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Patrick Bateman laughing American Psycho

Nina Starner

Christian Bale's American Psycho Is Getting A New Movie Adaptation – And The Director Is Perfect

Luca Guadagnino is set to direct a new version of American Psycho, the novel written by Bret Easton Ellis. Here's why he's a great fit for the director's chair.

Jeremy Smith

A Brilliant Horror Director Gave Quentin Tarantino A Terrible Note On Reservoir Dogs

Quentin Tarantino asked a legendary horror director for notes on his first feature, Reservoir Dogs. Thankfully, he didn't listen.

Valerie Ettenhofer

A Murder Mystery Movie With Joseph Gordon-Levitt & Shailene Woodley Is Dominating Prime Video

A new direct-to-streaming murder mystery movie starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt & Shailene Woodley got bad reviews, but it's a hit on Prime Video.

Cheryl Bradshaw Anna Kendrick in Woman of the Hour

Nina Starner

The Terrifying True Story Of Netflix's Crime Thriller Woman Of The Hour

Anna Kendrick is making her directorial debut with the Netflix crime thriller Woman of the Hour, which is based on a horrific true story.

Debopriyaa Dutta

Russell Crowe's Most Unhinged Thriller Is Becoming A Streaming Hit On Netflix

A 2020 action thriller starring Russell Crowe went mostly unnoticed due to its pandemic release but is now getting a second life on Netflix.

Ben Pearson

Netflix's Carry-On Trailer Turns Jason Bateman Into A Christmas Action Thriller Villain

Taron Egerton plays a TSA agent who's blackmailed by a mysterious villain played by Jason Bateman in Netflix's Carry-On, a new thriller from Jaume Collet-Serra.

Joker Folie a Deux Arthur crying in rain

Ryan Scott

Here's How Much Money Joker 2 Will Lose At The Box Office

With Joker: Folie à Deux having been rejected by most critics and moviegoers alike, Warner Bros. is going to lose a whole lot of money on the costly film.

Jeremy Mathai

Paul Schrader's Joker 2 Review Is Absolutely Brutal

Filmmaker Paul Schrader has shared his unfiltered thoughts about Joker: Folie À Deux and, well, let's just say he doesn't love Todd Phillips' sequel.

Vincent and Jules opening car trunk Pulp Fiction

Nina Starner

Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction Was Almost Made In A Completely Different Format

Pulp Fiction is famous for its non-linear narrative, but did you know the film was originally envisioned as something with a totally different shape to it?

Valerie Ettenhofer

M. Night Shyamalan's Mind-Bending Sci-Fi Thriller With Dylan O'Brien Is A Huge Hit On Max

A recently released sci-fi thriller on Max, produced by filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan and starring Dylan O'Brien, is burning up the streaming charts right now.

Daniel Craig as James Bond Layer Cake poster

Devin Meenan

The Under-Seen 2004 Crime Thriller That Got Daniel Craig Cast As James Bond

This crime thriller from 2004 helped a still somewhat unknown Daniel Craig land the role of James Bond in Casino Royale.

Witney Seibold

Nicole Kidman Nearly Starred In One Of David Fincher's Most Underrated Movies

An underrated David Fincher thriller from the early 2000s almost starred Nicole Kidman, but then an injury got in the way.

Valerie Ettenhofer

Clint Eastwood Wasn't Sergio Leone's First Choice For The Dollars Trilogy

When he was casting the Man With No Name for A Fistful of Dollars, director Sergio Leone had another actor in mind before Clint Eastwood.

Debopriyaa Dutta

One Of Tom Cruise's Most Underrated Sci-Fi Movies Has A Quick Steven Spielberg Cameo

In addition to directing Tom Cruise in multiple sci-fi movies, Steven Spielberg has also (briefly) appeared alongside the actor in one.

Valerie Ettenhofer

The Only Major Actors Still Alive From Rosemary's Baby

It's almost as tricky to talk about the surviving Rosemary's Baby cast members as it is to discuss the legacy of the classic horror film itself.

Nina Starner

10 Years Later, One Of Cinema's Best Villains Deserves Her Spotlight

10 years ago, Gone Girl gave us Amy Elliott Dunne and cinematic villains have never been the same.

Jeremy Mathai

How Joaquin Phoenix Really Feels About Joker 2's Controversial Ending

People have (ahem) thoughts about the ending of Joker: Folie à Deux, star Joaquin Phoenix and director Todd Phillips among them.

Sandy Schaefer

A Forgotten 2011 Jason Statham Action Movie Is Climbing Netflix's Top Charts

Jason Statham is the king of streaming for the time being thanks to his 2011 action film that's currently climbing Netflix's top charts.

Witney Seibold

One Of Angelina Jolie's Biggest Box Office Hits Almost Starred Tom Cruise Instead

One of Angelina Jolie's biggest box office hits began as a Tom Cruise vehicle. Here's why the Mission: Impossible star passed on the film.

Jeremy Smith

The Real Reason Joker 2 Cut Lady Gaga's Improvised Same-Sex Kiss

Lady Gaga kissed a woman while filming Joker: Folie à Deux, only for director Todd Phillips to cut it out of the final movie. Here's why he did.

Jeremy Smith

Matt Damon's Contagion Has An Unexpected Link To Kamala Harris

There's an amusing (but accidental) link between Matt Damon's character in Steven Soderbergh's 2011 film Contagion and Kamala Harris.

Michael Boyle

Why Joaquin Phoenix's Arthur Fleck Is Not The Real Joker, According To Director Todd Phillips

Joker: Folie à Deux director Todd Phillips has offered his two cents on why Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix) isn't really the Joker everyone knows and loves.

Joe Roberts

Rambo's Creator Imagined Someone Very Different Than Sylvester Stallone In The Part

Sylvester Stallone has become synonymous with John Rambo, but the character's creator imagined a famous musician-turned-actor for the role.

Michael Boyle

The Zack Snyder Horror Movie Scene Stephen King Called 'Genius Perfected'

This Zack Snyder horror movie earned high praise from Stephen King for a pivotal sequence that King deemed 'a sonata of anxiety.'

Witney Seibold

Joker 2's Ending Revived A DC Movie Idea That Was Banned By Christopher Nolan

Joker 2's ending features an element that had been banned from DC movies back when Christopher Nolan was involved with the franchise.

Debopriyaa Dutta

Denzel Washington Has Only Made One Horror Movie, But It Flopped

While Denzel Washington's only horror movie to date was a box office flop, it has found something of a cult following over the years.

Rob Reiner, Barry Sonnenfeld, Addams Family

BJ Colangelo

How The Addams Family Created A Filmmaker Rift On The Set Of A Stephen King Classic

When Barry Sonnenfeld was hired to direct The Addams Family, it led to some trouble behind the scenes on a classic Stephen King movie adaptation.