Tag: It Comes At Night
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Talk to Me review – an Evil Dead for the Snapchat generation
Australian YouTuber twins Danny and Michael Philippou’s feature debut is an entertaining chiller that mixes shrieking horror and psychological nuanceThe crepuscular palette of It Comes at Night meets the teen-friendly curses of Ringu and the cackling demonic infestations of The Evil Dead in this sprightly debut feature from Australian twins Danny and Michael Philippou. A…
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Caitlin Stasey and Lou Taylor Pucci Join Ryan Kwanten in ‘Devil Inside’
“Smile” star Caitlin Stasey and Lou Taylor Pucci have joined the cast of Jonathan auf Der Heide’s upcoming horror-thriller film “Devil Inside.” They join the previously announced Ryan Kwanten.Pitched as an elevated genre film in the vein of “28 Days Later” and “It Comes at Night,” the picture explores the ‘what if’ question of a…
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I called it ‘post-horror’ – and now I’ve created a monster
When I coined the term for scary films that broke the rules, gore fans showered me with abuse. Now it has been adopted by a festival – and I feel vindicatedFive years ago, in this paper, I coined a term to describe what I saw as a new trend in horror movies: “post-horror”. Bad idea.…
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‘False Positive’ Trailer: Ilana Glazer Stars In New A24 Childbirth Horror Film Coming To Hulu In July
Since its inception in 2012, A24 has given Blumhouse a run for its money as the independent studio doing the most to boost the horror film’s critical legitimacy with contemporary audiences. A lot of that has to do with Ari Aster, Robert Eggers, and their movies, but there are plenty of other strong genre releases…
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‘It Comes At Night’s’ Bleak Realism Terrifies More Than Ever During A Global Pandemic
For a while, it seemed like the primary legacy of Trey Edward Shults’ “It Comes at Night” would be its CinemaScore rating – one of the notorious handful of D’s handed out by the survey organization, which polls opening weekend audiences for their reactions to new releases. (Back when we went to the theaters to…
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Sterling K. Brown on His Oscar Buzz for ‘Waves’: ‘Kind of Surreal’
Sterling K. Brown can’t quite comprehend the awards attention he’s receiving for his work in the A24 drama “Waves.”“If the Academy sees fit to put me in a category with people who I absolutely adore, I will pee all over myself, dude” the Emmy winner says on the latest episode of “The Big Ticket.” “Like…
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‘Waves’ Trailer: A New Drama From the Director of ‘It Comes At Night’
Soon enough we’ll be heading into awards season, but before that, some prestige films are vying for acclaim at the likes of film festivals in Venice, Telluride and Toronto. One of them has been getting rave reviews after debuting in the mountains of Telluride and is already being called a breakout, must-see film of 2019.…
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‘Mid90s’ Actress Alexa Demie Joins Lucas Hedges, Sterling K. Brown in A24’s ‘Waves’ (Exclusive)
Alexa Demie, who is starring in A24’s coming of age drama “Mid90s,” has already set her next project with the indie studio.The actress is joining Lucas Hedges and Sterling K. Brown in A24’s “Waves,” sources tell Variety. The cast also includes Kelvin Harrison Jr. and Taylor Russell.“Waves” will be Trey Edward Shults’ follow-up to “It…
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Christopher Abbott To Star In George Clooney’s ‘Catch-22’ Hulu Series
George Clooney‘s Catch-22 adaptation on Hulu just found its lead. Christopher Abbott, who appeared on Girls and in It Comes At Night, will star as main character John Yossarian. More on Abbott’s addition to the Catch-22 Hulu cast below. Joseph Heller‘s classic satirical novel is being adapted by George Clooney for Hulu. The six-part limited…