Being known as the man behind "The Witch" would already cement you as a notable voice in horror, but to immediately follow it up with "The Lighthouse" and "The Northman" shows a filmmaker who won't stop, and thankfully has no plans to. Whichever way you look at it, Robert Eggers … | Continue reading
Brian De Palma's "Carrie" is arguably more of an important, relevant horror film today than it was during its original release in 1976. The character arc of Carrie White is one of the most shocking and severe transformations in cinema, and it remains just as powerful today. Carri … | Continue reading
When the news was announced earlier this week that the cult-favorite community college comedy "Community" would finally be getting a movie, fans were both thrilled and a bit nervous, because two very important faces were missing from the cast. Yvette Nicole Brown, who plays Chris … | Continue reading
Shirley Jackson, Henry James — now it's Edgar Allan Poe's turn to get the Mike Flanagan miniseries treatment. The "Haunting" anthology creator is hard at work on yet another literary adaptation, this time in the form of "The Fall of the House of Usher." The show will mark his lat … | Continue reading
As the Marvel Cinematic Universe continues to expand, stranger and stranger characters from the bottomless depths of the Marvel Comics universe are going to begin appearing. At its inception in 2008, the MCU still took place in a world that struck at least a passing resemblance t … | Continue reading
"The Devil in the White City" seems to have lost its architect in what might be the worst TV news we've heard in weeks. According to Variety, Keanu Reeves has exited the long-gestating adaptation of Erik Larson's popular book, where he was set to play real-life Chicago World's Fa … | Continue reading
Bruce Willis was unquestionably one of the biggest movie stars of the 1990s, but it's difficult to think of another actor of his stature who racked up, and survived, more box-office bombs during their commercial heyday. Between 1990 and 1995, he appeared in more flops than hits. … | Continue reading
Spoilers are never late, nor are they early, but arrive precisely when they mean to. In other words, you shall not pass unless you've watched the latest episode of "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power." Back when "Game of Thrones" first aired on HBO, showrunners David Benio … | Continue reading
The college football classic "Rudy" was released in theaters almost thirty years ago on October 13, 1993. It remains as one of the most inspirational true stories in modern moviemaking. The legacy of "Rudy" even transcends sports; in the halls and on the field of Notre Dame Unive … | Continue reading
Let it never be said that Brendan Fraser isn't willing to risk it all to inject a bit of realism into a role. Part of the reason we're seeing a "Brenaissance" revival at all today is because of the beloved memorability of his characters. From the delightfully naive George in "Geo … | Continue reading
In 1996's "Scream," horror fans were introduced to a film that openly mocks the genre while exploiting its most famous tropes. Instead of expecting an audience to suspend their disbelief for two hours, "Scream" followed all the classic rules of horror while not so subtly offering … | Continue reading
Going into its third season, the HBO series "His Dark Materials" has angels, witches, and oppressive religious systems to contend with. But most intimidating of all, it has the monumental task of adapting the most ambitious and lavish book of the series, "The Amber Spyglass." "Hi … | Continue reading
I won't mince words: the first "Terrifier" is what I'd call "crap." That's not always a bad thing — I like a lot of crap! But not this. While I freely admit the film is loaded with some incredibly practical gore, the movie itself is little more than a plotless, storyless, valuele … | Continue reading
Eagle-eyed fans of Kevin Smith's View Askewniverse might have noticed that one tiny detail in "Clerks III" was missing, and it was a part of one of its most important character's iconic costumes. Though Silent Bob (played by Smith himself) is a man of few words, he is a man of ma … | Continue reading
This week's episode of "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" takes place in the shadow of disaster, as the ash cloud of Mount Doom darkens the skies of what will soon be called Mordor and sends a good chunk of core characters into a red-tinged nightmare. Among them are elf … | Continue reading
This post contains spoilers for "Werewolf By Night." As Marvel's "Werewolf by Night" opens, monster hunters gather for the funeral of their late master Ulysses Bloodstone. They come to hear his last will and, potentially, succeed him. The person reading that will? Ulysses himsel … | Continue reading
