The first Star Wars movie in seven years, The Mandalorian and Grogu, is set to release in theaters this week. Latest box-office projections suggest that the space Western could gross as much as $90 million domestically in its first three days, and around $110 million over the four-day Memorial Day frame. This is roughly in the same range as the domestic debut of Solo: A Star Wars Story, which holds the unenviable distinction of being the franchise’s only theatrical bomb. After a tumultuous production that saw directors Phil Lord and Christopher Miller fired and replaced by Ron Howard, the movie’s budget ballooned to a reported $275 million. It grossed around $390 million worldwide, and was effectively a non-starter internationally. The Mandalorian and Grogu wasn’t as expensive to produce as Solo, but the good news ends there.
Directed by Jon Favreau, the movie serves as a spin-off to the beloved Disney+ series The Mandalorian, which premiered as a launch title on the streamer in 2019. The Mandalorian has aired three well-received seasons, and has spawned the streaming spin-offs The Book of Boba Fett and Ahsoka. In many ways, The Mandalorian paved the way for a new wave of Star Wars content on streaming in the aftermath of Star Wars: Episode IX — The Rise of Skywalker‘s underwhelming critical and commercial performance. But the biggest challenge for Disney ahead of The Mandalorian and Grogu‘s release was communicating to the public that it’s a theatrical movie. And now, the recent streaming success of another space Western raises a new question.
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Collider Exclusive · Star Wars Quiz Which Force User Are You? Light Side · Dark Side · Or Somewhere Between
The Force is not a binary. It is a spectrum — from the serene halls of the Jedi Temple to the shadowed corridors of Sith space. Ten questions will reveal where you truly fall. The Force has always known. Now you will too.
🔵Jedi Master
🟡Padawan
🔴Sith Lord
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⚫Inquisitor
⚪Grey Jedi
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What is the Force to you? Your relationship with the Force defines everything else.
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When you feel strong emotions — anger, grief, love — what do you do? The Jedi suppress. The Sith feed. Others choose differently.
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The Jedi Council gives you an order you disagree with. You: How you handle authority reveals your alignment.
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You are offered forbidden knowledge that could give you enormous power. The cost is crossing a moral line. You: The dark side’s pull is never more than a choice away.
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Your approach to training and learning is: A student’s habits become a master’s character.
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In a duel, your lightsaber fighting style reflects: Combat is the purest expression of a Force user’s philosophy.
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A defeated enemy lies at your feet, powerless. You: Mercy — or its absence — is the truest test of alignment.
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The Jedi Code forbids attachment. Your honest view on love and bonds: The source of the greatest falls in the galaxy.
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Why do you use the Force at all? What’s the point? Purpose is the difference between a knight and a weapon.
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At the final moment — light side or dark side pulling at you — what wins? In the end, every Force user faces this moment. What does yours look like?
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Your Alignment Has Been Determined Your Place in the Force
The scores below reveal how the Force sees you. Your highest number is your true alignment. Read on to understand what that means — and what it will cost you.
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🔵 Jedi Master
🟡 Padawan
🔴 Sith Lord
⚫ Inquisitor
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⚪ Grey Jedi
Disciplined, compassionate, and deeply attuned to the living Force, you have walked the path long enough to understand its demands — and accept them. You lead not through authority alone, but through example. You have felt the pull of the dark side and chosen otherwise, every time. That is not certainty. That is courage.
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You are earnest, powerful, and brimming with potential — and you know it, which is both your greatest asset and your most dangerous flaw. You act before you think, trust your gut over your training, and sometimes confuse impatience for bravery. The Masters see something in you, though. The question isn’t whether you have what it takes — it’s whether you’ll be patient enough to find out.
You are not simply dangerous — you are certain, and that is worse. You have decided what the galaxy needs, and you have decided you are the one to deliver it. Your power is genuine and formidable, earned through sacrifice that would have broken lesser beings. But examine your victories carefully. Every Sith believed their cause was righteous. The dark side’s cruelest trick is that it agrees with you.
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You were forged in fire and reshaped by those who found you at your lowest. You serve, because service gave you structure when you had none. Your allegiance is not to an ideology — it is to survival and to the master who gave you purpose. But there is something buried beneath the conditioning. The Jedi you hunt? You recognize them. Because you remember what it felt like before the choice was taken from you.
You have looked at the Jedi Code and the Sith Code and found both of them incomplete. You walk the line not out of indecision but out of conviction — you genuinely believe both extremes miss something essential. The Jedi don’t fully trust you. The Sith think you’re wasting your potential. They’re both partially right. But so are you.
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Middling Reviews Aren’t the Only Hurdle ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ Is Facing
According to FlixPatrol, one of the most-watched movies on Prime Video this week was Serenity, the 2005 theatrical spin-off of Joss Whedon‘s landmark 2002 television series Firefly. The movie was produced when Firefly became a home-video hit following its unceremonious cancellation after just one season. But Serenity, which brought back Whedon and the show’s central cast, underperformed at the box office as well. It grossed $40 million worldwide against a reported budget of $39 million, indicating that converting a small-screen series into a theatrical hit can be more difficult than it seems. The Mandalorian and Grogu has received middling reviews so far, which isn’t an encouraging sign. The movie currently holds a 61% score on Rotten Tomatoes, with Collider’s Aidan Kelley writing in his review that it “could very well be the most forgettable and inconsequential entry the franchise has produced yet.” Stay tuned to Collider for more updates.
Meryl Streep and Martin Short may still refuse to publicly define their relationship, but the Hollywood pair continues fueling speculation everywhere they go.
While the beloved stars have quietly grown closer since working together on “Only Murders in the Building,” one lingering detail has continued to surprise fans: Streep is still legally married to sculptor Don Gummer.
Now, insiders are shedding new light on how Gummer allegedly feels about Streep’s romance with her famous co-star after years of separation and emotional adjustment within their family.
