Eternals (2021) Director: Chloé Zhao Screenwriters: Chloé Zhao, Patrick Burleigh, Ryan Firpo, Kaz Firpo Starring: Gemma Chan, Richard Madden, Salma Hayek, Angelina Jolie, Barry Keoghan, Brian Tyree Henry, Lauren Ridloff, Lia McHugh, Kumail Nanjiani Released in late 2021, Eternals represents one of Marvel Studios’ boldest and most ambitious entries in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). … Read more

In 1992, Carol J. Clover published the influential study Men, Women, and Chainsaws: Gender in the Modern Horror Film, which examined occult, rape-revenge, and slasher cinema and introduced the concept of the “final girl” — the single character who survives until the end. Clover described this survivor as the one “…who is cornered, wounded; whom … Read more

In the nearly 30 years since his passing, the name Peter Cushing still sparks excitement among film enthusiasts. When Guy Henry turned to reveal a computer-generated likeness of the late Surrey-born actor in Disney’s Rogue One, cinemas filled with hushed awe. That posthumous moment—bringing Grand Moff Tarkin back to the screen—remains a fan-favorite sequence in … Read more

The Mummy franchise began with the 1932 horror classic and grew into a six-film series that ran through 1955. In 1999, the property was rebooted with Brendan Fraser in the lead, launching a trilogy that spanned the next decade and cemented a distinctive blend of action, adventure and horror. While later attempts to revive the … Read more

The French Dispatch (2021) Director: Wes Anderson Screenwriter: Wes Anderson Starring: Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Tilda Swinton, Frances McDormand, Jeffrey Wright, Adrien Brody, Benicio del Toro, Léa Seydoux, Elisabeth Moss, Timothée Chalamet, Edward Norton Wes Anderson’s cinematic signature has become instantly recognizable: precise composition, vivid color palettes, meticulous production design and a whimsical, deadpan tone. … Read more

The debate between remakes and originals is as persistent as the film industry itself. When original ideas seem scarce, Hollywood often reaches into international cinema for inspiration, creating English-language versions of acclaimed foreign films. Recent years have seen adaptations of titles like Train to Busan, Toni Erdmann and Another Round in development. While many American … Read more

There was a time when Japanese horror films seemed to carry an unshakable reputation for being inherently more unsettling than their Western counterparts. During the J-Horror surge of the 1990s and early 2000s, many titles were crowned “scariest ever” and often inspired looser, less effective Western remakes. Whether these films are objectively scarier is subjective, … Read more

Hannibal Lecter stands among fiction’s most chilling and fascinating serial killers. Synonymous with brutality and bloodshed, he is also a figure of eerie refinement and formidable intellect. That paradox—extreme violence wrapped in cold, cultured composure—has made Lecter one of the most influential villains in modern cinema. The Hannibal franchise, adapted from Thomas Harris’s novels, has … Read more

Nitram (2021) Director: Justin Kurzel Screenwriter: Shaun Grant Starring: Caleb Landry Jones, Judy Davis, Anthony LaPaglia, Essie Davis James Baldwin famously wrote that “artists are here to disturb the peace.” Few contemporary directors embrace that challenge as directly as Justin Kurzel. Known for confronting transgressive Australian figures in films such as Snowtown Murders and True … Read more

George A. Romero is often credited as the father of the modern zombie film, and with good reason. Before his landmark 1968 feature Night of the Living Dead, the word “zombie” typically evoked the image of voodoo-controlled, mindless servants from Caribbean folklore. Romero reimagined the creature as a shambling, flesh-eating threat that would go on … Read more