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January 2026

January 2 – We Bury The Dead (Theaters)

January 6 – Will Trent (ABC, Next day Hulu)

January 8 – The Traitors (Peacock)

January 8 – His & Hers (Netflix)

January 9 – People We Meet On Vacation (Netflix)

January 9 – Sleepwalker (Theaters)

January 9 – Primate (Theaters)

January 16 – Night Patrol (Theaters)

January 16 – 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (Theaters)

January 21 – The Beauty (FX, Next day Hulu)

January 21 – Queer Eye (Netflix)

January 22 – Finding Her Edge (Netflix)

January 23 – Return to Silent Hill (Theaters)

January 28 – School Spirits (Paramount+)

January 28 – Shrinking (Apple TV+)

January 30 – Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die (Theaters)

January 30 – Iron Lung (Theaters)

January 30 – Send Help (Theaters)

February 2026

February 6 – The Strangers: Chapter 3 (Theaters)

February 6 – Dracula (Theaters)

February 6 – Pillion (Theaters)

February 6 – Whistle (Theaters)

February 8 – The ‘Burbs (Peacock)

February 13 – “Wuthering Heights” (Theaters)

February 13 – GOAT (Theaters)

February 13 – Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie (Theaters)

February 18 – 56 Days (Prime)

February 20 – This is Not a Test (Theaters)

February 25 – Scrubs (ABC, next day Hulu)

February 27 – Scream 7 (Theaters)

March 2026

March 5 – Ted (Peacock)

March 6 – The Bride (Theaters)

March 6 – Peaky Blinders: The Eternal Man (Theaters, Netflix on March 20)

March 11 – Scarpetta (Prime)

March 18 – Imperfect Women (Apple TV+)

March 20 – Project Hail Mary (Theaters)

March 27 – Ready or Not: Here I Come (Theaters)

March 27 – Fantasy Life (Theaters)

March 27 – They Will Kill You (Theaters)

April 2026

April 3 – The Drama (Theaters)

April 8 – The Boys (Prime)

April 10 – Malcolm in the Middle (Hulu)

April 15 – Margo’s Got Money Troubles (Apple TV+)

April 17 – The Mummy (Theaters)

April 17 – Normal (Theaters)

May 2026

May 1 – The Devil Wears Prada 2 (Theaters)

May 1 – Hokum (Theaters)

May 15 – Obsession (Theaters)

May 22 – I Love Boosters (Theaters)

June 2026

June 12 – Scary Movie 6 (Theaters)

June 19 – Toy Story 5 (Theaters)

July 2026

July 12 – Disclosure Day (Theaters)

July 17 – The Odyssey (Theaters)

August 2026

August 21 – Insidious: The Bleeding World (Theaters)

August 28 – The Dog Star (Theaters)

August 28 – Coyote vs. ACME (Theaters)

September 2026

September 11 – Sense and Sensibility (Theaters)

September 18 – Practical Magic 2 (Theaters)

September 18 – Play House (Theaters)

September 18 – Resident Evil (Theaters)

October 2026

October 1 – Terrifier 4 (Theaters)

October 2 – Digger (Theaters)

October 9 – Other Mommy (Theaters)

October 16 – Street Fighter (Theaters)

October 23 – Remain (Theaters)

November 2026

November 20 – The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping (Theaters)

December 2026

December 18 – Avengers: Doomsday (Theaters)

December 18 – Dune: Part Three (Theaters)

December 25 – Werewulf (Theaters)

Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re popping the work of Gabrielle Union into the ol’ VCR.

On October 29, 1972, Gabrielle Union was born. 

She spent the first eight years of her life in Omaha, Nebraska before her family moved to Pleasanton, California. 

Gabrielle Union would go on to attend UCLA, graduating with her bachelor’s in sociology. 

Her acting career started with appearances on shows like Friends and Moesha and iconic teen movies like 10 Things I Hate About You. 

However, her role in B Movies’ favorite, Bring It On, helped push Gabrielle Union’s career forward. 

From there, she landed leading roles in movies like Deliver Us From Eva, Bad Boyz II, and Neo Ned, where she would gain critical acclaim for the latter, including winning the Palm Beach International Film Festival’s award for Best Actress. 

Over the next few years, Gabrielle Union would go on to star in Daddy’s Little Girls, The Perfect Holiday, and Meet Dave, and appear in several music videos and shows like FlashForward, which earned her a nomination for the NAACP’s Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. 

