This weekend marks the release of the science fiction thriller Mercy, directed by Timur Bekmambetov and starring Chris Pratt and Rebecca Ferguson. The film is set in 2029 Los Angeles, as a detective stands trial for the alleged murder of his wife, and he has just 90 minutes to prove his innocence
AI is seemingly everywhere these days. In Hollywood, questions about its role in the filmmaking process are accompanied by legal concerns that have embroiled the embattled entertainment world for some time now. It's also frequently a subject of the stories onscreen themselves, as in "Mercy."
Two of the hottest topics you could mention in a room today are the rise of A.I .computing and the jurisprudence of the American police system. In Mercy, director Timur Bekmambetov uses both subjects to make another case for his recent storytelling obsession known as Screen Life. That decision is
Happy New Year, dear readers and friends! 2026 has finally landed, and we’re already primed to see the debut of some impressive looking titles in the world of cinema. A new year means 12 new months of delight, which means it’s time for the THS Cinema Forecast for January 2026! The first frame of
The concept shown in Mercy’s first trailer has movie fans drawing parallels between director Timur Bekmambetov’s latest experiment in ScreenLife and Minority Report. That’s a comparison that needs to be put on the table as it’s too loud to ignore, but we're not here to talk about that.
Amazon MGM Studios is proud to announce their upcoming new sci-fi thriller film Mercy. This upcoming film starring Chris Pratt and Rebecca Ferguson will make its theatrical debut on January 23, 2026. As for what it's about, well, you can read their official synopsis below: In the near future, a
DC Studios is branching out. Instead of following the normal comic-book movie playbook, we're getting a movie based on the Batman villain, Clayface. Clayface is an interesting look at what we can do when a comic-book villain gets humanized a bit. The film stars Tom Rhys Harries as Matt Hagen, an
"The Debut" turns a comedy that pokes fun at the sincerity of the local stage and elevates it to a fascinating character study of a woman on the edge. While still being hilarious.
The 2026 reboot of Magic Knight Rayearth shows us that friendship is quite powerful in the magic department in Ep. 4 "Our Battle". It's a lesson from My Little Pony, but it's quite applicable to this anime too. Our trio of heroines will need that power, since this is their bloodiest battle to date.
