We map out 2026 across TV, anime, movies, and games with Kory from The World Is My Burrito, weighing returning favorites, new bets, and what might slip. Highs from 2025 awards, honest MCU worries, indie game love, and big‑event plans round it out.

• Apple TV+ standouts with Shrinking and Monarch: Legacy of Monsters returning
• Anime sequels vs new bets, from Freiren to Ghost In The Shell
• 2026 film slate: Supergirl, Dune: Messiah, Odyssey, Mortal Kombat 2
• Doomsday skepticism, RDJ as Doom, MCU stakes after Kang
• Sleepers and wild cards: Project Hail Mary, Scary Movie 6, Mario Galaxy
• Indie games to watch: Replaced, Reanimal, Dead As Disco, Nivalis
• Remakes and reboots: Sands Of Time, Black Flag, Fable prospects
• the Big Five release odds: Wolverine, GTA 6, Half‑Life 3, Fable, Elder Scrolls 6
• Conventions, live events, streaming goals, and gear upgrades

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Awards season hits different when the culture won’t sit still. We spent 2025 swimming through surprise debuts, comeback stories, and one film that hijacked playlists worldwide—and we’ve got the receipts. From a trio of songs that refused to leave our On Repeat, to a sleeper TV hit that turned hospital halls into a pressure cooker, to games that actually respected your time, this annual ceremony is the map to what mattered.

This year's categories are:

• Best Picture
• Best Animated Picture
• Best TV Show
• Game of the Year
• Anime of the Year
• Song of the Year
• Artist of the Year

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We revisit Rise of the Guardians to ask why a box office underperformer became a cult favorite, weighing its heartfelt Jack Frost arc against pacing dips, design quirks, and a thin villain while celebrating standout voice work and underused mythology. A cozy, honest review with spirited rankings, playful chaos, and a new idea we can’t stop thinking about.

• The hook of a holiday Avengers team-up
• Jack Frost’s arc as the emotional center
• The limits and promise of the lore
• Animation highs and uncanny character faces
• Pitch Black’s motives vs clear stakes
• DreamWorks context and timing against big releases
• Our scores, rankings, and where it sits today
• Quick-fire comparisons with animated favorites

Letterbox'd Synopsis: When an evil spirit known as Pitch lays down the gauntlet to take over the world, the immortal Guardians must join forces for the first time to protect the hopes, beliefs and imagination of children all over the world.

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