Tag: Saw X
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Box Office: ‘Paw Patrol’ Claws Control as ‘Saw’ Rolls to Second, ‘The Creator’ Tapers in Third
There was one key question gripping the box office heading into this weekend: would audiences be PAWing, or would they be Sawing? In a crowded September capper with four new wide releases, Paramount’s “Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie” looks to come out on top.The animated feature is edging out Lionsgate’s horror entry “Saw X” to…
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Billy the Puppet Reads Your ‘Saw’ Reviews on Letterboxd
It’s another amazing weekend for horror fans with the highly anticipated release of Saw X finally killing its way to theaters. The tenth installment of the trap-happy Saw franchise sees the return of Tobin Bell’s John Kramer aka Jigsaw. However, you can’t have Jigsaw making a blood-soaked comeback without his trusted Billy the Puppet. Now…
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Does ‘Saw X’ Have an End-Credits Scene?
Hello fellow horror sickos! What a wonderful day it is for complete cinematic chaos and gruesome death, am I right? For the first time in quite some time, there is a new movie to experience torture in (other than the day-to-day of our existences) and the world already has Saw fever. At least, it should…
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Box Office: ‘Saw X’ Makes $2 Million in Previews, ‘The Creator’ Follows With $1.6 Million
Move over, Barbenheimer, it’s time for Saw Patrol.This weekend sees the releases of four major movies, including Paramount’s family friendly “Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie,” Lionsgate’s gory, R-rated “Saw X,” 20th Century’s sci-fi epic “The Creator” and “Sony’s GameStop stock story “Dumb Money.”“Paw Patrol” is expected to come out on top with an estimated $18…
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‘Saw X’ Ending Explained — Tobin Bell’s Jigsaw Is Reborn
Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for Saw X.My goodness, that Jigsaw (Tobin Bell) sure does like to murder, doesn’t he? Across all of the Saw films, he stacks up a body count that would put most other modern horror villains to absolute shame. This remains the case in Saw X, the tenth film in…
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With ‘Saw X,’ Composer Charlie Clouser Dethrones John Williams to Make History
Composer Charlie Clouser entered the history books twice in the past year: first for being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Nine Inch Nails, and second for scoring “Saw X.” Clouser has been with the “Saw” franchise since the first film in 2004, and by writing the music…
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Jigsaw’s Billion Dollar Game: How the ‘Saw’ Series Dodged Straight-to-Video Purgatory to Become a 10-Film Juggernaut
The gruesome “Saw” franchise has grossed more than $1 billion at the global box office — but the original 2004 horror film was destined to be a direct-to-video curio. That is, until a pair of rollicking test screenings saved it.“The first one we did in Camarillo [Calif.] and it scored so well that Lionsgate was…
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Saw Movies Ranked, from ‘Saw’ (2004) to ‘Saw X’
Whether you’re a passionate John Kramer devotee or a haughty cinephile dismissing Jigsaw’s legacy as so-called “torture porn,” the “Saw” franchise absolutely got to you. Yes, you.Back in theaters for the 2023 Halloween season, James Wan and Leigh Whannell’s indie shocker-turned-big budget ringer redefined splatter films for the post-9/11 masses and kicked off a resurgence…
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‘Saw X’ Review: Tobin Bell Goes for Broke in Most Agonizing, Suspenseful ‘Saw’ Sequel Yet
People have got to stop fucking with John Kramer.“Saw X” hits theaters this weekend, and while every installment in the now ten-film franchise could be attributed to one of the Og Jigsaw’s three ridiculous backstories (car crash! wife’s miscarriage! brain cancer!), this is the closest the series has come to producing an outright revenge flick.…
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New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week
It’s not always easy to find out which movies are hitting theaters each week, especially as the Hollywood strikes led to many release date changes. With the WGA strike resolved and awards season heating up, there are more dramas and prestige productions in theaters for the next few months. Meanwhile October will bring a wealth…