Day Shift Review: Jamie Foxx Hunts Vampires In This Action-Heavy Horror-Comedy
Day Shift is big on great action, low on almost everything else.
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Barbara Stanwyck Thought Double Indemnity Would Ruin Her Career
The movie itself almost didn't get made, but Stanwyck was definitely made for the role.
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Psychological Horror Movies Most People Could Actually Survive
Psychological horror can sometimes be the most lethal of all, but most people could avoid the grim fates of the characters in these movies.
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How Braveheart Tried To Find The Right Balance Of Brutality
Mel Gibson had a difficult task in telling a story of the Battle of Stirling while keeping violence and gore to an acceptable R-rating.
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The Daily Stream: Ringu And The Ring Open With Fake-Outs That Signpost That Shock Ending
Let's examine how Ringu and The Ring set up the famous twist at the end of both movies.
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Meryl Streep Had To Push Through The Pain For Mamma Mia's Musical Numbers
Meryl Streep not only got blisters on her feet, but she embarrassed her kids by wearing spandex.
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David Ayer Broke Brad Pitt Down To Prepare Him For Fury
There's Method acting, then there's Method directing, apparently.
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The Wicker Man's Surreal Soundtrack Was A Product Of Studio Stinginess
It's kind of a miracle that the Wicker Man soundtrack turned out so well.
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Here's Why Neve Campbell Turned Down Scream 6, In Her Own Words
'And in my soul, I just couldn't do that. I couldn't walk on set feeling that...'
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How Nosferatu Rewrote The Rules Of Vampires
Although it was nearly destroyed in a lawsuit, the 1922 classic "Nosferatu" helped rewrite the rules of vampire lore.
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Nope's Surprising Reference To Saturday Night Live Is Kinda Based On A Real Sketch
Jordan Peele's Nope imagines a fictional SNL sketch, but the premise isn't too far removed from a real recurring bit from the sketch show that began in 1996.
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Morgan Freeman's Famous Voice Didn't Happen By Accident
You're not just born with the greatest speaking voice in modern cinema.
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Avengers: Endgame Changed The Arc Of Only One Guardians Of The Galaxy Character
The Guardians' arcs have stayed consistent with James Gunn's original pitch so many years ago — with one big exception.
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Misery's Most Famous Scene Cost The Film Its First Director
The original version of Misery's most famous scene almost kneecapped the movie's production.
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Why Joss Whedon Felt He 'Lied' To The Cast Of Firefly
The showrunner made a promise he couldn't quite keep.
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Steven Spielberg Knows A Movie Is Good When He Forgets Steven Spielberg Directed It
You know a Spielberg film when you see it. But for Spielberg himself, the joy comes from not seeing himself on the screen.
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They/Them Ending Explained: A Conversion Camp Killer Unmasked
Conversion camp slasher They/Them touches on some interesting ideas, but the movie's ending falls short of properly engaging with them.
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Studios Wrongly Thought Genndy Tartakovsky's Fixed Would Need To Be X-Rated
Genndy Tartakovsky's upcoming animated movie Fixed is for adults only — but it's still tasteful!
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Christopher Lee Had To Take Promoting The Wicker Man Into His Own Hands
Called the Citizen Kane of horror, The Wicker Man was a groundbreaking vision of folk horror; its star, Christopher Lee, played a huge role in getting it seen.
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Who Is John Dee? The Sandman's Version Of The DC Character, Explained
How does Netflix's The Sandman paint Dee as a villain, and how different is it from his complicated comics history?
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Prey Ending Explained: This Is As Far As You Go
Dan Trachtenberg's Predator prequel goes out on a high note.
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Robert Mitchum Wasn't A Fan Of Working With Most Hollywood Directors
Mitchum didn't care much for authority or societal norms.
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7 Movies To Watch After Prey
Whether you want to see zombies, aliens, or a Joulupukki having a bad, bad day, here are seven films you need to watch after Prey.
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The 5 Coolest Moments In Prey
The 2022 movie Prey brings back the Predator, but in a whole new (and very cool) setting: the past.
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The Career Frustrations That Pushed Paul Newman Into The Director's Chair
Paul Newman is a legendary actor of the New Hollywood era, but his run of fascinating and critically lauded directorial efforts are curiously under-appreciated.
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HBO Max Controversies Serve As A Reminder Of Why Physical Media Matters
HBO Max took some streaming movies off their platform, and any streamer can do something like this at any time. That's why we still champion physical media.
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12 Best Performances In Martin Scorsese Movies
Few directors respect an actor's craft quite like Scorsese, and these performances are the best of the best.
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