The 98th Academy Awards delivered a historic night of major wins, milestones, and a competitive race between two of the year’s biggest films, as "One Battle After Another" emerged as the top winner at the 2026 Oscars.
“I really do think 'One Battle After Another' deserved Best Picture," said OH senior Hassan Lawal. "'Sinners' also deserved the award, but you have to give credit to the underdogs, too.”
"One Battle After Another" took home 6 Oscars, including Best Picture, and the film dominated the night, winning awards for Best Director (Paul Thomas Anderson), Best Supporting Actor (Sean Penn), Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Film Editing, and Best Casting.
"Ready or Not 2 Here I Come" was a sequel to "Ready or Not" in 2019, which had a very interesting theme of comedy mixed with horror and action.
"Ready or Not" began with Grace marrying the man of her dreams at his family's luxurious estate.
There's just one catch: The family made a demonic pact requiring her to now hide from midnight until dawn while her new in-laws hunt her with guns, crossbows, and other weapons.
If your watchlist wasn't full already, it's about to be.
This past week, several new and captivating trailers have been released. Whether it’s sci-fi spectacles, superhero blockbusters, or Disney live actions, audiences enjoy indulging in previews for upcoming movies.
More recently, trailers have caught fans' attention through popular preview releases such as those for Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Dune: Part Three, and Moana live action.
Despite being less than two months into the year, I feel confident in crowning Gore Verbinski’s "Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die" as the most bewildering film of 2026. However, I’m not sure the movie’s absurdist nature ultimately helps or hurts its thematic messaging.
“It’s a wild movie for sure, but with all the events that took place within the movie, I was like, ‘whoa,’” OH alumni Jack Beaudette said.
"Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die" is a sci‑fi action‑comedy that follows a "Man from the Future" who arrives at a Los Angeles diner to take its patrons hostage. The traveler must recruit a specific combination of ordinary people to join him on a frantic quest to save the world from a rogue artificial intelligence.
It would not be a terribly inaccurate statement to say there is not a person on Earth who does not know Dracula. In some way, shape, or form, everyone has at least heard the famous story of the vampire that popularized Gothic horror for centuries to come.
This is all to say that there are thousands of different ways the story has been spun, but has it been overdone? Is there anything original to be said about the story without deviating from the original book so much that it’s no longer the same story?
“Vampire stories are still worthy because they explore powerful themes like loneliness and temptation, but suck when they rely on clichés,” said OH junior Hannah Eminger.