Book and Film Globe

Every Book You Need To Read This Summer Is Out in June

June 2, 2026May 30, 2026 Art McPhail 0 Comments Amitav Ghosh, Andrew Sean Greer, Andrew Wilson, Ann Patchett, book recommendations, book roundup, books, Brandon Sanderson, Caroline Kepnes, Deb Haaland, Fantasy, fiction, Harper, historical fiction, horror novels, Isabel J Kim, Jason Kelce, June 2026 books, Knopf, Lisa See, literary fiction, Maggie OFarrell, Marilyn Monroe, Mary H.K. Choi, memoirs, new books, Paul Tremblay, Peter Orullian, romance novels, science fiction, Scribner, Son Bo mi, summer books, summer reading, Tor Books, Travis Kelce

15 new releases you need: from Maggie O’Farrell to Deb Haaland, from Travis Kelce to Marilyn Monroe

Streaming TELEVISION

Everything That’s Streaming in June 2026

June 1, 2026May 30, 2026 Jake Harris 0 Comments Apple TV Plus, Avatar Fire and Ash, Cape Fear, Criterion Channel, Criterion Collection, Disney Plus, Earth Wind and Fire, HBO Max, House of the Dragon, Hulu, James Bond, June 2026, Larry David, Michael Fassbender, movie recommendations, Netflix, Paramount Plus, Peacock, Prime Video, Questlove, Shudder, Streaming Guide, Streaming Television, Sugar, The Agency, TV recommendations

Pride month brings James Bond, Lin-Manuel Miranda, dragons and J Lo falling in love with Ted Lasso’s angry friend

DOCUMENTARY FILM Politics

No Place for Anything, Least of all, Soccer

May 31, 2026May 31, 2026 Dan Friedman 0 Comments Apple TV, B-67, Brandon Scott Smith, Derek Sullivan, documentary, football, Ilulissat, Nicolai Nielsen, No Place for Football, Noah Mølgaard, Nuuk, Patrick Frederiksen, President Trump, soccer

A new documentary about football in Greenland provokes thoughts about sport and politics

Marilyn Monroe on Her 100th Birthday

May 30, 2026May 24, 2026 Gillian G. Gaar 1 Comment American icons, Andrew Wilson, celebrity biography, celebrity culture, classic Hollywood, film history, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Golden Age Hollywood, hollywood history, I Wanna Be Loved By You, Joe DiMaggio, John F. Kennedy, Kim Kardashian, Marilyn Monroe, Norman Mailer, Playboy, Pop Culture, Robert Kennedy, Some Like It Hot, The Seven Year Itch

Andrew Wilson discusses his new biography of the ultimate 20th century icon

Putting ‘Pressure’ on the Weathermen of World War II

May 29, 2026 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Allied invasion, Andrew Scott, Anthony Maras, Brendan Fraser, British cinema, Chris Messina, D Day, Damian Lewis, Dwight Eisenhower, film review, Historical drama, historical films, James Stagg, Kerry Condon, military history, military strategy, movie review, Normandy invasion, Pressure, The Longest Day, war films, war movie criticism, weather forecasting, World War II, WWII cinema

Brendan Fraser is Eisenhower deciding on which day will be D-Day

Featured Stories FILM

‘I Love Boosters’ Is a Likable Mess With Lots to Say

May 28, 2026June 1, 2026 Daniel Aaron 0 Comments 2026 movies, American cinema, anti capitalism, Boots Riley, cult cinema, Demi Moore, dialectical materialism, Don Cheadle, Eiza Gonzalez, Eric Andre, fashion industry satire, film criticism, heist comedy, I Love Boosters, Keke Palmer, Lakeith Stanfield, movie review, Naomi Ackie, Poppy Liu, satire, science fiction comedy, shoplifting comedy, Sorry To Bother You, Spike Lee, stylized filmmaking, Taylour Paige, The Coup, visual storytelling, Will Poulter

Boots Riley presents Keke Palmer, Don Cheadle, Demi Moore and others in a movie he’d love you to steal