She would then go on to star in the show Being Mary Jane, but I want to specifically call out her performance in Birth of a Nation (2016), where she played a r*pe survivor, a role she took because she’s a r*pe survivor. 

I sincerely can’t express how truly incredible that is. 

Additionally, Gabrielle Union was a guest judge on America’s Got Talent for one season but (allegedly) wasn’t asked to return because she was outspoken about racism. 

So yeah, she’s a badass. 

Gabrielle Union is not just an amazing actor; she’s an author, entrepreneur, and partial owner of Angel City FC. 

That’s not to mention all of her advocacy for r*pe survivors, abortion rights, breast cancer awareness, you name it; she was even named as one of Time 100’s most influential people in their 2020 list. 

There’s not much more that I can say about Gabrielle Union that hasn’t already been said. 

Gabrielle, if you ever read this, thank you. 🖤

Without further ado, here’s some of my favorite Gabrielle Union content:

• Ugly Betty 
• Bring It On
• Sister, Sister 
• Being Mary Jane 
• The Proud Family 
• Love & Basketball 
• Deliver Us From Eva 
• H-E Double Hockey Sticks
• Truth Be Told (2019-2023)
• 10 Things I Hate About You

Hello, movie mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies blog. Today, we’re popping the Valentine’s Day products I’m excited for into the ol’ VCR. 

You may or may not know this about me, but Valentine’s Day is one of my favorite holidays. 

In fact, it’s in my top three. 

That’s why I wanted to do a B Movies first and expand the Product I’m Looking Forward To series to Valentine’s Day this year. 

Now, this list is smaller than usual, but there are several delectable options for you to drool over. 

Additionally, these treats won’t be divided into categories because they’re all edible/are mostly dessert-esque. 

Finally, I can’t thank Markie Devo, SnachwithZach, CandyHunting, and others for making the research for this series easy and keeping me in the loop on all the cool new releases. 

Alrighty, that should do us for introductions and disclaimers. 

Without further ado, here are the Valentine’s Day products I’m looking forward to trying:

Pillsbury Heart Cutout Shape Sugar Cookie Dough 

 Skittles Valentine’s Fruit Flavored Dig ‘n Dips

Lindt LINDOR Cocoa & Creme Milk Chocolate Limited Edition Truffles

Chocolate Strawberry Loaded Cereal 

Nestle Toll House Valentine’s Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough with Heart Sprinkles

Pillsbury Hearts Shape Sugar Cookie Dough

Mother’s Limited Batch Puppy Love Frosted Cookies

Warheads Valentine’s Sour Popping Candy

Sour Patch Kids Love Me, Love Me Not Hearts 

Little Debbie Valentine Mini Muffins 

Little Debbie Valentine Mini Donuts 

Kit Kat Bears 

Smuckers’s Uncrustables Chocolate Flavored Hazelnut Spread Sandwiches

(Note: I’m OBSESSED with these) 

Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re popping some of my favorite dystopian content into the ol’ VCR.

For no reason whatsoever, I’ve been thinking a lot about dystopian content lately. 

I haven’t been able to pinpoint why I’ve been thinking about content that involves a lot of overreach and depicts what happens when the elite are left in charge… 

…where people are purposely kept uneducated to keep them from being resilient and easier to control. 

You know, just super casual thoughts that aren’t related to anything currently happening. 

In other words, I’ve been doing my research because my calendar seems to have gone back 40 years to 1984. 

And, I don’t know if this is necessarily the healthiest thing, but it’s helping me cope in a weird way?

Maybe it’s because some of these movies and shows have heroes who defeat the system, and I just need that hope right now…

….or maybe it’s more like exposure therapy. 

Either way, here we are. 

Alrighty, that should do us for introductions and disclaimers. 

Without further ado, here are some of my favorite pieces of dystopian content: 

• Gattaca
• Tank Girl 
• They Live 
• Children of Men 
• The Purge series
• 12 Monkeys (1995)
• A Clockwork Orange 
• Mad Max: Fury Road 
• The Hunger Games series
• Silo (the Apple TV+ series) 

Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re popping a letter for our second anniversary into the ol’ VCR. 

I could lie and tell y’all that I was super busy today and didn’t have time to get to our anniversary until this evening…

…but that would only be partially true. 

The truth is, I sat down to write this letter MULTIPLE times, but I just couldn’t figure out what to say. 