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Streep and Short first sparked romance rumors in 2024 after they were spotted looking unusually affectionate together, surprising fans who never expected the longtime friends to become Hollywood’s newest couple.
The pair starred together as Loretta Durkin and Oliver Putnam in Hulu’s “Only Murders in the Building,” where their on-screen chemistry quickly spilled into real-life speculation.
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Even as sightings of the two increased, both stars continued to avoid direct confirmation of their relationship status. That secrecy did not shock those closest to Streep, who has always guarded her private life carefully.
The Oscar-winning actress only revealed in October 2023 that she and her husband, Don Gummer, had separated in 2017 after decades together.
The former couple met through Streep’s brother in 1978 and married later that same year at a garden ceremony at her family home.
Now, years after quietly ending their relationship behind closed doors, Streep appears happier than ever, spending time with Short at celebrity hotspots around Los Angeles.
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Streep’s Husband Reportedly Made Peace With The Split
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According to insiders, Gummer has spent years emotionally processing the end of his marriage and has now reportedly accepted Meryl Streep’s new chapter with Short.
“Don has come to terms with the end of his marriage,” a source told the Daily Mail. The insider explained that the former couple’s decades together and shared family history made the transition incredibly difficult at first.
“They were together for such a long time and will always be connected through their children,” the source added.
Streep and Gummer share four adult children: daughters Grace, Mamie, and Louisa, and son Henry Wolfe.
According to the insider, Gummer initially worried most about how the split would affect their children because the family had always viewed their parents as inseparable.
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“Don was especially worried about how the kids would take it, because seeing him with Meryl was the only version of family they had ever known,” the source revealed, adding, “The split shattered that ‘together forever’ image.”
Still, years of communication reportedly helped the family slowly adapt to the new reality. “After years of honest conversations, the family has come to understand that the change was necessary,” the insider explained.
Meryl Streep’s Timing With Short Apparently Helped
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Sources claim one major reason Gummer eventually accepted Streep’s relationship with Short is that so much time passed between the separation and the romance rumors.
According to insiders, the situation could have been far more painful had the actress immediately begun dating after ending the marriage.
“If she had moved on with Martin right after the breakup, it really would have hit Don hard,” the source explained.
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Another insider added, “If this relationship with Martin had started immediately after the split, it’s something he probably never would have gotten over. But enough time has passed now that he’s genuinely at peace with it.”
The insider also claimed that Gummer now chooses to focus on the positive memories from their decades-long marriage rather than remain bitter.
“He has accepted that he shared some of the best years of his life with her,” they shared.
Although the source joked that Gummer is probably not watching “Only Murders in the Building” repeatedly at home, they insisted he is glad his estranged wife appears happy and isn’t publicly weaponizing their past relationship.
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Streep And Gummer Remain Legally Married
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Despite living separate lives for years, Meryl Streep and Don Gummer reportedly have no immediate plans to officially divorce.
According to insiders, finances and shared assets are the biggest reasons the former couple has remained legally married. One source claimed the “Devil Wears Prada” actress has not “officially moved forward with a divorce largely for financial and logistical reasons.”
Because the actress reportedly has a fortune estimated at around $100 million, dividing properties, investments, and long-held assets would become extremely complicated.
“They share significant assets, and it’s simply far easier to remain legally married than to go through the complicated and expensive process of dividing properties, investments, and everything tied to their lives together,” the insider explained.
Rather than endure a lengthy legal battle, both parties reportedly prefer handling the situation privately and respectfully.
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“There is still a strong level of respect between them,” the source said. The insider added that both would rather avoid spending enormous amounts of money and emotional energy untangling decades of shared responsibilities.
Meryl Streep And Martin Short Continue Fueling Romance Rumors
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Although they continue to deny being romantically involved, Streep and Short are reportedly no longer hiding their affection from those around them.
The pair have recently been spotted together at several celebrity-favorite Los Angeles spots, including Chateau Marmont and Giorgio Baldi.
During one recent outing at Chateau Marmont, insiders claimed the two looked unmistakably close throughout dinner.
According to eyewitnesses, Streep and Short were “holding hands under the table” while “acting like teens” and “whispering to each other.”
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The behavior reportedly left little doubt among onlookers about the nature of their relationship.
“What was interesting is that they’ve both been denying they’re in a romantic relationship,” the source previously said, adding, “But seeing them inside the Chateau there’s no doubt they are in love.”
“Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star Dorit Kemsley was recently accused by her estranged husband, PK Kemsley, of spending upward of $1 million on designer clothing amid their financial duress. Now, weeks later, she’s responding to the claims in a new interview.
Plus, the “RHOBH” star is opening up about her upcoming memoir, “Unburdened.”
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Dorit interviewed with ExtraTV in May 2026 to promote “Unburdened.” During the conversation, the host asked her if her husband’s claims were true about spending “$1 million on clothing and travel.” In response, the “RHOBH” fan-favorite began, “No.”
She then elaborated, explaining, “This has been a court document that’s been filed. Obviously, I’m going to have a response to it.” After that, she stated, “I think there will be answers to everything,” regarding her legal response to her estranged husband.
Dorit then defended herself, saying, “But when you hear one version or narrative, there’s always another side. Do I love fashion? Yes. Do I spend a lot of money on clothes? Expensive clothes, designer clothes? Yes.”
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She went on to call her spending “her choice,” saying, “It’s also my money.” Dorit added, “It’s my money that I earned, that I worked for. Not his money.
The ‘RHOBH’ Star Discussed Her Home Being In Pre-Foreclosure
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Later in the ExtraTV interview, the reporter questioned Dorit Kemsley about her claims that she was blindsided by the status of their Encino mansion. For context, she previously stated that she was unaware that her estranged husband had missed several mortgage payments and only learned about it shortly before the public did.