DOCUMENTARY FILM

Documentaries, Biopics, and Other Promotional Material

May 26, 2026May 26, 2026 Dan Friedman 0 Comments A Complete Unknown, Amanda Knox, Amy Winehouse, Better Man, biopics, Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, Bruce Springsteen, celebrity culture, cinema and commerce, documentaries, documentary filmmaking, Elton John, Elvis Presley, film criticism, film industry, Gregg Allman, Hollywood, intellectual property, IP filmmaking, Jiminy Glick, Martin Scorsese, Martin Short, Marty Life Is Short, Melania Trump, michael movie, music biopics, Netflix, Patrick Spikes, Robbie Williams, Rocketman, Simran Hans, Streaming Television, The Guardian, Whitney Houston

How far are fact-based movies just access journalism in cinematic form?

Streaming TELEVISION

‘Unconditional’ Shows How Social Media Won’t Save Us

May 25, 2026 William Schwartz 0 Comments Apple originals, Apple TV, Apple TV Plus, espionage drama, foreign policy drama, Hugh Laurie, international television, Israel and Russia, Israeli media, Israeli television, Liraz Chamami, Middle East politics, political television, political thrillers, Putin Russia, Russian thrillers, social media culture, streaming culture, Streaming Television, Talia Lynne Ronn, Tehran, Television Criticism, Television Drama, TV reviews, Unconditional

Whether from Russia, Israel, or America, online mobs obscure the truth

Featured Stories FILM

Winners and Losers of Cannes 2026

May 24, 2026May 28, 2026 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments Adam Driver, Andrey Zvyagintsev, art house cinema, Cannes 2026, Cannes Film Festival, Cristian Mungiu, European film, Federico Garcia Lorca, Film Awards, Fjord, Glenn Close, international cinema, Ira Sachs, James Gray, Los Javis, Miles Teller, Minotaur, Neon, Netflix, Oscar buzz, Palme D'Or, Paper Tiger, Park Chan-Wook, Paweł Pawlikowski, Penelope Cruz, Rami Malek, Renata Reinsve, Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, The Black Ball, world cinema

A jury including Park Chan-wook, Demi Moore, Chloé Zhao, and Stellen Skarsgård choose a worthy slate

Featured Stories FILM

‘Obsession’ Is Everything You Might Wish For — And More

May 22, 2026May 26, 2026 Daniel Aaron 0 Comments Andy Richter, Barbarian, Cooper Tomlinson, creepy movies, Curry Barker, Faustian bargains, film review, Goosebumps, horror comedy, horror fans, horror movies, horror tropes, Inde Navarrette, Indie Horror, Megan Lawless, Michael Johnston, Misery, monkeys paw stories, monster movies, movie review, OBSESSION, psychological horror, Smile, supernatural horror, teen horror, Twilight Zone influences, Weapons

Curry Barker plays with classic trope that won’t ever die — unlike many victims

Podcasts TELEVISION

BFG Podcast #307: ‘Widow’s Bay’ and ‘Margot’s Got Money Troubles’

May 21, 2026May 21, 2026 Book and Film Globe Staff 0 Comments Apple originals, Apple TV, Apple TV Plus, comedy drama, David E. Kelley, Elle Fanning, Greg Kinnear, horror comedy, Kate OFlynn, Katie Dippold, Marcia Gay Harden, Margot's Got Money Troubles, Matthew Rhys, Michelle Pfeiffer, Nick Offerman, Nicole Kidman, Northern Exposure, OnlyFans stories, Parks and Recreation, rufi thorpe, Stephen Root, Streaming Television, supernatural television, television podcasts, TV creators, TV criticism, TV reviews, Twin Peaks, Widow's Bay, X Files

Neal Pollack and Omar Gallaga discuss Apple TV shows

Featured Stories Streaming TELEVISION

Is ‘Widow’s Bay’ the best Stephen King adaptation not actually based on his work?

