Beth and Rip have never exactly been the kind of couple you’d expect to settle quietly into a peaceful life, and honestly, thank God for that. After everything they survived in Montana, the dream of a clean fresh start always felt slightly optimistic, if not completely delusional. There are some people who carry trouble with them like luggage, and these two have basically packed an entire emotional moving truck. Now, the next chapter of the Yellowstone universe is almost here, and the official trailer makes one thing very clear: peace will have to wait.

The official trailer for Dutton Ranch is out now, with Kelly Reilly and Cole Hauser returning as Beth Dutton and Rip Wheeler. The new Paramount+ Original Series premieres globally on Paramount+ on Friday, May 15, with its first two episodes. The series will also premiere on Paramount Network the same day at 8 p.m. ET/PT, also with two episodes, before continuing weekly throughout the season.

The new series finds Beth and Rip staking their claim in Rio Paloma, Texas, where they’re trying to build a future together away from the poisoned Dutton legacy of Montana. Obviously, because this is Beth and Rip, that future doesn’t stay quiet for long. They can’t help themselves, can they? The official synopsis teases a brutal new chapter for the couple, as they face new enemies who might just be as ruthless as they are.

“As Beth and Rip fight to build a future together — far from the ghosts of Yellowstone — they collide with brutal new realities and a ruthless rival ranch that will stop at nothing to protect its empire. In South Texas, blood runs deeper, forgiveness is fleeting, and the cost of survival might just be your soul.”

Who Stars in ‘Dutton Ranch’?

The cast includes Finn Little (Those Who Wish Me Dead, Storm Boy) as Carter, Juan Pablo Raba (Narcos, The 33) as Joaquin, Jai Courtney (Suicide Squad, Terminator Genisys) as Rob-Will, J.R. Villarreal (Akeelah and the Bee, Ultra Violet & Black Scorpion) as Azul, Marc Menchaca (Ozark, The Outsider) as Zachariah, Natalie Alyn Lind (The Gifted, Big Sky) as Oreana, Ed Harris (The Truman Show, Apollo 13) as Everett McKinney, and Annette Bening (American Beauty, Nyad) as Beulah Jackson. The series is created by Chad Feehan, based on characters created by Taylor Sheridan and John Linson. Feehan also serves as showrunner, while Christina Alexandra Voros directs multiple episodes, including the premiere and finale.

Dutton Ranch premieres May 15 on Paramount+ with a two-episode launch, and airs the same night on Paramount Network at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

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May 15, 2026

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Watch With Us loves the movies of the 1980s — from teen classics like Sixteen Candles to iconic action-thrill rides like The Terminator, it’s undeniable that the ’80s were a great year for cinema.

We love returning to this decade time and time again, and we put together a list of three ’80s movies he can’t help but revisit.

Our first pick is Paris, Texas, an epic, arthouse road drama starring Harry Dean Stanton and Nastassja Kinski that will rip your heart out.

We also highlight Dead Poets Society if you’re looking for the perfect feel-good watch.

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Here at Watch With Us, we love the ’80s. With the recent premiere of Stranger Things‘ final season, we’ve got the best of the ’80s on the brain. Watch With Us wants to celebrate some of the decade’s cinema offerings by highlighting five particularly rewarding movies that we feel are worth checking out a second […]

Emerging from the West Texas desert is an unkempt man named Travis Henderson (Dean Stanton), who appears to be unable to speak. When he’s found after fainting in a convenience store, a doctor phones his estranged brother Walt (Dean Stockwell), who awkwardly reunites with the sibling who had been missing for four years. Things only become stranger when Travis is reunited with his young son, Hunter (Hunter Carson), and together they embark on a road trip to find Travis’ wife, Hunter’s mother, Jane (Nastassja Kinski).

Profound, melancholic and visually stunning, Paris, Texas reigns as an enduring cult classic. The film thoughtfully explores themes about loneliness, love and redemption, expressed with deep emotional nuance through Stanton’s haunting performance as Travis. Cinematographer Robby Müller captures a neon-drenched urban Americana and the expansive desert that surrounds it, using shades of red and blue to evoke the characters’ emotional states.

