Saturday, July 18, 2026
Saturday, July 4, 2026
A Day of Moviegoing at Regal Cinemas...
Gettin' ready to watch Toy Story 5 on America's 250th birthday!
Thursday, July 2, 2026
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
Tuesday, June 30, 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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Saturday, June 13, 2026
Monday, June 8, 2026
Friday, June 5, 2026
A Day of Moviegoing at Regal Cinemas...
Gettin' ready to watch the latest installment of Scary Movie today!
Wednesday, June 3, 2026
A Day of Moviegoing at Harkins Theatres...
Gettin' ready to watch the World War II flick Pressure today!
Saturday, May 30, 2026
Monday, May 25, 2026
Quick Review: OBSESSION...
So before I ate barbecue for Memorial Day dinner today, I watched the horror movie Obsession at Regal Cinemas. The indie film by director Curry Barker was intense, witty, well-casted and of course gruesomely violent—just like other recent horror hits like Weapons, Barbarian and the Oscar-nominated Sinners.
Speaking of Weapons and the Oscars, Amy Madigan won the Best Supporting Actress trophy for her role as Aunt Gladys at the Academy Awards two months ago... Will Inde Navarrette be nominated for her role as Nikki at the Oscars next year? Maybe. Maybe not.
A Best Actress nomination carries more weight than one for Best Supporting Actress (not to disparage this award), and I'm guessing there will be lots of other amazing actresses who will be up for the former Academy Awards category when the actual Oscar baits get released at the theaters later this year. Other than that, well-done on a great horror flick, Barker, Navarrette, Michael Johnston, Megan Lawless, Cooper Tomlinson and company!
If only the One Wish Willow existed in real life... And I wonder what happened to that one billion dollars one of the characters won? Immediately watch Obsession on the big screen to know what I'm talking about!
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