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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 Duffer Brothers’ Stranger Things into the ol’ VCR. 

Listen, friends, I won’t drag this out. Stranger Things has become a cultural phenomenon, and there isn’t a lot about it that hasn’t already been said. 

However, I love this show, so I wanted to write a little piece about Stranger Things to give it its dues. 

Stranger Things premiered back in the summer of 2016, and it was an instant hit. The mixture of 80s nostalgia, horror, and sci-fi set it up for success. 

Like everyone else, I was immediately taken by Stranger Things. I have my fair share of merch, and I’ve decorated my windows with the famous string light alphabet for Halloween. Recently, I even got a Stranger Things tattoo from my artist. 

For a series that pays homage to so many films, Stranger Things does an excellent job of still creating original storylines that are entertaining to watch. Also, if you didn’t sob at Hopper’s letter to Eleven, I can’t help you.  

Stranger Things also harbors a deeper meaning for me because the second half of Stranger Things 4 was the last thing I watched before I found out my mom was going to die. I’ll spare all of you the jokes I made as a coping mechanism about it.

To lift the mood back up, I want to give my definitive ranking of the seasons, and it might honestly shock some of you (she said knowing it probably won’t). My current ranking of the Stranger Things seasons is: 

• 1 
• 2 
• 4
• 3

I know people rag on Stranger Things 3, but I enjoy it. I’ll fully admit that Stranger Things 4 is objectively better though. I also cried more in 4, so there’s that. 

Stranger Things 5 will give us an ending to this particular arc in Hawkins, but I’m excited to see what other stories The Duffer Brothers have in mind for our beloved universe. They’ve promised us more stories from the world of Hawkins, and you know what they say, “Friends don’t lie.” 

Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re popping Nora Ephron’s You’ve Got Mail into the ol’ VCR. 

You’ve Got Mail is a quintessential fall movie for me. I know we cycle through all of New York’s seasons, but, like Waitress, it’s just always been a fall watch. I hate to throw this word out, but it’s honestly charming. 

I’ve never been to New York, but I can feel the cool air on me as the characters walk through the streets. It’s also so endearingly 90s, and the sound of dialup at the beginning is borderline triggering. 

I know this is a hot take, but it also happens to be one of the only Nora Ephron movies I actually like because I hate Sleepless in Seattle. Man, it feels good to get that off my chest. 

I heard that the teddy bear retired from acting and now teaches classes at NYU. 

I know this is an adaptation of Ernst Lubitsch’s The Shop Around the Corner, which I found out in my research is actually an adaptation of a play, written by Hungarian playwright Miklós László in the late 1930s. But, it’s a rare exception where an adaptation doesn’t feel like an adaptation; it feels like entirely new content. 

I’ve always loved You’ve Got Mail, but the older I get, the more emotional I get while watching it — not because of Joe and Kathleen’s romance, but because of how things change. 

We find a coffee shop or bookstore or restaurant we love. We take our friends there and make memories. However, more often than not these days, our beloved place is changed or sold and made into something corporate. 

I’ve lived in Austin for over 13 years now. I know that I don’t have the same rights as born and bred Austinities to talk about how much the city has changed, but even I can see the changes over the years. The eradication of the food trailer park on SoCo. The closings of Shady Grove and Holy Roller. The Alamo Drafthouse on South Lamar went from a movie theater at the back of an old shopping center to a focal point among hip restaurants, coffee shops, and bars (RIP Alamo Ritz, too). It makes me sad and nostalgic in ways I can’t fully describe. 

A major part of growing up that we don’t often talk about is letting go. That’s the part of You’ve Got Mail that gets me every single time. When Kathleen finally closes The Shop Around the Corner, I BAWL. 

RIP, you sweet angel. 

The only big issue I have with You’ve Got Mail lies within its ending. I feel like Kathleen is so independent and such a firecracker that it’s a bit out of character for her to just wilt into Joe Fox’s arms. 

I more than understand that I’m overthinking the entire plot, but it irks me. I digress. 

When it comes to You’ve Got Mail being the perfect way to kick off fall (outside of a Gilmore Girls rewatch, of course), I think we’re all on the same page.

