The House with a Clock in Its Walls is a 2018 American dark fantasy comedy film directed by Eli Roth, based on the 1973 novel of the same name by John Bellairs, and starring Jack Black, Cate Blanchett, Owen Vaccaro, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Sunny Suljic, and Kyle MacLachlan. The film follows a young boy who goes to live with his uncle in a creaky old house, which is haunted by the ghost of the original owner, who is about to end the world with a clock he had made and hidden within the house before his death.

Universal Pictures released the film in the United States on September 21, 2018. It received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised the cast but drew criticism that the film did not live up to its full potential.

As of September 23, 2018, The House with a Clock in Its Walls has grossed $26.9 million in the United States and Canada, and $3.1 million in other territories, for a total worldwide gross of $30 million, against a production budget of $42 million.

Marvel Studios released the first trailer for Captain Marvel, featuring a new look at Larson as Carol Danvers. The film co-stars Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury, Jude Law as Mar-Vell, Ben Mendelsohn as Talos, Lashana Lynch as Maria Rambeau, Gemma Chan as Minn-Erva and Mckenna Grace as young Carol. In addition to Fury, Captain Marvel sees the return of fellow MCU characters Phil Coulson (Clark Gregg), Ronan the Accuser (Lee Pace) and Korath (Djimon Hounsou). With Larson starring as Captain Marvel, the film marks the first MCU entry to be headlined solely by a female character. See the trailer below.

Captain Marvel Trailer

The Academy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Popular Film (or the Academy Award for Best Popular Film) is a proposed award that was to be presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). It was announced as a brand new category by the Academy on August 8, 2018. The following month, AMPAS announced that the award would not be presented at the 91st Academy Awards as initially planned, and had delayed the award to “examine and seek additional input regarding the new category”.

The announcement of a Popular Film category was met with overwhelming negativity from journalists and Academy members alike. Many viewed it as an attempt to pander to mainstream audiences, in the hopes of increasing annual ratings. The category was also criticized for diminishing the chances that blockbuster films might have at scoring a Best Picture nomination.The title of the category was also criticised, with “popular” suggesting that the films nominated in other categories are unpopular or not of interest to mainstream audiences. Bob Chipman at The Escapist noted that the front-runner for the inaugural prize was Black Panther, a film with a predominantly African-American cast and noted for its position within Black culture, would be effectively receiving a “separate but equal” Best Picture award.

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is an upcoming mystery crime film centered on the Manson Family murders. Written and directed by Quentin Tarantino, the film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie. The film is a British-American venture produced by Columbia Pictures and Heyday Films, and is scheduled for release on July 26, 2019.

The Irishman is an upcoming American biographical crime film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by Steven Zaillian, based on the book I Heard You Paint Houses by Charles Brandt. The film stars Robert De Niro as Frank Sheeran, a labor union leader and alleged hitman for the Bufalino crime family, and Al Pacino as Jimmy Hoffa. Joe Pesci, Anna Paquin, Bobby Cannavale, Harvey Keitel, and Ray Romano also star. It is the ninth feature collaboration between De Niro and Scorsese, the fourth film to star both De Niro and Pacino (following The Godfather Part II, Heat and Righteous Kill) and the first time Pacino has been directed by Scorsese. The film is anticipated to be released by Netflix in 2019.

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