English teacher John Keating (Robin Williams) begins work at the prestigious Welton Academy, an all-boys prep school that is iconic for its long-standing traditions and rigorous standards. While a Welton alumnus himself, Keating utilizes unorthodox methods to teach his students, encouraging them to “seize the day” and live life to the fullest in spite of the overbearing pressures they face from the school and their parents. Together, a group of students, including Neil Perry (Robert Sean Leonard) and Todd Anderson (Ethan Hawke), take Keating’s teachings to heart as they learn to embrace their individualism.

Dead Poets Society is a feel-good classic, led by a scene-stealing turn by Williams. The movie’s final “O Captain! My Captain!” scene is iconic, but if that’s the only part of the film you’re familiar with, then you need to get to educating yourself. Dead Poets Society is a moving coming-of-age story about discovering your true sense of self and learning to challenge rigid institutions of authority. At the end of the day, the film is a heartwarming, mainstream movie-making at its very best.

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Based on Thomas Harris’ novel Red Dragon, of the same universe as The Silence of the Lambs, Manhunter precedes the story of Clarice Starling and Buffalo Bill by focusing on FBI criminal profiler Will Graham (William Petersen) and his hunt for the elusive “Tooth Fairy” killer, Francis Dollarhyde (Tom Noonan). Called out of early retirement, Graham enlists the help of notorious, convicted serial killer and cannibal Hannibal Lecter (Brian Cox) to better understand the way Dollarhyde thinks. Soon, Graham finds himself in a twisted game with Dollarhyde, Lecter and a nosy reporter named Freddy Lounds (Stephen Lang).

Years before Hannibal made the character of Will Graham a beloved television icon through his portrayal by Hugh Dancy (and five years before Anthony Hopkins would prove to be a more memorable Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs), the characters of Red Dragon were first put to the silver screen in Michael Mann‘s seminal neo-noir. Incredibly stylized and superbly acted, Manhunter is probably the most underrated gem of the Hannibal Lecter-verse, yet it’s easily one of the best, with its unique synth soundtrack, moody atmosphere and strong psychological thrills.

Jada Wallace is giving fans a glimpse at the new bliss in her and Chris Brown‘s life, sharing a photo of their newborn son.

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Jada Wallace Shares Photo Of Her & Chris Brown’s Newborn Son

On Tuesday, May 5, Jada Wallace took to her Instagram Story to share a photo. Furthermore, the flick showed her and Chris Brown’s newborn son bundled up in a white blanket and a hospital hat. Additionally, the newborn appeared to be holding on to Wallace’s finger.

See the photo below.

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Social media users entered TSR’s comment section with reactions to the photo of Jada Wallace and Chris Brown’s newborn son.

Before Jada Wallace & Chris Brown Welcomed Their Newborn Son, Diamond Brown Filed A Paternity Suit Against The Singer

As The Shade Room previously reported, on Sunday, April 26, Jada Wallace took to social media to share the arrival of her and Chris Brown’s son. However, at the time, Wallace did not reveal the baby boy’s name. Nonetheless, Brown himself reacted to her post, and his mother, Joyce Hawkins, even chimed in as well.

“CONGRATULATIONS!!! HE’S JUST PERFECT! SENDING LOVE ALWAYS!!” Hawkins had written in Wallace’s comment section at the time.

Meanwhile, earlier this week, it was revealed that Diamond Brown, the mother of Chris Brown’s daughter Lovely, filed a paternity case against him in early April. Diamond is reportedly seeking custody of their daughter and legal fees for the case to be paid by Chris.