I’m so proud of our little blog and to be celebrating our second anniversary. 

Doing B Movies is a dream come true, and I can’t express how thankful I am for all the support you’ve given us these past two years.

But, it also feels weird to be celebrating at a time like this. 

Cue the Bo Burnham. 

In all seriousness, though, there are so many horrific things going on in the world right now, and I just didn’t know how to approach this anniversary piece.  

Partially because, like I said, it feels weird to celebrate, but partially because I, like most of you, am exhausted. 

I feel like every single time I open my phone there are more terrifying and cruel and terrifying cruel orders being handed down. 

And, yes, I more than understand that we can’t keep fighting if we’re tired, but I just feel so goddamn helpless. 

I do everything I can, but still. 

It’s just a lot. 

So, here’s what I’ll say to you on our second anniversary… 

I hope that we can continue making you laugh through all of the bullshit. 

I hope that you know that we’re a safe space. 

I hope that we can not only lift each other up, but also pick each other up when we’re so tired of fighting. 

That’s what I feel like I need to say: words of hope. 

We’re facing some of the most heinous things imaginable, but we’re going to face them together. 

Happy Anniversary, Movie Mavens.

Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re popping the work of Allison Janney into the ol’ VCR.

On November 19, 1959, Allison Janney was born. 

She grew up in Cincinnati and Dayton, Ohio, and went to both The Miami Valley and Hotchkiss Schools. 

From there, Allison Janney enrolled in Kenyon College, where she met Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman, who encouraged her to continue acting. Yes, I’m serious. 

She then trained at both The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre and the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art before booking her first TV role in 1991. 

Allison Janney then began appearing in soap operas and shows, like Law & Order, and lending her voice to A Prairie Home Companion as a regular cast member. 

In 1996, she made her Broadway debut in Present Laughter, where she won a plethora of awards for her performance, all while simultaneously appearing in iconic films like 10 Things I Hate About You, Drop Dead Gorgeous, and American Beauty. 

Allison Janney also starred in A View to Remember, earning a Tony nomination for her performance, on top of winning two other awards. 

She booked her first starring television in 1999 on The West Wing, where she played C.J. Cregg, who, in my opinion, is one of the best characters in TV history. 

Following the end of The West Wing, Allison Janney appeared in movies like Juno and Hairspray (2007), and even won a couple of awards for the latter. 

She also starred in the musical adaptation of 9 to 5, where she snagged another Tony nomination and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical. 

Allison Janney has been nominated for countless awards over the years and went on to win the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in 2017 for her role in I, Tonya (another personal favorite of mine). 

I would also be remiss if I didn’t mention how badass all of Allison Janney’s philanthropy is. 

She regularly supports Planned Parenthood, is an advocate for the LGBTQIA+ community, and has been outspoken about voter registration and addiction throughout her career. 

There’s not much more that I can say about Allison Janney that hasn’t already been said. 

Allison, if you ever read this, thank you. 🖤

Without further ado, here’s some of my favorite Allison Janney content: 

• Juno 
• I, Tonya 
• The DUFF
• How to Deal 
• Palm Royale 
• The West Wing 
• Hairspray (2007) 
• Drop Dead Gorgeous 
• 10 Things I Hate About You

Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re popping 

Steven Soderbergh’s Presence into the ol’ VCR.

Now, I don’t want to spoil Presence for you because a) it just came out and b) there’s one reveal that I think is worth the surprise. 

But, I want to talk about it because I’m…torn. 

Let’s start with everything I liked. 

I really liked how Soderbergh played with the haunted house genre and put us in the POV of the entity itself. 

In my humble opinion, it almost felt like playing a video game while watching a play unfold simultaneously. 

Doing something this bold was dicey, but it worked for me. 

I also love the first big reveal. 

I thought it went to a place I didn’t expect, and I was shocked (in a good way). 

I also want to give Lucy Liu’s performance a big shoutout; it was vulnerable and raw. 

Now, let’s switch gears and talk about what didn’t work for me.

Y’all know I’m a stickler for dialogue, and there were times when I thought it was either too pretentious or too stiff with Chris (Chris Sullivan) having some of the stiffest dialogue and Ryan (West Mulholland) having some of the most pretentious. 

However, the big thing that has me torn is the second big reveal, which is the big reveal of the entity’s identity. 

I’m going to talk in what will probably be annoying generics to avoid spoilers, so apologies in advance. 

