Skeet Ulrich Thought ‘Scream’ Was a ‘Very Serious Documentary About Two Killers’ Before Filming
Wes Slasher’s 1996 slasher movie “Scream” is one of the most definitive horror-comedies ever made, but that’s not the type of film Skeet Ulrich thought he was acting in when he showed up to set on the first day of filming. Ulrich starred in the film as Billy Loomis, an avid horror movie fan who […]
Continue readingOh no, not another killer in a cage! The 10 movie cliches I can’t watch again
Screenwriters locked Hannibal Lecter and Blofeld in boxes but they’ll reuse any plot device, from balloons as harbingers of doom to Scooby-Doo-style face-swappingLast week, I watched three films in a row in which someone cuts their finger while chopping vegetables: Belfast-set drama Here Before, whimsical indie The Blazing World, and Silent Night, a British black […]
Continue readingWill Ferrell Still Has Zero Regrets Over Turning Down $29 Million Offer to Make ‘Elf’ Sequel
Will Ferrell has been open in the past about turning down a $29 million offer to star in a sequel to his 2003 Christmas comedy classic “Elf,” and he remains to this day without regret over his decision. “Elf” arrived at a seminal moment in Ferrell’s film career. The actor already had fan-favorite supporting turns […]
Continue reading‘House of Gucci’ Official Trailer: Lady Gaga Dominates Ridley Scott’s Fashion Murder Drama
Three years after “A Star Is Born,” Lady Gaga is back in the Oscar race for her latest acting tour de force in Ridley Scott’s “House of Gucci.” She stars as Patrizia Reggiani, who was convicted of orchestrating the killing of her ex-husband and ex-head of the Gucci fashion empire Maurizio Gucci (Adam Driver) in […]
Continue reading‘Love Life’ Season 2 Review: William Jackson Harper Outshines the Trite Rom-Com Around Him
When “Love Life” premiered in May 2020, America had an orange-haired cartoon for a president, seemingly every citizen wanted a vaccine, and HBO Max was launching to direct competition from a one-month-old streamer called Quibi. All that has since changed, and Season 2 of Sam Boyd’s anthology series has, too. The creator is joined by […]
Continue readingArmy of Thieves review – fun Netflix prequel swaps horror for more heists
Zack Snyder’s surprisingly effective zombie caper Army of the Dead gets a zippy prequel that follows Matthias Schweighöfer’s unlikely safecrackerThere was a surprising amount of fun to be had in this summer’s gory zombie romp Army of the Dead, a film that turned the not-hugely-enticing prospect of Zack Snyder working with Netflix into something strangely […]
Continue reading20 Terrifying Non-Horror Movies
It wouldn’t necessarily be accurate to call Denis Villeneuve, Lynne Ramsay, Bennett Miller, Yorgos Lanthimos, and Todd Haynes horror film directors, but they’ve all made at least one terrifying movie. Halloween is right around the corner, and if you’ve had your fix of “The Shining,” “The Exorcist,” and other go-to scary films, then why not […]
Continue readingKevin Hart and Wesley Snipes Are Brothers with a Secret in First Trailer for Netflix’s Limited Series ‘True Story’
Kevin Hart is taking the leap into dramatic series television with the Netflix limited series “True Story.” And if even a quarter of the series is, in fact, true then it looks to be a wild ride. The first trailer for the seven-episode limited series just dropped and things take a bad turn fast.Based on […]
Continue readingJosh Lucas to Star in Shark Survival Thriller ‘The Black Demon’ for ‘Rambo: Last Blood’ Director Adrian Grunberg (Exclusive)
Josh Lucas will battle a giant shark in “The Black Demon,” a survival thriller from “Rambo: Last Blood” director Adrian Grunberg. The film was written by Boise Esquerra (“Blackwater”) and is set to start principal photography in December on location in the Dominican Republic.Here’s the logline for this sea creature chiller: “The film follows oilman […]
Continue readingSuperhero Bits: What If..? Gets A Disney+ Special, Zack Snyder Comments On A New Justice League & More
(Superhero Bits is a collection of stories, updates, and videos about anything and everything inspired by the comics of Marvel, DC, and more. For comic book movies, TV shows, merchandise, events, and whatever catches our eye, this is the place to find anything that falls through the cracks.)In this edition of Superhero Bits:Zack Snyder comments […]
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