MovieMan

MovieMan Updates

New features and notable changes, listed from newest to oldest.

March 4, 2026

Calendar subscriptions for attendances

Added private calendar subscription links (HTTPS + webcal) so your upcoming attendances can sync to calendar apps. Includes token rotation support for revoking old links.

March 3, 2026

Rotten Tomatoes scores in listings

Added critic and audience score chips next to movie links so you can quickly compare reception without leaving the listings view.

March 3, 2026

Rate Your Music film links

Added direct Rate Your Music links using IMDb and Wikidata matching with improved fallback search behavior.

February 24, 2026

On-demand movie info popover

Replaced always-visible tags with a cleaner info popover that reveals genre and short description only when requested.

February 5, 2026

Favicon refresh

Updated favicon assets and cache-busting so the browser tab icon consistently shows the MovieMan icon instead of stale cached icons.

December 7, 2025

Framework security upgrade

Upgraded to Next.js 16 and React 19 patch versions to keep the app current with the latest framework fixes and hardening.

August 28, 2025

Fresher homepage listings

Adjusted client and PWA caching behavior so homepage showtimes refresh more reliably and stale HTML is less likely after revalidation.

August 13, 2025

Listings API integration and proxy routing

Integrated the Listings API with client proxy routes for index/listings/historical log data and legacy ID normalization for attendance matching.

June 23, 2025

Expanded theatre coverage and compare controls

Added Landmark and Cineplex listings and introduced compare-style theatre filters to make cross-theatre browsing easier.

June 5, 2025

Invite links via email

Added invite emails with accept/decline links that route users back into MovieMan so attendance can be confirmed from email.

May 23, 2025

Firestore-backed user data

Moved core user data to Firestore, including attendances, profile details, ratings, likes, and friend relationship data.

May 23, 2025

PWA pull-to-refresh

Added swipe-to-refresh behavior for installed app usage to make updates easier to fetch on mobile.

May 21, 2025

PWA install polish and system theme support

Improved install metadata/icons and aligned light/dark theme behavior with the user’s system preference.

May 20, 2025

Friend request workflow

Added send/accept/decline friend requests with username/email lookup instead of auto-friending users immediately.

May 19, 2025

Movie log and star ratings

Added profile movie logs, star ratings, and log cleanup controls for attended films.