Ari Aster

Late last year, A24 signed a multiyear deal with Warner Bros. Discovery—the main takeaway from which is that Max subscribers now have easy access to some of the award-winning film company’s biggest titles. While A24's offerings aren’t all sci-fi, horror, or fantasy, many do fit that description. Here are 10 to get…Read more... Late last year, A24 signed a multiyear deal with Warner Bros. Discovery—the main takeaway from which is that Max subscribers now have easy access to some of the award-winning film company’s…

mother! movie (2017) - official trailer - paramount picturesNot long after wrapping The Hunger Games series, and as her time in the X-Men was winding down, Jennifer Lawrence starred in this verrrry out-there fantasy drama from writer-director Darren Aronofsky. In 2017, io9's review called it “grueling and gruesome ... a deliberately pretentious art-house movie, cast with some of the biggest stars on the planet. It’s horrifying on many levels—and yet there’s something deeply admirable about it. Whatever the opposite of…

All four of these films are eligible for the Best Picture Oscar. But not all realistically have a shot.Image: Sony, Netflix, Warner Bros.Awards season is in full swing all across the world, but for most movie fans, one award matters more than all the others: the Oscar. The Acadamy Awards are voted on by the people who work on them, from actors and directors to costume designers and set builders. It’s widely considered to be the most prestigious and enduring award, and the one every film is after. Before a winner can be…

During a recent appearance on a chat show, Florence Pugh rued having her birthday fall on January 3rd. She complained how fresh off the New Year and Christmas fever, no one wants to party, get drunk or eat any more sinful food, spoiling all the fun for her birthday celebrations. At this, the host suggested that January 3rd should henceforth be celebrated as ‘Florence Pugh day’ and we could not agree more! Florence Pugh has already starred in an array of great works at her young age. On her 28th birthday and the…

Had you told us at the beginning of 2023 that an internet joke about summer-movie counterprogramming would give birth to a major pop-cultural phenomenon; that both a lo-fi Canadian horror flick and a $200 million epic from the greatest living American filmmaker would provide twin poles of cinematic ingenuity; that Marvel Studios would run into what’s possibly its own endgame in terms of keeping its successful cinematic universe afloat; that dual strikes from both the WGA and the Screen Actors Guild…

Halloween might be right around the corner, but there's no denying that horror movies are a good watch all year round. Over the past 100 years, the medium has evolved to tickle our primal fears, going from scary makeup and prosthetics to gorefests and jumpscares, and now, tonal horror that slowly builds upon anticipation to keep us at the edge of our seats. Everyone enjoys a good fright now and then, but when scrolling through the seemingly never-ending catalogue of recommendations on streaming platforms, it can be…

There was a time when you could hop onto Netflix and feel like you had pretty much any movie or show at your fingertips. Those years are long gone. Now consumers have a growing number of streaming providers all clamoring for attention, splitting up the media catalog against dozens of services and making finding the best one a surprisingly difficult task.Reuniting With Tyra BanksIn the past year, numerous streaming services have raised prices on subscription tiers. There’s been rounds of layoffs at HBO, Netflix and more.…

Clayface leers.Yesterday’s news included speculation that Mike Flanagan—you know, the one who did Midnight Mass? The Haunting of Hill House? Haunting of Bly Manor? Upcoming director of The Fall of the House of Usher? That Mike Flanagan—had pitched a movie about Bat-villain Clayface to James Gunn. The famed horror director didn’t deny it... and nobody else has either. Hey spoilers, what other Batman villain deserves theirown spinoff?Deadpool 3Deadline reports both Karan Soni and Leslie Uggams will respectively reprise…

Though there are notable exceptions—Jordan Peele’s Get Out is the biggest recent example—the Academy Awards tend to give horror a very wide berth. Horror fans have learned not to care much about what Oscar says, but it still stings, especially when outstanding performances get overlooked.Read more... Though there are notable exceptions—Jordan Peele’s Get Out is the biggest recent example—the Academy Awards tend to give horror a very wide berth. Horror fans have learned not to care much about what Oscar says, but it…

Image: A24Director Ari Aster is known for his critically acclaimed horror films Hereditary and Midsommar, but his upcoming film Beau Is Afraid seemingly has a twist. As its title implies, its main character (Joaquin Phoenix) is certainly terrified by the world... but that world looks far more bizarre than threatening, at least as this buck-wild first trailer shows.There’s no official synopsis, but when you watch it, I think you’ll see why:Beau Is Afraid | Official Trailer HD | A241) There’s probably no explaining the film…