If you missed the release of the dystopian political thriller Anniversary over the weekend, no one would blame you. The movie was released with little to no promotion, with one theatrical trailer hitting the internet ahead of its release and virtually no TV spots airing to support its debut. The
As much as the masked men and gloved nightmare ghouls pursuing them, final girls have been a huge and important staple of the horror genre. They exhibit vulnerability, strength, and tenacity in the face of horrific pressure, and it certainly helps if they have one hell of a scream. Every foe needs
Back in 2018, director David Gordon Green brought Michael Myers back to the mainstream with Halloween, a direct sequel to John Carpenter's 1978 masterpiece. The decision was made to disregard all sequels after the first film, making it a PTSD story about how one night of unholy terror affected
This weekend, Emma Stone's latest film, which is garnering her considerable Oscar buzz, Bugonia, expands to wide release, and it adds yet another impressive film to an already memorable filmography. Not only does this keep her collaborations with director Yorgos Lanthimos moving full speed ahead,
The exciting thing about awards season is its unpredictability. There are early favorites, last-minute contenders that step into the ring, and sometimes there are movies that cement their spot and remain there until the season is over. There are also circumstances where movies appear to be awards
One of our favorite modern-day scream queens is back with a new, albeit familiar, film hitting Hulu this week! Maika Monroe is portraying Polly Murphy in The Hand That Rocks the Cradle. a remake of the 1992 psychological thriller. The film originally starred Rebecca De Mornay and Annabella Sciorra.
A new music biopic hits the big screen this weekend, and this time, "The Boss" gets his moment to shine with the release of Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere, starring Jeremy Allen White as Bruce Springsteen. Music biopics have long been a staple of cinema, and sometimes they can lead to Oscar
This weekend sees the release of Shelby Oaks, a film written and directed by Chris Stuckman in his feature directorial debut. The movie plays like a variety of different sub-genres of horror, but much of its aesthetic utilizes a found footage narrative to craft its story. It's a sub-genre of horror
The trailer for A24's The Drama does a great job of keeping things intentionally vague. We meet Charlie (Robert Pattinson) and Emma (Zendaya), a couple about to get married who seem like they know everything about each other… until they very clearly don’t. One drunken night at dinner with
The last few episodes of HBO's The Pitt have been a whirlwind of activity. Though not covered here, the show ran the gamut from staff assaults to ICE's appearance. The latter was a prescient addition to the storyline given the current climate in America, and something the show portrayed correctly.
When Margaret Atwood returned to Gilead almost 35 years later, with her book The Testaments, the sequel to her seminal The Handmaid’s Tale, they said she could never match its genius. The story more than matched her 1985 dystopian classic, winning the 2019 Booker Prize, feeling horrifically timely