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If there’s one thing most Marvel fans can agree on, it’s the impeccable casting of Charlie Cox as Daredevil/Matt Murdock. Like Christopher Reeve, Robert Downey Jr., and Hugh Jackman before him, Cox’s name is synonymous with superhero excellence; few actors have inhabited the tormented skin of their comic book counterparts with more authenticity, passion, or pathos. To the joy of casual and aficionado fans alike, that casting coup didn’t go quietly into the night following Netflix’s cancellation of the original Daredevil series in 2018. Between the recently premiered Daredevil: Born Again on Disney+, as well as Murdock’s cameos in Spider-Man: Far From Home and She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, Cox has now been playing the Devil of Hell’s Kitchen for over a decade.

However, the England-born performer was already establishing himself as a force to be reckoned with before 2015’s Daredevil, leaving a trail of memorable performances that culminated in his ongoing MCU role. Roughly four years after the third and final season of Netflix’s Daredevil, Cox swapped out his red devil costume for a different kind of suit as the lead of the streamer’s original spy series, Treason. The role of Adam Lawrence, an MI6 agent devoted to protecting his country and family while harboring the weight of past indiscretions, proves an ideal vehicle for Cox’s defining traits as an actor, and cements him as more than just that guy who wears devil horns.

What Is ‘Treason’ About?

Created by Matt Charman, the Academy Award-nominated screenwriter behind Steven Spielberg‘s 2015 historical drama Bridge of Spies, Treason is a non-stop thrill ride reminiscent of BBC classics Spooks, The Night Manager, and Daniel Craig‘s era of James Bond — not to mention modern espionage hits like Apple TV+’s Slow Horses and Netflix’s own Black Doves. After being dismissed, Russian spy Kara Yerzov (Olga Kurylenko), poisons the head of MI6, Sir Martin Angelis (Ciarán Hinds), and second-in-command Adam Lawrence is thrust into the intelligence agency’s leadership vacuum. Angelis has mentored the up-and-coming Lawrence for years, prepping the younger man for a role of such power, responsibility, and influence.

Still, the sudden nature of Lawrence’s promotion carries no shortage of expectations. Adam must juggle seemingly irreconcilable goals: conflicts as mundane as his jealous colleagues, and as immense as being the United Kingdom’s first line of defense against international enemies intent on destabilizing England amidst the turbulent state of worldwide politics. Worse still, the personal becomes political when Kara blackmails Lawrence about their old affair, triggering a CIA investigation into Lawrence’s loyalties, as he simultaneously races to protect his wife Maddy (Oona Chaplin) and their two children. Fearful and flailing in the wind, Adam has no choice except to clear his name, expose the true traitor, and defend those he loves.

Charlie Cox Brings Emotional Maturity to His Roles, Including ‘Treason’

Treason allows Cox to channel the individual qualities that make him a compelling figure into one role. In particular, we see his earnestness, ferocity, and ability to walk the fine line between a good man with noble intentions and a flawed human with ongoing failures. No matter the character or the size of his part, Cox brings emotional maturity and an almost visible weight to the material. An inherent commitment simmers beneath his body language and expressions — a sense that the actor is excavating deep inside his imagination to find each character’s truth. In short (and to be a little frank for fun’s sake), there’s no half-assing it with Cox. In Daredevil, his resolute, angry tension allows no doubt about Matt’s passion for protecting the helpless and redeeming his home, nor aboutthe depths of his barely restrained rage.

When Treason opens, Lawrence’s life is idyllic: a loving wife and kids, a cushy job, and even a fancy house. It’s relatively rare to see a devoted family man in the spy genre, and Cox’s performance reflects this. Lawrence is relaxed and assured, whether he’s tenderly and playfully reassuring his worried children or issuing severe orders to his staff. That safety line quickly unravels as his past indiscretions catch up with him and cast suspicion — both the audience’s and the characters’ — on the image Lawrence projects. There’s more to uncover about Lawrence’s scenario and Lawrence himself than the recycled trope of a wronged man seeking justice. He feels burdened by the constant conflict between his good intentions and darker weaknesses, and that flavor of relatable moral ambiguity is (pardon the pun) one of Cox’s superweapons.

