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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 video game adaptations into the ol’ VCR.

I’ve mentioned before that I’m not a Gamer Girlie, but I do like watching let’s plays/playthroughs on YouTube. 

However, as with books, if you make a video game into a movie or show, I’ll more than likely watch it. 

Also, the video game adaptations from the past couple of years are next level compared to the ones I grew up with. 

I obviously have a soft spot for things like House of the Dead because I grew up playing the arcade game at my hometown’s skating rink. 

Additionally, I will watch every single Resident Evil movie you throw at me without shame. The early ones are obviously better, but KP and I have seen every movie in the series. 

Over the years, video game adaptations, particularly series, have really stepped up their game. I’m honestly obsessed with Fallout to the point that I’ve added an ungodly amount of merch to my Amazon cart. 

You should also totally watch last week’s B Movies Channel video to hear more about my review of Fallout. 

I digress. 

I do want to quickly give an honorable mention to Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. It’s not based on a video game, but it’s so video game-oriented that I think I legally need to mention it. It’s also just one of the best movies ever. 

Plus, I forgot to mention it in the book adaptation piece, and I feel like I’ve let the team down. 

Alrighty, I think that should cover us. 

Without further ado, put down the joystick, grab a Mountain Dew, and check out these video game adaptations: 

• Fallout 
• Silent Hill 
• Twisted Metal 
• Tomb Raider 
• Castlevania 
• Resident Evil – include zombies piece 
• The Last of Us 
• House of the Dead 
• The Cuphead Show 
• Super Mario Bros. (1993) 
• The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)

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

Ah yes. The pollen count is high. Stores are putting out July 4th decorations. I’m complaining about the humidity. 

So, it must be that magical time of the year — prom season. 

I will admit that I did go to prom my junior and senior year. My junior prom was a bit rocky, but my senior prom honestly ruled. I went with one of my best friends at the time, we ate at Logan’s Roadhouse, and my corsage was made on a checkered slap bracelet. 

I even went to Morp a couple of times and honestly loved it. 

If I had a nickel for every time this picture has made an appearance on the B Movies Blog, I’d have two nickels. It’s not a lot, but it’s weird that it’s happened twice 

However, I was fortunate to have the experiences I did. I know that some people have traumatic experiences. 

Looking back, the worst thing that happened to me was having a t-shirt accidentally thrown in my face senior year and a little bit of date difficulties my junior year. 

I digress. 

With prom season on the horizon, I wanted to assemble some of my favorite prom movies. 

I can’t ever go to my high school reunion because I will absolutely pop off like Romy does 

Now, as with almost every list we make here at B Movies, there are a couple of disclaimers. 

First and foremost, yes, I am well aware that not all of these movies solely focus on prom. But, movies like Jawbreaker and Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion have iconic prom scenes. There’s no world in which I was going to leave them out. 

Secondly, yes, I know I was probably a little picky. Movies like Never Been Kissed have a prom/dance, but I felt weird including it because of the connotation of dancing with her teacher. It just didn’t feel like this was the time or place. 

Finally, I do want to give an honorable mention to Lady Bird. I was torn on whether or not to include it on the official list, but I decided to just call it out here. 

Alrighty, that should do it! Without further ado, cue the getting ready montage. It’s time to go to prom: 

• Prom
• Carrie (1976) 
• Prom Dates  
• Prom Night (1980) 
• Prom Pact
• Jawbreaker 
• Pretty in Pink 
• Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II 
• High School Musical 3: Senior Year
• Romy and Michele’s High School Reunion

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

CW/TW: missing people, SA, grooming, kidnapping, gore, and all like topics 

It’s no secret that true crime has been popular for a while now. 

However, there’s a subgenre of fictionalized true crime I want to focus on today: disappearance content. 

What do I mean by “disappearance content”? 

Well, friends, let me explain… 

I’ve been noticing a trend in shows that focus on a fictionalized disappearance. 

