New @jasonedmistonart.bsky.social fire over at @bottlenecknyc.bsky.social Mando and Grogu from The Mandalorian and Grogu! bottleneckgallery.com/products/jas...

20 years ago today, V for Vendetta was released in theaters. I was there, and it instantly became one of my favorite films. Recently, I was lucky enough to dive deep into it and its legacy with director James McTeigue. And yes, I asked about that Wachowski rumor and much, much more.

When we realized Jeremy Allen White's Star Wars character is the son of Jabba the Hutt, I had a distressing question: Did Jabba fuck? And, if so, how? @io9.com's very own @jwhitbrook.bsky.social has the complicated answer.

My report from the Dune: Part Three trailer event, where Denis Villeneuve talked about all the ways this Dune is "dune" things differently: New genre, new tone, new look, new sound, and more. He didn't put it THAT way, exactly, but you get the idea.

Got to see the Dune: Part Three trailer in IMAX this afternoon. Didn’t think Denis Villeneuve could make something more epic. I was wrong. Drops at 1pm EST Tuesday. For now, check out these character posters.

Last week, I got the Batsignal that I could meet Olaf from Frozen, the most advanced Disney robot ever, at Walt Disney Imagineering. He's incredibly impressive, and the story of his creation is incredible... But I did notice a few hiccups. Read about all of it in my story/interview here...

THE WIRE FINALLY WINS AN AWARD. Michael B. Jordan is an Oscar winner.

Did I buy the Project Hail Mary Lego so I could write about it? No. Did I do that anyway? Yes.

Get it? Cause he's a rock?

As excited as I was about seeing this latest Andy Weir adaptation #ProjectHailMary, I was curious why Phil Lord and Chris Miller made this one first when they were already attached to Weir's previous book, Artemis. It's a fun story dealing with gravity, complete with quotes from Weir and others.

It’s here and it’s spectacular. #ProjectHailMary

I have loved the 1986 BMX movie Rad since I first saw it as a kid. I have so much Rad stuff in my home, you wouldn't believe it. But I never, ever thought I'd see this. An invite to a RAD PRESS JUNKET?!?!? Just wild. (Tickets on sale now for the screenings BTW.)

Hoppers is the real deal. Here's my full review.

The best thing about bad movies is fun movie reviews. So here's mine for #Scream7. Spoiler-free.

Did I ask Ryan Gosling about Star Wars: Starfighter? What do you think? (Of course, he couldn't say much, and even with a question that tried to be a little broader, didn't say much. But hey! I got to ask him about it.)

That felt like taking a knife in the gut. Terrible. #scream7

Coming soon…

If I'm gonna talk to the team behind #ProjectHailMary, you know I'm going to talk to them about that surprise Lego set. Here's the story of how that happened, from Project Hail Mary (and Lego Movie) directors Phil Lord & Chris Miller themselves (with a Ryan Gosling cameo to boot!)

What's the new movie news? Old news! Take a news story from six months ago, rewrite it with 0 updates, and post it today! BRB working on my "Star Wars Gets Exciting New TV Show" article, but it's about The Mandalorian! It's not a lie. It's just not timely.

#ProjectHailMary is pure joy. Hilarious, heartfelt, hugely moving, wildly exciting and absolutely beautiful. The 160 minutes go by in an instant as Lord and Miller keep Weir’s narrative moving like a rocket ship. Gosling is better than ever and the Rocky effects are mind blowing

My State of the Union. #ProjectHailMary

One of my favorite posts in internet history, back from the dead.

"Darth Vader was framed." It's a shirt worn by Simon Helberg in the 2004 Hilary Duff movie, A Cinderella Story, which I saw recently. What the hell did it mean? Who framed him, exactly? Especially in a pre-Revenge of the Sith world. It made no sense. So, I investigated.

I had 0 expectations or excitement going into #Hoppers , but damned if it’s not a full on, works on every level, top tier Pixar movie. Of course it’s adorable, funny and emotional. That you expect. What you don’t is it takes chances, gets dark, and creepy too. It’s truly special

Just put the finishing touches on something that is both some of my finest journalism, but also, without a doubt, the dumbest, most random thing I've ever written. Publishes Tuesday.