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

Friends, if you’re traveling for the holidays, I would be careful…especially if you plan to spend the holidays in a tropical paradise or backpacking across the pond. 

You never know when someone, y’know, might try to steal your identity or organs and leave you for dead. A tale as old as time. 

These movies won’t leave the light on for you, nor will they leave a mint on your pillow or fresh towels on the bed. Instead, they’ll make you hesitant to travel and think twice before trusting your tour guide. 

Grab your sunscreen and survival instincts because I’m giving you five movies to taint your travels. 

• The Ruins
• Hostel
• Turistas
• A Perfect Getaway 
• The Influencer 

Don’t worry! I’m not going to leave you hanging. I’ve also compiled a few travel tips based on these classics that I think might come in handy: 

• Don’t agree to go to any remote locations or questionable places with strangers. 
• Don’t visit any sort of burial ground. Poltergeist and Pet Sematary taught us all better. 
• Before starting to dig into that sweet, cursed earth ask yourself, WWZRD? What Would Zelda Rubinstein Do?
• If you’re traveling with a generic hot guy, you’re screwed.

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

I’ve always been a big Reese Witherspoon fan, and, to be honest, this is the hardest list I’ve had to make for a spotlight. From a neurotic high school prospective president to a bubbly lawyer wanting to save her beloved Chihuahua’s mother, Reese has brought some of my favorite fictional characters to life. 

Although I’m not going to mention her characters from American Psycho or Fear, these roles shouldn’t be shrugged off. Reese Witherspoon is a gem and should be treated as such. 

Without further ado, let’s pay tribute to an icon. 

Election 

I’ve talked about Election before, so I won’t just regurgitate my other piece, and keep it short. This movie is such a wonderful personification of 90s films, and it can’t be replicated. Reese’s Tracy Flick is the cherry on top. 

Legally Blonde

I’ve also talked about Legally Blonde in depth, so I won’t bore all of you again with the details. This movie is iconic, and there’s a reason that Elle Woods has such a lasting legacy. 

Penelope 

I know Penelope is a bit of a dark horse, but hear me out. I feel like this movie is often overlooked, and I don’t understand how. Catherine O’Hara is even in it, for crying out loud. 

“Man, I’m so glad I bought that Conair Quick Braid off eBay.” 

Big Little Lies

I was a little late to the game on Big Little Lies because I was worried it was being overhyped. Even though I’m a Leo, I can admit when I’m wrong. 

Cruel Intentions 

If you didn’t think Cruel Intentions wouldt be on my Reese list, you don’t know me at all. 

Sweet Home Alabama

Okay, fine. I’ll admit that I have a soft spot for Sweet Home Alabama. I think it’s super cute, and I’m not ashamed to say it. 

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

Friends, it’s somehow November, which means it’s officially time to start talking about Thanksgiving. 

Now, I was originally going to do a nostalgic Thanksgiving post like I did for Halloween and plan to do for Christmas (spoiler), but I just couldn’t find enough content for a piece. Instead, I’m combining Thanksgiving episodes both old and new for one piece.

Additionally, I know that HIMYM and Friends have both had SUPER problematic storylines and jokes (because they’re essentially the same show); Gilmore Girls also has its fair share. That’s why I’ve purposely excluded one Thanksgiving episode of Friends in particular. 

Without further ado, let’s serve up some of my favorite Thanksgiving episodes. 

“Who” by David Byrne and St. Vincent 

One-Off episodes 

• As Told By Ginger – “Ten Chairs” 
• Full House – “The Miracle of Thanksgiving” 
• Gilmore Girls – “A Deep-Fried Korean Thanksgiving” 
• Hey Arnold! – “Arnold’s Thanksgiving” 
• The O.C. – “Homecoming” 

A sprinkling of episodes 

• Boy Meets World – “Turkey Day” and “Chasing Angela” 
• The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air – “Talking Turkey,” “There’s the Rub (Part 1),” and “There’s the Rub (Part 2)” 

I feel like we all start Thanksgiving day as Seth and end Thanksgiving Day as Ryan, disassociating in the background. 

