Reel Perspectives January 25, 2026 Courtesy of Fox Fox’s Memory of a Killer  flips Patrick Dempsey’s image in a pressure-cooker thriller about lies, loyalty, and forgetting. McDreamy, More Like McStabby Patrick Dempsey’s McDreamy era is officially over. In Memory of a Killer , the longtime heartthrob trades surgical scrubs for silencers, stepping into his darkest role yet—and it fits uncomfortably well. Premiering as a special two-night event on Fox, the crime thriller intro

Reel Perspectives January 25, 2026 Courtesy of Peacock Vic Michaelis and Nicholas “Nic” Podany break down their roles as Cheryl and Ray Szymanski in Peacock’s Ponies . We Learn the Szymanski Marriage Was the Cover Story In Peacock’s Ponies , we’re dropped into 1977 Moscow, where two American secretaries — Bea and Twila, played by Emilia Clarke and Haley Lu Richardson — see their lives upended when their husbands die under Cardi B levels of suspiciousness in a supposed “plan

Reel Perspectives January 24, 2026 A24 If you missed the critically acclaimed 2025 biographical film "The Smashing Machine," which stars Dwayne Johnson as former amateur wrestler and MMA fighter Mark Kerr, it is now available to stream on HBO Max. The film, praised by critics as Johnson's best performance to date, premiered on the streamer on Friday, January 23.   The film is written, directed, and produced by Benny Safdie, and premiered at the 82nd Venice International Film

Reel Perspectives January 23, 2026 Disney / David Bakach With the Golden Fleece unleashed, and the prophecy awakened, Episode 8 delivers victory at a cost, reshapes Camp Half-Blood’s future, and sets the war with Kronos firmly in motion. We Learn Victory Comes With Consequences Camp Counselor Morgan here to remind you that even the most epic of quests must come to an end… We return to a familiar — though not quite what it seems — moment at Thalia’s last stand. Thalia Grace (

Reel Perspectives January 22, 2026 Courtesy of Getty Images From Sinners to K-Pop Demon Hunters, these films and creators show how Black and BIPOC art is shaping the future of film and entertainment. So… Who’s Being Taken Seriously Now? We talk about the Oscars every year like they exist in a vacuum — like the films we  love, argue over, meme into oblivion, and champion on Black and BIPOC Twitter somehow disappear once awards season rolls around. They don’t. And neither do we

Reel Perspectives January 20, 2026 Prime Video The Night Manager  Season 2 is a gripping, stylish return that proves that the world of The Night Manager still has plenty of intrigue left to offer. After an arduous ten-year wait, Tom Hiddleston returned to our screens as Johnathan Pine in the highly anticipated second season of the acclaimed series The Night Manager. This British spy thriller, based on the 1993 novel by John le Carré and adapted by David Farr, follows Pine, wh

Reel Perspectives January 20, 2026 Marissa Lior Winans plays Young Annabeth Chase; Disney / David Bakach With the Golden Fleece in play and war on the horizon, Episode 7 locks in loyalties, exposes betrayals, and sets Camp Half-Blood on a collision course with destiny. This Season on Percy Jackson... Ready to go to war for these kids — Camp Counselor Morgan reporting for duty as we enter the penultimate episode of Percy Jackson and the Olympians  Season 2. And folks? The cl

Reel Perspectives January 19, 2026 Courtesy of Steffan Hill/HBO George R. R. Martin's newest book-to-drama HBO show opens with a grounded, character-driven premiere that trades spectacle for sincerity, following an awkward and super tall hedge knight and a persistent orphan as they navigate the unforgiving margins of Westeros.   We Learn Knighthood Is Earned, Not Inherited If you’re coming to A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms  expecting dragons, dynastic scheming, and a morally

Reel Perspectives January 19, 2026 L- Tamara Tunie. R- Clifton Davis (CBS) CBS groundbreaking daytime soap opera Beyond The Gates is making a meaningful change by shifting focus from its daily drama to collaborate with the Know Your Lemons Foundation. Founded by the passionate Dr. Corrine Ellsworth Beaumont, this nonprofit is dedicated to enhancing early breast cancer detection through creative education. This exciting partnership aims to raise awareness of a disease that si

Reel Perspectives January 19, 2026 Daniel Radcliffe as Arthur Tobin, Erika Alexander as Monica Reese-Dinkins, Tracy Morgan as Reggie Dinkins; Courtesy of Scott Gries/NBC Tracy Morgan leads a Tina Fey–produced mockumentary that turns the sports redemption narrative into a running joke. 🎥🏈 Sports Legends Fall From Grace — and the Cameras Never Look Away It’s time to revisit one of America’s favorite genres: the spectacular rise, the even louder fall, and the deeply delusiona