Some of them feel like they could be ripped from a news headline, while others use a disappearance as the jumping off point for a supernatural or slasher storyline. 

Now, I want to give a disclaimer here. 

I know that people go missing every single day, and I’m not here to make fun of or be insensitive to real missing persons cases. 

I can’t imagine losing someone and never getting closure. Saying it must be one of the hardest things a person can go through feels like an understatement. 

Secondly, I did include some CW/TWs up top. These especially apply to the first season of Cruel Summer. 

Alrighty, I think that should do it for disclaimers and introductions. 

Without further ado, here are five disappearance-based shows to check out: 

• Wreck (Hulu) 
• Dead Hot (Tubi) 
• Search Party (Max)
• Cruel Summer (Hulu) 
• Channel Zero: Candle Cove (Shudder and AMC+)

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

Friends, as summer draws ever nearer (again, it’s somehow already MAY), the smell of sunblock and the sounds of weird, cheerful songs can be heard all the way from the mess hall. 

That’s right. We’re covering camp content today. 

I went to camp many a’ time in my day. 

Camp Fire camp, Baptist Church camp, Methodist Church camp, you name it. 

(And I’ll admit that Methodist Church camp was where it’s at – I obviously don’t support those who are on the wrong side of the split, though) 

My camp experiences were good, for the most part…except for when they laid hands on me at the Baptist Church camp. I still think about it to this very day. I also know how fortunate I am that this was the worst thing to happen to me at a Christian summer camp. 

Moving on. 

The feeling of going to camp as a kid is unexplainable as an adult. For a full week, you got to swim, make lanyards, and participate in some of the silliest stuff imaginable. 

It ruled. 

I also had one of my first crushes on a girl at summer camp, and I still think about how I didn’t understand what was happening to this very day. 

Ah yes, summer camp. 

If you want to reminisce like me, or if you never had the chance to go to camp as a kid (I was partially, if not fully, scholarshipped a couple of times, so I understand), I wanted to give you the chance to see what camp was like. 

Let me say a couple of things up top: 

1. I was never stalked by the broken mother of a drowned camper. 
2. I never discovered I was an identical twin during an intense fencing match. 
3. I never had to help an associate professor divert a giant asteroid to avoid the camp being squashed, nor did our cook gain confidence from a talking can of vegetables. 

Lastly, as always, some of these movies have scenes and/or dialogue that didn’t age well. I more than recognize that. 

Alrighty, that should be enough disclaimers and introductions. 

Without further ado, grab your shower flip flops, and I’ll meet you on The Blob to watch these shows and movies: 

• It Takes Two 
• Heavyweights 
• Theater Camp
• Scaredy Camp 
• Friday the 13th
• Camp Nowhere  
• The Parent Trap (1998)
• Sleepaway Camp
• Salute Your Shorts
• Ernest Goes to Camp
• Wet Hot American Summer 
• Fear Street: Part Two – 1978 
• As Told By Ginger: Season of Caprice

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

Ready? Okay! 

Sorry, I had to. 

I recently went to the Drafthouse (shocker), and the trailer for Satan’s Cheerleaders was included in a pre-show. 

Video source: Grindhouse Theater

That’s when it hit me. 

We did a piece about movies we’d love to see get the Bring It On: Cheer or Die treatment, but we’ve never done a piece about cheerleader movies. 

Now, what do I mean by cheerleader movies?

These are movies where cheerleading is the focal point and/or plays a pivotal role in the storyline. 

Sure, Bottoms and Can’t Buy Me Love both have cheerleaders, but they aren’t a focal point. 

To play devil’s advocate, you could also argue that Death of a Cheerleader and Satan’s Cheerleaders don’t count. 

Video source: Multicom Entertainment 

My counterargument is that they both have the word “cheerleader” in the title…so…yeah. 

Moving on. 

For one final disclaimer, some of these movies are from the early to mid-aughts. There are going to be things that don’t hold up.