Repeat episodes 

Bob’s Burgers 

• “An Indecent Thanksgiving Proposal” 
• “Turkey in a Can” 
• “Dawn of the Peck” 
• “Gayle Makin’ Bob Sled”
• “The Quirkducers” 
• “Thanks-Hoarding” 
• “I Bob Your Pardon” 
• “Now We’re Cooking with Gas” 
• “Diarrhea of a Poopy Kid” 
• “Stuck in the Kitchen with You” 
• “Putts-giving” 

Friends 

• “The One Where Underdog Gets Away” 
• “The One With The List” 
• “The One With The Football” 
• “The One With Chandler In A Box”
• “The One Where Ross Got High” 
• “The One Where Chandler Doesn’t Like Dogs” 
• “The One With The Rumor” 
• “The One With Rachel’s Other Sister” 
• “The One With The Late Thanksgiving 

How I Met Your Mother: 

• “Belly Full of Turkey” 
• “Slapsgiving” 
• “Slapsgiving 2: Revenge of the Slap” 
• “Blitzgiving” 
• “The Rebound Girl” 

New Girl 

• “Thanksgiving” 
• “Parents”
• “Thanksgiving III” 
• “Thanksgiving IV” 
• “Last Thanksgiving” 

Honorable mentions 

I wanted to throw out two of my favorite specials because there isn’t going to be a nostalgic Thanksgiving piece. They aren’t TV episodes, but they sure are special to me. 

• Garfield’s Thanksgiving 
• A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving

This is still one of my favorite memes on the internet.

Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re popping Adrienne Shelly’s Waitress into the ol’ VCR. 

[CW/TW: spousal ab*s* (physical, emotional, and verbal), SA/attempted r*p*] 

Waitress has always felt like a fall movie to me. For some reason, it feels almost like an edgier Gilmore Girls. 

Waitress centers around Jenna (Keri Russell), a waitress with dreams of leaving her abusive and controlling husband (Jeremy Sisto). Jenna uses her phenomenal baking skills to combat her unhappiness, which only increases when she finds out she’s pregnant. When a new doctor (Nathan Fillion) comes to town, Jenna may finally be able to break free from everything that’s been holding her down. 

Telephone ft. Beyoncé

I love Waitress for a variety of reasons. First and foremost, I think Jenna’s pie daydreams to work through her problems are exceptionally clever. 

Additionally, I think the portrayal of Jenna and Earl’s relationship is realistic. It’s hard to watch, but I can tell you, based on experiences from my past, that Earl’s character isn’t exaggerated. There’s no one archetype for an abuser, but a lot of Earl’s actions ring true. 

Lastly, I just think Waitress is a good movie. Adrienne Shelly was so talented, and her death was so incredibly tragic. If she was still here, I wholeheartedly believe that she would’ve been a tour de force. I could even see her teaming up with the likes of A24.

 RIP 🖤

Waitress is such a little gem. It’s not a movie I turn to for comfort, and, quite frankly, there are some really heavy themes throughout. However, if the subject matter isn’t triggering, I don’t think it’s one to be overlooked. 

It doesn’t sugar coat the realities of childbirth or abusive relationships, and it presents life with all of its complexities. I also love how all of Jenna’s emotions are captured with spotlights and blurred backgrounds. The blending of surreal and hyper-realistic elements is *chef’s kiss*. 

Let’s end on a recipe for “Writing a Piece on Waitress” pie. 

• Take Adrienne Shelly’s incredible writing and directing skills 
• Add in Keri Russell’s wonderful performance 
• Mix with Cheryl Hines’s comedic relief 
• Top with a brilliant supporting cast 
• Serve fresh on the B Movies Blog

Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re popping Alexander Payne’s Election into the ol’ VCR. 

I don’t want to get political, but we’re talking Election today. Coming off its 24th anniversary on April 25 (WOOF), Election is one of those movies I always find myself coming back to. Even if it’s just to hear Tammy’s iconic line. RIP Jessica Campbell. 

“It’s not like I’m a lesbian or anything. I’m attracted to the person. It’s just that all the people I’ve been attracted to happen to be girls.” – Tammy Metzler 

Election walked so that other midwest/middle America movies like Napoleon Dynamite could run. It’s also the alternative to the teen movie that high school film nerds (like myself) could watch and use to make themselves seem more mature (like myself). 