That said, despite Lawrence’s questionable actions and the uncertainty surrounding him like a hovering dark cloud, if the audience is meant to question his devotion to king and country, Cox’s natural sincerity makes Lawrence’s ultimate integrity almost a foregone conclusion. Adam isn’t the type to sacrifice his loved ones for the greater good. Rather, he prioritizes them so highly that he commits treason to rescue his kidnapped daughter, Ella (Beau Gadsdon). With her life at risk, he can’t focus on the larger threat even though he’s leading MI6. Shame, not self-preservation, prompts him to keep secrets from his wife, fidgeting and staring agitatedly into the middle distance. When he begs Maddy to understand that his love for her has never wavered, all of Cox’s earlier intensity transforms into something quieter, if no less vehement. It’s a sincerity rooted in the same gentle and steadfast love as Matt Murdock’s encounters with his closest compatriots, Foggy Nelson (Elden Henson) and Karen Page (Deborah Ann Woll).

The same energy applies when Lawrence reunites with Ella or comforts his son Callum (Samuel Leakey). Cox rarely raises his voice in Treason and doesn’t need to. The thrumming energy in his physicality says enough. As a character, Lawrence feels lived-in despite Treason‘s fast-paced plot, and Cox demonstrates those consistent characteristics sets him apart as an adept actor. Taken in the context of his past roles, that easy truthfulness isn’t a surprise. Daredevil could be a ludicrous series in different hands, but Cox contributes to its grounded style by never overacting while still rising to the emotional level a scene requires. Whether it’s questioning his lifelong faith or fighting an array of evil ninjas, Murdock’s pain is visceral in every punch and broken rib, as is his repeated heartbreak. Hatred, remorse, and love all echo off the screen — and, where Treason is concerned, organically transfer into applicable instances.

‘Boardwalk Empire’ Was a Breakout Role for Charlie Cox

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For another example, take HBO’s Boardwalk Empire, where Cox portrays IRA member Owen Sleater, the right-hand man to main character and criminal Nucky Thompson (Steve Buscemi). Sleater is armed with sharp intelligence and a ruthless willingness to assassinate enemies. He’s a man made rough around the edges by poverty. Yet in true Cox form, an unexpected sensitivity underscores his illicit romance with Nucky’s wife, Margaret (Kelly Macdonald). His demeanor softens at their first meeting, and as their affair progresses, it’s clear he adores her enough to move heaven and earth if she asks. He doesn’t conceal his disarming infatuation, and his yearning disarms everything the audience previously assumed about Sleater.

If only Owen’s optimism weren’t at the mercy of an HBO series. After a mission, he returns to Margaret and Nucky as a corpse in a box, but his goofy smiles and belief in love remain unique to Boardwalk Empire‘s world and help distinguish Cox’s strengths as a performer. Owen, Matt, and Lawrence are all victimized by their romantic and familial fidelity, and Cox’s sheer commitment guarantees audience engagement with his heartfelt efforts.

Charlie Cox’s Star Is Born in ‘Stardust’

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The same skills hold in a different — and surprisingly happy — way in the 2007 fantasy adventure film Stardust, a cult classic that doubles as Cox’s breakout role. A besotted young man who promises to retrieve a fallen star for his lady love, Cox’s Tristan instead falls in head-over-heels love with the star herself, Yvaine (Claire Danes), over a series of shared adventures. Cox and Danes’ instantaneous chemistry sparkles with classic enemies-to-lovers banter buoyed by Tristan’s bright, winsome romanticism. He’s the ideal floppy-haired hero for the genre: a swashbuckling swordfighter, a dedicated lover, and a dancer smooth enough to make Yvaine literally glow with happiness. Even in 2007, Cox’s innate presence and emotional substance distinguished him from the many young men of the early 2000s who starred in similar fantasy ventures.

Give Charlie Cox All the Roles, Please

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Time after time, Cox has proven he has more to offer the world than Daredevil. Having said as much, it’s safe to assume most fans would happily watch Cox play Hell’s Kitchen’s most conflicted Defender for as long as Marvel allows. One might even dare to call his Daredevil: Born Again return a gift — but roles like Treason are a different kind of recognition, and just as deserved. Cox combines fervor with honest fragility, and Treason leaves no doubts about whether he has the caliber required to lead any series or film, just like Cox’s performance leaves no crumbs. In an ideal world, Marvel keeps him booked and busy for a long time. Whenever he has a free moment, however, the wider industry needs to let this man keep cooking.

