Chris Evangelista
Expertise
Horror Movies, Steven Spielberg Movies, Film Festivals
- Chris Evangelista is the chief film critic for /Film
- He is a member of the Critics Choice Association.
- Chris is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic.
Experience
In addition to being /Film's chief film critic, Chris Evangelista also edits for the brand. He has contributed to Fangoria, Mashable, The Guardian, The Playlist, Nerdist, and more. He hosts the "21st Century Spielberg" podcast. Chris co-wrote two YA horror books — "The House on Creep Street" and "Beware the Monstrous Manther!" — under the pen name The Blood Brothers. He currently lives in Philadelphia (well, technically New Jersey, but let's keep that quiet).
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Stories By Chris Evangelista
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Soon after filming began, Al Pacino was almost fired from The Godfather. Then Francis Ford Coppola shot a now-iconic scene that changed everything.
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Tom Cruise has to save the entire world (again) in the exciting first trailer for Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning.
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Ridley Scott's Gladiator II is loaded with big action, but the real draw of the film is Denzel Washington's scene-stealing performance. Here's our review.
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When Bones, Booth, and the rest of the Jeffersonian Institute gang aren't solving mysteries, they're eating at the Royal Diner. But is the Royal Diner real?
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There's something wrong with Esther ... again. Orphan 3 is officially happening, and Isabelle Fuhrman will return to star.
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Stephen King's 2021 novel Billy Summers is the rare non-horror story from the best-selling author, but it does reference one of King's scariest books.
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Robert Zemeckis directs a digitally de-aged Tom Hanks & Robin Wright in Here, a film rooted in one spot for millions of years. Here's our review.
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Stephen King once praised a Halloween sequel a lot of people seem to dislike, and he's not wrong: this movie is better than its reputation suggests.
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Every time a new Venom movie comes along, fans want to know if Spider-Man will show up. So, does Spidey have a cameo in Venom: The Last Dance?
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Don't Move, a new Netflix horror movie produced by Sam Raimi, offers a unique twist on the standard serial killer formula.
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We finally know who is playing the Marvel villain Knull in Venom: The Last Dance, and it's someone most fans will recognize.
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Venom: The Last Dance is a rushed, clumsy, lackluster trilogy finale that forgets to embrace the established fun of the franchise. Here's our review.
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The In a Violent Nature Blu-ray features behind-the-scenes footage of one of the year's most memorable horror movie kills.
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Believe the early hype: The Brutalist might just be the best movie of 2024. Watch the trailer for the sprawling epic right here.
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There's a bloody new horror movie now streaming on Shudder, and it uses a one-take approach to breathe new life into an oversaturated sub-genre.
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Quentin Tarantino once said he likes this sequel to a horror classic more than the acclaimed original. Now you can watch it on Netflix.
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Leigh Whannell's Wolf Man brings the classic Universal monster into the modern day with a scary new trailer. Watch it right here.
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Horror sequel Smile 2 makes sure to deal with some loose ends from the first Smile movie before beginning its main story.
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A new Stephen King vampire horror movie that skipped theaters and went right to Max is turning out to be a streaming hit.
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Despite some flaws, Smile 2 is a bigger, meaner horror sequel that gets the job done. It's also a lot of fun. Here's our review.
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In June of 1999, Stephen King came close to death when he was struck by a van. During his long recovery, he wrote this novel.
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We're officially in Halloween season, so we're celebrating by highlighting 10 spooky ghost movies you can stream right now.
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Terrifier 3 is finally here, bringing us more gore-soaked mayhem from Art the Clown. But after seeing the movie, we have some questions.
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We're officially in Halloween season, and master of horror Stephen King has revealed his pick for the scariest movie ever.
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Art the Clown is back for more bloody adventures with Terrifier 3. In honor of the occasion, we ranked every Art the Clown movie from worst to best.
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The Night Comes For Us director Timo Tjahjanto is back with the action extravaganza The Shadow Strays. Here's our review.
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In addition to his many novels, Stephen King has churned out a large amount of scary short stories. We ranked 10 of the best.