23+ hour, 16+ min ago (173+ words) This article contains partial spoilers for "Match." While "Match" would have been a great watch around the Halloween season, the bonkers thrill ride still holds strong as one of the year's most entertaining horror movies. Part of this is due to Esterhazy leaning into the low-budget sleaze, of which the folks at Tubi had no qualms over (via Variety): "One of the great things about working with Tubi is that they really do offer their directors a lot of creative freedom. There's not a lot of restrictions. They place their faith in their directors and let us play and explore and push boundaries. So I had a lot of support, and it was a pretty easy process." It goes to show that sometimes the most surprising horror gems are hiding in the margins just waiting to be found and repulsed…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago (220+ words) What she actually represents is horrifying, as those who've driven the film into Prime Video's current top 10 stateside (via FlixPatrol) now know. The actual explanation as to who the Woman is and where she comes from is, as mentioned earlier, horrifying, but it's horrifying because it's sad and not because she's monstrous. There are spoilers ahead, so continue with caution. I will not reveal the denouement, but "The Woman in the Yard" will leave you feeling hollowed out. This is no mere ghost caper; it's a rather serious look at the cruelty of despair. Perhaps it was the messaging that kept people away from "The Woman in the Yard." It was too bleak for horror audiences. I can picture a raucous group of teens entering a theater on a Friday night, hoping to get a few jump scares and fun…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago (321+ words) But back in 1985, Richardson was still pitching ideas to larger companies, and felt that "The Mask" would be a fun character to sell to DC Comics. As Richardson said: "Originally, I was gonna draw a comic and we were gonna submit it to DC, I think. I was gonna draw it [and] Randy Stradley was gonna write it. The idea I had was sort of a combination of a Steve Ditko character, The Creeper, with a Joker sense of humor to it. I would say it was semi-evolved by the time I was done with it."" Strandley was one of the chief editors at Dark Horse Comics, a position he held for 35 years. He and Richardson collaborated a lot. Stradley may be best known for writing "Alien vs. Predator" comics as well as hundreds of "Star Wars" comics." Both the…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago (300+ words) Instead, the studio shifted creative directions in light of a rough response to "Believer." Now, Flanagan's "radical new take"will starone of the biggest box office draws in cinema history in Johansson, who is coming off of the massive success of this summer's "Jurassic World Rebirth." In a statement, Flanagan had this to say about it: "Scarlett is a brilliant actress whose captivating performances always feel grounded and real, from genre films to summer blockbusters, and I couldn't be happier to have her join this Exorcist film." Johansson is best known for her role as Black Widow in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but her career spans decades, ranging from acclaimed dramas such as "Lost in Translation" to sci-fi blockbusters like "Lucy." Adding her to this mysterious new "Exorcist" movie signals the studio's desire to go big. It's not clear at…...