Well, this might be the greatest intersection of /Film's collective interests ever made. With the season finale to "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" officially a week away, composer Bear McCreary has released a new song for the show with one very special guest. That gue … | Continue reading
Morticia Addams is #GothGirlGoals, but Anjelica Houston had a heck of a time portraying the macabre matriarch in the 1992 classic "The Addams Family." While Morticia is fairly fond of torture, Huston wasn't exactly a fan of the lengths required to create the cartoonish appearance … | Continue reading
Before Mark Ruffalo was playing the Incredible Hulk on the silver screen, the Jolly Green Giant was the star of his own TV show, which originally aired from 1977 to 1982. Unlike in subsequent Hulk movies, Dr. Banner (renamed David from Bruce) and his alter ego were played by two … | Continue reading
This post contains spoilers for episode 7 of "The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power." In Peter Jackson's "The Fellowship of the Ring," the titular fellowship faces an ancient demonic threat in the mines of Moria. When surrounded by countless orcs inside the mines, a huge, dem … | Continue reading
Spoilers for "Werewolf By Night" follow. There's a lot that you can say about the acting throughout the Marvel Cinematic Universe. While some actors in their respective projects do pull off some great acting performances (Robert Downey Jr. in "Avengers: Endgame" comes to mind), t … | Continue reading
George Langelaan's original 1957 short story "The Fly" is staged as a murder mystery with the title creature already dead at the beginning of the movie. The story's main character is a woman named Hélène who is arrested for the murder of her husband. Evidently, she crushed his he … | Continue reading
"Kindergarten Cop" is a wild movie. You've got Arnold Schwarzenegger, the quintessential tough '80s action star, walking around with muscles bulging through his shirt as he tries to wrangle a classroom of little kids, all while working undercover for the police. To his credit, th … | Continue reading
I thought my life couldn't get any better when John Waters announced that he's returning to directing for a new movie. However, just one day later, I have been proven wrong. That's because acclaimed horror author and one-time director Stephen King has confirmed that he eventually … | Continue reading
HBO's "His Dark Materials" TV show was mostly faithful to Philip Pullman's original novel trilogy in its first two seasons, focusing on Lyra (Dafne Keen) and Will (Amir Wilson) as the two young heroes from, quite literally, different worlds, as they began to uncover the truth abo … | Continue reading
Britain is a pretty spooky place. Not only is it one of the most densely haunted countries in the world, but each region is also thick with its own myths and legends. There is nothing quite as eerie as the English countryside, something I feel so nostalgic for now that I live abr … | Continue reading
This post contains spoilers for "Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power." After things quite literally heated up with the creation of Mordor in Episode 6 of "The Rings of Power," Episode 7, titled "The Eye," has taken its time to allow things to settle down. The latest episode sta … | Continue reading
Jump scares are an essential part of horror, but it's one of those things that a lot of people feel can be cheap or unnecessary. There is certainly a conversation to be had in that regard but when done correctly, they can be incredibly effective -- just watch "The Exorcist III." … | Continue reading
This article contains major spoilers for "Werewolf By Night" Once Marvel blew the doors off of the cinematic universe game, everyone in the industry wanted a piece of the action. Whether you love or hate what Marvel's success has done to the state of moviegoing as a whole, there' … | Continue reading
"The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power" is doing a lot of things as a prequel. It is adding context to events and lines of dialogue from the original trilogy, it is giving us a fascinating story about doom, hope, and tragedy, it is showing us how important elements of Middle- … | Continue reading
Director Mat Whitecross was handed a large task with "The Sound of 007." The filmmaker, who also directed the hilarious "Oasis: Supersonic," had to tell 60 years of history in a 90-minute documentary. The brisk doc easily could've been a six-hour miniseries exploring the life of … | Continue reading
"There are forces out there, Lyra, that you can't begin to understand." So says everyone's favorite bad mother, Marisa Coulter (Ruth Wilson), at the start of the long-awaited trailer for "His Dark Materials" season 3. The promo makes good on that promise, too, showing the series' … | Continue reading