Election also launched Chris Klein’s career, and we stan the man who plays everyone from Dusty Dinkleman in Just Friends to Dr. Bill Townsend in Sweet Magnolias. He perfectly nails the one popular guy at every high school who you want to hate, but you can’t.  

I’d love to see Vanessa Lutz and Tracy Flick in a fight. 

On the flip side, Reese Witherspoon plays the girl in high school we all tried to like, but we knew would stab a knife in your back as she hugged you and complimented your shoes. You knew it wasn’t totally her fault, but her ambitions were too big for trivial things like high school friendships. 

The biggest difference between watching Election as a 30-year-old woman vs a 15-year-old teenager is understanding Matthew Broderick’s reasoning. Listen, I’m a firm believer in the principle of once a cheater, always a cheater, and I don’t condone cheating in any way (don’t look now, but my childhood trauma is showing). 

However, I totally get the feeling of life crashing down and wanting to have control over something… even if it means rigging a high school election. 

Election is yet another example of capturing lighting in a bottle. The initial charm of Election would be lost in a remake; it wouldn’t have the slightly fuzzy look and feel of a 90s movie we’ve all come to know and love. 

Election embodies the weird, irreverent, comedy we came to expect in the 90s, and that will always get my vote. 

A queen. An icon.

Hello, Movie Mavens! Welcome back to the B Movies Blog. Today, we’re popping some of the works of Sarah Michelle Gellar into the ol’ VCR. 

If you grew up in the late 90s/early-to-mid aughts, there’s a chance Sarah Michelle Gellar was a staple in your house the way she was in mine. We watched Buffy the Vampire Slayer. I had both live action Scooby-Doo movies on VHS. Cruel Intentions remains one of my favorite movies to this very day. You get the picture. 

SMG is a true icon. 

Like those who have come before her in this series, SMG deserves a piece highlighting her works. Granted, I’m picking my favorites, but I feel like that doesn’t tarnish the tribute. 

With all of the particulars out of the way, let’s pay homage to Sarah Michelle Gellar. 

Aerie, but make it sex positive. 

I Know What You Did Last Summer: There are so many jokes I could make here, but the punchline is that my mom died. 

Scream 2: 2Scream2Furious 

Cruel Intentions: I know this sounds corny, but whenever I feel the temptation of peer pressure, I turn to Cruel Intentions, and it helps me through the problem. 

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: I love “Once More With Feeling,” and I don’t care who knows it. Also, just a friendly reminder that Joss Wheton is absolute garbage. 

Do Revenge: Kathryn Merteuil, but on mood stabilizers and after years of therapy. 

I hate to give you a peek behind the curtain, but this is how I usually look while I’m writing deep pieces about movies where people get disemboweled.

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

Okay, it’s time for yet another sappy post on this All Hallows’ Eve. 

Everyone knows that Halloween is my favorite holiday. I’m a spooky girl who is a sucker for a gimmick, so I love it for all the obvious reasons. Horror movies. Special treats. Costumes galore. You name it. 

However, I love Halloween for a deeper reason. You see, I didn’t grow up with a lot of money. Don’t get me wrong, KP worked as hard as possible to get me everything I needed and a lot of what I wanted. And, when she had to go on disability, she would go to my Emily and Richard Gilmore-esque grandparents for help. 

I was also teased as a kid for everything from my weight to being “weird” to everything you could possibly think of. However, I never felt less than on Halloween. 

Everyone dressed up, and even though my costumes were always over the top, the other kids usually thought they were cool. KP always spent hours and hours making whatever I could think of. From a zombie teenager to the stars (she bought black sweatpants and a black sweatshirt and hand-painted stars all over the jumpsuit and my face), she made anything I could think of come to life. 

Halloween isn’t like Christmas where you have to buy a bunch of expensive gifts, or Thanksgiving where you have to spend time with relatives who quote Fox News for sport. 

Halloween celebrates the weird and unusual. In fact, it revels in it. I felt like I belonged on Halloween, even when I was dressed as Quailman and had underwear on over my shorts. 