2+ week, 22+ hour ago (348+ words) With 2022's "The Batman," writer/director Matt Reeves answered the prayers of Bat-fans who'd asked for a detective story Batman movie. Drawing on New Hollywood neo-noirs such as "Chinatown" and "Klute," "The Batman" starred a younger, more uncertain and unwell Bruce Wayne (Robert Pattinson) tracking the Riddler's (Paul Dano) serial killings, which revealed deeper corruption in Gotham City. There are other good Batman comics out right now, but none quite have the classical and low-key vibe of "Dark Patterns." Scott Snyder and Nick Dragotta's "Absolute Batman" is exemplary, but it's also a ground-up reinvention of Batman. The "Absolute" Bruce is less a detective, more of a brawler and a revolutionary vigilante. Matt Fraction and Jorge Jim'nez's new run on the mainline "Batman" book has been fun so far. Taking an optimistic tone like James Gunn's "Superman," it's a relatively sunny…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago (346+ words) Quinn's spark for writing originated in high school, which eventually resulted in writing for The Equinox as their chief Film Critic. Since then, her indelible passion for writing has resulted in published pieces across multiple outlets, a mentorship with a silent film accompanist, and being accredited by the Cannes Film Festival. How To Watch The Smashing Machine At Home It was big news when Josh and Benny Safdie, the brotherly filmmaking duo behind "Heaven Knows What," "Good Time," and "Uncut Gems," decided they were going to venture out and work on their own projects. Where Josh teamed up with Timoth'e Chalamet on "Marty Supreme," Benny opted to collaborate with Dwayne 'The Rock" Johnson for "The Smashing Machine." Based on the 2002 documentary of the same name, the film is a dramatization of the experiences of extreme wrestler and MMA fighter Mark…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago (397+ words) In 2007, the Coen Brothers made a defining Neo-Western film by adapting Cormac McCarthy's "No Country for Old Men." The Western bug must've bit them because soon after, they made a film taking place in the old Wild West itself: 2010's "True Grit," currently streaming for free on Tubi and Pluto TV. Set in 1878, "True Grit" follows 14-year-old Mattie Ross (Hailee Steinfeld) seeking justice on her father's killer, Tom Chaney (Josh Brolin). She hires over the hill, one-eyed U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn (Jeff Bridges) to help. Rooster is bemused by the determined Miss Ross but comes to care for her. There's never that one moment you expect where Mattie's courage fails her and her "true" childish self appears. She's exactly who she presents herself as. Her addressing adults as peers, let alone accompanying lawmen in a posse, shows how she sits on…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago (238+ words) Kieran began his writing career in 2016, contributing to a student newspaper before joining Diabolique Magazine. His work has appeared in various print and online outlets, including Looper, Screen Rant, Den of Geek, Film School Rejects, Ranker, Fandor, and Arrow Video. Henson and Jones' film is a whimsical musical adventure that boasts exquisite productive designs and a terrific selection of animatronic puppets, anchored around a story that is rife with imagination and wonder. What's more, the film arrives at a great time on Netflix, as it will introduce a new generation of film fans to this spellbinding world before the sequel comes to fruition. "Labyrinth 2" was announced in 2016, with Scott Derrickson tapped to direct the fantasy sequel. However, "The Black Phone" helmer has since parted ways with the project, and another horror auteur has stepped in to replace him. As of…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago (215+ words) Last weekend, "Infinity Castle" opened in China, pulling in a hugely impressive $52.4 million. With that, the film has now amassed $730 million worldwide and counting. This year, it trails only "Jurassic World Rebirth" ($868.8 million), "A Minecraft Movie" ($957.9 million), "Lilo & Sitch" ($1.03 billion), and the homegrown Chinese animated record-breaker "Ne Zha 2" ($2 billion). When all's said and done, "Demon Slayer" should at least pass the $800 million mark, which would make it one of the top 25 highest-grossing animated movies of all time, hovering around "Shrek the Third" ($808.3 million) and "Coco" ($814.6 million). That's very good company to be in. Dating back to 2017 when "Wolf Warrior 2" made a then-astounding $870 million, it was clear that things were changing in China. The change was accelerated during the pandemic, with the country doubling down on local movies while playing fewer outside titles. Anime has been broadly popular for a long…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago (383+ words) Joe has a decade-long career in journalism, starting as a reporter for a regional newspaper in the UK before quickly moving into international news by becoming a Digital Producer for Sky News. His lifelong love of culture led him to start writing on film, TV, and tech in 2014, and he's since contributed to outlets such as TIME, Digital Spy, and ScreenRant. Dakota Johnson's 2025 Love Triangle Movie Becomes A Streaming Hit On HBO Max In 2025, Celine Song's "Materialists" reaffirmed the importance of love and its transcendent, ineffable beauty. Then, TikTokers labelled her film "broke man propaganda," thereby validating the absolute necessity of the movie's existence while simultaneously proving that love itself might well be doomed. Now, "Materialists" is getting another chance to spread its simple but essential message on HBO Max, where it's dominating the charts. Song's romantic dramedy stars Dakota…...