A Day of Moviegoing at Regal Cinemas...

Gettin' ready to watch The End of Oak Street today!

OBSESSION Wins Two More Awards This Summer...

6th Annual Critics Choice Super Awards – List of Nominees and Winners (Press Release)

BEST ACTION MOVIE
THE FURIOUS
Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice
Motor City
The Naked Gun
Normal
The Rip
Sisu: Road to Revenge

BEST ACTOR IN AN ACTION MOVIE
Matt Damon – The Rip
Taron Egerton – Apex
XIE MIAO – THE FURIOUS
Bob Odenkirk – Normal
Alan Ritchson – Motor City
Joe Taslim – The Furious
Jorma Tommila – Sisu: Road to Revenge

BEST ACTRESS IN AN ACTION MOVIE
Pamela Anderson – The Naked Gun
Priyanka Chopra Jonas – The Bluff
Eiza González – Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice
Akari Takaishi – Ghost Killer
CHARLIZE THERON – APEX
Samara Weaving – Over Your Dead Body
Maddie Ziegler – Pretty Lethal

BEST SUPERHERO MOVIE*
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
Exit 8
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Masters of the Universe
Mortal Kombat II
Supergirl
SUPERMAN

BEST ACTOR IN A SUPERHERO MOVIE*
DAVID CORENSWET – SUPERMAN
Nicholas Galitzine – Masters of the Universe
Edi Gathegi – Superman
Nicholas Hoult – Superman
Kazunari Ninomiya – Exit 8
Pedro Pascal – The Fantastic Four: First Steps

BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPERHERO MOVIE*
MILLY ALCOCK – SUPERGIRL
Rachel Brosnahan – Superman
Julia Garner – The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Vanessa Kirby – The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Camila Mendes – Masters of the Universe
Adeline Rudolph – Mortal Kombat II

BEST HORROR MOVIE
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
Backrooms
The Long Walk
OBSESSION
Send Help
Weapons

BEST ACTOR IN A HORROR MOVIE
Josh Brolin – Weapons
Chiwetel Ejiofor – Backrooms
RALPH FIENNES – 28 YEARS LATER: THE BONE TEMPLE
Michael Johnston – Obsession
David Jonsson – The Long Walk
Jack O’Connell – 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
Adam Scott – Hokum

BEST ACTRESS IN A HORROR MOVIE
Alison Brie – Together
Jessie Buckley – The Bride!
Amy Madigan – Weapons
Rachel McAdams – Send Help
INDE NAVARRETTE – OBSESSION
Renate Reinsve – Backrooms

BEST SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY MOVIE
Bugonia
Disclosure Day
Frankenstein
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die
I Love Boosters
Predator: Badlands
PROJECT HAIL MARY

BEST ACTOR IN A SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY MOVIE
Jacob Elordi – Frankenstein
RYAN GOSLING – PROJECT HAIL MARY
Matt Johnson – Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie
James Ortiz – Project Hail Mary
Jesse Plemons – Bugonia
Sam Rockwell – Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die

BEST ACTRESS IN A SCIENCE FICTION/FANTASY MOVIE
EMILY BLUNT – DISCLOSURE DAY
Oona Chaplin – Avatar: Fire and Ash
Elle Fanning – Predator: Badlands
Sandra Hüller – Project Hail Mary
Keke Palmer – I Love Boosters
Emma Stone – Bugonia

BEST VILLAIN IN A MOVIE
Oona Chaplin – Avatar: Fire and Ash
Nicholas Hoult – Superman
Michael Johnston – Obsession
Jared Leto – Masters of the Universe
AMY MADIGAN – WEAPONS

BEST GOOD BOY IN A HORROR MOVIE
INDY – GOOD BOY

* Superhero categories also include Comic Book and Video Game Inspired movies

Source: Critics Choice Association

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Inde Navarrette's thank-you video for winning Best Actress in a Horror Movie at this year's Critics' Choice Super Awards!#Obsession pic.twitter.com/5zIvTREKSo

— Richard Par (@RichTPar) August 6, 2026

A Day of Moviegoing at AMC Theatres...

Gettin' ready to watch Spider-Man: Brand New Day today!

Another Day of Moviegoing at Regal Cinemas...

