The feeling of peeling your shirt from the back of the theater seat and seeing the photographs of the real Navy SEALS involved paired next to the actors that portrayed them are the two clearest signs that “Warfare,” the new film from Alex Garland (“Civil War,” “28 Days Later”), has finally ended. And what a harrowing, relentless, unflinching journey it is. You don’t watch “Warfare;” you survive it...[Read More]
EJ Moreno looks at poorly received horror movies worth revisiting… As horror fans, we often accept that some of our favorite movies may not be loved by everyone else. This comes with the territory, as the genre can really polarize viewers with everything from tone to gore to the director to a franchise’s legacy. Focusing on Rotten Tomatoes scores, we will spotlight seven films that deserve a secon...[Read More]
The horror lineup on Netflix is going to be changing for the worse in the very near future. There are obviously plenty of horror options on the streaming service to choose from, so a single movie exiting the service doesn’t feel like the biggest deal, but it does keep when a streamer you subscribe to loses one of the very best the genre has to offer. That’s what is going to happen after the weeken...[Read More]
More than half a century after its game-changing 1973 release, The Exorcist (airing this month on SYFY) continues to rate atop many critics’ lists of the greatest horror movies ever made. Directed by the late William Friedkin and inspired by the same-named novel from William Peter Blatty, the movie rattled contemporary audiences with its spine-tingling showdown between religious faith and the deep...[Read More]
As it has since 2018, despite being interrupted by the pandemic, the Overlook Film Festival returned to New Orleans for a four-day celebration of all things horror. To be fair, America’s most haunted city probably always looks like a horror film festival in town. From the dungeons-turned-dive bars to Anne Rice vampire tours, the city’s obsession with the macabre is palpable on every street corner....[Read More]
For as long has he has been bringing Andor to life, Tony Gilroy has championed the series as one that opens the gateway for Star Wars to explore various genres it rarely touches on in TV and film. And now, according to the man himself, the franchise might actually be doing that. Speaking to Business Insider at a recent Andor event in London ahead of the second season’s premiere later this month...[Read More]
Lucasfilm “Andor” creator and showrunner Tony Gilroy has dropped the hint that a horror project set within the “Star Wars” universe is in the works at Lucasfilm. Ahead of his show’s second season return in just under two weeks, he spoke with Business Insider who asked him what he would do if Lucasfilm and Disney hired him for a “Star Wars” horror project. The answer was surprising – he says one is...[Read More]
New vampire horror movie Sinners is still one week away from hitting theaters, but thanks to early press screenings, the movie has landed rave reviews from critics.Sinners, directed by Black Panther helmer Ryan Coogler, has debuted to a perfect 100% Rotten Tomatoes score based on 37 reviews at the time of writing. Linda Marric from HeyUGuys called Sinners "A film of breathtaking audacity," while F...[Read More]
Want more TV and movie picks? Subscribe to our weekly Streamliner newsletter here. Clockwise from top: The Last of Us, Warfare, Hacks, and Drop. Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Everett Collection (Bernard Walsh /Universal Pictures, Murray Close/A24), Liane Hentscher/HBO, Kenny Laubbacher/Max The theme of this week is a...[Read More]
Just when you thought TV couldn’t possibly cram more identity politics into your living room, here comes The Last of Us season two, promising to “feed the gays” with a buffet of LGBTQ+ content. Actress Isabela Merced, the latest addition to the cast, seems positively thrilled about her role as Ellie’s new love interest, Dina. The showrunners apparently decided that a zombie apocalypse just isn’t d...[Read More]
The zombie drama is the genre that doesn’t die. It is for ever undead. Every time you think it has exhausted ways for the dead to rise up and create mayhem, another film or TV show arrives and is once again the most talked about thing around. This happened most recently with The Last of Us, HBO’s post-apocalyptic nightmare (shown in the UK on Sky), which is now back with a second series (April 14)...[Read More]