Essays by Jason Zinoman, Manohla Dargis and Erik Piepenburg Could a movie about a girl possessed by the devil really have caused audience members to faint and lose their lunch at theaters? The vehement reaction to “The Exorcist” when it premiered in late 1973 helped create a special place for it in pop culture, as evidenced by the media frenzy at the time. We asked three of our critics for new per...[Read More]
“Decade of the Dead,” an action-horror zombie film shot in Hawai‘i, predominantly on the island of O‘ahu, debuts at the 43rd Hawai‘i International Film Festival on October 15 and 17, 2023. The film was co-directed by locally-based filmmaker Fairai Richmond, a Hawaiian/Tahitian award-winning film producer and director. ...[Read More]
There is no forgetting the putrid and almost sickly sweet smell of human death once it has become an olfactory memory. Those unfamiliar with this hyper-specific stench should count themselves lucky. However, that odor of mortality is all the characters of Reeker have to keep themselves safe. Danger lurks wherever that fetor goes. Dave Payne’s 2005 horror film introduced a unique villain named afte...[Read More]
Three fan-favorite characters from “The Walking Dead” franchise on AMC will return in 2024.“The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon - The Book of Carol” and “The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live” will land next year.Melissa McBride will reprise her fan-favorite role as Carol Peletier as a series regular in the second season of “The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon” starring Norman Reedus. The first season of six ep...[Read More]