New features and notable changes, listed from newest to oldest.
March 31, 2026
Added a dedicated Invite to MovieMan flow on the profile page, plus email fallback from the friend-request field, so you can invite non-users by email and point them back to the Friends area once they sign up.
March 31, 2026
Showtime invite emails now include direct accept/decline entry points with optional notes, more detailed response confirmations, and refreshed MovieMan blue email styling across invite-related emails.
March 30, 2026
Added a new activity feed that shows when friends are going to films, went to films, liked films, and rated films, with direct links back into the main listings view.
March 30, 2026
Friend requests now show matching people before sending, handle duplicate names safely, and support single-name profiles without guessing the wrong user.
March 30, 2026
Showtime invites now support optional accept/decline notes, email the inviter when a response is submitted, and keep invite response writes consistent with attendance updates.
March 4, 2026
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
Added critic and audience score chips next to movie links so you can quickly compare reception without leaving the listings view.
March 3, 2026
Added direct Rate Your Music links using IMDb and Wikidata matching with improved fallback search behavior.
February 24, 2026
Replaced always-visible tags with a cleaner info popover that reveals genre and short description only when requested.
February 5, 2026
Updated favicon assets and cache-busting so the browser tab icon consistently shows the MovieMan icon instead of stale cached icons.
December 7, 2025
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
Adjusted client and PWA caching behavior so homepage showtimes refresh more reliably and stale HTML is less likely after revalidation.
August 13, 2025
Integrated the Listings API with client proxy routes for index/listings/historical log data and legacy ID normalization for attendance matching.
June 23, 2025
Added Landmark and Cineplex listings and introduced compare-style theatre filters to make cross-theatre browsing easier.
June 5, 2025
Added invite emails with accept/decline links that route users back into MovieMan so attendance can be confirmed from email.
May 23, 2025
Moved core user data to Firestore, including attendances, profile details, ratings, likes, and friend relationship data.
May 23, 2025
Added swipe-to-refresh behavior for installed app usage to make updates easier to fetch on mobile.
May 21, 2025
Improved install metadata/icons and aligned light/dark theme behavior with the user’s system preference.
May 20, 2025
Added send/accept/decline friend requests with username/email lookup instead of auto-friending users immediately.
May 19, 2025
Added profile movie logs, star ratings, and log cleanup controls for attended films.