When asked when she realized PK wasn’t paying the bills, she responded, “Well, the mortgage. Listen, PK, and I had an agreement when we separated. She then said that although there was “no communication,” she expected him to still adhere to their arrangement.
Dorit added, “Even spending. You spend what you are planning. So, I didn’t plan for the mortgage not being paid, and it was never brought to my attention. I was never told, ‘Dorit, I’m not going to pay the mortgage.’”
After that, she revealed that they were “months in the rear” when she learned of the foreclosure. The reporter also asked if PK ever warned her to “rein it in’ as he was having money troubles. She stated that he did not ask her to spend less.
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According to her, “We weren’t even communicating the majority of the time. He was doing his thing.”
Fans Think Dorit Isn’t Being Honest
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Dorit and PK Kemsley’s finances were a major topic of discussion on season 15 of “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.” Because of this, fans of the show have also weighed in, with many feeling that, from the outside looking in, Dorit’s spending is a real problem.
One person reacted to the interview, saying, “He may have agreed to keep making the house payments, but he didn’t, so shouldn’t you? So your children have somewhere to live… this couple’s priorities are messed up.”
Someone else wrote, “She’s delusional. Wow. She could have refinanced both of the loans at a conventional rate and would be in much better financial shape. Those poor kids. This is bad.”
Another “RHOBH” fan stated, “I love how she deflects and doesn’t answer the question. And what’s up with this interviewer? Extra should’ve swapped her out last minute.” Lastly, a different “RHOBH” fan replied, My choice, my money, despite losing the roof over her kids’ heads.”
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Here’s What PK Kemsley Accused Dorit Of Spending
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In May 2026, TMZ obtained court documents in which Dorit Kemsley accused the “RHOBH” star of excessive spending. Per the filing, the businessman asked someone on his legal team to look into the spending. They then discovered that she had spent over $1 million on luxury items.
That total includes $995k for designer clothing, handbags, and other items. Regarding the breakdown of spending, the documents show $69k went to Louis Vuitton, $69k to Chanel, and another $38k to Hermès. Other high-end stores she frequented were Net-A-Porter, FWRD, and Moda Operandi.
Dorit Kemsley Also Discussed Her Book
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Dorit’s upcoming book, “Unburdened: A Memoir,” is slated to hit stores on June 2 from Podium Publishing. Ahead of the book, she’s announced a tour, set to begin on May 31 and end on June 4. The “RHOBH” star opened up about the new memoir in her ExtraTV interview, revealing how she named it.
According to her, “Well, when I was speaking to the publisher, and I was telling her about where I am in life, where I was, and I had said, ‘I just really feel like I need to be unburdened,’ and she said, ‘That’s the title of your book.’”
Dorit Kemsley then stated that the title “encapsulates so much” of how she feels. She also stated that it gives fans a much more in-depth look at her life than an ensemble show like “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” can.
The Oscar-winning film’s Halloween Horror Nights house will “push the boundaries of what a live horror experience can be” and include “new ways to scare” that “we’ve never attempted.”
Prime Video has had a lot of eyes on its platform this year, perhaps more than ever before, as it officially ended one of its flagship shows that had been on the air for years. The Boyspremiered in 2019, and after seven years and five full seasons, the series came to a close earlier this week with an explosive finale that gave most fans the ending they’d been waiting for. Prime Video also brought back its critically acclaimed animated superhero series, Invincible, for its fourth season, confirming along the way that the show would debut its next batch of episodes before the conclusion of 2027. Prime Video’s biggest action show, Reacher (starring Alan Ritchson), is also coming back for Season 4 this year with Season 5 in early development at Amazon.
Prime Video is responsible for some of the most expensive TV shows of all time, particularly The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, which is estimated to cost more than $50 million per episode. However, another costly show to emerge in the last few years has been Citadel, which premiered its first season all the way back in 2023 before going on hiatus for a few years. Prime Video didn’t invest too much in marketing Citadel Season 2, but the show returned as a binge drop for its second season a few weeks ago, and despite there being no wait for more episodes, it’s still comfortably one of the platform’s top 10 most-watched titles at the time of writing. The fate of Citadel beyond Season 2 has yet to be decided, but considering the cost, it will likely have to shatter expectations to be picked up for Season 3.
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Collider Exclusive · Action Hero Quiz Which Action Hero Would Be Your Perfect Partner? Rambo · James Bond · Indiana Jones · John McClane · Ethan Hunt
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Five legends. Five completely different ways of getting out alive — with style, with muscle, with charm, with luck, or with a plan so intricate it probably shouldn’t work. Ten questions will reveal which action hero was built to have your back.
🎖️Rambo
🍸James Bond
🏺Indiana Jones
🔧John McClane
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🎭Ethan Hunt
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You’re dropped into a dangerous situation with no warning. What do you need most from a partner? The first few seconds tell you everything about who belongs beside you.
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You have to get somewhere dangerous, fast. How do you travel? How you get there is half the mission.
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You’re pinned down and outnumbered. What does your ideal partner do? This is when you find out what someone is really made of.
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The mission is paused. You have one evening to decompress. What does your partner suggest? Who someone is when the pressure drops is who they actually are.
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How do you prefer your partner to communicate mid-mission? Good communication is the difference between partners and a liability.
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Your enemy is powerful, well-resourced, and has the upper hand. How should your partner approach them? The approach to the enemy defines the partnership.
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Things go badly wrong and you’re captured. What do you trust your partner to do? Who someone is when you need them most is the only thing that matters.
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What does your ideal partner bring to the table that you couldn’t replace? A great partner fills the gap you didn’t know you had.
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Every partnership has a cost. Which of these can you live with? No one comes without baggage. The question is whether you can carry it together.
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It’s the final moment. Everything is on the line. What do you need from your partner right now? The last question is the most honest one.
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Your Partner Has Been Assigned Your Perfect Partner Is…
Your answers have pointed to one action hero above all others. This is the person built to have your back — for better or considerably, spectacularly worse.
