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Episode 5 of Daredevil: Born Again is a standout, consistently engaging from beginning to end. The episode cleverly references the first season of the original Daredevil series on Netflix, and its title, “Grand Design,” is particularly well-suited to the episode’s themes. Here’s a rundown of the most notable Easter eggs, Marvel Cinematic Universe connections, and nods to the earlier Netflix series that we spotted.

At CinemaCon in Las Vegas, Warner Bros. shared the first trailer for the new Evil Dead film, Evil Dead Burn. The preview showed plenty of terrifying scenes, including zombies, chainsaws, gruesome injuries, and lots of blood. The trailer ended with a chilling tagline: “Family is the root of all evil.”

M. Night Shyamalan has hinted that his upcoming romantic thriller, Remain, starring Jake Gyllenhaal, marks a return to a genre that’s important to him. The film, co-written by Shyamalan and Nicholas Sparks (author of The Notebook), centers on Tate Donovan (Gyllenhaal), an architect who falls for a young woman while building a vacation home in Cape Cod.

CinemaCon 2026 is underway, and today’s focus is on Warner Bros. Discovery. At the event in Las Vegas, DC Studios is highlighting its upcoming film, Supergirl, with ScreenRant reporting live from the scene. The presentation featured actress Milly Alcock, Jason Momoa, and director Craig Gillespie, who shared additional footage from the new DC Universe film.

Cyberpunk is having a big moment on TV right now. We’re seeing adaptations of classic works like William Gibson’s Neuromancer on Apple TV, while shows like The Peripheral on Prime Video are gaining a following, and Cyberpunk: Edgerunners successfully expanded on its video game origins. Now, the iconic Blade Runner is joining the trend, with Blade Runner 2099 – starring Michelle Yeoh and Hunter Schafer – set to debut on Prime Video sometime in 2026.

Fans were thrilled at the possibility of Godzilla facing another monster in the sequel to the Oscar-winning Godzilla Minus One, something he’s done many times before in films. Early promotional images, which only showed lit-up clouds and the logo, sparked a lot of guessing about which classic monster from Toho might appear. Many believed Hedorah, the notorious Smog Monster, would be included, especially since the director had expressed interest in adapting the character and some thought the clouds represented its toxic pollution. However, a new detail in the Godzilla Minus Zero teaser suggests a different, well-known enemy of Godzilla will be featured instead.

The new movie, Hunt for Gollum, arrives in theaters on December 17, 2027. It’s the seventh live-action film in the Lord of the Rings series, and the eighth overall when you include the animated prequel The War of the Rohirrim released in 2024. Andy Serkis, who has famously played Gollum since The Two Towers in 2002, is directing. The screenplay is by Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens – longtime collaborators with director Peter Jackson on the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit trilogies – along with Phoebe Gittins and Arty Papageorgiou.

The new movie begins in 1949, two years after the dramatic events of Godzilla Minus One. It follows the Shikishima family as they deal with a brand new disaster.

Apple TV+ has consistently broken new ground in filmmaking, delivering everything from heartwarming coming-of-age stories and fantastical animated adventures to intense crime dramas and classic Shakespearean adaptations. Films like Hala, Greyhound, Palmer, The Lost Bus, and Cha Cha Real Smooth have established Apple TV+ as a source of high-quality, critically acclaimed movies, becoming a major player in modern cinema.

The traditional model of long TV seasons isn’t popular with streaming services like Apple TV. Shows on these platforms usually have around 10 episodes, and sometimes even fewer. This is because streaming shows generally avoid unnecessary episodes or storylines that don’t move the main plot forward. Instead, they focus on a continuous story that stays on track. Even though these shows often have high production quality and excellent writing, viewers sometimes feel frustrated when a season ends just weeks after it begins. The fifth season of For All Mankind doesn’t change the show’s usual length, but the creators have still found a way to satisfy viewers who prefer to binge-watch more episodes at a time.