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2022 – 2022-00-00

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AMC’s horror anthology The Terror has quietly gained a stellar reputation since its premiere in 2018. The acclaimed first season adapted Dan Simmons‘ history-inspired fiction novel of the same name to frigid perfection, infusing a catastrophic 19th-century naval expedition with supernatural dread. Season 2’s original concept, subtitled Infamy, drew from Japanese folklore and centered on Japanese American individuals forcibly confined inside a World War II-era internment camp.

Season 3, Devil in Silver, returns to the series’ bookish origins by way of award-winning author Victor LaValle‘s (Apple TV’s The Changeling) 2012 bestseller. LaValle serves as a writer, co-creator, and executive producer alongside Christopher Cantwell (Halt and Catch Fire), Karyn Kusama (Yellowjackets), and Ridley Scott. As for other significant names, Dan Stevens — who’s become something of a genre regular since his Downton Abbey days — assumes Season 3’s leading man mantle. It’s suitable casting in several ways; for one, Devil in Silver unfolds in a similar setting as Stevens’ mind-melting FX series Legion. Location comparisons aside, the third installment’s synthesis of unsettling anxiety, character-first psychological horror, and piercing contemporary social critique makes Devil in Silver a gratifying watch for both returning Terror fans and devotees of shows like American Horror Story or From.

What Is ‘The Terror: Devil in Silver’ About?

Rarely seen without his well-worn Iron Maiden shirt, punk-rock Queens resident Pepper (Stevens) helps support his loving partner Marisol (Juani Feliz) and her daughter by teaching one-on-one drumming classes and driving a moving van. When Marisol’s belligerent ex-boyfriend harasses her yet again, Pepper’s self-restraint snaps. A one-sided fist fight ensues until three police officers (Michael Aronov, Marin Ireland, Philip Ettinger) intervene and arrest Pepper. Rather than filling out overtime paperwork at the police station, they select a more convenient option — committing their detainee to New Hyde Hospital’s Behavioral Unit.

Despite Pepper’s hot temper, he poses zero threat to himself or others. Nevertheless, the psychiatric ward’s supervisor, Dr. Anand (Aasif Mandvi), places Pepper in a 72-hour hold. If Pepper doesn’t obey the rules, they’ll extend his stay until he can successfully “play nice.” When Pepper’s first sedative dose plunges him into days of impenetrably deep sleep, Anand prolongs Pepper’s stay by two weeks. The fact that Pepper was too unconscious to take his mandatory daily medication wouldn’t matter to New Hyde’s executives, so Anand doesn’t even try advocating on Pepper’s behalf.

As Pepper rebels against his unjust circumstances, Dorry (Judith Light), a long-term patient, greets him with an ominous proclamation — a mysterious force has “summoned” Pepper to its domain. Eerie slithering sounds and disturbing visions seem to substantiate her theory. Pepper’s drive to escape becomes a battle to unearth the truth behind New Hyde’s sordid history and survive the alleged malevolent force lurking behind one locked, silver door.

Systemic Evil and the Demonic Collide in ‘The Terror: Devil in Silver’

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Rest assured, Devil in Silver humanely repudiates ableist stigmas rather than retreading One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest‘s inaccuracies. No matter the severity of a character’s mental health condition, they don’t exhibit violent behavior (countless statistics have disproven this damaging rhetoric). Although the season’s runtime requires Devil in Silver to reserve its most substantial nuances for its main quartet, the show avoids reducing the neurodivergent spectrum down to two-dimensional stereotypes. Every patient has a layered past and a poignant perspective on their profoundly lonely circumstances; they encourage one another’s individuality and build communal friendships on tenets like understanding, empathy, respect, selflessness, and speaking truth to power.

