Editor's note: The below interview contains spoilers for Dutton Ranch Episode 4.

What is Christopher Nolan's best movie? The answer might vary among cinephiles, thanks to Nolan's filmography, which spans a wide variety of genres. Some would point to Memento, as its non-linear structure makes for a compelling mystery. Others would throw The Dark Knight trilogy into the ring, as it helped put Nolan on the map and showcased that superheroes can be taken seriously when in the right hands. The best answer is a movie that Nolan made 12 years ago, a science fiction odyssey that still holds up today. It also contains two key elements that helped cement Nolan as a top-tier filmmaker.

About a week ago, Taylor Sheridan scored the biggest original series launch in Paramount+ history with the Yellowstone sequel Dutton Ranch, the latest entry in the hit Western franchise. According to Paramount, the series generated 12.9 million global streaming views within its first seven days, comfortably surpassing the record previously held by another Sheridan hit. Speaking of which, The Madison held the record before that, garnering 8 million views during its first 10 days on the platform following its March debut.

Paramount stumbled onto a goldmine when they took a three-decade-old franchise and decided to put a new spin on it. Even after something of a PR disaster and a slight delay in getting it onto the screen, the wait was worth it, and it ended up becoming one of the safest bets in entertainment history.

2026 has been a strong year for Taylor Sheridan, but fans of the Western writer have come to expect this by now. Sheridan kicked things off in 2026 with the Yellowstone spin-off, Marshals, which follows Kayce Dutton (played by Luke Grimes) now that he’s left ranch life behind to become a U.S. Marshal. After the debut of Marshals came The Madison, which features big-time talent like Kurt Russell and Michelle Pfeiffer. Sheridan recently brought fans back to the Yellowstone universe for the latest spin-off, Dutton Ranch, which follows Rip (played by Cole Hauser) and Beth (played by Kelly Reilly) after the events of the series finale. Sheridan has had plenty going on so far this year, but things are only going to get busier for the Yellowstone creator as we inch closer to the end of the year.

Editor's note: The below contains spoilers for Dutton Ranch Episode 6.

Editor's note: The below interview contains spoilers for Dutton Ranch Episode 7.

The past couple of years have been perfect for Channing Tatum fans. In 2024, Tatum dazzled in the Apple TV rom-com Fly Me to the Moon, alongside fellow MCU alum Scarlett Johansson, which was quickly followed by a surprise Deadpool & Wolverine appearance, and the eerie Blink Twice, which marked The Batman star Zoë Kravitz's directorial debut. In 2025, Tatum was praised for his voice work in the English dub of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle, and released one of his most underrated movies ever in Roofman.

Over the last few years, Alan Ritchson has quietly become one of the most popular action stars working in Hollywood today. This is largely due to his role in Reacher, the hit Prime Video show with three full seasons already out and a fourth on the way later this year. Prime Video is so sure that Reacher Season 4 is going to be a smash hit — Ritchson has already promised that it’s by far the best season of the show yet — that it’s been picked up for Season 5 before Season 4 even has a premiere date. Ritchson has also expanded into movies recently with hits like The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, which was directed by Guy Ritchie. Earlier this year, Ritchson headlined the biggest Netflix sci-fi thriller of 2026, War Machine, which has scored over 125 million views.

In this day and age, a political thriller might seem as terrifying as a horror movie, especially one that, even more than 20 years later, seems as horrifyingly resonant now as it did at the time. Are we selling the movie to you? Great! Based on a 1962 old War classic, this 2004 remake ended up trading in the Iron Curtain paranoia for things like media control, and it worked really well. Interested? Good. Now you can stream it.

Hit-maker Taylor Sheridan’s magnum opus, the Yellowstone universe, is now in the hands of Paramount. The studio will likely continue expanding the franchise for as long as possible, even after Sheridan departs to begin a new creative partnership with Universal. The signs are there already, with Spencer Hudnut receiving sole creator credit for the CBS spin-off Marshals. Hudnut has stressed that Sheridan was only a call away, and that he never wanted the show to come across as a cover version of Sheridan's writing. The production of the franchise’s latest installment, however, was not as smooth. While Chad Feehan is credited as the sole creator of Dutton Ranch, he left the project ahead of Season 1’s release following disagreements with Sheridan and lead cast members.

Although little is still known about it, it has now been confirmed that a second sequel to the '80s action blockbuster Top Gun— following the enormous, billion-dollar success of its cinema-saving sequel, Top Gun: Maverick— is now in the works. Currently in early development at Paramount, Christopher McQuarrie has confirmed that the idea for a third Top Gun movie has been developed, with plans to pen a script now underway. Sometime soon, we're likely to get another update on the journey to more Maverick.