Gettin' ready to watch The Invite today!

A Day of Moviegoing at Regal Cinemas...

Gettin' ready to watch The Odyssey today!

A Day of Moviegoing at Regal Cinemas...

Gettin' ready to watch Toy Story 5 on America's 250th birthday!

On This Day in 1996: Remembering INDEPENDENCE DAY...

30 years ago today, I watched the hit alien-invasion epic Independence Day at the theater. I've spoken about the sci-fi blockbuster—which is my favorite movie of 1996—so many times throughout the years that there's really nothing new to say about the film (but stay on this page, anyway)! Though in the wake of the latest files released by the Pentagon about UFOs encountered by U.S. military pilots over the past few decades, blogging about ID4 today couldn't be more timely. If you want to read previous things that I've said about the Roland Emmerich-directed epic, you can visit this blog update which celebrated the 10-year anniversary of ID4 in 2006.

Did I post an entry commemorating the 10-year anniversary of Independence Day: Resurgence (which was released in theaters nationwide on June 24, 2016) this year, you ask? No, I did not. That movie broke my heart like the Dumb and Dumber sequel, Dumb and Dumber To did in 2014. With that being said, Happy Fourth of July weekend to my fellow Yanks!

It's America's 250th birthday this Saturday... It sure would be nice if we had a different group of people running this country during this momentous occasion. Anyways, back to celebrating how awesome a movie ID4 was!

#OTD 30 years ago, I watched one of the greatest movie speeches ever on the big screen...#ID4 #IndependenceDay pic.twitter.com/Bhz8aobCzs

— Richard Par (@RichTPar) July 2, 2026

Two New Awards for OBSESSION...

Hollywood Creative Alliance Announces Winners of the 2026 Astra Midseason Movie Awards (Press Release)

Los Angeles, CA – Tuesday June 30, 2026 – Amazon MGM’s Project Hail Mary was named Best Picture at the 2026 Astra Midseason Movie Awards, leading this year’s winners alongside The Invite, Obsession, and Michael, as the Hollywood Creative Alliance (HCA) celebrated the standout films and performances released during the first half of 2026.

In addition to winning Best Picture, Project Hail Mary took home Best Director for Phil Lord & Chris Miller. The Invite received Best Screenplay and Best Supporting Actress for Penélope Cruz, while Obsession won Best Actress for Inde Navarrette and Best Horror Feature. Michael also had a strong showing, with Jaafar Jackson taking home Best Actor and Colman Domingo winning Best Supporting Actor.

Other winners included Leviticus for Best Independent Feature, The Furious for Best Stunts, and The Odyssey, which was voted Most Anticipated Film for the second half of 2026.

The complete list of winners and runners-up is below.

2026 Astra Midseason Movie Awards Winners

Best Picture
Winner: Project Hail Mary
Runner-Up: The Invite

Best Actress
Winner: Inde Navarrette – Obsession
Runner-Up: Emily Blunt – Disclosure Day

Best Actor
Winner: Jaafar Jackson – Michael
Runner-Up: Ryan Gosling – Project Hail Mary

Best Supporting Actress
Winner: Penélope Cruz – The Invite
Runner-Up: Sandra Hüller – Project Hail Mary

Best Supporting Actor
Winner: Colman Domingo – Michael
Runner-Up: Edward Norton – The Invite

Best Screenplay
Winner: The Invite – Written by Rashida Jones and Will McCormack
Runner-Up: Obsession – Written by Curry Barker

Best Director
Winner: Phil Lord & Chris Miller – Project Hail Mary
Runner-Up: Curry Barker – Obsession

Best Horror Feature
Winner: Obsession
Runner-Up: Backrooms

Best Independent Feature
Winner: Leviticus
Runner-Up: Tuner

Best Stunts
Winner: The Furious
Runner-Up: Mortal Kombat II

Most Anticipated Film (Second Half of 2026)
Winner: The Odyssey
Runner-Up: Avengers: Doomsday

Source: The Astra Awards

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Another Day of Moviegoing at Regal Cinemas...

Gettin' ready to watch Disclosure Day today!

A Day of Moviegoing at Regal Cinemas...

Gettin' ready to watch Masters of the Universe today!