We’ve…seen this plot point before in other media. 

In fact, I thought of at least three examples on the way home. 

Additionally, Lisa’s (Natalie Woolams-Torres) warning to Chris doesn’t quite align with what happens (in my opinion), so it feels a little disjointed. 

And, I think this goes back to what we talked about in our Wolf Man review from last week. 

I don’t necessarily think it’s right, but when you’re a heavy-hitting director, little things like this are going to matter more than if you’re a new director. 

TL;DR: People are going to be less forgiving, myself included. 

I’m not sure if that’s why I’m still torn, but I can’t quite figure out my feelings about Presence. 

Unlike Wolf Man, I would recommend seeing this one in theaters if you can, especially if you’re a fan of movies like A Ghost Story or shows like The Haunting of Hill House. 

I really like most of it, but just keep in mind that one of the big reveals is…a little predictable. 

Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re popping the work of David Lynch into the ol’ VCR.

On January 20, 1946, David Lynch was born. 

His family moved frequently; throughout his childhood, he lived in Montana, Idaho, North Carolina, and Virginia. 

David Lynch attended high school in Virginia and briefly studied at the Corcoran School of the Arts & Design. 

He then transferred to the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, but he dropped out soon after and spent a few years traveling around Europe. 

When David Lynch returned to the States, he landed in Philadelphia and attended the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. 

During his tenure, David Lynch made his first short film, Six Men Getting Six (Six Times), which won first prize and allowed him to get enough prize money to buy a Bolex camera. 

That enabled him to make both The Alphabet and The Grandmother before dropping out due to his then-girlfriend (soon-to-be wife) being pregnant with their daughter. 

He then moved to Los Angeles with his then-wife and daughter, where he began studying at the AFI Conservatory. 

David Lynch almost quit the AFI Conservatory after experiencing some creative differences on a short film; however, the dean at the time convinced him to stay…

…and that’s when he started working on Eraserhead. 

Like so many films that have become iconic, Eraserhead’s initial release was lackluster but found its cult following with midnight screenings. 

One such audience member happened to be one of Mel Brooks’s producers, which is how David Lynch landed his next big film, The Elephant Man. 

From there, his career began to take off, with George Lucas even offering David Lynch the director’s chair for Return of the Jedi.  

Over the years, David Lynch brought us surreal fever dream after surreal fever dream with the likes of Blue Velvet, Twin Peaks, and Mulholland Drive. 

He would also go on to influence my 25th birthday, which was Twin Peaks-themed. 

David Lynch was one of my favorite directors of all time, but before we get into my dedication to him, I do want to touch on one thing. 

Y’all know that I’m a firm believer in not putting people on pedestals, so there’s something I have to discuss. 

David Lynch did sign a petition in favor of Roman Polanski when he was detained on his way to a film festival because of an outstanding warrant for r*ping, drugging, and doing other horrible things to a 13-year-old girl. 

The petition called for Polanski’s release, and I can’t condone that for a second. 

Again, as much as I love David Lynch’s work, I would be remiss if I didn’t mention this. 

On January 15, 2025, David Lynch passed away. 

And, like many of you, I was gutted. 

He was a visionary who was so influential in film, and he gave us one of my favorite shows of all time. 

There will never be another David Lynch. 

Thank you for everything. 🖤

Without further ado, here’s some of my favorite David Lynch content: 

• Blue Velvet 
• Twin Peaks 
• Dune (1984) 
• Mulholland Drive 
• Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me 

Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re popping movies about grief into the ol’ VCR.

There are a lot of reasons to grieve right now. 

Truly. 

And, like many of you, I’ve had to take some breaks from doomscrolling, but I still want and need to process my feelings.  

Additionally, as I’ve shared with all of you, this past holiday season was the hardest one yet since KP passed. 

I know we’ve talked about the content that makes me cry, but today I want to focus on another genre: movies about grief. 

Whether you’ve lost a loved one or just need an outlet given everything going on in the world, I feel like one or more of these movies will resonate with you. 

This is also a reminder that it’s okay to sit in your grief. 

It’s okay to cry because, darlin’, there’s a lot to weep for. 

But, we’re gonna get through it together. 

I’m also going to link some resources below this list. 