Being quoted in a movie ad is always cool, but I think it's even cooler to find one of my pieces cited on Wikipedia. For Scream 4...

I loved Nirvanna The Band The Show The Movie even though I knew nothing about it.

Wrote about this week's big geek news.

I had an awesome chat w/ @dantrachtenberg.bsky.social about all things Predator: Badlands, which is streaming tomorrow and on 4K next week. We talked about multiple endings, the key inspirations, deleted scenes, the moment he thought his career was OVER during post-production & more! Check it out!

I was excited to see that Dan Trachtenberg signed a new deal at Paramount, but was also like, "Uhhhh, what does that mean for Predator?" Does it mean he won't be directing any new Predator movies? “It does not mean that,” Trachtenberg just told me. Full story here -

My new book on 2000s Hollywood comedies, Funny Business, will be available on October 6 and is officially up for pre-order right now. In my wholly objective opinion, you and every person in your family should do that. You can order your copy at the link below.

Every once in a while, I write something insanely random for a not-so-random reason. Like this article, where I was spitballing sci-fi Super Bowl-themed ideas and happened upon a post-apocalyptic football movie I'd never seen or heard of. With Rutger Hauer, Vincent D'Onofrio and Delroy Lindo!

On what’s been a terrible weekend with everything happening in the US, this brought me a huge amount of joy.

Major Star Wars movie updates in Kathleen Kennedy's exit interview. Mangold's movie on hold (Booo). Waititi and Glover's movies are active. Kinberg's trilogy is active, but back to square one. No mention of Rey or Filoni movies. Starfighter is standalone but, maybe not. Full story here -

There's a new 4K out for Cloud Atlas, and while that's all well and good, I was most intrigued by the fact that it included a brand new 2+ hour documentary. It's unique but well worth your time, especially if you're a fan.

Against the wishes of TLC, I went chasing waterfalls. Specifically, the number of waterfalls at the end of #StrangerThings5. Were there three? Why did it just look like two? I dove deep.

Happy 2026, everyone. As usual, I celebrate by revealing my favorite films of the previous year.

I have one or two little issues but for the most part, that was as satisfying a finale as I could imagine. Really enjoyed that.

If you start Draft Day at 10:48:58 tonight the Cleveland Browns will draft Vontae Mack with the first overall pick in the NFL Draft right at the stroke of midnight. Happy new year.

Been meaning to write about this insanity for a year. Finally got around to it today.

This is one of my favorite posts to do every year. The whole io9 team came together to pick the best movie moments of 2025. Some spoilers here, of course, but not if you've kept up on this year's best movies.

TODAY. WE CELEBRATE. OUR DISCLOSURE DAY!!!! (Which is the title of the new Steven Spielberg alien movie that uses a similar font as another big blockbuster alien movie that had "Day" in the title.) gizmodo.com/steven-spiel...

I'm excited about this one. I love Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem so, when I heard there was a short, Home Alone-themed Christmas sequel coming to theaters, I had to learn everything about it. Here's the result, featuring insight from director Kent Seki and producer Jeff Rowe.

Speaking to James Cameron this week (name drop!), he described #AvatarFireAndAsh to me as the third part and conclusion to one Avatar saga. If the next two films happen, that's another saga. One that his young stars very much want to see happen. "It goes to the next level," one told me. Read here:

Let’s go.

Incredible piece by the Columbia Journalism Review about the continuing evils of everyone’s favorite web owner: Valnet.

I don't write about video games too often so, when I do, you know it's something special. Hades II is something special. Here's my piece on why.

Watched Jay Kelly tonight and it blew me away. I love movies about movies, which this is, but it takes that and makes it universal and human and hilarious and heartbreaking. Clooney and Sandler are incredible. Rest of the cast is insane. One of my favorites of the year for sure.

I really enjoyed the first Wicked, but Wicked For Good missed the mark for me. Repetitive, confusing, and less than in almost every way. It looks great, the performances are wonderful, but it did not capture the wonder and magic of the first one. Here's my review.

So, uh, we're going to the World Cup. Got two tickets to two games here in LA. Teams TBD, but to see Team USA, one ticket costs as much as all four of these combined. I'm still shaking, though. No one gets chosen for these lotteries but, Jayne got lucky. I'm so stoked.