Willem Dafoe says that “challenging” movies don’t do as well on streaming, adding that people at home would rather watch something stupid. The era of streaming gives audiences more choice than ever, but Willem Dafoe wonders if it doesn’t have a negative effect on more challenging, difficult movies. While speaking with The Guardian, Willem Dafoe … Read more
Former NFL player Vernon Davis has joined the cast of Destry Allyn Spielberg’s horror film Please Don’t Feed the Children During his NFL career, Vernon Davis played as a tight end for the San Francisco 49ers, the Denver Broncos, and the Washington Redskins. Since retiring on the day of the 2020 Super Bowl, he has … Read more
Though global climate change has sucked some of the fun out of autumn by messing with its timeline, I’m still getting ready to ring in the spookiest season with this new fall cult classic, a great and underappreciated zombie comedy from the great Jim Jarmusch. As is thematically appropriate, “The Dead Don’t Die” is very much a movie from … Read more
Leonie Benesch is stunning as Carla, a new junior high teacher who has just arrived at a German school out of college when she’s stuck in a growing controversy. It starts when things go missing from the teachers’ lounge, leading the faculty to suspect a student. From the beginning, determining the identity of the thief … Read more
Viggo Mortensen’s revisionist western, The Dead Don’t Hurt, is a fine entry into the genre with two great lead performances. PLOT: In the Old West, a Danish carpenter (Viggo Mortensen) falls in love with a French Canadian flower seller (Vicky Krieps). They resettle in a Nevada town, but when he goes off to fight in … Read more
Fede Alvarez delivered a gruesome, bloody spectacle with 2013’s Evil Dead. Afterward, he was ready to show he could do horror in a very different way. At its peak moments, Don’t Breathe is every bit as uncomfortable and unpleasant as Evil Dead was. But the build to that is a far less blood-soaked affair. In … Read more
“The Servant” is a noir, a horror film, an “Upstairs/Downstairs” satire, a thriller about power, a romantic comedy for a long middle stretch, a pair of terse love triangles, a survival melodrama at the end when at its most Brechtian. It’s a frightening and funny film, a low story told in high style. It’s an … Read more
With Succession’s finale now nearly two weeks behind us, star Kieran Culkin has given his thoughts about Roman’s fate after the HBO series’ conclusion. What does Kieran Culkin think happened to Roman after the Final Succession? In an interview with Variety, the actor was asked about his thoughts on Roman Roy’s fate after he’s seen … Read more
With two months until release, those behind The Texas Chain Saw Massacre game are urging fans to enjoy what they’ll get. Gun Interactive’s The Texas Chain Saw Massacre video game hasn’t even been released yet and already people are begging for fan-favorite sequel characters to be added. But they shouldn’t expect to be able to … Read more