So, friends, this is a reminder to not care what people think. Celebrate the weird and unusual all year long. Keep up the spooky stuff if it makes you happy. Wear more costumes. 

Halloween might be a holiday for some, but it’s a state of mind for others. 

Happy Halloween, movie mavens. 

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

Friends, the role of a horror host is a time-honored tradition. You not only have to be knowledgeable about the movies you’re hosting, but to have the charm and likeability to keep your audience coming back. 

Way back in 1954, Vampira entered the chat and revolutionized the horror host. Although her show only ran for a year and was only broadcast in LA, Vampira’s impact on the horror host format is undeniable. 

After Vampira came hosts like Ghoulardi, who you may know from such hits as being Paul Thomas Anderson’s dad (which I found out on his episode of WTF with Marc Maron). 

The 1970s brought about some legends like Count Gore de Vol, Sir Cecil Creape (who follows me on Instagram, and I don’t feel worthy), and (drumroll please), Svengoolie. 

Then came the 1980s. Oh, the 80s. During this magical, magical time, we were introduced to Joe Bob Briggs, Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, and surprisingly, the first iteration of the MST3K gang (also, shoutout to Dr. Blood, IYKYK). 

In the 1990s, Count Gore de Vol, Joe Bob Briggs, Svengoolie, and the MST3K peeps continued on. 

Video source: 2lapyap1 

I grew up on MonsterVision and still own several MST3K seasons I stole from my sister (whoops). I discovered Svengoolie in college. I obviously LOVE Elvira and Vampira. But, once these shows ended, they left a big hole in my heart. Sure, Elvira would pop up to host some things here and there, but it wasn’t the same. 

Cut to 2017 when Netflix revived MST3K. Cut to 2018 when Shudder gave Joe Bob Briggs his own 24-hour movie marathon…that crashed the entire server due to the insane viewership. We realized how much we missed our horror hosts, and, thank God, Shudder did too. Unfortunately, Netflix did a Netflix special and canceled MST3K, BUT you should totally support them, as they’ve started distributing it themselves.

Shudder gave Joe Bob Briggs his own series, The Last Drive-In, with Diana Prince, aka Darcy the Mail Girl. Shudder gave Elvira her own marathon to celebrate her 40th anniversary. Svengoolie surged in popularity. 

Horror hosts are back, baby. 

Video source: Shudder

However, I also want to touch on something super, duper fast. And yeah, I’m getting on my soapbox. 

Recently, Svengoolie held a contest for the Spawn of Svengoolie to expand the Svengoolie Cinematic Universe and add characters to the lineup. One of the winners, Gwengoolie (@pinnuppalmer on Insta), debuted back in October. 

I personally think she’s WONDERFUL. She’s high camp and hilarious, so naturally, people on the internet are mad because they want to be her. 

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Y’all, just because something changes doesn’t mean all is lost. I’m a nostalgic girlie, with a ton of anxiety to boot, and I get that change is really, really hard. HOWEVER, I think Gwengoolie is super rad. 

And, you already know what I’m gonna say, but I don’t think the trolls would be up in arms if it was a male character. For those who remember, there were people who even went to Shudder and gave The Last Drive-In BAD REVIEWS because of how Diana Prince looks. 

I fucking kid you not. 

Why do people get so mad about women in the horror space? I’ve spoken about this before, but horror was created as a genre for the misunderstood. For those who felt like they didn’t fit in. For all of us to come together and share in the glory of Romero and Carpenter. Why on EARTH can some of y’all not handle women in this space??

All of these women are extremely knowledgeable about horror and movies. Many of them are wonderful writers, whether it be screenwriters, authors, or journalists. Get a grip. 

ANYWAY. 

This may be really obvious to those who know me, but horror hosts have had a big influence on my humor, quest for pop culture knowledge, and even my writing style. 

I feel like those of us who love movies, especially horror movies, can trace our origin story back to many of these horror hosts, and I’ll always have a soft spot for them. 

Thank you for influencing a kid who stayed up way past her bedtime (even though KP totally knew) and sat way too close to the TV. 🖤