Miles Surrey

In a meta twist, before moviegoers experience Robert Pattinson’s portrayal of Chris Hansen in A24’s Primetime, they will see Hansen himself. The former host of the investigative series To Catch a Predator, in which Hansen confronted men seeking sex with minors, bought ads before screenings of the film. He tells the audience to “take a seat right over there” — a nod to one of his signature catchphrases — while promoting his streaming service, TruBlu, which features similar sting operations.

Letterboxd, once a niche social network for cinephiles to review, recommend and discover films, is now the subject of a potential nine-figure acquisition. As reported by the New York Times last week, the Canadian technology company Tiny is exploring selling its controlling stake in Letterboxd, with Sony Pictures, A24, and the Times itself expressing interest in a deal that could reach more than $300 million.

Letterboxd, once a niche social network for cinephiles to review, recommend and discover films, is now the subject of a potential nine-figure acquisition.

Continuing a concerning trend for Warner Bros. in 2026, its latest release is buried in a financial hole no film can escape. Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Digger arrived over the weekend and grossed a measly $8 million domestically against a nine-figure production budget, with the Wrap reporting that the movie is expected to lose $250 million — about $100 million more than was previously projected.

Continuing a concerning trend for Warner Bros. in 2026, its latest release is buried in a financial hole no film can escape.

Continuing a concerning trend for Warner Bros. in 2026, its latest release is buried in a financial hole no film can escape.

THE GLOBAL BOX office is on pace for its best year since the pandemic, buoyed by low-budget breakouts from Gen Z auteurs ( Obsession Backrooms ) and

As fate would have it, the sequel to The Social Network is almost as beleaguered as Facebook itself. The Social Reckoning, which dramatizes the 2021 leak that led to The Wall Street Journal’s 17-part investigative series into the platform, had a lukewarm critical reception and tepid opening weekend at the box office, grossing just $5.5 million domestically. The response is a far cry from The Social Network, the 2010 drama that won three Oscars and ended up grossing nearly $225 million.

When it comes to pop culture centered on Elizabeth Holmes, the disgraced former CEO of the health technology startup Theranos, audiences clearly want all they can get.

Netflix has found itself in the news lately for all the wrong reasons.