Month: September 2026

More than four decades after Mel Gibson first took the wheel as Max Rockatansky, one of his most famous action movies is still getting recognition as one of the genre’s greats.

Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior, the 1981 sequel directed by George Miller, has been included on StudioBinder’s list of the best action movies of all time. The film helped establish the post-apocalyptic style that would eventually become one of the defining features of the Mad Max franchise.

The movie takes place in a bleak future where gasoline has become one of the world’s most valuable resources. Gibson’s Max is a drifter who becomes involved with a community defending its remaining fuel supply from a violent gang.

That setup leads to one of the film’s biggest strengths: its action.

‘Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior’ is Completely Action-Packed

StudioBinder highlights the movie’s incredible action, world-building, and strong central hero, while specifically pointing to its climactic tanker chase as one of its standout sequences.

The movie was also a major step forward for Miller’s vision of the Mad Max world. The first film introduced Gibson’s character, but The Road Warrior expanded the post-apocalyptic setting and established many of the visual ideas that would become synonymous with the franchise.

And there’s an interesting connection between the 1981 movie and the film sitting at the very top of StudioBinder’s list.

‘Mad Max: Fury Road’ Takes the No. 1 Spot

Mad Max: Fury Road, released 34 years after The Road Warrior, is ranked No. 1 on StudioBinder’s list of the best action movies of all time.

The 2015 film stars Tom Hardy as Max and Charlize Theron as Imperator Furiosa, with Miller returning to direct. StudioBinder praises its practical action filmmaking, survival themes, and elaborate car chases, calling it the best action movie of all time.

That means two of the top films on StudioBinder’s action ranking come from the same franchise and the same director, more than three decades apart.

The Road Warrior helped establish the blueprint. Fury Road took many of those ideas and pushed them to a much larger scale.

For Gibson fans, though, The Road Warrior remains one of the defining movies of his early career — and a film that helped turn Max Rockatansky into one of the most recognizable action characters in movie history.

Fans of Longmire have another Western to add to their watchlist, and it stars two familiar faces from the hit series.

Far Haven, the 2023 Western starring Longmire veterans Bailey Chase and A Martinez, is currently ranked No. 5 among Western movies on Prime Video.

Chase, who played Branch Connally on Longmire, stars as Hunter Braddock, a father who returns to Far Haven, Arizona, with his two young children after spending time in prison. Martinez, who played Jacob Nighthorse on Longmire, also has a role in the film.

‘Far Haven’ is One of the Top Westerns on Prime Video

Set in 1887, Far Haven follows Braddock as he attempts to start over, only to find himself caught up in the violence surrounding his father-in-law’s brutal attack. He must take on the corrupt forces controlling the town to protect his family.

The cast also includes Amanda Righetti, Bruce Boxleitner, Chris Mulkey, Martin Kove, Nancy Stafford, and Jesse Kove.

The Longmire connection runs deeper than simply having two actors from the series in the cast. Chase and Martinez were both part of the Western crime drama’s ensemble during its six-season run, making Far Haven an especially familiar watch for fans of the series.

Far Haven currently has a 61% Tomatometer score on Rotten Tomatoes, although it has received fewer than 50 critic reviews.

For Longmire fans looking for another Western with some familiar faces, Far Haven is currently sitting near the top of Prime Video’s Western movie lineup. And at just over 90 minutes, it’s an easy addition to the watchlist.

Muley Freak is giving hunters another chance at a high-value rifle package, with the latest giveaway featuring a prize worth more than $4,000. The hunting gear company announced the new giveaway in a recent email, joking that its back-to-back rifle promotions may be “getting a little out of hand.”

The prize is a PROOF 7 PRC rifle package valued at more than $4,000, according to Muley Freak. The company has also promoted the rifle as one of its latest major giveaways alongside its hunting gear and other seasonal promotions.

This Is Only Muley Freak’s Latest Giveaway, Not The First

The giveaway follows another Muley Freak rifle promotion that was still running earlier this month. In a September 23 email, the company said there were seven days remaining on the $4,000-plus PROOF 7 PRC package.

