Author
Ravi Iyer
Contributing Writer — Hollywood & Superhero Cinema
Bengaluru, India · Languages: English, Hindi
Ravi Iyer writes about Hollywood blockbusters, superhero franchises, and Western action cinema for Movie OTT. His coverage tracks Marvel, DC, and major studio releases as they move onto Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+ Hotstar, and other streaming platforms in India and globally. He has been following the genre for over a decade and brings a fan-first perspective grounded in box-office context and franchise history.
Expertise
- Marvel & DC
- Hollywood blockbusters
- Action & sci-fi cinema
- Streaming release windows
Articles by Ravi
22 May 2026
What Makes ‘The Great American Baking Show’ So Addictive? Paul Hollywood, Prue Leith, Andrew Rannells and Casey Wilson Have an Idea
The beloved judges and hosts on season four of Roku's baking competition show are rising to the occasion. The Hollywood Reporter caught up with them on set.
22 May 2026
LEGO Batman: Legacy Of The Dark Knight
LEGO Batman: Legacy Of The Dark Knight has many Red Bricks to collect, including the one inside the ACE Chemicals mission that you'll need Gordon for.
22 May 2026
Prime Video’s New 8-Part Superhero Satire Looks So Good, We Won’t Even Miss The Boys
Amazon Prime Video has an upcoming 8-episode superhero series that could fill the hole The Boys has left behind, coming at just the right time.
22 May 2026
8 Years Later, John Krasinski's Jack Ryan Officially Becomes Harrison Ford's Version
John Krasinski made Jack Ryan his own on Prime Video, but Tom Clancy's Jaclk Ryan: Ghost War takes huge steps to making him more like Harrison Ford.
22 May 2026
The Force Awakens Was Actually The Perfect Start For Disney's Star Wars Era
Disney's Star Wars era hasn't been filled with hits but it began with a bang because The Force Awakens was the perfect way to get things rolling.
22 May 2026
Forget Doomsday, Marvel's Biggest Shakeup Is The One Fans Never Saw Coming
Can Brad Winderbaum turn Marvel publishing around? Or will the comics face their own Doomsday?
22 May 2026
X-Men's Original Iceman Actor Shares Hopes For MCU's New Bobby Drake Replacement
Exclusive: Shawn Ashmore played Iceman in four X-Men movies, and he reveals what it'll be like for him when the MCU reboots Iceman and the X-Men.
22 May 2026
3 Near-Perfect Netflix Movies You Should Watch This Weekend
Ladies First, Nope, and Safe Haven make up our list of the best Netflix movies to watch the weekend of May 22, 2026.
22 May 2026
‘One Piece’ Producer Fujimura Charts Japanese IP’s Rise From Manga Magazines to Hollywood Mega
Tetsu Fujimura, the CEO of Japanese IP consultancy and production company Filosophia Inc. and a producer on Netflix’s “One Piece” live-action series, delivered a data-intensive keynote at the Cannes Film Market, presenting a comprehensive account of the booming global market for Japanese intellectual property adaptations and cataloguing a Hollywood development pipeline that stretches across every […]
22 May 2026
4 New and Wildly Diverse Spanish Series to Watch on Netflix Now
4 New and Wildly Diverse Spanish Series to Watch on Netflix Now Netflix
22 May 2026
Co-opting the “Hollywood Machine to Tell Different Kinds of Stories”: Liam Young on His Immersive Experience ‘In Other Worlds’
The exhibition at London's Barbican, featuring the voices of Diego Luna, Richard Ayoade, Jeffrey Wright and more, invites us into imaginary worlds to provide "deep emotional connections to ideas" rather than a "backdrop for some superhero moment."
22 May 2026
Reed Van Dyk, Boyd Holbrook & Gheed On How A New Yorker Article Inspired Their War Film ‘Atonement’
Atonement, the debut feature from filmmaker Reed Van Dyk, was one of the few American titles this year at Cannes. Inspired by true events, the film is set during the early days of the Iraq War, when a U.S. Marine’s split-second decision during a firefight devastates an Iraqi family. Years later, aided by a New […]
22 May 2026
The Mandalorian And Grogu's Best Easter Egg Comes Straight From The Original Star Wars
There are several nods to Star Wars lore in The Mandalorian and Grogu, but the movie's best Easter egg ties directly to something we saw in the very first film.
22 May 2026
MobLand Reportedly Fires Tom Hardy Ahead Of Season 3
MobLand has left Tom Hardy to sleep with the fishes leaving the future of the series uncertain as production for season 3 hangs in the balance.
