Chris Hodges

The sci-fi genre is no stranger to sequels. Just considering the likes of "Star Wars" and "Star Trek" alone, it's clear that sci-fi lends itself to follow-up movies that eventually turn into franchises. Very few hit sci-fi films are ever one and done, and the vast majority of them have at least one sequel produced in their wake. And even though a number of them have resulted in movie sequels so bad they actually ended a franchise, it is still more or less the rule that a sci-fi film that is even remotely successful will see at least another installment or two.

Everyone loves a good mystery, from putting together the clues to trying to keep track of the double crosses. All the while you want to solve the mystery before the answer is revealed, but you're also kind of hoping you're wrong so the movie can surprise you in the end. From traditional whodunits to other genres of film that have a mystery element, there are plenty of movies out there that keep us guessing. But perhaps the biggest puzzle to solve is knowing which mystery movies are on the way, and whether they'll be worthy of adding to the existing pantheon of the

There were rumblings of a "Minecraft" movie shortly after the game's popularity first exploded. Of course, that happens with a lot of games, and nothing ever comes of it — so most fans took it with a grain of salt. However, plans for/rumors about/announcements concerning a "Minecraft" movie never fully went away over the years, and it seemed like it was actually going to happen one day. Finally, in September 2024, the world got its first official look at "A Minecraft Movie" via its first trailer.

They've been a part of movies and TV for about as long as movies and TV have existed, but we often don't know what they look like or even their names. They are voice actors, the ones who finish the job of bringing to life animated characters started by the artists who drew them and the animators who made them move. While there has been a shift over the past 20 years or so toward having existing screen actors also pull double duty as voice actors — to get that star power on the movie poster — dedicated voice actors are still around and remain as important to visual mediums as those who actually appear on camera.

Although she's done her share of bad movies, Demi Moore's very best films show a remarkable range and depth in her choices and performances.

Perhaps more than any other genre besides comic book films, horror movie franchises are notorious for constantly hitting the reset button on their canon. Very few horror series that stick around for multiple decades haven't seen at least one total reboot, to say nothing of various spin-offs or entries that confusingly jump back and forth in the timeline.

A long-running TV show like "NCIS" definitely has a number of seasons that are among its best -- and that includes seasons from its many spin-offs as well.

Reality television is one of the few truly enduring genres of the last 30 years, rarely waning in popularity and only seeming to get increasingly more ubiquitous as time goes on. And to that end, the people who have become famous via their appearances in reality shows have become some of pop culture's biggest celebrities. In fact, a certain host of a certain NBC reality show even became a twice-elected president of the United States — and it's hard to get more famous than that.

Netflix kicked off its killer September lineup when it released the limited series "The Perfect Couple" near the beginning of the month. Based on the novel of the same name by Elin Hilderbrand — dubbed the queen of beach reads by New York magazine — it begins with the wealthy Winbury family preparing for a wedding, only to have those plans interrupted when a corpse washes up on the beach. The deceased is soon revealed to be Merritt Monaco (Meghann Fahy), who was bride-to-be Amelia Sacks's (Eve Hewson) best friend and set to be the maid of honor in the wedding.

"Red One" turned out to be a big lump of coal at the box office. But why did this holiday movie starring Dwayne Johnson land like a rock?