Film criticism is meant to help audiences navigate the ever-growing sea of new releases, but there’s an undeniable divide between many professional critics and the general public. The horror genre has an especially troubled history with conflicting opinions, with certain films only being considered “classics” decades after loyal fans insisted that negative reviews were mistaken. […]
It wasn’t until 2015 that the Goosebumps franchise exploded onto the big screen, but as you might imagine, Hollywood had been trying to figure out a way to bring R.L. Stine‘s iconic characters and stories to life for quite a long while prior to that. Tim Burton was at one point attached to direct an […]
Winning was just the beginning. Adam Robitel‘s Escape Room has nicely positioned itself as a sort of Saw-lite franchise, delivering PG-13 thrills with deadly traps in cleverly designed rooms. Robitel is back for this year’s Escape Room: Tournament of Champions, which Sony is releasing in theaters July 16. Fandango has debuted the first official clip from the sequel today, which […]
This week’s ongoing live auction Entertainment Memorabilia: Treasures from Film and Television from Prop Store was kicked off yesterday with a handful of incredible movie props and costumes, with horror highlights including Aliens, Evil Dead 2, and Nightmare on Elm Street: Dream Master. The hottest item? A screen-matched mask from Jason Goes to Hell! Worn […]
Home invasion horror movies are so prevalent that it often takes a twist or new angle to stand out from the pack. Till Death doesn’t just add isolating and harsh winter conditions to its battle between a protagonist and dangerous invaders; it tethers her to a corpse. While the explanation behind it dips into melodrama, Till Death quickly […]
The new film from Josh Ruben (Scare Me), Werewolves Within is a horror-comedy adaptation of the Ubisoft video game, released into limited theaters this past Friday, June 25. The IFC film was released in a mere 270 locations, and managed to howl its way to $223,000 at the box office over the weekend. That put it […]
By the early 1970s, the counterculture of the previous decade had begun to disperse. Some, weary of what they saw as ineffective nonviolent revolution, became militant. Others withdrew from society altogether into communal life. Still others, having waded through the many spiritual and philosophical options of the 60s, found religion. The so-called Jesus Movement appealed […]
By the early 1970s, the counterculture of the previous decade had begun to disperse. Some, weary of what they saw as ineffective nonviolent revolution, became militant. Others withdrew from society altogether into communal life. Still others, having waded through the many spiritual and philosophical options of the 60s, found religion. The so-called Jesus Movement appealed […]
The latest in a long line of delays, we’ve learned today that Denis Villeneuve‘s adaptation of Frank Herbert’s Dune has once again been bumped out of its planned release date. The most recent date was October 1, 2021, and Warner Bros. has announced this afternoon that the film has been pushed back three more weeks. The […]
More werewolf horror is on the way, with Black Mandala announcing today that they’ve picked up director Mark Andrew Hamer‘s The Hunting. They’ve also unleashed the trailer. In the film, “When a mysterious animal attack leaves a mutilated body in the forest, a conservative small town detective must enlist the help of an eager wildlife specialist to uncover the dark […]