I think that should do it. 

Without further ado, grab your pom poms and enjoy these cheerleader movies: 

• Fired Up! 
• Bring It On
• Sugar & Spice 
• Man of the House 
• All Cheerleaders Die 
• Satan’s Cheerleaders 
• But I’m a Cheerleader

Death of a Cheerleader aka A Friend to Die For (1994)

Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re popping The Boys and Gen V into the ol’ VCR.

Like a lot of you, I love both The Boys and its spinoff, Gen V. 

For those who don’t know, The Boys is based on Garth Ennis’s comic series that ran for six years and was distributed by Vertigo. 

Garth Ennis is also behind the Preacher series Vertigo released. 

Now, I want to go ahead and address something up top. 

I didn’t *hate* the Preacher series. I think the cast was absolutely wonderful. BUT, I don’t think it’s as good as The Boys. 

IMO, I think if Preacher had Amazon money, it could’ve been a lot better. 

I digress. 

The Boys asks the question, “What if the superheroes we all looked up to growing up were perverse and damaged individuals?” 

And then takes this question and RUNS with it. 

Every fundie couple after they’ve been caught doing something horrible and are doing an apology tour 

I think I personally love The Boys so much because I’ve always rooted for the underdog. I know, first hand, that the “heroes” aren’t always the good guys. 

Additionally, the writing is spot on, and there have been scenes where I’ve laughed so hard, I’ve cried. 

The Boys also comments on and satirizes ongoing political events. I’ll let you take a guess as to who and what they could possibly be making fun of. 

We were then blessed with Gen V. 

I had a tiny reservation with a spinoff, but Gen V more than holds its own. Also, what a hell of a way to pass the seasons back and forth. 

I do want to take a moment to say RIP to Chance Perdamo. He was a wonderful actor, and he was so young. I’m so sorry to all of his friends and family. 

RIP 🖤

With the new season of The Boys quickly approaching (because it’s somehow already May?), now’s the time to catch up or start watching if you haven’t. 

The one caveat is, I sincerely can’t give you enough CW/TWs. There’s just, for lack of a better phrase, a lot of fucked up shit in here. Some of it is for comedic value, but the first episode contains SA. There are mentions and depictions of su*c*d*, drug ab*s*, and other hard topics. 

I DEFINITELY recommend Googling for more specific episode content warnings. This goes for both The Boys and Gen V. 

Season 4 of The Boys premieres on Prime on June 13th. As for me? I’m supes excited. 

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

I feel like this might be one of the least surprising things I’ve ever written, but I’ve looked up to Carol Burnett since I was a child. I grew up watching reruns of The Carol Burnett Show. 

In my opinion, she and Lucille Ball are two of the greatest comedians of the 20th century. 

I watched Annie a million times to watch her bring Miss Hannigan to life.  

There are obviously sketches and material that didn’t age well. As always, I’m not here to put people on pedestals. 

But, for a girl who didn’t always fit in, especially in elementary and middle school, Carol Burnett showed me it was okay to be funny. And humor is an excellent way to cope. 

Additionally, watching one of the first shows of its kind to be hosted by a woman really showed me how badass women are. 

Carol, I know there is absolutely no chance you’ll ever read this, but if you do, thank you. 

Really. 

Alrighty, I can’t say anything else that hasn’t already been said. 

Without further ado, here’s some of my favorite Carol Burnett content: 

• Annie (1982) 
• Post Grad
• Palm Royale 
• Calamity Jane 
• Better Call Saul 
• The Carol Burnett Show (duh)

Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re popping competition reality shows into the ol’ VCR.

Something I love about B Movies is that I get to share all these different parts of myself with you. 

One such piece is that I absolutely LOVE competition reality shows. 

Now, don’t get it twisted. I’m not a big reality show fan. Sure, I watched all the MTV reality shows (link piece) as a tween and teen, but I’ve never seen a single episode of The Real Housewives or The Kardashians. 

