The Devil Wears Prada 2 (2026)

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The Devil Wears Prada 2 (2026): It's 20 years later, magazines are dead, but Miranda (Meryl Streep) won't admit it. Andy (Anne Hathaway) has to return to save the day. In other words, same formula, same characters, same jokes. But watchable for the talent on screen. C+

Disney+

Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025)

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Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025): A war movie painted in pastels. For visual sweep and grandeur, Dances with Wolves is better. For emotional punch, Apocalyse Now is much better. Avatar is 192 minutes too long. C-

Disney+

The Christophers (2026)

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The Christophers (2026): Ian McKellen as an aging artist whose kids hire a forger (Michaela Coel) to secretly finish some unfinished canvases so they can sell them after his death as authentic. Artist and forger size each other up like cats deciding whether to fight. Superb character study of both. B+

On airplane

Star City (TV 2026)

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Star City (TV 2026): Spin-off of "For All Mankind", this time from the Soviet perspective. The writing smoothly integrates sci-fi, Cold War, and alternative history. Some plot elements are too implausible to suspend disbelief. Russians are sure to hate it. So that's good, right? B+

AppleTV+

Michael (2026)

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Michael (2026): Hagiography of the early life of Michael Jackson, before the ick years. Jaafar Jackson recreates the moves. Domingo Colman dominates every scene he's in. But the overall feeling is of the family still exploiting Michael, not honoring him. C+

On plane

The Sheep Detectives (2026)

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The Sheep Detectives (2026): Comedy/mystery for families. Lots of recognizable faces and/or voices. Adults will like solving the mystery. Kids will like the delightful sheep. Teens just might find themselves laughing a few times. B+

Prime

The Beast in Me (TV 2026)

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The Beast in Me (TV 2026): Psychological thriller. Author with emotional scars gets a new neighbor, a billionaire who just might be a sociopathic murderer. Claire Danes is excellent trying to figure out what makes him tick. Matthew Rhys is excellent at keeping his secrets just out of reach. A-

Netflix

Voicemails for Isabelle (2026)

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Voicemails for Isabelle (2026): Meet-cute rom-com. Mixup in phones leads to a man getting a stranger's voicemails. He falls for her, stalks her, and wins her heart. Implausible but watchable. B-

Netflix

Spider-Noir (TV 2026)

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Spider-Noir (TV 2026): Mashup of superhero and gum-shoe detective genres. A Spider-Man origin story, the result of an evil WWII medical experiment. Nicholas Cage is more victim than hero. The look and feel is as dark as the story. B-

Prime

Money Heist (TV 2017)

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Money Heist (TV 2017): Spain. Parts 1&2. The "Professor" recruits a team to rob the Royal Mint of 1 Billion Euros. It's more a melodramatic telenovela than a proper heist movie, and the police miss every opportunity to foil the plot, but that just keeps this fun story going. B+

Netflix

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Greenland 2: Migration (2026)

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Greenland 2: Migration (2026): Five years after the planet-killing comet, more disasters force our heroes out of their bunker and on a journey to a rumored paradise in France. Of course there are gun battles all along the way. No coherent plot, just a series of close escapes. C-

HBO Max

Greenland (2020)

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Greenland (2020): Disaster movie. Planet-killing meteor is headed towards Earth. A family embarks on a journey to Greenland seeking shelter in a government bunker for nuclear war. Civilization falls apart quickly. Nothing new here, but it does old perfectly well. B-

HBO Max

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Years and Years (TV 2019)

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Years and Years (TV 2019): Set beginning in 2019, this drama follows an extended British family through the dystopian 2020s. It's part family drama, part political thriller, part sci-fi. Watching it in 2026 (midway through its fictional setting) shows how it got some things right, and how we can still fulfill its misses. B+

HBO

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Solos (TV 2021)

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Solos (TV 2021): Sci-fi anthology series. Not a drama as much as character studies of seven compelling people each in their own world. The premise of each episode is set up, but nothing much happens after that. B-

Prime

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The Boroughs (TV 2026)

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The Boroughs (TV 2026): Sci-fi. A group of residents in a senior-living community have to investigate what's behind a string of deaths. It's like Stranger Things except instead of kids, its senior citizens who are the heroes. The story doesn't quite make sense, but that's not the point in these stories. B+

Netflix

The Fifth Element (1997)

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The Fifth Element (1997): Over-the-top, campy sci-fi cult movie. There's not so much a plot as a series of pointlessly absurd scenes. It is timeless escapism that's going to be re-released in July, 2026. D+

Netflix

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Fackham Hall (2025)

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Fackham Hall (2025): English comedy about the Davenports, an aristocratic family trying to arrange a marriage to keep the manor house in the family after the death of Lord Davenport. Like a satire of Downton Abbey or Agatha Christie and a bit like Airplane, it's 90 minutes of non-stop gags, puns, slapstick, and bathroom humor. C-

HBO

Imperfect Women (TV 2026)

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Imperfect Women (TV 2026): Three women, best friends since college. Everything changes one night when one is murdered. Plot twists abound as hidden secrets are revealed. But the tonal shifts of the women strains credulity, going from victims to suspects episode to episode like a soap opera. B-

AppleTV+

Rooster (TV 2026)

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Rooster (TV 2026): Steve Carrell sitcom where he plays a professor at a small college where his daughter and his ex-wife also teach. Good ensemble cast. Nothing new in the formula. It's just a feel-good, throw-back sitcom trying to appeal to a wide audience. B+

HBO

Young Sherlock (TV 2026)

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Young Sherlock (TV 2026): Definitely not canon. Hoped for more sleuthing and more exploration of Sherlock's early relationship with Mycroft and Moriarty, but if you ignore that this is a Sherlock Holmes story, you might like it just as a family-based crime/mystery story. B-

Prime