Tag: Bird Box
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Netflix’s Most-Watched Horror Movie Shows the Streamer Needs To Improve
Some way, somehow, Bird Box climbed its way to the top of Netflix’s horror movies and became the service’s most streamed film in that genre. On one hand, if you remember when this movie hit the streamer, then this should come as no surprise. Bird Box was a phenomenon. Between its lead actor, eerie premise,…
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‘Bird Box Barcelona’: The Main Characters, Ranked by Intelligence
Bird Box was a hit for Netflix in 2018, and they’ve followed it up with spin-off sequel Bird Box Barcelona. Mysterious creatures drive people to suicide when they look at them. Set in Barcelona, the film follows the same events of the original, this time focusing on Sebastian, who is a “Seer”—someone who has looked…
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‘Bird Box Barcelona’ and ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ Lead Netflix Top 10 Charts
When the post-apocalyptic film Bird Box landed on Netflix in 2018, it became an instant hit thanks to the film’s gripping premise, complete with an unforeseen force that caused the fictional world to become a bleak, catastrophic one. Now that the terror has reached the borders of Europe—particularly Spain—its spinoff, Bird Box Barcelona, has been…
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‘Bird Box Barcelona’ Ending Explained: Is There a Cure?
Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for Bird Box Barcelona. It’s been five years since Netflix’s Bird Box became one of the streamer’s biggest successes, kicking off a horror franchise set in the movie’s intriguing post-apocalyptic world. Now, Bird Box Barcelona asks fans to keep their eyelids peeled while a new group of survivors joins…
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‘Bird Box’ Would Be Nothing Without John Malkovich
As one of the most hyped films of 2018, Bird Box ultimately left a lot to be desired, despite having some pretty big names in Sandra Bullock and John Malkovich. While Bullock gave a quality performance, as expected, it wasn’t really enough to save the lackadaisical attempt at terrifying audiences. It wasn’t the worst horror…
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‘Bird Box Barcelona’ Review: Netflix Spin-off Surpasses the Original in Every Sense
In 2018, Netflix’s Bird Box adapted the novel of the same name by Josh Malerman about a post-apocalyptic world ravaged by strange creatures who drive mad anyone who looks at them. Despite an exciting concept, the movie failed to impress critics who pointed out how thin Bird Box’s script was. Nevertheless, the film became one…
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Nope review – Jordan Peele’s brilliantly horrifying ride to nowhere
The director’s elliptical follow-up to Us stars Daniel Kaluuya as a California wrangler defending the family ranch from a deadly threat from aboveAt a key moment in this self-consciously deconstructive slice of spectacular cinema from Jordan Peele, writer-director of Get Out and Us, a character theorises that the monster (whatever it may be) is at…