Tag: Talk to Me
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‘The Moogai’ Review — A Horror That Dies in the Shadow of ‘The Babadook’
There are many fascinating visions of Australian horror that have made their premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. There is the one everyone knows — The Babadook — just as there are perhaps lesser-known ones, like 2020’s Relic. A year ago, it was the breakout hit Talk to Me. Even though the latter is more…
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‘In a Violent Nature’ Review — Eat Your Heart Out, Jason Voorhees
You’ve never seen a horror film like writer-director Chris Nash’s In a Violent Nature. While it perhaps shares an eventually similar sense of madcap energy to other recent Shudder offerings like When Evil Lurks, its unique formal approach and gruesome kills put it in a class all its own. Where 2023 was a strong one…
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Hellraiser Director David Bruckner To Remake Another Horror Classic, The Blob
2023 did not lack for good-to-great original horror movies. You can’t hate a year that gave us “When Evil Lurks,” “Skinamarink,” “Talk to Me” and “M3GAN” (among several others). So who cares if Hollywood persists in remaking horror classics, even if it’s already been remade (and remade well)?Irvin Yeaworth’s 1958 “The Blob” is hardly a…
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Jacob Elordi, Ayo Edebiri, Phoebe Dynevor Among BAFTA Rising Star Nominees
The British Academy has named the nominees for its Rising Star award for up-and-coming onscreen talent, the only honor among the BAFTA film awards to be voted on by the public.Announced more than a week before the full lineup of BAFTA nominations is unveiled on Jan. 18, the 2024 lineup of Rising Star nominees includes…
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‘Talk to Me’ Producer Causeway Films Opens U.K. Division, Hires Daniel Negret
Causeway Films, the Australian film production house behind recent breakout “Talk to Me,” has opened a U.K. operation.The company has hired Daniel Negret, formerly of Head Gear Films, as its CEO.Causeway Films was established by producers Kristina Ceyton and Samantha Jennings in 2014, launching with Jennifer Kent’s Sundance hit “The Babadook.” It followed that by…
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‘Talk To Me’ producer Causeway sets up London office with former Head Gear exec
Daniel Negret served as Head Gear’s chief executive officer since June 2021Australia’s Causeway Films, which recently produced A24 hit Talk To Me, is opening a new office in London and has appointed Daniel Negret as chief executive officer.Negret joins from film financier Head Gear Films where he served as chief operating officer since June 2021.…
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The Best Movies Leaving Hulu in October 2023
Spooky season is upon us, and what better way to spend this time of the year than catching up on all of your favorite horror movies? Nothing beats scaring yourself silly with the classics like Halloween or buzzing new releases like A24’s Talk to Me. But even though the creepiest time of the year calls…
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When Evil Lurks Trailer Teases New Film From The Director Of One Of The Scariest Movies Ever
Between “Talk To Me” and “Evil Dead Rise,” you’d think the superlative for 2023’s best horror movie trailer would’ve already been won by now, but there’s a late contender this week in the form of the horrifying new promo for “When Evil Lurks.” It’s no surprise this movie looks scary as hell, as it comes…
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Best Horror Movies of 2023 (So Far)
2023 has proven to be an eclectic, weird, gory, and downright amazing year for horror. We watched Allison WIlliams take a break from being terrorized by Lena Dunham to be terrorized by a lifelike evil AI doll in M3GAN. Mia Goth returned to form as her usual maniacal character in Infinity Pool which premiered at…
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Cool Stuff: Let The Spirits In With A24’s Ceramic Talk To Me Party Hand Incense Burner
This year, “Talk to Me” made quite a splash. After debuting to great reviews at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, the movie became A24’s biggest horror film of all time at the domestic box office. The film, from directing duo Danny & Michael Philippou, follows the dangerous new teen trend of summoning spirits through an…