Muley Freak has made rifle giveaways a recurring part of its promotions, particularly as hunting season gets underway. The company sells hunting apparel and equipment ranging from packs and bino harnesses to rifle covers and other accessories.

The latest promotion is aimed squarely at its hunting audience, giving the company’s customers and followers another opportunity to win a substantial piece of hunting equipment.

Muley Freak’s giveaway terms and eligibility requirements apply, and the promotion is subject to the applicable laws and regulations governing firearm giveaways.

Benchmade is known for making knives for the field, but the company’s kitchen collection has become an interesting option for hunters who spend just as much time cooking their harvest as they do pursuing it.

Right now, shoppers who purchase a qualifying Benchmade Station Knife or Wildcoast Knife can also get a free camo apron with their order.

The offer pairs two of Benchmade’s kitchen-focused blades with an accessory that fits right in with the company’s outdoor-minded approach to cooking.

Best Benchmade Knives for the Kitchen

The Station Knife is designed as an all-purpose kitchen and grill knife, with a CPM-154 stainless steel blade and Benchmade’s SelectEdge sharpening technology. The company describes it as a workhorse that can handle everything from trimming meat to slicing and serving.

The Wildcoast takes a slightly different approach. Benchmade designed the 7-inch utility knife for cooking both in the kitchen and outdoors, with a clip-point CPM-154 stainless steel blade, SelectEdge technology, and a choice of handle materials. The company specifically positions it for everything from breaking down proteins to preparing ingredients at a campsite or outdoor kitchen.

Both knives are part of Benchmade’s expanded 2026 Cutlery Collection, which also includes a standalone Chef Knife, True Paring Knife, Meatcrafter, and a new three-piece set.

The collection is also made with customization in mind. Benchmade allows customers to configure many of its kitchen knives with different handle materials, finishes, and other details, while custom cutlery is assembled and finished at the company’s Oregon City facility.

For hunters, the Wildcoast may be the more interesting of the two. Its outdoor-focused design makes it a natural fit for cooking at camp, around the grill, or anywhere a traditional kitchen setup isn’t available.

The free camo apron adds a nice bonus for anyone who already has their eye on one of the knives. And considering Benchmade backs its cutlery with a lifetime warranty and LifeSharp service for cleaning, sharpening, and tuning, these are designed to be working tools rather than something that stays in the drawer.

More than a decade after its debut, Outlander is still finding new audiences while earning recognition as one of television’s standout period dramas.

The historical epic has been called a “streaming juggernaut” by Collider, which recently examined the show’s continued success and popularity. The series is also featured on Collider’s list of period drama shows that maintained a perfect start-to-finish run.

Based on Diana Gabaldon’s bestselling novels, Outlander follows Claire Randall, a World War II nurse who is mysteriously transported from 1945 to 1743 Scotland. There, she becomes entangled in a dangerous new world and falls in love with Jamie Fraser, a Scottish Highlander.

The series combines historical drama, romance, fantasy, adventure, and time travel, following Claire and Jamie across decades and continents. Oh, and its characters also share some of the best onscreen chemistry ever seen.

That unusual mix has helped Outlander stand apart from more traditional period dramas. Rotten Tomatoes currently gives the series a 91% Tomatometer score from 143 critics, while audiences have given it an 82% Popcornmeter score from more than 5,000 ratings.

The show’s individual seasons have also maintained strong critical scores. Seasons 1 through 7 all hold Tomatometer scores of at least 86%, while the eighth and final season currently has a 100% Tomatometer score from 46 reviews.

A Decade of ‘Outlander’

The series premiered on Starz in 2014 and eventually ran for eight seasons. Its final season premiered in March 2026, bringing Claire and Jamie’s story to its conclusion.

Rotten Tomatoes’ own description of the show highlights its combination of historical settings, romance, and time travel, while its 2026 streaming recommendation called the series a “perfect mix of history and romance with a sci-fi touch.”