Reel Perspectives January 17, 2026 Courtesy of Paramount Plus Starfleet Academy brings bold new Trek shifts focus to cadets, legacy, and the uncomfortable work of inheriting Starfleet ideals. 🖖🏾🎓 Star Trek Goes Back to School — and So Do Our Expectations It’s time to live long and watch  as the latest Trekkie spinoff boldly goes where Star Trek  hasn’t gone before: cadet school. This time, the focus isn’t captains or command chairs, but a new generation of would-be officer

Reel Perspectives January 17, 2026 Matt Damon as Lieutenant Dane Dumars and Ben Affleck as Det Sergeant J.D. Byrne; Courtesy of Netflix Matt Damon and Ben Affleck’s latest crime caper is a slow-burning thriller about what loyalty costs when temptation won’t leave the room 🧑🏽‍🤝‍🧑🏼💰 Old Friends, Dirty Money, and a Moral Line That Will Be Crossed Okay, Fam, stay with me for a second. There’s something quietly reassuring in the year 2026 watching Matt Damon  and Ben Affleck

Reel Perspectives January 14, 2026 Apple TV's hit thriller returns with relentless suspense and a commanding lead performance by Idris Elba. After a three-year wait, Idris Elba returns as everyone's favorite corporate negotiator, Sam Nelson, to thwart another hijacking plot for the highly anticipated second season of Apple TV's acclaimed series Hijack. After a successful attempt to thwart a hijacking on board a flight from Dubai to London in Season 1, Nelson is thrust into an

Reel Perspectives January 9, 2026 Prime Video Alex Cross returns in the highly anticipated new season, premiering on February 11 on Prime Video, available in over 240 countries and territories worldwide. The new season will kick off with the first three episodes, followed by weekly releases leading up to the season finale on March 18, 2026. Prime Video released the exciting trailer for the crime thriller series created and executive-produced by showrunner Ben Watkins. In the

Reel Perspectives January 2, 2026 Netflix Another one of Harlan Coben's bestselling novels has been adapted into a miniseries. The highly acclaimed novel "Run Away," published in 2019, premiered exclusively on Netflix on January 1, with all eight episodes available at once for your binge-watching pleasure. To date, Netflix has adapted 12 of Coben's best-selling novels, with the author also serving as executive producer. The series is packed with endless secrets, twists, and t

Reel Perspectives December 14, 2025 "IT: Welcome to Derry," is the highly entertaining and supernatural horror series based on Stephen King's iconic 1986 novel, also serving as a prequel to the films "It" (2017) and "It Chapter Two" (2019), developed by Andy Muschietti. Since its premiere on HBO Max on October 26, 2025, the series has become an instant hit, adapting all the bone-chilling elements from the "It" lore and continuing its massive legacy in vivid detail.  If you're

Reel Perspectives December 13, 2025 Angel Studios released a captivating new trailer for their powerful film, I Was A Stranger," set to hit theaters on January 9, 2026.  The film stars Omar Sy (Lupin), Yasmine Al Massri, and Yahya Mahayni, and is written and directed by Brandt Andersen ( Refugee, Everest, Lone Survivor, 2 Guns, Silence ). When a Syrian doctor is forced to flee Aleppo with her young daughter, one desperate choice sets off a chain of events that ripples across

Reel Perspectives November 28, 2025 Our favorite furry heroes - Rubble, Ryder, Chase, Marshall, Skye, Rocky, and Zuma - are on a mission to save Christmas in their exciting new adventure this holiday season. It's up to the Paws to save the day in their first primetime event, airing tonight at 8 p.m. ET/PT on CBS. Rubble can't wait for Christmas to come this year as he's especially looking forward to Santa bringing him a Lazer Drill. But when all of Adventure Bay learns that S

Reel Perspectives November 25, 2025 The fourth and final season of "Bel-Air" returned exclusively on Peacock with a bang on November 25, with three of its eight episodes. New episodes will drop weekly with two episodes on Monday, December 1, and the final three released on December 8. The original drama, a reboot of Will Smith's beloved sitcom "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," which ran on NBC for over six seasons from September 1990 to May 1996, became an instant hit for Peacoc

Reel Perspectives November 24, 2025 CBS It's been 30 years since CBS' hit comedy series Everybody Loves Raymond  aired, and now CBS is celebrating the classic sitcom with a 30th-anniversary special premiering tonight at 8 PM EST, exclusively on CBS. Created by Philip Rosenthal and led by Ray Romano, who starred as dry-humored Raymond "Ray" Barone, a sportswriter for  Newsday  living with his family on Long Island, the critically acclaimed and Emmy award-winning series first p