Without further ado, here are 10 of my favorite movies about grief: 

• Ghost
• Talk to Me
• The Farewell 
• Elizabethtown
• P.S. I Love You
• The Lovely Bones    
• Lisa Frankenstein
• What Dreams May Come
• The Haunted Mansion (2023)
• Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 

Resources 

Trans Lifeline

877-565-8860 

LGBT National Hotline

888-843-4564

National Suicide Crisis Lifeline

988 (text PRIDE for LGBTQIA+ services) 

Crisis Text Line 

Text HOME to 741-741

BlackLine (for queer BIPOC community) 

1-800-604-5841

DeQH Helpline (for queer South Asians) 

908-367-3374

TrevorLifeline 

1-866-488-7368 

Or Text START to 678-678

Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re popping some compilation CD commercials into the ol’ VCR. 

Okay, so I was thinking about Buzz Ballads the other day, and it made me think about all of the other glorious compilation CDs that existed in the 90s and 00s, which brings us to today’s edition of I Have Something to Ad. 

Let me break things down for you youngins and/or those who might not have had cable growing up. 

Compilation CDs were HUGE in the 90s through the mid-2000s, with Time Life being one of the biggest players in the game. 

Columbia House also had its involvement, but I feel like they were more so into the mass selling of CDs for cheap rather than the compilation scene. I digress. 

Alrighty, that should do us for introductions and disclaimers. 

Without further ado, here are 10 compilation CD commercials that live in my head rent-free:

Buzz Ballads Commercial 

Video source: musicspace

Now That’s What I Call Music! 14 Commercial 

Video source: Professor Niedermeier’s Wunderkammer

The Buzz Commercial

Video source: Lisbeth

Pure Moods Commercial

Video source: hereinmylifetime

The Ultimate Love Songs Collection Commercial 

Video source: randomvidz914 the series

Ultimate Dance Party 1997 Commercial

Video source: Classic TV Commercials

Monster Ballads Commercial 

Video source: xrockhardx

Sounds of the 70s Commercial 

Video source: John L

Jock Jams Commercial 

Video source: BB’s Dolls & TV Archive

That’s My Jam! Commercial

Video source: Classic TV Commercials

Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re popping some quintessential film school movies into the ol’ VCR.

You may or may not know this, but I was actually only two classes shy of a film minor. 

I talked about the professor who was essentially responsible for my writing about pop culture when we covered Asteroid City, but I want to briefly touch on the professor who was responsible for me abandoning my film minor. 

He was a jerk. Plain and simple. 

My advisor had noticed that I was only two credits short of a film minor, so I signed up for one of the two classes I needed…and promptly dropped it after the second week. 

You see, I’d heard that the professor who taught these two classes was kind of a prick, but I really wanted my film minor, so I decided to take a chance. 

Unfortunately, it turned out those who warned me weren’t kidding. 

During the second week of class, said professor asked for an example of a traditional movie arc. 

I raised my hand and used rom-coms as an example. 

I explained the whole idea of how two people meet, fall for each other, experience conflict, and then experience resolution. 

Bing. Bang. Boom. 

Professor Prick smirked and said, “While you’re not wrong, does anyone have another example that isn’t as contrived as Ms. Perkins’s analysis seems to be?”

I was crushed. 

I was used to the encouragement of the professors I had taken film classes with before who were supportive, even if your answer wasn’t quite what they were looking for. 

I wasn’t used to being belittled in front of a class of people when my answer was correct. 

Between this encounter and the fact that he wanted us to buy really expensive equipment, I decided to drop his class…and relinquish my film minor because he was the only person who taught the last two classes I needed. 

I don’t necessarily regret dropping his classes because it was clear that he wasn’t going to change, but I do regret not fighting a little more, be it for other classes to count towards my minor, or even bringing this exchange to one of my other professors because I was close to both of the ones I had taken film classes with previously. 

I’m telling you this story for a couple of reasons: 

1. Remember to always fight for yourself. Even if the administration had said no to my request for transferable credits, I would’ve known I had done everything I could’ve. 

2. I know I’m about to list off some film school movies having never gone to film school or even minored in film. But, I promise you that I know movies, and I’ve studied film ad nauseam. And, honestly, I think I’m reassuring myself more than y’all on this one. 

Alrighty, that should do us for introductions and disclaimers. 

Without further ado, here are several of the movies I consider to be quintessential film school movies:

• Fargo 
• Rear Window 
• The Shining  
• Citizen Kane 
• The Graduate 
• The Seventh Seal 
• Breathless (1960)
• Requiem for a Dream 
• The Royal Tenenbaums 
• The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari