Marsai Martin

Janelle Monáe’s cousin is actually in the movie—yeah, how wild is that? It's one of those blink-and-you-miss-it kind of facts, but you gotta love a good family connection sneaking into Hollywood. Makes you wonder if there’s some secret Monáe family acting gene, or if it’s just pure coincidence. Sometimes, those little behind-the-scenes tidbits are the most interesting part of a movie. You’re watching, completely engrossed, and boom—someone drops this trivia bomb, and suddenly you can’t unsee it. It’s like, now every time you spot them, you’re thinking, “Hey, that’s Janelle Monáe’s cousin right there.” Adds a weirdly personal touch. Plus, you can totally annoy your friends with it during movie night. Anyway, next time you catch the film, keep an eye out. Who knows, maybe that family resemblance is more obvious than you thought. Hollywood really is a small world sometimes, huh?

I want to be a Legend! That’s the desperate, gritty heartbeat running through “I Am Legend.” It’s this wild, post-apocalyptic New York where Will Smith, playing Robert Neville, pretty much owns the empty streets. He’s the last known human survivor after a virus wipes out, well, almost everyone. The city’s crawling with these creepy, mutant creatures who used to be people—yeah, not exactly ideal neighbors. Neville spends his days searching for a cure, talking to mannequins to keep from going absolutely bonkers, and trying to outsmart the monsters who only come out at night. There’s this constant feeling of dread, like anything could jump out at him (and you) at any second. But there’s hope too, you know? He’s fighting not just for himself but for humanity, clinging to the idea that maybe, just maybe, it’s not game over for the world.