Movies
The movie section aims to catalog, editorialize and analyze every scary movie, fantasy and sci-fi film ever made. Any movie that frightens, thrills the senses from action/violence, contains mysterious creatures, folklore, and anything generally creepy from thrillers to psychological torment. Readers will find this category helpful for research and for figuring out what to stream on Netflix, Hulu, Amazon or to buy on Blu-ray.
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‘Holler’ Is an Indie Film Set in a Zombie Apocalypse, but This Story Belongs to the Living
Holler is a Midwestern Gothic story that follows Ray, a self-destructive loner who has survived in the years since the dead rose by isolating…
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Ellen Burstyn Maintained the ‘Exorcist’ Set Was Cursed. William Friedkin Denied It Until He Died
The set of “The Exorcist” has been shadowed by stories of misfortune for half a century. A fire tore through much of it during…
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Bradley Whitford Worked on Obama’s Campaigns, So He Played Get Out’s Smug Liberal Dad Without Realizing He Was Being Mocked
One of the smartest lines of dialogue in Jordan Peele’s ‘Get Out’ (2017) was so subtle, the actor who delivered the line didn’t realize…
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‘Hocus Pocus’ (1993) Was First Imagined as Much Darker and Scarier
Hocus Pocus (1993) is a classic Disney Halloween comedy-fantasy directed by Kenny Ortega, starring Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy as the…
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Andrew Garfield Morphs into OpenAI CEO Sam Altman for New Luca Guadagnino Movie, ‘Artificial’
Andrew Garfield is trading Spider-Man’s suit for a Silicon Valley hoodie. The new trailer for “Artificial” drops the actor into the November 2023 crisis…
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‘Leviticus’ Is the Most Romantic Horror Movie Since ‘Bones and All’
At its heart, “Leviticus” is a love story — one so tender and so charged that it becomes the very thing that can kill…
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‘It Ends’ Director Alexander Ullom Denies Influence from Jean-Paul Sartre’s ‘No Exit’
If you read any number of reviews for writer/director Alexander Ullom’s new movie It Ends, you’ll probably see people comparing it to the play…
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A Veteran Film Reporter Spent 12 Hours Melting Down on Twitter Because a 25-Year-Old Actress’s Team Won’t Give Him the Time of Day
Jeff Sneider spent roughly 12 hours crashing out on Twitter this weekend because Inde Navarrette’s team had stopped answering his emails. Rather than let…
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‘Ready or Not’ (2019) Is Now Streaming on Netflix
If you’re looking for your next horror-comedy, Ready or Not is now streaming on Netflix. The film follows Grace, played by Samara Weaving, who…
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Adam Wingard Says ‘Onslaught’ Is a ‘VERY American Film’ on American Soil
Adam Wingard is opening up about his new film, Onslaught, an action horror movie about an army sniper who’s forced to protect her young…
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Adam Wingard Said Returning to Horror With ‘Onslaught’ Helped Him Regain His Identity “as a Filmmaker and a Person”
After a decade of studio blockbusters shot overseas for tax breaks, Adam Wingard went back to New Mexico to make the kind of movie…
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Stevie Nicks Sang “Crystal” in the Original ‘Practical Magic’ 27 Years Ago. Now She’s Back for the Sequel, Alongside Olivia Rodrigo
Nearly 30 years after “Crystal” played in the first film, Stevie Nicks is back on the soundtrack for the sequel — this time alongside…
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Matt Damon and Ben Affleck Both Auditioned for 1996’s ‘Primal Fear.’ They Lost to Edward Norton, Whose Performance Earned Him an Oscar Nomination for His Very First Film Role
In 1996, a courtroom thriller called Primal Fear turned an unknown actor into an overnight Oscar contender — and sent two future stars back…
