite an advertising campaign all over social media. We just never meant to be and He-Man and the Masters of the Universe appears to be a relic stuck in time that only people of a certain generation are responding to..
This review is going to contain spoilers for the movie Disclosure Day. Read at your own peril. If there was ever a film you should see with your most intelligent friends, the ones who can debate whether disclosure of alien life would help or hurt the planet, this is the film.
Some of the ads give away a few notable scenes that appear in the movie, and they make Disclosure Day look a little more frightening than it actually is. But those scenes are still effectively used in the film itself. But if you’re going to this movie thinking you’re seeing some sort of a horror you’re not, you’re more seeing a thriller chase movie with deep questions..
Steven Spielberg is back, giving us the famous camera angles, wide shots, close-ups, and dramatic moments he’s known for. Emily Blunt gives the kind of strong performance we’ve come to expect from her. Couple that with the rest of the cast, a strange and somewhat bizarre CGI alien at the end, and we have Disclosure Day.
And it’s arriving at a weird time.
Disclosure seems to be slowly happening in the real world, as UFO files continue to be released by the government. At the same time, people are actively debating whether the whole thing is just a big fake distraction from “the real agenda” .. and you can choose whichever real agenda you think it’s distracting us from.
But in this movie, the world is not distracted by something insignificant. World War III has begun, and the mass media in Disclosure Day is covering it 24/7.
That is, until a rogue group of contracted government workers decides to sneak evidence from the UFO files and reveal it to the entire planet.
The race is on between the good guys and the bad guys.. and you can take your pick as to which is which .. until the climactic ending, when we as a civilization are forced to pause our wars and confront something much deeper and more profound.
The positives here are the acting, the score, the writing, and the film itself.
The negatives could also be the acting, the score, the writing, and the film itself.
This movie is surprisingly divisive. In fact, the audience I saw it with seemed split right down the middle. A few people clapped. Others sighed. It perfectly fits the divided Rotten Tomatoes score currently online. Even the critics seem divided. It’s not getting the roaring praise that other Spielberg films have received, and it’s not dominating the box office the way it probably would have 25 years ago with Spielberg’s name attached.
That alone shows how much things have changed. Generationally speaking, this year’s horror movies — Obsession and Backrooms — have shown younger directors becoming more popular with younger audiences than Spielberg himself. But the truth is, Disclosure Day is good. Maybe not great, but good. And more than that, it feels significant. It feels important.
A lot of us conspiracy-minded folks have wondered for a long time whether Steven Spielberg knew something. And if he doesn’t, he’s very good at faking it.
But the movie matters not just because of the acting, the filmmaking, or the spectacle. It matters because of the questions it asks and, more importantly, the questions it refuses to answer.
Disclosure Day may not be Spielberg’s greatest film. But it is one of his most interesting in years. And at this moment in history, that might be enough to spawn an important debate at America’s 250th..
What started as a bizarre internet creepypasta and YouTube phenomenon has now turned into one of the most anticipated horror films of the summer. Backrooms, directed by young filmmaker Kane Parsons, is being predicted to have a potentially big box office weekend coming..
Parsons, known online for his eerie Backrooms videos that exploded in popularity on YouTube, managed to turn a simple concept of endless yellow hallways and mundane existential dread into a full-fledged feature film backed by a24films..
Some internet users began speculating that Parsons did not truly direct the film himself and that someone else may have secretly taken over production behind the scenes.
The rumor spread across social media quickly, with some people claiming that a young creator like Parsons could not have realistically handled a movie of this scale.
Mark Duplass spoke out.. he pushed back on those claims and defended Parsons. Duplass confirmed that Kane Parsons absolutely directed the film and that the speculation was absurd.
In many ways, the rumors almost speak to the disbelief some people still have that a young internet creator could successfully transition from YouTube horror shorts into a major theatrical release. But Parsons already proved with his online work that he understands atmosphere, tension, and the kind of surreal horror that modern audiences connect with.
In the end, Backrooms represents something bigger than just another horror movie release. It is yet another example of internet culture and independent creators finding their way into mainstream Hollywood.
What started as grainy videos uploaded online may now become one of the surprise horror success stories of the year.
In its second week, low budget horror OBSESSION is doing the unthinkable: RISING at the box!
For Memorial Day weekend, the film is now expected to finish with an amazing +16% hike in its 3-day for a near $20M second weekend and 4-day of $24.8M and 11-day cumulative of $55.1M. If those numbers stick, Obsession will be +18% ahead of Longlegs at the same point in time..
Here are some more internal reported numbers.
More women are showing up now at 51% versus 41% in the pic’s opening weekend, however guys like this battle of the sexes movie a little more, with a slightly higher definite recommend, 75% to 73%
As we’ve written before, we’re still not sure if the He-Man movie coming out in June is going to do well or not. But if it doesn’t do well, you certainly can’t blame the advertising team, because they are doing a heck of a job promoting the crap out of this movie.
Now, in the run-up to the film, some absolutely amazing Masters of the Universe posters have been released, with 18 character posters produced so far. Some fans have complained that the movie itself doesn’t seem to have the bright colors and visual style of the classic cartoon, but these posters showcase a beautiful array of colors, scenery, and character designs that look very much inspired by the 1980s comic series and classic action figures.
The posters feature Nicholas Galitzine as He-Man, Jared Leto as Skeletor, Camila Mendes as Teela, Idris Elba as Man-At-Arms, Alison Brie as Evil-Lyn, Morena Baccarin as the Sorceress, Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson as Fisto, James Purefoy as King Randor, Charlotte Riley as Queen Marlena, Kristen Wiig as the voice of Roboto, James Wilkinson as Mekaneck, and Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson as Goat Man.
At this point, the fandom is definitely alive and well, but a large portion of that fandom is made up of Gen Xers and millennials who grew up with these characters. Let’s hope the posters and the movie itself connect with younger audiences as well, because if they do, Masters of the Universe could become something much bigger than just a nostalgia trip.
Meet the characters of Masters of the Universe with a series of 18 new character posters:
Nicholas Galitzine as He-Man
Jared Leto as Skeletor
Camila Mendes as Teela
Idris Elba as Man-At-Arms
Alison Brie as Evil-Lyn
Morena Baccarin as the Sorceress
Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson as Fisto
James Purefoy as King Randor
Charlotte Riley as Queen Marlena
Kristen Wiig as the voice of Roboto
James Wilkinson as Mekaneck
Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson as Goat Man
Kojo Attah as Tri-Klops
Jon Xue Zhang as Ram-Man
Sam C. Wilson as Trap Jaw
James Apps as Spikor
Beast Man
Battle Cat
Based on the classic Mattel toy line, the sci-fi action-adventure film opens in theaters — including Dolby Cinema, 4DX, and D-BOX — on June 5 via Amazon MGM Studios.
After being separated for 15 years, the Sword of Power leads Prince Adam back to Eternia, where he discovers his home shattered under the fiendish rule of Skeletor. To save his family and his world, Adam must join forces with his closest allies, Teela and Man-At-Arms, and embrace his true destiny as He-Man — the most powerful man in the universe.
Travis Knight (Bumblebee) directs from a script by Chris Butler (ParaNorman), Aaron & Adam Nee (The Lost City), and David Callaham (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings).
Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, Robbie Brenner, Steve Tisch, and DeVon Franklin produce, with Ynon Kreiz, Bill Bannerman, and David Bloomfield serving as executive producers.
Mattel launched Masters of the Universe with a toy line in 1982 followed by the “He-Man and the Masters of the Universe” cartoon from 1983-1985. The franchise now includes multiple animated series, toy lines, comics, video games, and books, along with a 1987 live-action film.
