Keepers Updated September 16, 2026

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New films and series scored on critics, audiences, the people behind them and whether anyone's still talking about them.

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The Pitt, Season 2 Film & TV 91Keeper

The Pitt, Season 2

R. Scott Gemmill · Series · HBO Max · Jan 8, 2026 See the score
Critics40/40

Critic score 99. A 70 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 40 points.

Audience13/20

Audience score 85. A 60 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 20 points.

Track record14/15

Gemmill created The Pitt after years on ER, and the show's first season was a breakout.

Staying power24/25

The finale drew a series high 9.7 million U.S. viewers in its first weekend, and the season averaged 15.4 million, up 50% on season one.

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Project Hail Mary Film & TV 90Keeper

Project Hail Mary

Phil Lord and Christopher Miller · Film · Mar 20, 2026 See the score
Critics36/40

Critic score 95. A 70 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 40 points.

Audience18/20

Audience score 95. A 60 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 20 points.

Track record14/15

From the directors of The Lego Movie and the Spider-Verse films, adapting Andy Weir.

Staying power22/25

Passed $650 million worldwide, beating The Martian as the biggest Andy Weir adaptation.

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The Odyssey Film & TV 88Keeper

The Odyssey

Christopher Nolan · Film · theaters · Jul 17, 2026 See the score
Critics34/40

Critic score 94. A 70 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 40 points.

Audience19/20

Audience score 96. A 60 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 20 points.

Track record15/15

From the director of Oppenheimer and The Dark Knight.

Staying power20/25

The highest Rotten Tomatoes score of Nolan's career, and a multi-weekend theatrical run.

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Toy Story 5 Film & TV 86Keeper

Toy Story 5

Andrew Stanton · Film · Disney+ · Jun 19, 2026 See the score
Critics33/40

Critic score 93. A 70 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 40 points.

Audience18/20

Audience score 94. A 60 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 20 points.

Track record15/15

Directed by the maker of WALL-E and Finding Nemo, in a series with four beloved entries.

Staying power20/25

Opened #1 with $159.7M and held #1 a second weekend.

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Worth your time, not Keepers

Scored and mostly good, just without the staying power a Keeper shows. We score them again next month, and some will move up.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day Film & TV 83Worth it

Spider-Man: Brand New Day

Destin Daniel Cretton · Film · theaters · Jul 31, 2026 See the score
Critics29/40

Critic score 90. A 70 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 40 points.

Audience19/20

Audience score 97. A 60 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 20 points.

Track record11/15

Directed by the maker of Shang-Chi.

Staying power24/25

#1 at the US box office six weekends in a row.

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Hoppers Film & TV 80Worth it

Hoppers

Daniel Chong · Film · Mar 6, 2026 See the score
Critics34/40

Critic score 94. A 70 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 40 points.

Audience18/20

Audience score 93. A 60 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 20 points.

Track record9/15

This is Chong's first Pixar feature as director, after creating the TV series We Bare Bears.

Staying power19/25

It earned $390 million worldwide, a solid run for an original Pixar film.

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Paradise, Season 2 Film & TV 72Not yet

Paradise, Season 2

Dan Fogelman · Series · Hulu · Feb 23, 2026 See the score
Critics29/40

Critic score 90. A 70 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 40 points.

Audience12/20

Audience score 83. A 60 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 20 points.

Track record13/15

Fogelman created This Is Us, a long running hit, and Paradise was planned as a three season story from the start.

Staying power18/25

Hulu renewed it for a third season on March 17, 2026, before season two's finale aired.

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Blue Heron Film & TV 71Not yet

Blue Heron

Sophy Romvari · Film · streaming · Jun 23, 2026 See the score
Critics40/40

Critic score 98. A 70 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 40 points.

Audience5/20

Audience score 69. A 60 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 20 points.

Track record8/15

A first feature, so there's no track record yet.

Staying power18/25

Called the best-reviewed film of 2026 at midyear. Audiences are more split.

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Lanterns Film & TV 69Not yet

Lanterns

Chris Mundy · TV · HBO Max · Aug 16, 2026 See the score
Critics33/40

Critic score 93. A 70 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 40 points.

Audience8/20

Audience score 75. A 60 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 20 points.

Track record12/15

Showrunner of Ozark.

Staying power16/25

Record HBO ratings for DC, but no confirmed Season 2 yet.

