Movies

Wicked: For Good 
The witches return, and Oz is changed for, well, you know what.

The world of Oz is getting bigger and darker. After the first film shattered expectations, Wicked: For Good swoops in as one of 2025’s most anticipated blockbusters. Years after the events of Wicked, Elphaba Thropp (Cynthia Erivo) — now the infamous Wicked Witch of the West — lives in exile, fighting for the rights of Oz’s animal citizens while being hunted by the very people she hopes to protect.

Meanwhile, Glinda (Ariana Grande) soaks up the spotlight as Oz’s media darling, though she’s secretly manipulated by the Wizard (Jeff Goldblum) and Madame Morrible (Michelle Yeoh). Toss in a rekindled love triangle with Fiyero (Jonathan Bailey), who has a thing for Elphaba, and a tornado-tossed visitor named Dorothy Gale, and you have the makings of a spellbinding showdown.

This adaptation expands on the Broadway musical. The most obvious example would be the two brand-new songs from Stephen Schwartz (lyricist and composer for the original stage production),  including “No Place Like Home”, co-written by Erivo. But it keeps everything fans love about the original musical: the soaring emotions, jaw-dropping spectacle, and heartfelt moments between the two witches. 

Predator: Badlands 
The predator becomes the prey (and also, hero).

The Predator (or Yautja, to use the species’ official name) has long been one of cinema’s meanest monsters. With their fearsome mandibles, array of high-tech weapons, and a penchant for removing their victims’ spines, they are called Predators for a reason.

In Badlands, the galaxy’s deadliest hunter steps into the spotlight again — but this time, as the hero. The movie flips the franchise on its head, following Dek (Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi), a Yautja outcast desperate to prove himself. His trial-by-fire takes him to Genna, the aptly named “Death Planet”, where everything wants to kill him … including the Kalisk, a creature even his father fears.

There, Dek encounters Thia (Elle Fanning), a half-destroyed Weyland-Yutani android with more humanity than most humans. Together, they form an unlikely duo navigating hostile terrain, ancient alien lore, and a beast that refuses to die.

Returning director Dan Trachtenberg brings back the raw survival-thriller energy of Prey, but dials up the worldbuilding — including a fully constructed Yautja language concocted by linguist Britton Watkins. Add Fanning’s grounded, scene-stealing turn and you’ve got a monster movie that bites hard while still finding heart in the action.

TV

Stranger Things S5
The final showdown for Hawkins begins.

It’s the end of the world — and the end of an era. Dropping in three volumes, the final season of Stranger Things sends the gang back to Hawkins for one last, all-out battle. Vecna has vanished, the town is under military quarantine, and Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) is forced into hiding as tensions skyrocket.

Expect emotional reunions, giant twists, and the return of beloved characters — including everyone’s favourite former jerk, Steve Harrington (Joe Keery). After growing up with these kids through every Demogorgon, Mind Flayer, and psychic meltdown, this last ride feels like saying goodbye to childhood itself.

Percy Jackson and the Olympians S2 
New monsters, bigger quests.

Puberty is hard enough for most. But poor Percy Jackson has to deal with growing pains and being a demigod. Disney’s hit adaptation of Rick Riordan’s iconic novel series levels up in Season 2, tackling the book The Sea of Monsters. Percy must rescue his best friend Grover, defend Camp Half-Blood from an ancient Titan on the rise, and survive a journey through a magical Bermuda Triangle-style nightmare.

The show remains a joy for fantasy lovers: rich worldbuilding, faithful character arcs, and plenty of Easter eggs for Greek mythology die-hards. Whether you adore Riordan’s books or are discovering this world for the first time, Percy Jackson is epic, heartwarming, and irresistibly fun, the kind of adventure that reminds you why you fell in love with fantasy in the first place.