The release of Scream 7 is being met with great fanfare, but it also comes with a tumultuous road to the big screen that has seen the franchise's fanbase being divided into two factions. On one side are the fans who have been there since the beginning, who are celebrating another installment with
This weekend sees the release of The Strangers: Chapter 3, the final installment of the new trilogy that was meant to expand on the mythology of the 2008 film written and directed by Bryan Bertino. It's been unceremoniously dumped on Super Bowl weekend, when movies tend to be an afterthought thanks
The weekend following the Thanksgiving holiday at the box office typically sees a series a lows after the robust previous frame is boosted by kids being off from school and adults getting a bit of a break from work. Even knowing this, Universal Pictures and Blumhouse/Atomic Monster released the
Video game adaptations typically aren't among the best of the best, and it's especially true when they have a horror element attached. That being said, with Five Nights at Freddy's 2 coming out this weekend, it seemed like the right time to highlight some that mostly get things right. They may not
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
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
It's spooky season, and with what some call one of the best times of the year comes the arrival of Black Phone 2, the sequel to the $161.4 million global 2021 critical and box office hit that introduced audiences to The Grabber (Ethan Hawke). Scott Derrickson returns to direct the sequel, with his
This weekend, The Strangers: Chapter 2 hits screens and will continue the head-scratching decision to move full steam ahead with this franchise as a new trilogy of films. The Strangers: Chapter 1 was a haphazard remake of sorts of the superior 2008 film, directed by Bryan Bertino, which debuted
The Sheep Detectives is a towering testament of how powerful animated stories can be when done right. A genuine crowdpleaser, the film is sure to warm and break your heart, wrestling with richly textured explorations of death and grief, lost and found families, and the necessity of memory.
We've had haunted house movies. Sure, but have we had a haunted van movie? That's what Passenger amounts to at its most distilled form. This is a horror movie about a demonic force (the opposite of Saint Christopher) that has been chasing and killing travelers for hundreds of years. Basically, the
Though marital arts action cinema is vast and varied, it is rare for one to elevate the genre and push it forward. There have been few recently - The Raid comes to mind, and while not technically "martial arts" I'd argue John Wick counts - that feel as if something new and special is happening.