Likewise, New Hyde’s employees aren’t unethical or irredeemably imperfect. Gaslighting, negligence, and violation undoubtedly exist in the medical field, but it’s disingenuous to paint every professional with that brush. At best, the burned-out attendants provide as much compassionate support as their underfunded, understaffed resources allow. At worst, they’re too resigned to the bureaucratic red tape undermining their efforts to keep fighting for sufficiently healing care.

As long as they meet individualized needs, prescription medications and structured psychiatric facilities aren’t destructive. Dehumanizing systems that abuse their power, and the specific people profiting from said exploitation are more heartless, sinister villains than whatever demonic entity might stalk the facility’s white-gray walls. New Hyde remains a place where society discards those whom they disdain and consider inferior. Considerable healthcare reform aside, such insidious systemic violence spans every corner of America — from mental health to racism, domestic abuse, state-sanctioned incarceration, and police corruption. To paraphrase Pepper’s roommate, Coffee (Silo‘s Chinaza Uche), the “broken” system works precisely as its architects intended.

‘The Terror: Devil in Silver’s Mesmerizing Cast Anchors an Occasionally Bumpy Plot

Running at a trim six episodes (all provided for review), Devil in Silver qualifies as a slow burn similar to the creeping eeriness of Jaws before the film reveals its bloodthirsty predator in full. Emmy-nominated director Kusama directs the first two episodes, establishing a menacingly claustrophobic tone. Filmed in Staten Island’s Arthur Kill Correctional Facility, the same location used for Orange Is the New Black, the over-bright and flickering fluorescent lights, seeping black mold stains, powerless confinement, and visual motif of a floor bifurcated by a single red line resembling a pristine blood trail, feel oppressive, abrasive, and infested with heinous intent.

The stacked ensemble cast heightens these strengths until the performers materialize into Devil in Silver‘s predominant selling point. Stand-outs consist of Uche (sensational), Light (a tragic chameleon), Mandvi (subtly intriguing and a treat for Evil fans), and CCH Pounder, an icon who’s always a superb joy to watch. Stevens, meanwhile, tracks Pepper’s contrasting permutations with compelling force and ever-ratcheting fervor. All things considered, it’s a demanding arc; introduced as a casual, cool dude who believes himself a protective unsung hero, Pepper’s past mistakes and callous attitude toward his fellow patients testify otherwise. Confronted by inner demons he can no longer outrun, he must either embrace emotional growth or perish. Stevens unlocks Pepper like a Rubik’s Cube, including frenzied volatility, distraught paranoia, wearied resentment, defiant fury, and compassionate vulnerability.

Although Devil in Silver‘s parallel themes are complementary and arguably The Terror‘s most chillingly resonant scenario yet, the series doesn’t always place them on equal footing. The potent social condemnation packs a weightier blow than the mythological lore, which isn’t necessarily a flaw, but does cause an occasionally unbalanced feel with moments hovering near (if not reaching) formulaic. Never fear, however, for The Terror‘s third entry boasts effectively grisly supernatural moments, especially one devastating occurrence. Season 3 might not quite reach the spectacular first season’s overall heights, but it’s still a disquieting, philosophical dissection of human nature that simultaneously proves this anthology’s flexibility and its staying power.

The Terror: Devil in Silver premieres May 7 on AMC.

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2018 – 2025-00-00

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David Kajganich, Soo Hugh, Christopher Cantwell

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Tim Mielants, Edward Berger, Sergio Mimica-Gezzan, Fred Toye, Karyn Kusama, Michael Lehmann, Josef Kubota Wladyka, Lily Mariye, Toa Fraser, Meera Menon

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David Kajganich, Shannon Goss, Tony Tost, Steven Hanna, Andres Fischer-Centeno, Benjamin Endsley Klein, Danielle Roderick, Alessandra DiMona, Josh Parkinson

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Pros & Cons

• Dan Stevens leads a sensational cast.
• Director Karyn Kusama establishes a menacing and claustrophobic tone.
• The patients are three-dimensional human beings rather than stereotypes.
• The underlying social critique holds profound relevance.