Rambo
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Your partner doesn’t talk much, doesn’t need to, and will have assessed every threat in your immediate environment before you’ve finished your first sentence. John Rambo is not a man of plans or politics — he is a force of nature shaped by survival, loyalty, and a capacity for endurance that goes beyond anything training can produce. He will not leave you behind. He has never left anyone behind who deserved to come home. What you get with Rambo is the most capable, most quietly ferocious partner imaginable — one who has been through things that would have broken anyone else, and who chose to keep going anyway. You’ll never need to ask if he has your back. You’ll just know.
James Bond
Your partner will arrive perfectly dressed, perfectly briefed, and with a cover story so convincing it’ll take you a moment to remember what’s actually true. James Bond is the most professionally dangerous person in any room he enters — and the most disarmingly charming, which is the point. He operates in a world of layers, where nothing is what it appears and every advantage is used without apology. You’ll never be bored. You’ll occasionally be furious. But when it matters — when the mission is genuinely on the line and the margin for error has collapsed to nothing — Bond is exactly the partner you want. He has survived things that have no business being survivable. He does it with style. That is not nothing.
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Indiana Jones
Your partner will know the history, the language, the cultural context, and exactly why the thing everyone else is ignoring is actually the most important thing in the room. Indiana Jones is brilliant, reckless, and occasionally impossible — but he is also one of the most resourceful, most genuinely knowledgeable partners you could find yourself beside. He approaches every situation with a scholar’s eye and a brawler’s instinct, which is an unusual combination and a remarkably effective one. He hates snakes and gets personally attached to objects of historical significance, both of which will slow you down at least once. It doesn’t matter. What Indy brings is irreplaceable — and the adventures you’ll have together will be the kind people write books about. Assuming you survive them.
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John McClane
Your partner was not supposed to be here. He does not have the right equipment, the right information, or anything approaching the right odds. He has a sarcastic remark and an absolute refusal to accept that the situation is as bad as it looks. John McClane is the greatest accidental hero in the history of action cinema — a man whose superpower is stubbornness, whose contingency plan is improvisation, and whose capacity to absorb punishment and keep moving would be alarming if it weren’t so useful. He will complain the entire time. He will make it significantly more chaotic than it needed to be. And he will absolutely, unconditionally, without question come through when it counts. Yippee-ki-yay.
Ethan Hunt
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Your partner has already run seventeen scenarios by the time you’ve finished reading the briefing, and the plan he’s settled on involves at least two things that should be physically impossible. Ethan Hunt operates at the absolute edge of human capability — technically, physically, and intellectually — and he brings the same relentless precision to protecting his partners that he brings to dismantling organisations that shouldn’t exist. He is not easy to know and he will never fully tell you everything. But he will carry the weight of the mission so completely, so absolutely, that your job is simply to trust him — and the remarkable thing is that trusting him always turns out to be the right call. The mission will be impossible. He will complete it anyway.
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Who Stars in ‘Citadel’?
The two biggest stars at the front and center of the Citadel cast are Richard Madden and Priyanka Chopra Jonas. Madden is best known for his work as Robb Stark in the first three seasons of Game of Thrones, and Jonas recently headlined one of the biggest Prime Video movies of the year with The Bluff (co-starring Karl Urban). Also featured in the Citadel ensemble is Stanley Tucci, who recently starred in the critically acclaimed drama, Conclave. Tucci can also be seen in the new blockbuster, The Devil Wears Prada 2, which is now playing in theaters everywhere.
Check out the first two seasons of Citadel on Prime Video and stay tuned to Collider for more updates and coverage of all the hottest projects on streaming.
The past month or so has been far from memorable on Netflix. According to recent data, between April 13 and April 19, no Netflix series made it into the top 10 for the first time since Nielsen started reporting streaming data. The previous worst week for Netflix? The one before, with April 2026 a month those working at the streamer would rather forget. However, in the month since, Netflix has released some enticing new options for those hungry for something to binge. With that in mind, and with the streamer in a much better place, here’s a list of three shows you should binge-watch on Netflixthis weekend.
Disclaimer: These titles are available on US Netflix.
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‘The Boroughs’ (2026)
At the very end of 2025, Netflix lost one of its flagship shows as Stranger Thingsofficially came to an explosive and controversial end. For those looking to fill the void that the lack of the Upside Down has left, the show’s creators, the Duffer Brothers, have just delivered their latest project: The Boroughs. All eight episodes are available to stream now, having debuted on Netflix this past Thursday.
Produced by the Stranger Things duo and created by Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews, the series is set in a retirement facility and follows an unlikely group as they must go head-to-head with a dangerous threat. The show stars Alfred Molina, Bill Pullman, Geena Davis, Alfre Woodard, Clarke Peters, and more in a stacked cast, which also boasts the directing prowess of Ben Taylor, Augustine Frizzell, and Kyle Patrick Alvarez.
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Collider Exclusive · Sci-Fi Survival Quiz Which Sci-Fi World Would You Survive? The Matrix · Mad Max · Blade Runner · Dune · Star Wars
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Five universes. Five completely different ways the future went wrong — or sideways, or up in flames. Only one of them is the world your instincts were built for. Eight questions will figure out which dystopia, galaxy, or desert wasteland you’d actually make it out of alive.
💊The Matrix
🔥Mad Max
🌧️Blade Runner
🏜️Dune
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🚀Star Wars
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You sense something is deeply wrong with the world around you. What do you do? The first instinct is often the truest one.
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In a world of scarcity, what resource do you guard most fiercely? What we protect reveals what we believe survival actually requires.
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What kind of threat keeps you up at night? Fear is useful data — if you’re honest about what you’re actually afraid of.
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How do you deal with authority you don’t trust? Every dystopia has a power structure. Your approach to it determines everything.
