What to Expect in 2026: A Movie Industry That Feels Strangely Hollow
As the film industry approaches 2026, it feels big but hollow. Franchise fatigue, audience indifference, and risk-averse studios dominate, while original films and AI experiments raise doubts about creativity, authorship, and cinema’s cultural relevance.
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