Everyone has their vices, so I’m not here to knock Bravo or E! or anything else. They’re just not my jam. 🤷‍♀️

The only exception for me is The Queer Ultimatum, which could be argued to be a competition reality show in a sense. 

I’m also not counting Dragula because I think it’s a different monster. 

Competition reality shows, on the other hand? I can’t get enough. 

I know that there are definitely some controversies with competition reality shows, but we’re gonna keep it light today. That’s not to say you shouldn’t do your research. 

I digress. 

I don’t love every competition reality show. 

I watched Survivor growing up, but I fell off a long time ago. 

I also may not watch every season of a show religiously. 

For example, I LOVE Big Brother, but I haven’t seen every single season. 

Alrighty, I think that’s enough explanation. 

Without further ado, here are some of my favorite competition reality shows: 

• The Mole 
• The Trust 
• Big Brother 
• The Challenge 
• The Traitors (US and UK specifically) 
• Crime Scene Kitchen (I’m counting it)

Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re popping Stephen Graham Jones’s Indian Lake trilogy into the ol’ VCR.

CW/TW: su*c*d*, SA, parental abuse, and all similar topics 

It’s not that I don’t like reading. I actually really enjoy it. 

But, I’m just so busy that I usually don’t have time to read…unless something grips me. 

And, boy howdy, did the Indian Lake trilogy grip me. 

Y’all. I read all three in less than a week. 

That’s 1300-1400 pages, I believe?

I had heard of My Heart is a Chainsaw, but I didn’t have a lot of info outside of some murmurs here and there. 

Then, I heard Stephen Graham Jones’s interview with Shelby Novak and Jenn Adams. 

Video Source: Scare You to Sleep 

After hearing the way SGJ talked about writing and slashers, I ordered both My Heart is a Chainsaw and Don’t Fear the Reaper. 

I immediately fell in love with Jade Daniels, our final girl. 

Clearly not in a romantic way, but because I recognized a kindred spirit. A girl who wanted to get out of her town, her situation, at any cost. 

A girl who used movies to both escape and try to keep herself tethered to reality. 

Sure, I was an honor student, and I never really got into any trouble. 

But you can hide a lot of pain with enough eyeliner and band tees. Right, Jade?

One of my favorite things about this trilogy is the subversion of the final girl. We have a more “traditional” final girl in Letha, but the real hero of the series is Jade. And she’d probably hate to hear that. 

It’s true, though. 

Jade’s foes aren’t just external. They aren’t all supernatural, either. 

One of my favorite quotes in the novel is, “Horror’s not a symptom, it’s a love affair.” 

I’ve been thinking about it ever since I read it, conveniently enough, sitting outside of Alamo Drafthouse. 

Jade says this line in reference to accusations about… 

[I’ll give you a moment to skip ahead because this part can be triggering and is a spoiler] 

…her father sexually abusing her. 

Letha reads between the lines of some of the Slasher 101 papers Jade wrote for Mr. Holmes and understands what happened to her as a child. 

Lethe believes Jade turns to horror because of the abuse she suffered, but Jade corrects her. 

Jade found comfort in horror, but Michael’s knife didn’t leave the scars. 

I relate to Jade because my father was also abusive. Not to the degree of Tab Daniels, but he was verbally and emotionally abusive to me the entire time I was growing up. He did worse to KP. 

I think I love Jade Daniels so much because I understand her. I understand why she’s reluctant to trust others and why her love of horror movies isn’t detrimental. 

For me, personally, a big part of my love of horror lies in the final girl. 

She wins the battles we sometimes don’t. 

She personifies the kernel of hope we cling to, despite everything we’ve been through. 

That’s the entire idea behind a final girl, right? She often conquers the demons we can’t always defeat. 

The strength of the final girl can help us carry on. 