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Which environment could you actually endure long-term? Survival isn’t just tactical — it’s physical, psychological, and very much about where you are.
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Who do you want in your corner when things fall apart? The company you keep is the clearest signal of who you actually are.
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Where do you draw the line — if you draw one at all? Every survivor eventually faces a moment that tests what they’re actually made of.
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What would actually make survival worth it? Staying alive is one thing. Having a reason to is another.
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Your Fate Has Been Calculated You’d Survive In…
Your answers point to the world your instincts were built for. This is the universe your temperament, your survival instincts, and your particular brand of stubbornness were made for.
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The Resistance, Zion
The Matrix
You took the red pill a long time ago — probably before anyone offered it to you. You’re a systems thinker who can’t help but notice the seams in things.
You’re drawn to understanding how the system works before figuring out how to break it.
You’d find the Resistance, or it would find you — your instinct for spotting constructed realities is the machines’ worst nightmare.
You function best when you have access to information and the freedom to act on it.
The Matrix built an airtight prison. You’d be the one probing the walls for the door.
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The Wasteland
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The wasteland doesn’t reward the clever or the well-connected — it rewards those who are hard to kill and harder to break. That’s you.
You don’t need comfort, community, or a cause larger than the next horizon.
You need a vehicle, a clear threat, and enough fuel to outrun it — and you’re good at all three.
You are unsentimental enough to survive that world, and decent enough — just barely — to be something more than another raider.
In the wasteland, that distinction is everything.
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Los Angeles, 2049
Blade Runner
You’d survive here because you know how to exist in moral grey areas without losing yourself completely.
You read people accurately, keep your circle small, and ask the questions others prefer not to answer.
In a city where humanity is a legal designation rather than a feeling, you hold onto something that keeps you functional.
You’re not a hero. But you’re not lost, either.
In Blade Runner’s world, that distinction is everything.
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Arrakis
Dune
Arrakis is the most hostile environment in the known universe — and you are precisely the kind of person it rewards.
Patience, discipline, and political awareness are your core strengths — and on Arrakis, they’re survival tools.
You understand that the long game matters more than any single victory.
Others come to Dune and are consumed by it. You’d learn its logic and earn its respect.
In time, you wouldn’t just survive Arrakis — you’d begin to reshape it.
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A Galaxy Far, Far Away
Star Wars
The galaxy far, far away is vast, loud, and in a constant state of violent political upheaval — and you wouldn’t have it any other way.
You find meaning in being part of something larger than yourself — a cause, a crew, a rebellion.
You’d gravitate toward the Rebellion, or the fringes, or whatever pocket of the galaxy still believes the Empire’s grip can be broken.
You fight — not because you have to, but because standing aside isn’t something you’re capable of.
In Star Wars, that willingness is what makes all the difference.
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‘Mating Season’ (2026)
If you have no attraction to live-action and have more of an animation persuasion, then fear not, as another new arrival to Netflix this past week is perfect for your weekend binge. A new animated comedy from the creators of Big Mouth, Mating Season follows a group of amorous animals, including bears, raccoons, and foxes, who engage in the wilder side of life on the hunt for true love.
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Certainly not an animated series for the whole family, this raunchy show leaves nothing to the imagination on the hunt for unlikely romance and plenty of laughs. A satirization of modern dating, this intelligent series boasts a strong voice cast, led by Zach Woods, Nick Kroll, June Diane Raphael, and Sabrina Jalees. It also features Jason Mantzoukas, Andrew Rannells, Sarah Silverman, Abbi Jacobson, and many more.
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‘Law & Order’ (1990–Present)
Rotten Tomatoes: 83% | IMDb: 7.8/10
Benjamin Bratt, Jerry Orbach, Carey Lowell, and Sam Waterston in Law and Order.
Sometimes the weekend is the perfect time to begin a binge-watch that is sure to overtake your year. One of the most popular crime procedurals of all time, the legendary Dick Wolf‘s Law & Order has been a staple of network television for 36 years, with the latest installment, Season 25, coming to an explosive end earlier this month.
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Although Netflix doesn’t play host to the entire series, there is currently enough of this iconic procedural on the platform to provide a perfect sample. A winner of six Primetime Emmys and countless other awards during its run, this indulgent, fast-paced look at the chaos inside the New York criminal justice system has kept generations of viewers entertained for decades. If you’re yet to start, there is no better time than the present.
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Release Date
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September 13, 1990
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Rick Eid
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Constantine Makris, Edwin Sherin, Jace Alexander, David Platt, Matthew Penn, Martha Mitchell, Don Scardino, Christopher Misiano, Jean de Segonzac, Michael Pressman, Daniel Sackheim, Alex Chapple, Fred Berner, Fred Gerber, Gloria Muzio, James Frawley, Jim McKay, Vincent Misiano, Michael W. Watkins, Vern Gillum, Alex Hall, Dann Florek, Darnell Martin, David Grossman
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René Balcer, Matt Witten, David Slack, Aaron Zelman, David Wilcox, Morgan Gendel, Pamela J. Wechsler, Lynne E. Litt, Marc Guggenheim, Stephanie Sengupta, Scott Gold, Walon Green, Gerry Conway, Sean Jablonski, Nick Santora, Chris Levinson, Christine Roum, Gordon Rayfield, Hall Powell, Keith Eisner, Julie Martin, Gia Gordon, Joe Gannon, Jonathan Collier
The series was loosely based on JFK Jr.’s romance with Carolyn Bessette before their deaths in 1999. Since its February release, the show has received mixed reviews from some of the real-life people depicted in the show.
“I watched it start to finish. I loved it. I thought the acting was amazing,” Shields said on WWHL.
Caroline Kennedy and her son, Jack Schlossberg, only watched a brief scene from FX’s Love Story that was inspired by their family. “I showed her a clip of her, and we were laughing so hard,” Schlossberg, 33, said on the Wednesday, April 15, episode of Katie Couric’s “Next Question” podcast. “The [actor] was freaking out […]
The actress clarified that her connection with JFK Jr. was never a fully fledged relationship, however.
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“I didn’t have a love story, I had a crazy, crazy crush,” she explained. “We dated but I never slept with him so I don’t know if that counts.”
The Blue Lagoon star added, “He was lovely to me.”
Shields also noted that her daughter Rowan Henchy, 23, worked on the series as a production assistant. (Shields shares Rowan and Grier, 20, with her husband Chris Henchy.)
Speaking to People in an interview published on May 18, Shields recalled being surprised when her daughter informed her that her 1980s fling with the politician was mentioned in the series.
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Brooke Shields in 1985.(Photo by PL Gould/IMAGES/Getty Images)
“That was a little weird,” Shields told the publication. “I was away, and my daughter called me and she says, ‘Oh my God, you’re mentioned in Love Story,’ and she’s like, ‘Is it true?’”
Shields continued, “I was like, ‘OK, I’d be happy to tell you all the stories if you want, but — yes.’”
In March, Rowan joked about her mom and JFK Jr. via a TikTok video. “I wonder if JFK Jr. was a good kisser?” Rowan wrote over the clip, while lip-synching to Charli XCX’s “Boom Clap.”
The camera then panned to Shields, who also mouthed the lyrics. “One of the best,’” text overlaying the video read.
Shields previously shared details about her dating experience with JFK Jr. during an interview with The Howard Stern Show in 2023.
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“We did have a real date. I wouldn’t sleep with him because I kind of loved him too much,” she recalled. “It was beyond not-disappointing. I froze though because he was so precious to me. I was like, ‘Oh, my God, you’re falling in love, and if you sleep with him he may not talk to you again — and you can’t handle that.’”
She added, “I wasn’t playing a game. I really was just so afraid of being really hurt, because if I slept with him I would’ve given him my entire universe, my heart, my everything.”
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During her Thursday appearance on WWHL, Shields also answered whether she’d seen 2026 musical drama Micheal, which was based on her late, longtime friend Michael Jackson.
“I have not seen his movie yet but I want to. I’m told I’m not in it and I didn’t even think that I would be,” Shields said.
Shields said that people keep asking her if she’s “upset” about the movie. “I’m like, ‘No, he was my dear friend,” she said.
Zendaya is sharing a glimpse of what it’s like working with her partner, Tom Holland, ahead of the release of their two upcoming projects. The actress, who is notorious for keeping her personal life out of the public eye, revealed what it was like to see Holland at work daily, gushing about how proud she felt to see him in action.
The engaged couple is rumored to have already tied the knot, but both remain tight-lipped about whether or not the speculation is true.
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Former Disney star Zendaya rarely talks about her personal life, but in a profile interview with ELLE, the actress opened up about what it was like to work with her longtime partner, Tom Holland. The couple appears in two movies scheduled for release this year, the epic fantasy “The Odyssey” and “Spider-Man: Brand New Day,” the fourth installment in the series.
Zendaya didn’t have any scenes with Holland in “The Odyssey,” and she was able to observe him from the sidelines. “I could have cried, I was so proud,” she gushed. In the film, the actress plays the role of Athena, the Goddess of Wisdom, while Holland portrays Telemachus, the son of Odysseus and Penelope.
When it came to “Spider-Man,” the actress said going back on set was a “dream.” “I get to go to work every day with my best friend, the person that I love… It’s like coming home,” Zendaya shared, adding that they brought their dogs with them on set.
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The Actress Refuses To Confirm Wedding Rumors
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Rumors that Zendaya and Holland were already married started circulating when the actress was spotted wearing a wedding band in February. In March, Zendaya’s longtime stylist, Law Roach, was asked when the couple was going to get married, to which he replied, “The wedding has already happened. You missed it.”
Months later, the couple has still neither confirmed nor denied the rumor. ELLE directly asked the actress about her gold wedding band, and she replied by saying, “No, I’m not going to do that. They’re always searching for something,” most likely referring to speculations about her relationship and private life.
Zendaya And Tom Holland’s Relationship
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Zendaya and Holland first met when they were cast as MJ and Peter Parker in “Spider-Man: Homecoming,” which was released in 2017. They developed a friendship, with the actress describing Holland as one of her best friends.
They reunited on-screen for 2019’s “Spider-Man: Far From Home,” in which they shared their first on-screen kiss. Two years later, they starred in the third Spider-Man movie, “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” and in July 2021, paparazzi shots of the two smooching made the rounds online. The two publicly confirmed their romantic relationship later that year.
In January 2025, Zendaya sparked engagement rumors when she attended the Golden Globes donning a large diamond ring on her finger. The rumor was confirmed when Holland corrected a reporter who referred to Zendaya as his girlfriend, saying she was his “fiancée.”
The Moment The Actress Knew Tom Holland Was Her ‘Person’
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In an episode of the “New York Times’ Modern Love” podcast in April, Zendaya talked about her intuition, saying that in her experience, “people can get nervous around people.” When it came to Holland, however, the actress said she’s never nervous around him.
“I don’t feel nervous, I feel really peaceful, and I feel really calm. And feel like, ‘Oh, I actually feel more nervous when I’m away from you than when I’m with you,’” she explained, adding that she listened to her intuition, and her feeling of calmness around Holland was a good sign. “I knew that this is my person,” she said.
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The actress also talked about her privacy, saying that she and Holland don’t hide their relationship from the public, but they would also like to “preserve things” for themselves, their families, and close friends.
Tom Holland On Work Dynamic With Zendaya
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In the “Dish” podcast in 2024, Holland shared his thoughts about having to work with his partner. “It’s a saving grace. Yeah. the best thing that’s ever happened to me,” the actor said.
Holland said that he and Zendaya have mastered communicating non-verbally while on set, explaining that when the director gives them notes they don’t particularly agree with, they have a “familiar glance at each other of like, can’t wait to talk about that later.”
Zendaya and Holland’s upcoming films are set to release just two weeks apart, with “The Odyssey” scheduled to hit theaters on July 17 and “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” following on July 31.
Certain trilogies might well only get kind of heavy for one movie out of three, often the second… see the original Star Wars trilogy as well as The Dark Knight within its trilogy. It’s naturally a downer to have people get invested in three movies’ worth of story, only to have to all end up feeling quite hopeless, so that’s why the second movie being the heaviest is a little more expected, if you’re even going to have a bleak chapter in the first place.
But it’s not the only way to tackle a movie trilogy, because some feel heavy throughout, or have, at a minimum, two out of three movies being intense and/or heavy-going. The following trilogies can all count themselves among the heaviest in cinema history, with the bunch of them being depressing for different reasons, and depressing within different genres, too.
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‘Pusher’ (1996–2005)
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Nicholas Winding Refn might be more well-known for his 2010s English-language movies, with Drive especially being something of a modern cult classic, but his Pusher trilogy shouldn’t be overlooked. These films are incredibly gritty and down-and-dirty, with 1996’s Pusher feeling particularly grimy and low-budget. That goes some way to helping things feel more realistic, and then narratively, it’s also intense, since it’s about a drug dealer losing a great deal of money, and needing to find a way to get it in time, as he’s otherwise in rather hot water.
Things kept going with each subsequent movie focusing on a different protagonist, as a side character played by Mads Mikkelsen in the first movie was the central character in the second, and then the drug lord behind much of the first movie’s conflict/drama was the central character in the third film. They’re all brutal and downbeat in their own ways, but also quite engaging if you don’t mind movies that make you feel like you need a shower right after finishing them.
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‘Three Colours’ (1993–1994)
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This is a slightly tricky example, since Three Colours is a thematic trilogy, and each one does go for something a bit different tonally, and even different genre-wise. In terms of heaviness, Three Colours: Blue (the first one released) is the most full-on, as it’s an exploration of grief and accompanying feelings of depression, being about a woman navigating life after losing both her husband and daughter very suddenly, in a car accident.
Three Colours: White isn’t as despair-filled, being a bit more comedic, but it’s still something of a psychological drama alongside being a comedy, and not without a dark sense of humor, either. Three Colours: Red is moody again, and maybe a little more mysterious, but ultimately not as heavy-going as Three Colours: Blue. That first film does the heavy-lifting here, though the two movies that follow it (or don’t really follow it, given this trilogy being a thematic one) do still have some darker moments.
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‘Terrifier’ (2016–2024)
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Terrifier probably won’t be a trilogy for long, but for now, it is made up of three movies, and they’re three immensely gory movies, too. That’s kind of Terrifier’s thing, as a series so far: there’s a pretty much unstoppable villain at the center of things, and his whole thing is that he really likes to inflict maximum pain on his victims before killing them, so that’s where all the blood and gore inevitably come in.
There’s also a good deal of emotional and psychological distress he wants to cause certain victims, toying with them in that way before he actually hurts them, and so Terrifier 2 and Terrifier 3 get kind of heavy in that way, on top of all the violence. They are admittedly tongue-in-cheek at times, and not serious or heavy-going dramas in the way most of these other trilogies here are, but there’s a good bit of distress to be found throughout these three movies if you’re not really on board with what they have to offer.
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‘X’ (2022–2024)
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Okay, sorry, it was hard to find heavy-going drama-focused trilogies, so here’s one more trio of horror movies: those belonging to the X trilogy. X (2022) is the first of them, and beyond being pretty savage as far as the violence is concerned, it’s also an oddly sad movie about how miserable it is to get old… once you do get past the kills. It’s not exactly thought-provoking, but it is something.
Pearl (also a 2022 release) is a bit more of a drama and less of a horror movie, and it’s a prequel, laying out the rather somber backstory of the main villain of X, showing who she was when she was younger. Then MaXXXine… well, MaXXXine sort of goes off the deep end, and calling it heavy beyond having some distressingly violent moments would be too much of a stretch, but two out of three ain’t bad and all that.
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‘The Apu Trilogy’ (1955–1959)
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Across three movies, The Apu Trilogy does something that might sound a little similar to what Boyhood did in one movie, but that 2014 film was surprisingly light on drama and narrative, really just being a slice-of-life thing across 12 years. The films in this Indian trilogy, though, are incredibly heavy on drama, and also generally heavy-going, all the while mostly centering on a boy named Apu who grows into a young man by the third and final film, and is played by a total of four different actors across the trilogy.
The first movie, Pather Panchali (1955), has Apu as more of a passive character, since he’s so young, and much of that film is a very emotionally intense family drama. Further hardships happen in Aparajito (1956) and The World of Apu (1959), and while it’s not heavy-going or depressing 100% of the time, it is certainly downbeat stuff for a good chunk of the trilogy.
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‘The Godfather’ (1972–1990)
Essentially, The Godfather is an epic tragedy in three parts, albeit with only two of those movies being essential to get the point across. The Godfather gets the ball rolling on depicting the downfall of the Corleone crime family, while The Godfather Part II showcases the truly messy and despairing stuff, and makes it feel heavier because much of it’s contrasted with a series of flashbacks that depict the rise of the Corleone empire.
It’s a rise and fall kind of thing, but not in a linear fashion, which sets it apart from other gangster movies about a character’s rise and fall. The Godfather Part III doesn’t mine a great deal of new ground thematically or narratively, but it does have further bleak events happen to the characters who are still standing at that point in the series, so for present purposes, it is still able to count itself as a heavy-going part 3.