Collider’s period-drama ranking provides another reason for the show’s continued relevance. The publication included Outlander among series that delivered a strong run across their full stories, rather than simply producing one acclaimed season before losing momentum.

That longevity is particularly notable for a series that asks viewers to follow its characters through multiple historical periods and locations. From 18th-century Scotland to France, the American colonies, and beyond, Outlander has continued to expand its world while keeping Claire and Jamie at the center.

Now that the final season has aired, the entire eight-season run is available for viewers looking to start the series from the beginning — or revisit one of Starz’s longest-running hits.

The best things in life are free, and no streamer understands this better than Tubi. FOX’s streaming service boasts a wide variety of content that you can watch without dropping a dime. Each month brings something new to the platform, and October 2026 is shaping up to be its most exciting lineup yet.

Tubi has announced its slate for next month, featuring titles running the gamut from comedy and drama to sci-fi and thriller. If spooky season is your jam, you can look forward to horror selections like 2013’s Evil Dead, the first three Insidious movies, Queen of the Damned, and the more family-friendly Goosebumps (2015).

Millennials, Tubi is blessing us with Seasons 3 and 4 of What I Like About You in October, so now you can watch the iconic 2000s sitcom in its entirety. And if you need a dose of the Terminator, be sure to add Kindergarten Cop, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, to your list. The platform is also adding a handful of Tom Hanks films to its catalog, including A Man Called Otto, his magnum opus, Forrest Gump, and The Green Mile (if you need to get your Hanks fix).

Tubi now has over 110 million monthly active users, with engagement up 17% and active users increasing by 14% year over year.

Below is the full Tubi lineup for October 2026. All titles will arrive on the streaming service on Oct. 1 unless otherwise noted.

Tubi October 2026 Schedule

Series Spotlight

• Creepers (10/22)
• Creepshow
• One on One
• Stan Against Evil
• The Librarians
• The Neighborhood
• The Royals (Seasons 1-4)
• What I Like About You (Seasons 3-4)
• Wild Rose

Action

• 65
• Bad Boys (1995)
• Bad Boys II
• Commando
• Gemini Man
• Get Carter (2000)
• Land of Wolves (10/17)
• Marauders
• Once Upon a Time in Mexico
• Plane
• The Rundown
• Spider-Man: Far From Home
• Spider-Man: Homecoming
• Street Fighter (1994)
• The Foreigner
• The Wrath of Man
• Waterworld
• XXX: Return of Xander Cage

Art House

• Blindspotting (2018)
• Frank (10/16)
• Free Fire
• Gloria Bell
• God’s Creatures
• Heel (2025)
• The Inspection
• Killer Joe
• Machine Gun Preacher
• Mad God
• Melancholia (10/16)
• Pusher (10/2)
• Pusher II (10/9)
• Pusher III: Angel of Death (10/9)

Black Cinema

• All About the Benjamins
• Boo! A Madea Halloween
• First Sunday
• The Great Debaters
• Harlem Nights
• Life
• Night School
• Soul Men
• Stomp the Yard
• Think Like a Man
• Think Like a Man Too
• Why Did I Get Married?
• Why Did I Get Married Too?

Comedy

• A Man Called Otto
• Bewitched (2005)
• Ghostbusters (2016)
• Hollywood Homicide
• I Spy
• Identity Thief
• Kindergarten Cop
• Kindergarten Cop 2
• Life of Crime
• One for the Money
• Queenpins
• Scary Movie
• Scary Movie 4
• Scary Movie 5
• Spaceballs
• The Bounty Hunter (2010)
• The Burbs
• The Death of Dick Long
• The Informant!
• The Mask
• Theater Camp
• Wildflower (2022)

Documentary

• Jodorowsky’s Dune
• Some Kind of Heaven (10/20)