Unlike Jade, I was very fortunate to have KP. But, I think she and I both relied on horror for the same reasons. 

We both wanted to be Laurie Strode, Sidney Prescott, or Nancy Thompson. We wanted to exorcise the demons in our houses, but couldn’t. At least not for a long time. 

Our demons self-destructed, though. 

I digress. 

Jade’s final girl is damaged and broken. She has the tragic backstory we usually associate with the slasher. That’s the beauty of this trilogy. We’re given a final girl who has to fight both Jason and her trauma. 

She’s finding herself while trying to keep the entire town of Springwood awake. 

And, I understand that feeling. God, do I understand that feeling. 

I love this entire trilogy more than I can express, but My Heart is a Chainsaw is now one of my favorite books of all time. 

The Indian Lake trilogy is like reading a slasher trilogy. The list of horror writers I love is a mile long, but this trilogy just hits different. I can’t recommend it enough. 

If you’re anything like me, though, be prepared to bawl uncontrollably through the last pages of The Angel of Indian Lake. 

I do understand that a lot of things in this book can be triggering, so do take my CW/TWs seriously. I’d also recommend some Googling as well. 

I was trying to figure out how to end this piece when it finally hit me. I’m going to leave you with some movies I’d pair with the Indian Lake trilogy. I think Jade would approve. 

• Scream (1996) 
• Halloween (1978) 
• Friday the 13th (1981) 
• Happy Death Day
• Nightmare on Elm Street 
• Happy Birthday to Me 
• The Fear Street Trilogy

Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re popping Dev Patel’s Monkey Man into the ol’ VCR. 

Now, friends, I knew I was going to enjoy Monkey Man. However, I didn’t know how much I was going to LOVE IT. 

For those unfamiliar with Monkey Man, it stars Dev Patel as Kid, who is on a mission to avenge his mother and seek justice for the underprivileged. Monkey Man also marks Dev Patel’s directorial debut. 

And wow. 

I was truly blown away from this movie, start to finish. 

In my opinion, Monkey Man dissects and challenges the archetype of the traditional action hero. Kid is a lot more raw and vulnerable in a way we rarely see. Additionally, not all of his stunts and plans land. He tries to jump through a window he can’t break. He often hesitates before pulling the trigger, if he can pull the trigger at all. He’s not the traditional action hero we often see in cinema in that he isn’t portrayed as some invincible and superhuman force. 

I don’t think a lot of usual suspects will actually watch this movie because, um, it doesn’t star a bunch of white people. However, if anyone does, I do think we’ll hear similar echoes that we heard for Barbie. God forbid human beings grow and develop into well-rounded and accepting adults. 

I digress. 

Kid also asks for and accepts help from those around him, be it sex workers* or trans women. 

*In this film, the sex work seems to be to nonconcensual or borders on nonconcensual at times, so I just want to note that I’m talking about consensual sex work and not condoning anything nonconcensual. There is nothing wrong with consensual sex work. 

I digress, yet again. 

He’s accepting of everyone, and he wants to fight with and for all of those around him. He doesn’t focus on the “hot woman” who needs saving because there really aren’t any. All of the women in this film are strong and can more than fend for themselves. They aren’t framed in the male gaze; in fact, it’s quite the opposite. 

Monkey Man is like an Indian action film mixed with a Korean revenge film with a dash of Kung Fu movies. It’s also beautifully made, and every sequence is masterfully shot. Dev Patel doesn’t waste a second of screentime. 

I would be so bold to say that Monkey Man will be on my favorites list for 2024, be it an honorable mention or on the list itself. 

I’ve been thinking about this movie ever since I saw it, and I can’t wait to watch it again. 

I also highly recommend looking into how Monkey Man came to fruition (shoutout to my tattoo artist, Lito, for giving me some of this info). This movie went through the ringer to get a release, and it only makes me love it even more. 

Video source: BBC Radio 1 

Monkey Man is now in theaters.