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‘Life of Crime’ (1989–2021)
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While Life of Crime is a documentary trilogy, it’s still worth including here because of how immensely heavy-going it gets, and the fact that it’s all genuinely real does undoubtedly add to that feeling. 1989’s One Year in a Life of Crime began the trilogy, and is what you’d expect, based on that title. It got a follow-up almost a decade later (1998’s Life of Crime 2), and then 2021 saw everything get wrapped up in a distressingly definitive manner.
It’s something of an anti-true crime documentary series, since there’s nothing flashy or intentionally entertaining here.
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That final film is called Life of Crime, 1984-2020, and can sort of be watched on its own, given that it summarizes what happened throughout that whole span of time, including the first two documentaries. It’s still worthwhile watching the entire thing, though, as something of an anti-true crime documentary, since there’s nothing flashy or intentionally entertaining here, and it’s just about downtrodden people stuck in a hopeless cycle. The Life of Crime documentaries are also a bit like a much darker spin on the Seven Up documentary series, which also checked in with a group of people over a span of several decades.
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‘The Human Condition’ (1959–1961)
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More than earning masterpiece status, The Human Condition is one huge film separated into three parts, with more coherence than a good many other trilogies, owing to how this three-part movie was made and then released (in an overall short span of time, by trilogy standards). You get a huge story told over all three movies, with the first part mostly being about the lead-up to World War II, the second part involving the main character having to fight in it, and the third part being about surviving the immediate aftermath of the conflict.
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The protagonist changes a great deal throughout, since he’s put through so much and is initially a pacifist, yet can’t escape some kind of involvement in the war, at a certain point. The Human Condition might well be the best Japanese-made World War II movie, and is up there as a contender for the best World War II movie made anywhere, really. It’s also absolutely grueling, emotionally intense, and unapologetic with the violence it depicts, with all those things – plus its overall length of approximately 10 hours – making it an inevitably difficult (but worthwhile) watch.
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Collider Exclusive · Oscar Best Picture Quiz Which Oscar Best Picture Is Your Perfect Movie? Parasite · Everything Everywhere · Oppenheimer · Birdman · No Country
Five Oscar Best Picture winners. Five completely different visions of what cinema can be — and what it can do to you. One of them is the film that was made for the way your mind works. Ten questions will figure out which one.
🪜Parasite
🌀Everything Everywhere
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☢️Oppenheimer
🐦Birdman
🪙No Country for Old Men
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What kind of film experience do you actually want? The best movies don’t just entertain — they leave something behind.
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Which idea grabs you most in a film? Great films are driven by a central obsession. What’s yours?
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How do you like your story told? Form is content. The way a story is shaped changes what it means.
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What makes a truly great antagonist? The opposition defines the protagonist. What kind of opposition fascinates you?
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What do you want from a film’s ending? The final note is the one that lingers. What do you want it to sound like?
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Which setting pulls you in most? Where a film takes place shapes everything — mood, stakes, what’s even possible.
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What cinematic craft impresses you most? Every great film has a signature — a technical or artistic element that makes it unmistakable.
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What kind of main character do you root for? The protagonist is the lens. Who you choose to follow says something about you.
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How do you feel about a film that takes its time? Pace is a choice. Some films sprint; others let tension accumulate slowly, deliberately.
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What do you want to feel walking out of the cinema? The best films leave a mark. What kind of mark do you want?
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The Academy Has Decided Your Perfect Film Is…
Your answers have pointed to one Oscar Best Picture winner above all others. This is the film that was made for the way your mind works.
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Parasite
You are drawn to films that operate on multiple levels simultaneously — that begin in one genre and quietly, brilliantly migrate into another. Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite is a film about class, desire, and the architecture of inequality that manages to be darkly funny, deeply suspenseful, and genuinely shocking across a single extraordinary running time. Your instinct is for cinema that hides its true intentions until the moment it’s ready to reveal them. Parasite is exactly that — a film that rewards close attention and punishes assumptions, right up to its devastating final image.
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Everything Everywhere All at Once
You want it all — and this film gives you all of it. The Daniels’ Everything Everywhere All at Once is one of the most maximalist films ever made: action comedy, multiverse sci-fi, family drama, existential crisis, and a genuinely earned emotional core that sneaks up on you amid the chaos. You are someone who responds to ambition, who doesn’t want cinema to choose between being entertaining and being meaningful. This film refuses that choice entirely. It is overwhelming by design, and its overwhelming nature is precisely the point — because the feeling of being crushed by infinite possibility is exactly what it’s about.
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Oppenheimer
You are drawn to cinema on a grand scale — films that understand history not as a backdrop but as a force, and that place their characters inside that force and watch what happens. Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer is a film about the terrifying gap between what we can do and what we should do, told with the full weight of one of the most consequential moments in human history behind it. You want your films to feel important without feeling self-important — to earn their ambition through sheer craft and the gravity of their subject. Oppenheimer does exactly that. It is enormous, complicated, and refuses easy comfort.
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Birdman
You are drawn to films that foreground their own construction — that make the how of the filmmaking part of the what it’s about. Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Birdman, shot to appear as a single continuous take, is cinema examining itself through the cracked mirror of a fading actor’s ego. You respond to formal daring, to the feeling that a film is doing something that probably shouldn’t be possible. Michael Keaton’s performance and Emmanuel Lubezki’s restless camera create something genuinely unlike anything else — a film that is simultaneously about creativity, relevance, self-destruction, and the impossibility of ever truly knowing if your work means anything at all.
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No Country for Old Men
You are drawn to cinema that trusts silence, that refuses to explain itself, and that treats dread as a form of meaning. The Coen Brothers’ No Country for Old Men is a film about the arrival of a new kind of evil — implacable, arbitrary, and utterly indifferent to the moral frameworks we use to make sense of the world. It is one of the most formally controlled films ever made, and its controlled restraint is what makes it so terrifying. You want your films to haunt you, not comfort you. You are not interested in resolution if resolution would be dishonest. No Country for Old Men is honest in a way that most cinema never dares to be.
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