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If 2026 has proven anything, it's that horror filmmaking is firing on all cylinders. Earlier in the year, Curry Barker dissected modern intimacy through the nightmare lens of Obsession , while Damian McCarthy built a masterclass in spatial dread and folklore with Hokum . Continuing the threads of 28 Years Later , Nia DaCosta expanded Alex Garland’s post-apocalyptic mythos with a riveting second entry built on her signature visual flair and relentless momentum. More recently, Zach Cregger turned raw survival panic into a cinematic art form with Resident Evil . It’s been an unusually stacked year, offering horror fans an uncompromising lineup with little time to catch their breath after each new release. source https://www.polygon.com/backrooms-hbo-max-streaming-september-2026/

That's been the case for most of the 21st century, as the superhero genre exploded off the page and onto screens of all sizes. And that's especially true in animation, which has always felt like a natural fit for the hand-drawn origins of our favorite heroes and villains. After the success of '90s cartoons about Batman and the X-Men , the medium expanded in the early 2000s with hit series Justice League and X-Men: Evolution . However, one superhero TV show stood out for highlighting teenage struggles while fighting crime, and it's streaming for free on Tubi. source https://www.polygon.com/teen-titans-2003-dc-comics-rec/

In the days before streaming, when people had to tune into a TV show at a specific day and time, it was important that the first few episodes — instead of just the first episode — served as an introduction to the show, so as not to alienate viewers who didn’t catch the pilot and wouldn’t be able to catch it until it appeared as a rerun. source https://www.polygon.com/x-files-squeeze-retrospective/

Six years after its theatrical debut, one of the most important movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Avengers: Endgame , returns to cinemas with an extended version, Avengers: Endgame Encore , which is four minutes longer than the original. While Encore will officially debut on Sept. 25, some early screenings are already happening in certain parts of the world, so fans planning to watch the movie in theaters should be wary of spoilers. source https://www.polygon.com/avengers-endgame-encore-leaks-doomsday-spoilers/

Epic Games and Disney have collaborated before to bring Toy Story characters to the Battle Royale. However, this time around, the two have joined forces to publish a Creative Map in Fortnite . Everyone's favorite animated toys have disappeared through a rift; it is up to players to get them back and recover all of their items and memories. source https://www.polygon.com/fortnite-toy-story-creative-map-codes/

But while Schulz was still figuring out the look and feel of Peanuts back in the 1950s, the early years contained sparks of absolute genius that would inform the strip’s 50-year run. Here are five such comics that show Schulz was always a genius, even when Charlie Brown didn’t quite look like the Charlie Brown we all know and love nowadays. source https://www.polygon.com/5-perfect-peanuts-comics-charles-schulz-genius/