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House of the Dragon, Season 3 Film & TV 61Not yet

House of the Dragon, Season 3

Ryan Condal · TV · HBO Max · Jun 21, 2026 See the score
Critics19/40

Critic score 83. A 70 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 40 points.

Audience8/20

Audience score 76. A 60 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 20 points.

Track record14/15

Previous seasons scored 84 to 94% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Staying power20/25

HBO has already renewed it for Season 4.

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The Devil Wears Prada 2 Film & TV 58Not yet

The Devil Wears Prada 2

David Frankel · Film · May 1, 2026 See the score
Critics11/40

Critic score 78. A 70 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 40 points.

Audience13/20

Audience score 84. A 60 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 20 points.

Track record12/15

Frankel made the original Devil Wears Prada and Marley and Me, reliable crowd pleasers with a few misses since.

Staying power22/25

It earned $693 million worldwide, one of the biggest films of 2026.

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Michael Film & TV 55Not yet

Michael

Antoine Fuqua · Film · Apr 24, 2026 See the score
Critics0/40

Critic score 38. A 70 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 40 points.

Audience19/20

Audience score 97. A 60 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 20 points.

Track record12/15

Fuqua has a long record of solid studio films like Training Day and The Equalizer, with some uneven entries along the way.

Staying power24/25

It earned $1.02 billion worldwide on a $155 million budget, one of the biggest films of 2026.

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The Super Mario Galaxy Movie Film & TV 50Not yet

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie

Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic · Film · Apr 1, 2026 See the score
Critics0/40

Critic score 42. A 70 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 40 points.

Audience14/20

Audience score 87. A 60 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 20 points.

Track record12/15

The pair directed The Super Mario Bros. Movie, a huge family hit that critics also found thin.

Staying power24/25

It earned $1.01 billion worldwide, one of the biggest films of 2026.

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Disclosure Day Film & TV 50Not yet

Disclosure Day

Steven Spielberg · Film · Jun 12, 2026 See the score
Critics13/40

Critic score 79. A 70 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 40 points.

Audience5/20

Audience score 69. A 60 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 20 points.

Track record15/15

Spielberg has one of the strongest records in film history, from Jaws to Close Encounters to Jurassic Park.

Staying power17/25

It earned $241 million worldwide, a modest run for a Spielberg original.

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Film & TV 39Not yet

The Mandalorian and Grogu

Jon Favreau · Film · May 22, 2026 See the score
Critics0/40

Critic score 61. A 70 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 40 points.

Audience14/20

Audience score 86. A 60 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 20 points.

Track record13/15

From the creator of The Mandalorian series and the director of Iron Man.

Staying power12/25

About $346 million worldwide on a $165 million budget, soft for a Star Wars film. Fans liked it far more than critics.

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Supergirl Film & TV 29Not yet

Supergirl

Craig Gillespie · Film · Jun 26, 2026 See the score
Critics0/40

Critic score 53. A 70 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 40 points.

Audience6/20

Audience score 72. A 60 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 20 points.

Track record12/15

Gillespie made I, Tonya and Cruella, solid films with a mixed run around them.

Staying power11/25

It earned about $126 million worldwide against a $170 million budget.

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How the score works

Albums, games, films and shows

  • Critics, 40. The published aggregate from Metacritic, OpenCritic, Album of the Year or Rotten Tomatoes. Almost everything reviewed lands between 70 and 98, so a 70 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 40.
  • Audience, 20. What people who paid for it say, from user scores and Steam reviews. A 60 earns nothing and a 98 earns all 20.
  • Track record, 15. Whether the people who made it have made things that lasted before. Debuts start lower on purpose.
  • Staying power, 25. What happens after launch week: chart runs, players who stick around, renewals, sales that keep going.

Things

  • Warranty, 30. What the company will actually fix or replace, read from their own policy.
  • Build, 30. Materials and construction, and whether there's anything to wear out.
  • Track record, 20. How long the maker has been making this well.
  • Repairable, 20. Whether you can get it fixed instead of replacing it.

A Keeper is our bet on what lasts. Some releases show it right away: the reviews, the players and the people behind them all point the same way, the way they did for Elden Ring. For albums, games, films and shows, 85 or above is a Keeper and 75 to 84 is worth your time. Things need 80. We score everything again as time goes by, and a Keeper that fades loses the label. Nobody pays to be here or pays for a score. Every score links to where its numbers came from. Each one has a link to find it on Amazon, and as an Amazon Associate, Keepers earns from qualifying purchases.