When I’m not spending hours trying to climb the ranked ladder in a fighting game, rewatching classic World Championship Wrestling matches from the ’90s or flipping through my favorite Marvel Comics and DC Comics graphic novels, I’m usually watching movies.
Streaming services like Netflix, Max and Disney+ fuel that obsession by giving me an endless supply of movies to dive into. And because I’m the type of person who’ll randomly press play on a film I’ve never even heard of, discovering hidden gems — or complete disasters — is part of the fun.
Now that summer blockbuster season is kicking into high gear and theaters are finally pulling me away from the couch, I started putting together a watchlist of movies to revisit before the biggest releases arrive. Before I inevitably spend way too much money on popcorn during a midnight screening, I wanted to make better use of all the streaming services I already pay for and build the ultimate pre-summer movie marathon.
That’s where ChatGPT came in. I used the AI as a personal movie recommendation assistant to help curate a watchlist packed with films I already love, along with a few classics and overlooked picks I’ve somehow never seen before.
Prepping myself for the new He-Man movie
Once June enters the picture, I’m super excited to take my back row seat and watch the following 2026 summer blockbusters: Masters of the Universe, Disclosure Day, The Furious, Supergirl, Evil Dead Burn, The Odyssey, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, Insidious: Out of the Further and Coyote vs. Acme.
Once I asked ChatGPT to find a list of the best films to watch to get prepared for each of those picks, the chatbot ended up selecting five standout movies that were set up to build my anticipation even more.
For Masters of the Universe, ChatGPT offered me a collection of films that reflect the swords & sorcery mixed with…