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Netflix's Something Very Bad is Going To Happen is the show you need to watch this weekend

Aimee Hart — Fri, 01 May 2026 13:00:18 GMT

Saying "I do" and committing to someone used to largely be seen as a joyful endgame for fictional characters — there's a reason every Shakespeare comedy ends with a wedding. However, over the years, the idea of being with a person forever has slowly become a source of terror. What arguably started with the Red Wedding in Game of Thrones has now become a genre trope in its own right. And Netflix's recent horror series from Stranger Things creators the Duffer Brothers absolutely nails that terrifying feeling, making its eight-episode debut the perfect way to spend a weekend at home.

Chainsaw Man Reze Arc is finally streaming on Crunchroll

Ryan Epps — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:00:18 GMT

From the wistful bliss of My Dress-Up Darling to the tactical mind games of Kaguya-sama: Love Is War, romance in anime can take on many forms. Beautiful as they are heartbreaking, these stories often give love a fighting chance and offer some sense of catharsis. Chainsaw Man — The Movie: Reze Arc strips that away entirely.

How to Train Your Dragon is leaving Netflix, and it remains ahead of its time

Corey Plante — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:00:17 GMT

When How to Train Your Dragon hit theaters in 2010, it didn’t just tell a charming story about Vikings versus dragons. It quietly redefined what mainstream animated fantasy looked like. It’s less fairy tale and more folklore, less ironic and more sincere. Dreamworks Animation stopped chasing Pixar and embraced emotional stakes rather than relying on fart jokes with a big green ogre. With both How to Train Your Dragon and its sequel slated to leave Netflix at the end of the month, now’s the perfect time to revisit a movie that was, in so many ways, very ahead of its time — and one kickstarted a stream of Celtic- and Nordic-inspired movies like Brave and even Frozen.

One of the best fight scenes in anime history confirms Kagurabachi will be amazing

Ryan Epps — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:59:11 GMT

Kagurabachi fans, rejoice. An official anime for one of the most celebrated modern Shonen Jump works is set to debut next year, and so far it has wrangled a stacked creative team. Helming the highly anticipated project is legendary animator Tetsuya Takeuchi, whose credits span years across some of the medium’s biggest productions, including Devilman: Crybaby, Lycoris Recoil, Heavenly Delusion, Star Blazers 2199, Bleach, and Naruto, among many others.

Sydney Sweeney plays a glam vampire mob boss in Netflix's Night Teeth

Aimee Hart — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 11:00:18 GMT

With some exceptions, the modern vampire film has become less of an exploration of what makes these bloodsuckers remotely interesting from a modern-day perspective and more of a chance to highlight how many hot, recognizable people you can include in the cast.Night Teeth, a 2021 Netflix original from director Adam Randall (I See You and iBoy), isn’t a huge exception to the trend, but what it lacks in originality, it makes up for with enough flair and style to drag you along for a ride that’s far more enjoyable than it has any right to be. I mean, how else can you bring Sydney Sweeney (Euphoria) and Megan Fox (Jennifer’s Body) into a film for five minutes and get away with it?

Dressed to Kill: The provocative thriller hidden on Prime Video

Alex Leadbeater — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 18:01:29 GMT

Hidden amongst the film noirs and pulpy slashers on Prime Video, there's an erotic thriller starring Michael Caine that's a homage-borderline-remake of an all-time great horror classic waiting to be rediscovered. Although overshadowed by the bigger movies from the director (who Quentin Tarantino once described as "one of the finest directors of his generation"), it has a twist so provocative it's a wonder that it hasn't become as well known as Fight Club or Shutter Island.

The best Batman comics and episodes to watch before Clayface

Sara Century — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 18:00:18 GMT

It's official: the DCU's first crack at full-blown body horror is heading to theaters. A teaser for Mike Flanagan's Clayface has dropped, with a release date of Oct. 23, 2026 attached. Debuting in James Gunn's DCU ahead of the arrival of his nemesis Batman, this is easily Clayface's breakout role. This is one villain who's ready for his close-up, Mister DeMille.

Before The Hudsucker Proxy, Sam Raimi and the Coen Brothers teamed up for an even less-loved genre pastiche

Jesse Hassenger — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 12:00:18 GMT

No, that doesn’t refer to the original Evil Dead, which Joel Coen worked on as an assistant editor. Small as it was in its initial release, that future classic opened on 15 screens. Crimewave, which Raimi directed from another Coens-and-Raimi screenplay, opened on two, out of contractual obligation to the studio’s HBO deal. According to an interview with producer and demoted star Bruce Campbell on the movie’s Shout! Factory Blu-ray, the film’s U.S. release was confined to a screen apiece in Kansas and Alaska. (That release was 40 years ago, on April 25, 1986; IMDb and others list the movie as a 1985 release because it played around Europe first.) For years, despite presumably hitting HBO at some point, Crimewave was similarly hard to find on home video. Currently it tends to bounce around free streaming services, though the Blu-ray is out of print.

Train to Busan and its sequel Peninsula are about to leave Netflix

Sara Century — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 10:00:18 GMT

One of the world's most underrated zombie apocalypses is officially leaving Netflix. Train to Busan and its sequel, Peninsula, will both be departing the streaming site on May 2, 2026. This South Korean gem is well-loved by zombie fans the world over for its remarkably fast pace and shocking violence. More importantly, each film offers a sympathetic view of flawed protagonists struggling against insurmountable odds.

Immaculate announced Sydney Sweeney as a promising scream queen

Debopriyaa Dutta — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:00:19 GMT

The age-old science vs. faith debate is often the focal point of classic genre films. In Robert Zemeckis’ Contact(1997), Dr. Ellie Arroway (Jodie Foster) embarks on a one-woman mission after scientists receive conclusive proof of extraterrestrial life. But once first contact is established, Arroway experiences something so unbelievable it cannot be proven in front of a scientific council. Religious fanatics interpret her encounter as proof of divine existence, while the scientific community views it with harsh skepticism. While Arroway isn’t able to resolve this ideological conflict, she puts her faith in this unscientific encounter after it fundamentally alters her perspective on life.