By Any Means
The 2026 crime thriller film By Any Means follows a young Black FBI agent and a notorious mafia hitman who team up to investigate the murders of civil rights leaders in 1960s Mississippi. A young Black FBI agent (played by Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) is sent down south during a wave of brutal killings targeting civil rights leaders. He is forced to work alongside Scarpa (played by Mark Wahlberg). Together, they navigate a dangerous hunt where the boundaries between justice and vengeance begin to dissolve.
 

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The Last Sunrise (Prime Video)
College student Oriah "Ry" Pera (Maia Reficco) travels to Mallorca, Spain, for a summer escape with her mother, Isolde (Eva Longoria). Isolde is there to close a major land development deal for a resort. Ry meets Julián García (Fernando Lindez), a brooding local fisherman whose traditional livelihood is threatened by the very tourism and development her mother represents. Ry lives with severe chronic illnesses, specifically epilepsy and tuberous sclerosis. As she falls for Julián, she starts skipping her medication, and her worsening health long with long-hidden family secrets threatens their romance.

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Lanterns (HBO MaxO
Two intergalactic cops, new recruit John Stewart and Lantern legend Hal Jordan, are drawn into a dark, Earth based mystery as they investigate a murder in the American heartland. Veteran Green Lantern Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler) and new recruit John Stewart (Aaron Pierre) team up to look into a bizarre murder in Rushville, Nebraska. What starts as a local crime quickly pulls the duo into a massive, dark mystery involving alien activity and the robotic Manhunters. The show plays out like a gritty "buddy cop" detective story, with Hal reluctantly taking John on as an apprentice rather than a true partner.

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The Jennifer Hudson Show is almost back! Season 5 premieres on Monday, September 14 and Jennifer has lined up multiple major celebrity guests for the new season. The new season will also feature Tom Cruise, in his first-ever appearance on the show, to discuss his new film Digger. Jamie Foxx is also making his debut to talk about his new comedy special and to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the beloved film, Dreamgirls.

Celine Dion appears to be making the most of her time in Paris ahead of her highly anticipated return to full concerts. The singer stepped out from Le Royal Monceau in Paris and was seen smiling, waving, and greeting fans as they gave her a warm welcome. She left her hotel wearing a sleek and edgier look that included Tom Ford by Haider Ackermann, according to Vogue. She had on a croc embossed leather jacket with Bermuda style shorts and leather boots.

It looks like Emma Roberts and Paul Anthony Kelly become good friends while working together on the upcoming 13th season of American Horror Story. The co-stars were spotted attending the opening night of the 2026 US Open together on Sunday (August 30) at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City.

Ice Spice is clearing up speculation that she’s pregnant after an eyebrow raising in the new music video for her Lil Yachty collaboration Out My Face (My Baby). A scene in the music video shows the 26 year old rapper with her stomach expanding into a pregnancy bump while she delivers a lyric about becoming a mom. But no, she is not pregnant. Fans interpreted the visual as a possible announcement, so Ice went on TikTok Live, as seen in the recording by LiveBitez, to explain that the belly was all CGI and just to tie directly to the lyric.

Many Dolly Parton fans have been revisiting the story of her hugely successful song I Will Always Love You following her passing, including the blockbuster success of Whitney Houston‘s 1992 rendition. Dolly wrote the song and retained her publishing rights, but Whitney‘s version generated substantial royalties for her. Some reports have estimated that Dolly earned around $10 million in royalties from Whitney‘s recording in the 1990s.

Miley Cyrus is just being Miley, emphasis on just Miley. Amid new music rumors, the 33 year old End of the World superstar just made a big change to her name on social media, changing her Instagram handle from @mileycyrus to just @miley.

Hallmark Channel is currently in the middle of its Fall Into Love programming block and there will be four original movies airing during September 2026. There are two rom-coms and two mystery movies airing this month, giving fans a little something of Hallmark’s two biggest genres. Fan favorites like Tamera Mowry Housley and Lori Loughlin are back with new additions to their beloved franchises. There are also new films starring Mishael Morgan and Alvina August.

Zack Snyder s going from the epic world of DC superheroes to the Toronto Film Festival with a special event screening for his passion project The Last Photograph.

South Korea’s Finecut has secured international sales rights to Guardians Of The Video Game, an upcoming animated feature based on the popular webtoon of the same name.

The US’ largest theater chain is launching its own indie distributor called Leawood Films. AMC had an enormous success with the first film it released directly to its theaters, “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour,” which grossed $261 million worldwide, and now it is creating a vehicle to release movies other than ones featuring Taylor Swift.

Gal Gadot appeared on the Happy Sad Confused podcast to promote her Prime Video action movie The Runner and told host Josh Horowitz that she would likely not return as Wonder Woman if an opportunity to make a third movie came to be.

Lanterns has remained the most Watchlisted title for the second week in a row. HBO Max and DC Studios' latest series has been a hit with IMDb fans who have begun watching the show as well. All three released episodes have an eight star rating onsite as of August 31.

Oompa Loompa doompety doo, Netflix has a reality competition series for you: Wonka’s The Golden Ticket is premiering this fall. Just like Charlie Bucket and Grandpa Joe in Roald Dahl’s original 1964 novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,12 lucky golden ticket winners, each with a partner of their choosing, will step through the gates of Wonka’s Chocolate Factory.