Nicole Kidman is one of the most fearless performers of her generation. I used to reject “fearless,” not quite sure what it meant at best, pretty convinced it was misogynistic at worst (see how regularly fearless is applied to older women). In Kidman’s case, fearless is a positive, because few performers take quite as many risks. Babygirl (not
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Courtesy of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on CBS Who enjoys a good post-apocalyptic thriller? Stephen King enjoys a good post-apocalyptic thriller. How do I know? I know because the Misery author named The Road one of his top 10 films of 2009. That’s right, dear reader. Mr. King gave the Viggo Mortensen flick
Did you know that Oscar-nominated star Florence Pugh starred in a horror movie before her big breakout role (not that one, but we’ll get to that). Malevolent, which I regularly mistake for Malignant, is currently streaming on Netflix. Pugh stars as a plucky ghostbuster and skeptic whose work draws her into a haunting more personal than she could have expected.
Boutique production company and distributor Neon has been on a winning streak since its inception in 2017. With films like Pig, Longlegs, and Cuckoo, the outfit has been giving A24 some competition in the elevated genre fare space. I’m always eager to check out their latest offering. Speaking of their latest offering, a recent Neon
Stephen King, 1995, (c)Laurel Entertainment Inc./courtesy Everett Collection Stephen King’s contributions to literature are undeniable. The writer remains the most recognizable face of this generation’s horror genre—arguably ever. Seriously, even the most horror-averse audiences out there know of Stephen King. There’s a solid chance they even like some of his work. Decades of novels, stories,
Above all else, Netflix subscribers love themselves some good popcorn entertainment. Don’t believe me? Check the stats, dear reader. The numbers never lie. Case in point: The newly released action thriller Carry-On is currently dominating the charts. It has consistently ranked in the top ten since landing on the platform. The film currently stands as
Hollywood is a magical place. But there exists a dark, seedy underbelly beneath the glitz and glamour. We’ve seen the curtain pulled back since brave survivors came to the forefront to tell their stories with the #MeToo movement. Of course, the presence of abuse has likely been around as long as the industry itself. So,
If you’ve been itching to see Rachel Kempf and Nick Toti’s found footage nightmare It Doesn’t Get Any Better Than This, you may just have your chance this Friday! Alamo Drafthouse is bringing the new horror film to ten cities around the U.S. on January 10, 2025, to give viewers a chance to see a
Quentin Tarantino, on set, 2009. Ph: Francois Duhamel/©Weinstein Company/Courtesy Everett Collection I love Dario Argento’s cinematic oeuvre. The auteur Italian director’s films are surreal, graphic, intense, and visually striking. Argento’s early career output left a profound impact on the horror genre. In fact, countless contemporary filmmakers have taken cues from his work. One contemporary creator
Started in 2017, the Renegade Film Festival has been dedicated to embracing diverse filmmakers, honoring their vision, and elevating their voices to bring balance to independent cinema. And they’re continuing that tradition with their 2025 festival slate, including their feature film programming, which was just recently announced! Renegade Film Festival will screen the following features
Dread Central is seeking pitches from Black genre fans as part of our annual Black History Month programming! We’re accepting pitches now through Friday, January 24, 2025. If your idea specifically references Black History Month, please include that in the initial pitch so we know it has to run in February and not later in
This year, Rotten Tomatoes launched a contentious new feature. The new Verified Hot audience label will pair with the Certified Fresh critics label. Certified Fresh films must achieve a Tomatometer score of 75% or higher, with five Top Critic reviews, and a minimum of 80 total reviews. Broadly, the designation indicates a film that has
Image courtesy of ‘The Today Show’ NBC One of the qualities I respect most about celebrated author Stephen King is his willingness to admit when something doesn’t quite work. King has historically been outspoken in his disdain for the work of other creators. But he is equally forthright about his own output and about the
The Netflix release of Sam Esmail’s Leave the World Behind during the 2023 holiday season was… something. The movie was fine, generally speaking. Adapted from Rumaan Alam’s novel of the same name, Esmail’s feature brought a whole bunch of A-list stars together for some apocalyptic silliness on the world’s biggest streamer. Pretty innocuous, all things
In his feature film debut, The Damned, Icelandic director Thordur Palsson goes back in time to weave a tale of paranoia, desperation, and guilt as a village collectively tries to decide if they should rescue a shipwrecked crew. In honor of the film hitting theaters today, we have an exclusive clip to tease what awaits
Out now in theaters from director David M. Parks is When It Rains In LA, a film that takes the true collective chaos of Los Angeles in the rain and makes that reality into a strange, twisty horror narrative. Here, a young woman returns to LA after the death of her sugar daddy, only to
Now that we survived the holiday season, it’s time to treat ourselves to new horror movies. If you’re tired of people, places, and working with someone else’s schedule, you might be planning to hibernate this January. So, it’s lucky that we’re getting a bunch of new genre titles you can stream on your own time.
