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Beyond the highly anticipated new anime, some hidden gems from last season are finally gaining the attention they deserve. This week’s most popular anime are also considered the best, and are definitely worth watching for any anime fan.

You can now watch the action movie *Atomic Blonde* on Hulu. It’s one of the new films added to the platform for October. While many movies have tried to copy the style of *John Wick*, *Atomic Blonde* is often considered the best of them. Directed by David Leitch and written by Kurt Johnstad, Antony Johnston, and Sam Hart, the film takes place during the Cold War. Charlize Theron plays a British spy who goes to Berlin to find out who killed a fellow agent. Here’s what the movie is about:

Great monologues bring characters to life, often starting important discussions and staying with audiences long after they end. They can be quiet and personal or powerful and inspiring. Here are ten of the most impactful monologues from the past few years.

As reported by *Deadline*, the musical *Wicked: For Good* has broken the record for the most first-day ticket presales in 2025. After tickets went on sale earlier this week, the total sales within the first 24 hours were higher than those for other popular events this year, including *Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle*, *Taylor Swift: The Official Release Party of a Showgirl*, and *Superman*.

While the story of *The Woman in Cabin 10* seemed promising enough for a movie adaptation, it might have worked better as a book. Directed by Simon Stone, the film presents a mystery that doesn’t quite build enough suspense. Journalist Lo Blacklock witnesses someone falling overboard during a cruise assignment given to her by Richard Bullmer, but when she reports it, no one believes her. Her insistence that she saw something leads to a series of frightening encounters and unexpected revelations. However, these events don’t add up to a truly shocking or unique thriller. Ultimately, the film feels like a predictable whodunit where the identity of the culprit is fairly obvious from the start.

During an interview at the Bloomberg Screentime conference, Jimmy Kimmel was asked who he thought should be the next CEO of Disney after Bob Iger retires.

In the upcoming film, Chris Pratt stars as Detective Chris Raven, who finds himself on trial before Judge Maddox, an artificial intelligence played by Rebecca Ferguson. Raven is accused of his wife’s murder and has just 90 minutes to convince the AI of his innocence, or face execution. Essentially, the AI acts as the judge, jury, and executioner. Using available technology, Raven must solve the mystery of his wife’s death and grapple with the ethical implications of the very justice system he helped create, all while racing against time.

I recently found a six-minute short film from 1967 called *The Big Shave* while browsing HBO Max. It wasn’t until the credits rolled that I realized Martin Scorsese directed this striking and surprisingly violent film, which offers a commentary on the social issues of the 1960s.

If you’ve been following my stuff here on TopMob, you’ve probably noticed a trend. I wrote about Disney raising ticket prices last year around this time, and the year before that, the same thing happened! So, I wasn’t exactly surprised when I saw the news yesterday – yep, they did it again.

While it wasn’t as immediately popular as horror hits like *The Exorcist* and *The Texas Chain Saw Massacre*, *The Wicker Man* has become a key example of folk horror over time. Unlike typical horror movies that clearly pit good against evil, *The Wicker Man* presents a conflict between different belief systems, creating tension through their unwavering perspectives. The film avoids jump scares and focuses on building a disturbing atmosphere that emphasizes the differences between its characters. Today, critics and fans recognize *The Wicker Man* – alongside films like *The Blood on Satan’s Claw* – as a groundbreaking work that established many of the tropes now seen in modern folk horror films such as *Hereditary* and *Midsommar*.