May 21, 2026May 24, 2026 Omar Gallaga 0 Comments Apple TV, Apple TV Plus, Atlanta FX, Castle Rock, Dale Dickey, Genre Television, Halloween, Hiro Murai, horror comedy, It, Jaws, Jeff Hiller, John Carpenter, Kate OFlynn, Katie Dippold, Kevin Carroll, Lovecraft Country, Matthew Rhys, modern horror, New England horror, Parks and Recreation, prestige TV, serial television, Stephen King, Stephen King adaptations, Stephen Root, Stranger Things, streaming culture, Television Criticism, Television Review, The Fog, Toby Huss, Twin Peaks, Welcome to Derry, Widow's Bay

Apple’s creepy comedy benefits from excellent showrunners

Featured Stories Netflix Streaming TELEVISION

Tom Brady Returns for ‘The Roast of Kevin Hart’

May 20, 2026May 24, 2026 Jon Hart 1 Comment American comedy, celebrity culture, celebrity roasts, Chelsea Handler, comedians, comedy criticism, comedy specials, entertainment reviews, Hollywood satire, Jeff Ross, Katt Williams, Kevin Hart, Live Comedy, Netflix comedy, Netflix events, Netflix originals, Netflix specials, Nikki Glaser, political incorrectness, pop culture criticism, Regina Hall, roast comedy, Rob Gronkowski, Serena Williams, Shane Gillis, sports and entertainment, Stand Up Comedy, Streaming Television, The Roast of Kevin Hart, The Rock, Tom Brady, Tom Brady roast, Tony Hinchcliffe, TV reviews, Venus Williams, viral comedy

Maybe the Williams sisters should have declined the producers four times

Cannes Has Some Serious (and Some Comic) Daddy Issues

May 19, 2026May 19, 2026 Stephen Garrett 0 Comments A24, Adam Driver, art house cinema, arthouse film, arthouse films, Asghar Farhadi, auteur cinema, award season, Camp Miasma, Cannes 2026, Cannes Film Festival, cinema criticism, cinema culture, Club Kid, cold war cinema, Cristian Mungiu, daddy issues, directorial debuts, Disney Plus, Elijah Wood, European cinema, European film, fatherhood in film, Fatherland, festival acquisitions, festival buzz, Festival Coverage, film criticism, film distribution, film festival coverage, film festivals, Fjord, Friday the 13th, Gentle Monster, Gillian Anderson, Hannah Einbinder, Havana Rose Liu, Hirokazu Kore-eda, independent filmmaking, Indie Film, international cinema, Ira Sachs, James Gray, Jane Schoenbrun, Javier Bardem, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, John Lennon The Last Interview, John Travolta, Jordan Firstman, Kristen Stewart, Léa Seydoux, LGBTQ cinema, meta horror, Michael Lindsay-Hogg, Michelle Rodriguez, midnight movies, movie industry news, Nicolas Winding Refn, Oscar contenders, Palme D'Or, Paper Tiger, Paweł Pawlikowski, Peter Jackson, Pierre Salvadori, postwar Germany, queer cinema, Quentin Dupieux, Rodrigo Sorogoyen, Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Sandra Hüller, Scarlett Johansson, Sean Lennon, Sebastian Stan, Slasher Movies, Sophie Thatcher, Steven Soderbergh, The Beatles, The Beloved, The Electric Kiss, The Fast and the Furious, Thomas Mann, Un Certain Regard, Vin Diesel, Woody Harrelson, world cinema

Family ties are being stretched for drama and laughs in festival film after film

What a Slugfest! Baby Yoda and Mando are Back

May 19, 2026May 19, 2026 Dan Friedman 0 Comments 2026 movies, action adventure films, Ahsoka, Andor, AT-ATs, Baby Yoda, cinematic universes, Disney films, Disney Star Wars, fan service, film criticism, franchise filmmaking, genre storytelling, George Lucas, Grogu, Hollywood blockbusters, Jon Favreau, Lucasfilm, Lucasfilm productions, Martin Scorsese, movie review, Pedro Pascal, pop culture criticism, sci fi movies, science fiction films, science fiction franchises, Sigourney Weaver, space opera, space western, Star Wars, Star Wars canon, Star Wars fandom, television spinoffs, The Mandalorian, The Mandalorian and Grogu

The Latest Star Wars Blockbuster Comes With Rows of Hutts

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