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‘Black Phone 2’ is an Unsettling Sequel that Surpasses the Original (Review)

‘Black Phone 2’ is an Unsettling Sequel that Surpasses the Original (Review)

by Kevin Allen | Oct 17, 2025

  The Grabber continues to torment Finney and Gwen Shaw from beyond the grave in this follow-up to the 2021 hit horror film from director Scott Derrickson. The film adaptation of Joe Hill’s short story The Black Phone came out in 2021 and emerged as a solid box...
‘The Black Phone’ is a Triumphant and Terrifying Return to Horror for Scott Derrickson (Review)

‘The Black Phone’ is a Triumphant and Terrifying Return to Horror for Scott Derrickson (Review)

by Kevin Allen | Jun 23, 2022

Audiences have a creepy but crowd-pleasing character-driven story waiting for them when The Black Phone rings. For the first decade of his career, Scott Derrickson established himself as a directorial force to watch in the niche of genre feature filmmaking, first...
‘The Northman’ is a Solid and Straightforward yet Brutal and Beguiling Depiction of Norse Legend (Review)

‘The Northman’ is a Solid and Straightforward yet Brutal and Beguiling Depiction of Norse Legend (Review)

by Kevin Allen | Apr 22, 2022

Writer-director Robert Eggers became a filmmaking auteur to watch following the one-two punch of terrifying mind-benders The Witch and The Lighthouse in 2016 and 2019, and his latest, The Northman, happens to be his first film outside the artsy confines of A24....
First Reformed is A Profound Film Full of Conviction & Tension (Review)

First Reformed is A Profound Film Full of Conviction & Tension (Review)

by Mike Joseph | May 17, 2018

One of the best things a well written movie can do is slowly build tension throughout. There is something about it that just slowly edges the viewer to the edge of their seat. Writer and Director Paul Schrader crafted a superb screenplay with his latest film First...
The Stunning Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets Trailer Visually Rivals Avatar & Star Wars

The Stunning Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets Trailer Visually Rivals Avatar & Star Wars

by Keven Skinner | Nov 10, 2016

From EuropaCorp and writer/director Luc Besson, comes the adaptation of the Sci-Fi European Graphic Novel series – Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets. Starring Dane DeHaan, Cara Delevingne, Clive Owen, Rihanna, Ethan Hawke and John Goodman, the film is...
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