Executive produced by Steven Spielberg and featuring Morgan Freeman as the narrator, The Dinosaurs is a new documentary that dives into the evolutionary journey of dinosaurs.
We can expect a close look at their origins, ecological significance, diversification, and eventual extinction.
How smart to have Freeman as the narrator, and to mention Spielberg’s involvement just before the Shark’s demise.
I’m ready for my prehistoric science/history lesson. Are you?
After her Island is invaded by vicious buccaneers, a Caribbean woman’s secret past is revealed as she fights to protect her family.
Set in the 19th century Caribbean, the Frank E. Flowers-directed The Bluff stars Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Temuera Morrison and Karl Urban.
You wouldn’t be wrong to be surprised that I’m interested in watching this, especially given that I recently labelled The Death of Robin Hood(2026) as likely far too gruesome for me. And yes, this also has similar qualities. But it turns out my deep love of vengeance stories trumps any aversion I have to gratuitous movie violence. Case in point: you should have seen me at the end of season four, episode two of Game of Thrones (2011–2019). Schadenfreude times infinity, scientists might say.
Will this be the most satisfying revenge story I’ve ever seen? Unlikely. But I’m still hoping there’s some fun to be had along the way. Maybe a couple of great scenes.
How does this trailer have you feeling? Reminiscing about King Joffrey, and his not timely enough demise, perhaps?
Ismael Cruz Cordova, Safia Oakley-Green, Zack Morris, Gary Beadle, David Field, Greg Hatton, Sachin Joab, Pacharo Mzembe, Jordan Mooney and Ronnie James Hughes.
Christopher Nolan’s latest epic-looking movie, The Odyssey, has a brand new trailer. And it’s based on Odysseus, the Greek King of Ithaca. Specifically, his journey to reunite with his wife Penelope after the Trojan War.
This fantasy/action/adventure/history film has a key cast that includes Jon Bernthal, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Matt Damon and Benny Safdie.
I’m looking forward to this because it’s Nolan, Damon, Hathaway, Holland, and Bernthal. I also want to see what looks like a father/son love story. Plus, I’m curious about the part-fantasy categorisation. That said, I’m also apprehensive because Nolan’s last film, Oppenheimer (2023), ran for three very long hours, which felt beyond unacceptable to me.
The runtime for this one hasn’t been confirmed yet, and while I’d like to be optimistic that it won’t exceed two and a half hours, I just know that I’d be incredibly foolish to bet on it.
Is The Odyssey unskippable for you, too?
Charlize Theron, Robert Pattinson, John Leguizamo, Mia Goth, Logan Marshall-Green, Zendaya, Elliot Page, Samantha Morton, Ryan Hurst, Himesh Patel and Elyes Gabel also star.
Based on a true story, California Schemin’ is a biography/drama, and the directorial debut of Scottish actor James McAvoy.
Starring McAvoy, Romany Shaw, and Amber Anderson, the story follows two young men from Scotland who conned the music industry by pretending to be an established Californian rap duo.
Because of the inevitability of such a plan falling apart, and the huge challenge of coming back from the deception, I wonder if the idea was to make as much money as possible, before ‘gladly’ leaving it all behind. I’m thinking the answer is no. In which case, the expectation was likely that they’d get away with it, at least for a while.
Whatever the answer, I look forward to learning about the circumstances that led the young men to their decision. And of course, I’m excited for McAvoy’s directorial debut. He is one of my favourite actors after all.
Is this one going on your watch list for 2026?
James Corden, Jennifer Winn, Samuel Bottomley, Seamus McLean Ross, Tayla Kovacevic-Ebong, Sonny Poon Tip, Lucy Halliday, Rebekah Murrell, John Scougall, David Goren, Chloe Anais Hunt, Tony Bittner-Collins and Chris Dixon also star.
From executive producers Jon Favreau and Mike Gunton, Prehistoric Planet – Ice Age is a new animated natural history five-part docuseries that follows the award-winning Prehistoric Planet (2022).
Narrated by Tom Hiddleston and featuring original music by Hans Zimmer, among others, we are invited to a time millions of years after the extinction of the dinosaurs.
‘Creatures that defy imagination‘ sounds exactly right.
I’m sure I could never have imagined a ‘snow sloth.’ Now I’m wondering how long polar bears have been around, because my imagination, however flawed, is telling me they may be the reason snow sloths are no more.
Are you also down to relax while watching the meditatively slow movement of some snow sloths?
