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From Apple comes The Lost Bus, a 2025 American survival drama film directed by Paul Greengrass, who co-wrote the screenplay with Brad Ingelsby. It is based on a section of the non-fiction 2021 book Paradise: One Town's Struggle to Survive an American Wildfire by Lizzie Johnson about a rescue during the 2018 Camp Fire. It stars Matthew McConaughey, America Ferrera, Yul Vazquez and Ashlie Atkinson.

With the fall movie season arriving it is time to talk the best actor Oscar race for 2026, which at this moment is wide open and it is anyone's for the taking. There are no clear frontrunners, so who will get nominated is the question on everyone's mind, especially with Leonardo DiCaprio and Dwayne the Rock Johnson's performances having just debuted for audiences to see!Will this be the year that Timothee Chalamet finally wins his best actor for his performance in Marty Supreme? Is Leonardo DiCaprio the frontrunner for his performance in One Battle After Another? Why are audiences divided on The Rock's performance in The Smashing Machine? Will Daniel Day Lewis' return to acting be well received? And can Jeremy Allen White make the jump from tv actor to movie star with Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere? Find out the questions to all of the questions and more!

​ @WarnerBros  capped off an amazing 2025 by releasing what may be the best movie of 2025 and now the frontrunner to win Best Picture at the Oscars in One Battle After Another! Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, One Battle After Another tells the story of a washed up American revolutionary who is brought back into the battle when a military man threatens his daughter's life. One Battle After Another is the 10th film from director, Paul Thomas Anderson and is based off the book Vineland by Thomas Pynchon and stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Benicio del Toro, Regina Hall, Teyana Taylor, and Chase Infiniti. One Battle After Another released in theaters on September 26, 2025.#onebattleafteranother #onebattleafteranotherreview #onebattleafteranotherpaulthomasanderson #paulthomasanderson #onebattleafteranothermovie #leonardodicaprio #WB #oscars

From  @A24  comes Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson's first serious film in well over a decade... The Smashing Machine! Directed by Benny Safdie (Uncut Gems, Good Times) The Smashing Machine tells the story of Mark Kerr, one of the first UFC fighters, who is struggling to overcome an addiction to opioids, as well as navigate his turbulent relationship. The Smashing Machine is based on a true story and stars Dwayne The Rock Johnson and Emily Blunt, both of who are campaigning for Oscar nominations. The Smashing Machine had its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival and will be premiering in theaters on October 3!

From  @LionsgateMovies  comes The Long Walk directed by Francis Lawrence. Starring Cooper Hoffman and David Jonsson The Long Walk follows a group of men in a dystopian American who are drafted to participate in a totalitarian military event where they must walk at a speed of 3 miles an hour or else face execution, until there is only one left standing. The Long Walk is based on a Stephen King novel and debuts to theaters across America on Friday, September 12, 2025.