• The supernatural mythology doesn’t hit quite as hard as the cultural criticism.

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Everyone who tells a time-travel story has to deal with the inevitable thought process, “Why not go back in time and change everything?” The most common thought is to go back and kill Hitler, thus preventing World War 2, but a 1980s sci-fi military classic took a different spin, and asked, “Could a single modern aircraft carrier prevent the attack on Pearl Harbor?”

The Final Countdown, a gorgeously shot time-travel film, is about that very thing, with the U.S.S. Nimitz, a real ship, standing between the Japanese fleet and Hawaii. Even though they can prevent the attack, should they? 

It’s The Final Countdown

The Final Countdown makes a mystery out of where the Nimitz ended up after passing through a strange vortex, though the use of a recon plane shown reveals, based on the state of Pearl Harbor and the ships present, that they’ve landed before December 7, 1941. How far is the question, but soon the crew is rescuing civilians from an attack by Japanese planes, one of whom happens to be a United States Senator who disappeared just before the attack. With it clear that they are in the past, the crew slowly starts to split between those who want to stop the Japanese and those who want to find a way home, worried about altering the timeline. 

It would have been simple for The Final Countdown to focus on a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier single-handedly defeating the Japanese Pacific Fleet, a scenario tabletop wargamers have been playing out for decades, but the film decides to instead lean into the philosophical drama of the situation. Kirk Douglas plays Captain Yellen as the stern commander who doesn’t want to change the future, while Commander Laskey (James Farantino) thinks it’s foolish not to try and save as many lives as possible, and both men are shown to be right and wrong as the film progresses. Ultimately, there is a choice. 

Time-Travel Adventure Ahead Of Its Time

Kirk Douglas isn’t the only Hollywood legend to appear in The Final Countdown; Martin Sheen plays Lasky, a civilian contractor who joins the Nimitz for the mission and serves as the audience surrogate into the world of the United States Navy. That’s important, since the film was made with the full cooperation and support of the U.S. Armed Forces onboard the actual Nimitz, complete with servicemen as extras and a real emergency landing making it into the film. Before Top Gun, this was the film the Navy wanted to use to drive recruitment, and they helped ensure that every fighter-jet sequence was gorgeous from start to finish, with cinematography that had to have influenced, even a little, the Tony Scott classic.

Ahead of its time, The Final Countdown was unappreciated at the box office, earning only $16 million, and though it was profitable thanks to a budget of $12.5 million and strong VHS sales for years, critics lambasted it. Deemed slow and boring by no less than Siskel and Ebert, the film eventually became a success thanks to its focus on naval war machines and its time-travel plot, which became relevant with the release of Back to the Future in 1985. Today, it’s a cult classic notable for the thoughtful approach to sci-fi, the pairing of Sheen and Douglas, and, of course, the planes.

The Final Countdown is streaming for free on Tubi.

Last month, Matt and Ross Duffer officially packed up their Upside Down Productions banner and headed off to new frontiers with Paramount after spending ten years building Stranger Thingsat Netflix. The brothers’ newest four-year overall deal kicked in with the end of their old pact in April, though they’ll still be involved with their original streaming home for a while. While they’ll focus on other feature films, television, and streaming projects under the now Skydance-owned banner, existing projects, like the recently renewed animated spin-off Stranger Things: Tales From ’85, will still be part of their itinerary. One such remaining series, an entirely new IP created and showrun by The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance helmers Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews, is set to debut this month.

The Boroughs is another sci-fi horror mystery series executive produced by the Duffer Brothers that, as they previously teased at SCAD TV Fest last year, shares plenty of DNA with Stranger Things and a bit with Ron Howard‘s Cocoon. Instead of Hawkins, Indiana, the story unfolds in the New Mexico desert where the titular Boroughs lie. An idyllic retirement community where senior citizens can enjoy their golden years with some level of freedom, it seems like heaven, with pristine homes, well-manicured lawns, and plenty of activities. Alfred Molina‘s Sam Cooper sees it as little more than a well-dressed prison, but it soon proves to be much more terrifying than he could imagine.

