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In every medium, across every platform, horror thrived in 2018. On the heels of a record-breaking, Oscar-winning year for the genre in 2017, horror hung on just as strong this year, with a huge presence at the box office, in print – miracle of miracles, Fangoria is back! – and arguably better than ever on TV. Goodness knows there’s no shortage of great TV out there these days. In this our age of Peak TV, somehow quality has endured and there’s suddenly more good television out there than any one person can enjoy....

Universal Pictures has released the first trailer for the new comedyThe Boss, which was previously titledMichelle Darnell. Written byMelissa McCarthyandBen Falconeand directed by Falcone (Tammy), McCarthy stars as Darnell, the most powerful businesswoman in America, who is unexpectedly sent to prison for insider trading and, upon release, attempts to rebrand herself as a brownies magnate. Her co-workers, however, aren’t thrilled about her return and aren’t ready to shell out forgiveness just yet....

Everyone’s talking about one of the boldest cinematic gambles in years, but few have bothered to see whatKevin Costnerinvested in.Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1, released last weekend to underwhelming returns, earning a lowly$11 million from over 3,000 theaters. On the surface, this result doesn’t seem disastrous, but this lone film doesn’t tell the whole story. Chapter 2 will hit theaters this August, and two additional chapters are in the works....

There’s nothing quite as powerful and captivating as watching a great, compellingWesternfilm. The Western genre, as most cinema-goers are familiar with, isone of the oldest and most recognizable styles of filmmaking in cinematic history. Even before films had sound, audiences were blessed with thrilling tales of good vs. evil,crimeagainst order, and brave explorations, all set in a time when the Western United States was an untamed frontier. Today, we have whole lists of some ofthe greatest Western masterpieces of all time, and there’s no shortage of them....

My Man Godfreyis an iconic 1936 screwball comedy stylishly directed byGregory La Cava. The classic comedy starsWilliam PowellandCarole Lombardas Godfrey and Irene, whose dazzling timing and sizzling chemistry captivated the screen. The snappy, fast-pacedsatire about the eccentricities of the rich, which enjoys a 97% critics score onRotten Tomatoes. The“Screwball” sub-genrewas a zany romantic comedy farce that became popular in the 1930s withPlatinum Blonde(1931) and ran its course by the end of the 40s withI Was A Male War Bride(1949)....

John Watershas made bad taste about as delicious as any filmmaker sinceHerschel Gordon Lewis. His reveling in all things crass, grotesque, and transgressive made for a rallying cry against the conservative upbringing that Waters lived through as a young man. The gradual critical and commercial success of hismicrobudgeted independent filmsgathered enough steam that he began to slide more into the mainstream, with his first major attempt at that beingPolyester. True to Waters' style, he took that as an opportunity to mess with his prospective new audience members, rather than embracing them with open arms....

ThoughMaze Runner: The Death Cureknocked it off its pedestal last weekend, whileWinchestershowed promising early numbers on Friday, Super Bowl weekend will now inarguably be led byJumanji: Welcome to the Jungleat the box office.Jake Kasdan’s comedic leviathan has rose to take its place as the fifth highest-grossing movie at the domestic box office in 2017, and looks to bring in $11 million by the end of today. The next two weekends will likely seeJumanjiheading out of the top five, with promising blockbusters likeFifty Shades Freed,Early Man, and especiallyBlack Pantherseeing release, but for now,Jumanjistill reigns over all....

In the wake ofZack Snyder’s Justice Leaguefinally dropping on HBO Max, the director behind the newly-released film is still discussing what could have been if he had been permitted to keep everything in his ultimate version of the Warner Bros. superhero epic. At Justice Con 2021 this weekend,Zack Snyderspoke withThe Nerd QueensandWonder Megina live-streamed panelabout his four-hour cut ofJustice Leagueand the characters we didn’t get to see, revealing that actorWayne T....

Ron Howard’sHow the Grinch Stole Christmasis a Christmas film that you either love or hate (literally, it’s right down the middle and boasts a49% on Rotten Tomatoes). Nevertheless, it is a movie that has become a family staple for the holiday season. Thefilm itself is beautiful to watchwith the construction ofDr. Seuss' magical Whoville bringing vivid and vibrant life with care.Jim Carreyis excellent as the titular Grinch, a role that wasmuch more physically demandingthan one would expect....

Has the horror movie curse finally been lifted? WithSinnersdoing so well andThe Monkeyemerging as the second-biggest hit in Neon’s history, an argument can be made. But the sort of bread-and-butter horror titles that would routinely do well at the box office still seem to be struggling. Before the pandemic, films likeUntil Dawnwould’ve quietly cracked the $100 million mark. Think:the Resident Evil franchise. But after two weeks in theaters worldwide, the movie has only made it past the $30 million milestone so far....

If you can say one thing forCatfight, it’s that it delivers on the promise of its title.Sandra OhandAnne Hechethrow hands within the first thirty minutes of the movie, and continue to do so with bone-crushing gusto whenever given the chance, royally messing each other up in ways few women have been allowed to do onscreen in any modern mainstream context. But where the concept of a “catfight” conjures up images of impotent hair-pulling and ineffectual hand slapping, directorOnur Turkel’sfight sequences are some of the most vital and vicious I’ve seen, delivering on pure barbarity even when the balls out choreography flies past the point of simple believability....

Even the most optimistic of supporters wouldn’t have bet Juggernaut’s jugger-nuts on this result. WhileDeadpool & Wolverinewas expected to have a big opening this weekend, the movie has smashed through expectations and opened to a record-breaking $438.3 million. The movie, which unitesRyan ReynoldsandHugh Jackmantogether in the Marvel Cinematic Universe for the first time, has been a sensational hit with audiences and given Marvel the boost it needed ahead of a massive three years for the company, which it just unveiled at San Diego Comic-Con last night....

The hit Paramount+ showMayor of Kingstownis all set to premiere Season 3 with new enemies, an escalating war, and some changes in the cast. Created byHugh DillonandTaylor Sheridan,Mayor of Kingstownfollows a family of power brokers in Kingstown, Michigan, where prisons are the only booming industry. The series has been acclaimed for its take on corruption, systemic racism, and the prison-industrial complex. After theexplosive end of Season 2,Mayor of KingstownSeason 3 is set to step things up with a violent drug war raging both inside the prison and out on the streets....