Quentin Tarantino is one of my favorite contemporary directors. And Nicolas Cage is one of my favorite actors. So, it’s an absolute pleasure to see QT spreading the love about a Nic Cage film. And that’s exactly what I’m here to talk about today. Three cheers for that! Quentin Tarantino calls this Nic Cage film
Quentin Tarantino is best known for his work as a writer/director. However, the Academy Award-winning filmmaker also has a history of producing motion pictures helmed by other creators. One such effort recently popped up as free-to-stream on Tubi, and several other AVOD platforms. I’m talking about the much-maligned exploitation biker throwback flick Hell Ride. The
Watching Robert Eggers’ 2024 take on Nosferatu took my breath away. But it wasn’t due to striking visuals or stunning performances. It wasn’t due to the terror Count Orlok struck in my heart. No, it was due to how Eggers created a vampire film that directly confronts sexual assault and the horrors of trying to
CRIMSON PEAK, director Guillermo del Toro, on set, 2015. ph: Kerry Hayes/©Universal Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection I love Letterboxd. I enjoy logging and rating films almost as much as I enjoy watching them. The app provides a sense of community and a place for cinephiles to connect over their shared love of film. It’s the social
Image credit: Gage Skidmore M. Night Shyamalan has had such a fascinating career. He’s been on top of the world, crashed and burned, and climbed his way back to the top. I have the utmost respect for his journey and for his tenacity. Lesser people would have given up in the face of adversity. I
PET SEMATARY, Stephen King, 1989. ph: Abigayle Tarsches / ©Paramount Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection I love Quentin Tarantino’s cinematic output. He is my kind of director. With that said, I don’t always agree with his hot takes. The controversial director has put forth some spicy opinions that I simply cannot get behind. He has
Welcome to Dread Central Unearthed 2024, where we’re sharing our favorite films, moments, kills, scares, and more from this year in horror. Today, Chad Collins is sharing the 10 best and most disgusting kills that graced our screens in 2024. It’s been a bloody year. A bloody good one, yeah! Horror is back (not that
Welcome to Dread Central Unearthed 2024, where we’re sharing our favorite films, moments, kills, scares, and more from this year in horror. Today, Sharai Bohannon is sharing the top 10 horror televsion series of 2024. 2024 has been such a bizarre year for genre television. We have Billy Crystal leading a psychological thriller called Before
Filmmaker Quentin Tarantino has had a storied career. Tarantino made his directorial debut with 1992’s Reservoir Dogs, an ensemble thriller whose reverberations can still be felt in action films today. Then, it was with his second directorial effort, 1994’s Pulp Fiction, that Quentin Tarantino won his first Oscar for Best Original Screenplay. No small feat.
Welcome to Dread Central Unearthed 2024, where we’re sharing our favorite films, moments, kills, scares, and more from this year in horror. Today, Tyler Doupé is sharing the top 10 true crime documentaries of 2024. Our society’s collective fascination with true crime programming only continues to grow. Watching the criminal mind profiled from a safe
Welcome to Dread Central Unearthed 2024, where we’re sharing our favorite films, moments, kills, scares, and more from this year in horror. Today, Mary Beth McAndrews is sharing our top ten found footage films from 2024. Another year, another stellar lineup of found footage films unleashed onto the public through YouTube, Screambox, Tubi, and more.
2025 is almost upon us. With each new year, we like to tell ourselves we’ll become better versions of ourselves. We have this wild idea that the beginning of the year is the best time to become a new person. Many of us make the traditional New Year resolutions to help us transform for the
Welcome to Dread Central Unearthed 2024, where we’re sharing our favorite films, moments, kills, scares, and more from this year in horror. Today, Mary Beth McAndrews is sharing ten of the most need-to-watch hidden horror gems from 2024. I watch a lot of horror movies every year, as I’m sure is true for many of