With just over two weeks until the premiere, Netflix shared a new trailer set to David Bowie‘s “Golden Years” that pulls back the curtain on more of the monsters that come out at night. Like the first footage, it shows Sam’s begrudging arrival in the community, where everyone else has otherwise seemingly found happiness in what the Boroughs have to offer. However, his annoyance turns to fear as he starts seeing “impossible things” and nobody, save for a band of neighborhood misfits, believes him. Spindly hands and inhuman clicks hint at something otherworldly lurking just within the shadows. Sam joins with the other outcasts of the Boroughs to find both the wonders and the dark secrets of their community, knowing full well that knowledge of what’s really happening could put them all in grave danger.

To bring The Boroughs‘ formidable residents to life, a formidable ensemble was recruited for the occasion. Joining the Emmy-nominated Molina are Geena Davis, Alfre Woodard, Denis O’Hare, Clarke Peters, Bill Pullman, Carlos Miranda, Jena Malone, Seth Numrich, and Alice Kremelberg. Additional cast members include Ed Begley Jr., Dee Wallace, Eric Edelstein, Rafael Casal, Mousa Hussein Kraish, Beth Bailey, Karan Soni, and Jane Kaczmarek. For Molina, this will be his first leading live-action television role since he starred in Prime Video’s short-lived mystery series Three Pines. It’s also a reunion for him and Netflix, after he lent his voice to the animated Greek mythology series Blood of Zeus as the titan Cronus.

The Boroughs open on Netflix on May 21. Check out the new trailer in the player above.

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May 21, 2026

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Netflix

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Some movies arrive with trailers. Others arrive with a full-blown reminder that, yes, cinema can still look absurdly massive when the right person gets handed ancient myth, IMAX cameras, and a budget big enough to make most studio accountants quietly leave the room. After months of first-look images, teaser footage, and online arguing over armor, accents, and whether anyone should be saying “daddy” in a Greek epic, Christopher Nolan’s next film has finally shown more of itself. And, annoyingly for anyone hoping the hype might calm down, the trailer looks enormous.

The official trailer for The Odyssey has arrived, giving audiences their clearest look yet at Nolan’s adaptation of Homer’s classical epic. The film stars Matt Damon

(Good Will Hunting, The Martian) as Odysseus, the legendary Greek king of Ithaca, as he fights to return home after the Trojan War. The footage teases the scale of that journey, from war and shipwrecks to mythological threats, the Cyclops, and the emotional pull of Odysseus trying to get back to Penelope and the son who has grown up in his absence. The film opens in theaters on July 17, 2026.

The trailer also gives fresh glimpses at the film’s immense cast, and it features Damon’s Odysseus battling his way through impossible odds, while Penelope faces growing pressure at home and Telemachus searches for his missing father. In other words, family drama, but with more ships, monsters, and men making terrible decisions in sandals.

The long and short of it? Nolan won his Oscar for Best Director and Best Picture and decided, screw it, I’m going to go full blown fantasy and historical epic and retell the ultimate story. This is a man who feels no fear. And of course, it’s all shot on IMAX.

Who Stars in ‘The Odyssey’?

Alongside Damon, the hilariously stacked cast includes Tom Holland (Spider-Man: No Way Home, Uncharted) as Telemachus, Anne Hathaway (Les Misérables, The Devil Wears Prada) as Penelope, Robert Pattinson (The Batman, Tenet) as Antinous, Charlize Theron (Mad Max: Fury Road, Monster) as Calypso, Lupita Nyong’o (12 Years a Slave, Black Panther), Zendaya (Dune, Challengers), Jon Bernthal(The Punisher, Ford v Ferrari) as Menelaus, Mia Goth (Pearl, Infinity Pool), Elliot Page (Juno, Inception), Himesh Patel (Yesterday, Station Eleven), and Benny Safdie (Oppenheimer, Good Time).

The Odyssey opens in theaters on July 17, 2026.