Drama

• Badlands
• Barnyard
• Cake (2014)
• Detroit (2017)
• Forrest Gump
• House of Gucci
• Licorice Pizza
• National Champions
• Race
• The Color Purple
• The Green Mile
• The Kill Team
• The Mauritanian
• The Social Network
• White Boy Rick

Horror

• 28 Days Later
• 28 Weeks Later
• Brightburn
• Christine (1983)
• Escape Room: Tournament of Champions
• Evil Dead (2013)
• Gretel & Hansel
• Fright Night (2011)
• Haunter
• Hereditary
• Heretic (2024)
• House of 1000 Corpses
• I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)
• Insidious
• Insidious 2
• Insidious 3
• Lake Placid vs. Anaconda
• Late Night with the Devil (10/19)
• Maxxxine
• Midsommar
• Mr. Crocket
• Queen of the Damned
• Pearl (2022)
• Ready or Not
• Silent Night (2012)
• She-Creature (2001)
• Slender Man
• Talk to Me
• The Craft: Legacy
• The Exorcism of Emily Rose
• The Front Room
• The Haunting
• The Hills Have Eyes 2
• The Human Centipede
• The Human Centipede II
• The Human Centipede III (Final Sequence)
• The Last House on the Left
• The Tall Man
• Traumatika
• X (2022)

Kids and Family

• A Dog’s Journey
• A Dog’s Purpose
• Despicable Me 2
• Goosebumps (2015)
• Little Big League
• Monster House
• Open Season: Scared Silly
• Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
• The Angry Birds Movie
• The Ant Bully
• The Goonies
• The Last Airbender
• The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie

Romance

• Adrift
• Breathe (2017)
• Grease
• How Do You Know
• Maid in Manhattan
• Romancing the Stone
• The Sun Is Also a Star

Sci-Fi and Fantasy

• After Earth
• Close Encounters of the Third Kind Director’s Cut
• District 9
• Dune (1984)
• I, Frankenstein
• King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
• Knowing
• Life (2017)
• Moon
• Needle in a Timestack
• Robocop (1987)
• Robocop (2014)
• Star Trek II: The Voyage Home
• Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
• Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
• Terminator Genisys
• The Faculty
• The Terminator
• Voyagers

Thriller

• Alice (2022)
• Byzantium
• Cliffhanger
• Devil in a Blue Dress
• Double Jeopardy (1999)
• Fatale (2020)
• No Good Deed (2014)
• Set It Off
• Silent Partner (1978)
• Takers (2010)
• The Forgiven
• The Silence of the Lambs
• The Stepfather (2009)
• The Voyeurs

Western

• Maverick
• Silverado

A 2013 sci-fi thriller starring George Clooney and Sandra Bullock has been ranked among the greatest thrillers of all time by Entertainment Weekly.

Gravity, directed by Alfonso Cuarón, lands at number 50 on EW’s newly updated list of the 50 best thriller movies ever made. The publication praised the film’s technical achievements, dizzying visuals, and ability to turn a simple survival story into a tense, nerve-racking experience.

‘Gravity’ is Considered One of the Best Thriller Movies

The movie follows medical engineer Dr. Ryan Stone, played by Bullock, and veteran astronaut Matt Kowalski, played by Clooney, as they become stranded in space after a disaster destroys their shuttle.

What follows is essentially a fight to survive, with the vastness of space becoming the film’s greatest source of tension.

EW describes Gravity as an “out-of-this-world thriller” and highlights Cuarón’s use of long takes and visual effects to capture the chaotic isolation of space. The publication also points to the film’s straightforward survival story as a major reason its suspense works so effectively.

The film was a major critical and commercial success when it arrived in theaters in 2013. It earned seven Academy Awards, including Best Director for Cuarón, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Original Score, Best Visual Effects, Best Sound Editing, and Best Sound Mixing.

Bullock was also nominated for Best Actress for her performance as Stone. Clooney’s role is considerably smaller, but his character provides much of the film’s early levity before the situation turns increasingly desperate.

The movie also boasts near-perfect critics scores on Rotten Tomatoes at an impressive 96%.