I don't think anyone expected "Solar Opposites" to be anywhere near as good as "Rick and Morty." But alas, the pseudo-spin-off series, which was created by "Rick and Morty" creator Justin Roiland and writer Mike McMahan, while pretty excellent, is a far cry from what "R&M" brings … | Continue reading
Forget everything you think you know about Michael Mann's "Collateral," and just think of it as a movie about work culture and 21st-century life, framed through the lens of cab driving and contract killing. Through this reading, the title can be understood as a reference to human … | Continue reading
Warning: This interview contains spoilers for "Hellraiser." Stepping into a legacy franchise is one of the most difficult tasks an actor can have, but with a series like "Hellraiser," where the highs are into the stratosphere and the lows are in Hell, the challenge can feel insur … | Continue reading
In this edition of Star Wars Bits: "Andor" Breakdowns & Reviews Marvel's Upcoming "Star Wars" Comics "Star Wars: The High Republic" Phase 2 Hot Toys Boba Fett Sixth Scale Figure And More! First up, Nerdist's Kyle Anderson breaks down everything you might have missed in this week' … | Continue reading
Don Mancini's "Chucky/Child's Play" franchise is undoubtedly one of the greatest in horror history, with seven movies, a season of television, and a new second season currently playing on USA and Syfy. As Mancini has been involved with the franchise since the very beginning, the … | Continue reading
There are several notable film directors who also compose music for their own work. Clint Eastwood springs immediately to mind, as does John Carpenter. Charlie Chaplin composed music for his own movies in the '20s and '30s, and the acclaimed Chilean filmmaker Alejandro Amenábar ( … | Continue reading
It's been about a year since we last caught up with our favorite sociopathic serial killer trapped in the body of a doll, but "Chucky" is back for season 2 and Charles Lee Ray (Brad Dourif) is wasting no time continuing to ruin the lives of Jake Wheeler (Zackary Arthur), his boyf … | Continue reading
Note: This article contains major spoilers for "Werewolf By Night." Whether he's crafting a sense of melancholic grandeur for the Caped Crusader or the retro spy theme of a superhero family, Michael Giacchino is one of the most prolific composers working today. Given how much we … | Continue reading
Warning: This interview contains spoilers for "Hellraiser." Now on its 11th installment, the "Hellraiser" franchise has seen its fair share of interpretations and countless cast members -- including "Severance" and "Parks and Recreation" star Adam Scott, who appeared in 1996's "H … | Continue reading
No one can dispute Stephen King's position as a master of horror. For decades, the prolific writer has engrossed us in ideas of the unknown, telling many dark and twisted tales that have kept us up at night and for far longer after turning the last page. King's short stories and … | Continue reading
Did you know that Batman's famous and devout Butler, Alfred Pennyworth, has his own spy show on HBO Max (after airing on Epix) from the creators of "Gotham"? And it's on season 3? Maybe the recent extended retitling of "Pennyworth" to "Pennyworth: The Origins of Batman's Butler" … | Continue reading
"You got a reckoning coming ..." in the form of a new Jason Momoa movie. No, it's not "Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom," and in all honesty, who even knows when that movie is coming out anymore. It was supposed to hit theaters this year, but is currently lost at sea until December 2 … | Continue reading
The "Hellraiser" franchise has endured for 35 years, but there hasn't been a decent entry in the series since 1992's "Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth." So all director David Bruckner had to do with his 2022 reboot, which is set in the same universe as the previous installments, is … | Continue reading
"Werewolf By Night" doesn't feel like a Marvel movie, but it ends like one. When the striking black-and-white of the monster movie homage fades and color returns to the world, the werewolf in question (Gael Garcia Bernal) sits down next to Man-Thing and brainstorms lunch plans. I … | Continue reading
This post contains minor spoilers for the new "Hellraiser." David Bruckner's new film "Hellraiser," the eleventh film in the series, is a proper reboot. It takes iconography and certain key elements of Clive Barker's 1987 original, and flips them into something new but recognizab … | Continue reading
Greater delights, also known as major spoilers for "Hellraiser," await you in this article. After more than 20 years, the first "Hellraiser" movie to be given a major studio release has finally been unleashed. With most of the franchise being relegated to low-budget direct-to-vid … | Continue reading