22 May 2026
Survivor 50 Should Have Been Landmark Television
The highly-anticipated finale of Survivor Season 50 has come and gone, and we were ... less than impressed with what should have been landmark television.
22 May 2026
The Mandalorian And Grogu Proves Star Wars Fans Are Missing The Point
Star Wars fans are debating The Mandalorian and Grogu's value and worth, but one of our writers' kids helped them see it in a whole other light.
22 May 2026
Survivor 50 Should Have Been Landmark Television
The highly-anticipated finale of Survivor Season 50 has come and gone, and we were ... less than impressed with what should have been landmark television.
22 May 2026
The Mandalorian And Grogu Proves Star Wars Fans Are Missing The Point
Star Wars fans are debating The Mandalorian and Grogu's value and worth, but one of our writers' kids helped them see it in a whole other light.
22 May 2026
Stephen Colbert Ends ‘Late Show’ With “Normal,” Star-Studded Episode, Joking the Pope “Canceled”
The long-running CBS late night franchise came to an end with what the host called a "normal" broadcast, but the surreal, Easter egg-filled program was stuffed with bold-faced names, with one key exception.
22 May 2026
Far Cry 7 Official Announcement Splits Gamers
While the wait for Far Cry 7 has been the longest yet, fans have been losing their minds over Ubisoft's latest announcement for th series.
22 May 2026
Stephen Colbert Ends ‘Late Show’ With “Normal,” Star-Studded Episode, Joking the Pope “Canceled”
The long-running CBS late night franchise came to an end with what the host called a "normal" broadcast, but the surreal, Easter egg-filled program was stuffed with bold-faced names, with one key exception.
22 May 2026
‘Ghosts’ Showrunners Talk Saving Woodstone From An Evil Water Conglomerate & Season 5 Finale Cliffhanger: “The Stakes Are Real”
SPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from the Season 5 finale of Ghosts on CBS. Woodstone Mansion’s fate is up in the air in the two-part Season 5 finale of CBS’ Ghosts. Sam (Rose McIver) and Jay (Utkarsh Ambudkar) have to come up with a quick solution after they find out that the mayor sold […]
22 May 2026
8 Steamy Drama Series That 'Rivals' Fans Need To Watch Next
Fans of the hit Hulu series Rivals need to add shows like Apple TV's Your Friends & Neighbors, HBO's Industry, and AMC's Mad Men to their watchlist.
22 May 2026
Forget 'Ted Lasso,' Apple TV's 3-Part Sitcom Is the Weekend Binge You've Been Looking For
Shrinking and Ted Lasso deal with many of the same emotional issues, and their differences only make them more complimentary to each other.
22 May 2026
Zendaya Says Working on ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ With Tom Holland Felt Like “Coming Home”
The Emmy Award-winning actress gushed that it was a "dream" to work on the fourth franchise film with her partner: "We grew up on those movies!"
22 May 2026
Quentin Tarantino Butted Heads With Brad Pitt While Filming ‘Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood’: ‘You’ll Be Dead in This Business’
Although Quentin Tarantino and Brad Pitt are close collaborators, they allegedly had one moment where they disagreed while filming 2019’s “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood.” The anecdote comes via co-star Bruce Dern, who spoke with People while celebrating a new documentary about him debuting at Cannes Film Festival named “Dernsie.” A “Dernsie” is the […]
21 May 2026
Penelope Cruz Lights Up Los Javis’ Queer García Lorca Epic ‘The Black Ball,’ Earning 16
Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo’s “The Black Ball” (La Bola Negra) a queer epic spanning 85 years of Spanish history and inspired by an unfinished fragment by Federico García Lorca, premiered in competition at the Cannes Film Festival on Thursday to a 16-minute standing ovation. The premiere marks the Cannes competition debut for the filmmaking […]
21 May 2026
The Odyssey's Rumored Runtime Makes It Christopher Nolan's Second
Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey reportedly has an epic runtime, albeit one that isn't quite as long as that of a previous Nolan blockbuster.
21 May 2026
Buffy The Vampire Slayer Gets A Erotic Twist In Dark New Fantasy Release
Exclusive: Boom Studios' Faithless is back with a new complete collection, and the newly revealed preview pages already look incredible.
21 May 2026
HBO's Near-Perfect Game Of Thrones Replacement Is One Of The Best Fantasy Shows On TV
The replacement show for Game of Thrones is another fantasy epic available on HBO Max, and the series is one of the best fantasy shows airing.
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