Avatar: Fire and Ash
For almost three decades, the distant alien moon of Pandora has been filmmaker James Cameron’s great obsession, and the Avatar films remain the ultimate expression of that ambition. Years in the making and engineered on a jaw-dropping scale, the saga continues with Avatar: Fire and Ash, the third chapter in Cameron’s eco sci-fi odyssey.
Fire and Ash picks up right where The Way of Water left off, with Jake Sully (Sam Worthington) and Neytiri (Zoe Saldaña) still grappling with the devastating loss of their son Neteyam. Their grief soon collides with the arrival of a new threat: an aggressive Na’vi clan known as the Mangkwan, or Ash People, led by the fearsome Varang (Oona Chaplin). When Varang forms a deadly alliance with Jake’s long-time enemy, the resurrected Miles Quaritch (Stephen Lang), the Sullys find themselves caught in an escalating conflict that pushes them to the brink.
While Fire and Ash doesn’t reinvent Avatar’s narrative formula, it deepens the mythology in bold new ways. Alongside the spectacle fans expect — astonishing alien creatures, breathtaking biomes, and explosive action — Cameron leans into stranger, more spiritual territory. Sixteen years after the original Avatar redefined the possibilities of stereoscopic 3D, this latest instalment once again raises the technical bar. Clocking in at a hefty 197 minutes, Fire and Ash is an immersive, expansive epic that demands to be seen big.
Eternity
What happens after happily ever after? Eternity poses an irresistibly thorny question: if you could choose who to spend eternity with, would you pick the love you lost or the life you built?
Elizabeth Olsen stars as Joan, who reunites with her late husband Larry (Miles Teller) in a pastel-hued, ’60s-inspired in-between world where souls select their version of the afterlife. Just as Joan begins to settle, she’s confronted with an impossible surprise: her first love, Luke (Callum Turner), has been waiting for her all along. Suddenly, she must weigh the pull of a life that never was against decades of shared memories and quiet devotion.
Handled with a light touch, Eternity blends high-concept fantasy with the warm charm of classic rom-coms. As the film playfully sells different visions of the afterlife, it explores love, regret, and the choices that define a lifetime (and beyond).
28 Years Later: The Bone Temple
Following the brutal return of the Rage Virus in last year’s 28 Years Later, the post-apocalyptic nightmare continues with The Bone Temple. Directed this time by The Marvels’ Nia DaCosta, the sequel expands the world of the long-running franchise while pushing it into darker, stranger territory.
Following the events of the previous film, Spike (Alfie Williams) is inducted into the Jimmys — a mysterious, volatile cult led by the unhinged Sir Lord Jimmy Crystal (Jack O’Connell). Elsewhere, former doctor Ian Kelson (Ralph Fiennes) makes a discovery that could change everything.
DaCosta has hinted that an eventual reunion between Spike and Ian may be far from comforting. “You have these two trains on a track that are going to collide,” she says, describing her desire to contrast Ian’s eerie calm with the Jimmys’ cruelty and chaos. Early reactions from press screenings suggest the gamble pays off. Critics have praised the film for deepening the franchise’s lore and embracing its strangest instincts, with some warning that audiences may be shocked by just how weird it gets — in the best possible way.
Fallout S2
To paraphrase a famous line from the fan-favourite video game Fallout: New Vegas, waiting for Season 2 of Amazon Prime Video’s TV adaptation almost makes you wish for a nuclear winter. After more than a year of anticipation, the wasteland finally reopens, and the stakes are even higher.
Lucy (Ella Purnell), her uneasy ally the Ghoul (Walton Goggins), and loyal canine companion Dogmeat arrive in the Mojave’s glittering capital of vice, New Vegas, in search of Lucy’s missing father, Hank (Kyle MacLachlan). Returning favourites include Maximus (Aaron Moten), now a fully fledged knight of the Brotherhood of Steel, while the enigmatic Mr House is reintroduced with a new face (Justin Theroux stepping into the role). New arrivals also join the fray, including a mysterious Caesar’s Legion member played by Macaulay Culkin.
Showrunner Jonathan Nolan has promised that no single ending from Fallout: New Vegas will be treated as canon (since there are different endings in the game depending on your choices), instead teasing a world where every faction believes it won.
Diving deeper into the Fallout universe’s mythology, Season 2 aims to bring viewers “into the heart of the game”. But whether or not you ever touched the games, there’s plenty to love here, with this season dishing out more dark humour, sprawling sets and backdrops, and muscle-clenching suspense.
Culinary Class Wars: Season 2
The knives are out once again as Culinary Class Wars returns for another high-pressure showdown. Chefs battle to impress the formidable judging duo of Chef Anh Sung-jae and restaurateur Paik Jong-won, with new rules and returning competitors raising the heat even further.
Season 1’s viral moments — including the infamous chestnut tiramisu craze — proved no dish is ever safe. This time, the rivalry between the anonymous Black Spoons and the elite White Spoons intensifies, with standout contenders including the Venerable Sunjae, a Buddhist nun specialising in temple cuisine. Expect bold flavours, fierce competition, and culinary creativity pushed to its limits.
Text: The KrisWorld Team
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