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For years, we knew a Fede Álvarez-helmed Alien movie was coming, but had no idea what it would look like or be about. That changes right now.Disney, yes Disney, just dropped the first trailer for Alien: Romulus, which hits theaters August 16. Directed by Álvarez (Evil Dead, Don’t Breathe), the film stars Cailee Spaeny (Priscilla, Civil War) and Isabela Merced (Madame Web) as the latest badass ladies to fight the acid-blooded xenomorphs, joining the ranks of Sigourney Weaver and Noomi Rapace. But what’s it all about? We’ve…

Some movie stars disappear behind their roles. Not Sydney Sweeney. The Euphoria and Anyone But You actor is the kind of familiar presence whose pop cultural imprint is so large that it threatens to trample over her characters. It doesn’t help that Sweeney rarely if ever switches up her distinct millennial drawl or the endearingly self-conscious way she carries herself, which practically breaks the illusion and invites the conflation between her own public persona and the people she plays.For some movies, that could be…

On paper, The Cello is fascinating. It’s directed by Darren Lynn Bousman, who’s made four Saw movies; it features Saw villain Tobin Bell and Oscar winner Jeremy Irons, and most of it takes place (and was filmed in) Saudi Arabia. It’s also about a demonic cello. Unfortunately, those elements don’t quite come together, and the end result—even with, we re-iterate, a demonic cello in the mix—isn’t fully satisfying.Zillow Says You’ll Buy Your Next House With… AI? | AI UnlockedThe fault lies mostly with Turki Alalshikh’s…

At a boarding school in the early 1970s, a student who’s been eagerly awaiting winter vacation gets a call with bad news: they’ll be spending Christmas at school instead of with their family. Is it Alexander Payne’s new Oscar-buzz movie The Holdovers—or Jenn Wexler’s new Shudder release The Sacrifice Game? Zillow Says You’ll Buy Your Next House With… AI? | AI UnlockedSuffice to say, similarities between the two don’t extend much beyond that broad set-up, which manages to envelop both a coming-of-age drama and an eerie yet…

Back in 2007, the blood-splattered amalgamation Grindhouse incorporated a parody trailer from acclaimed horror auteur Eli Roth, showcasing a horrifying tale of gory trimmings centered around the final Thursday of November. Nearly two decades later, Roth has carved a sizable chunk and served it directly back into the long-standing genre with his latest horror venture, Thanksgiving. Fleshing out its parody roots and shedding its skin of all prior impossibilities, the fresh-faced horror concept takes its time embracing the…

If you feel a cool, crisp breeze vibrating down your spine, folks — fear not! It is not yet the chilly autumn breeze associated with Halloween (unfortunately, we still have a few months for that), but it is a fresh-face wave of spooky content which is keeping us all on our toes. Just like with each passing, this collection of bone-chilling gossip will be explored in today’s weekly horror roundup right here at We Got This Covered. From an enticing gory slasher re-releasing in theaters this week to an ominous trailer…

Being creeped out by clowns was once somewhat of an unsubstantiated paranoia – pre-Stephen King’s It, and that one serial killer. Well, actually, never mind – they’ve always been creepy. Art the clown of Terrifier just made the fear more vivid. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fN5j1MtGO2Q In 2016, director Damien Leone and Epic Pictures unleashed upon audiences a heartless serial murderer of indiscriminate taste and unknown origin who gleefully carried out his crimes on Halloween night, leaving a sole surviving victim…

An intentionally over-the-top and insanely excessive remake of a cult favorite horror doesn’t sound as though it’s got the potential to become a critical darling and a box office sensation, but the best thing about Piranha 3D by far is that everyone involved completely understands the assignment. Director Alexandre Aja had made his name for tackling more cerebral and violent fare in the genre, but his detour into outright comedy ended up securing a Certified Fresh approval rating of 74 percent on Rotten Tomatoes after…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeThe first trailer for the Marvel film Kraven the Hunter has been released – and viewers have been shocked by the amount of violence on show.Kraven the Hunter stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Tenet) as Sergei Kravinoff, aka Kraven the Hunter, a supervillain who originated in Marvel comic books as an adversary of Spider-Man.The film is being released by Sony Pictures and will be set in the…

With evolution there’s always a trade-off – long necks may help you find food but they’re also a massive weak spot. Now, paleontologists have found direct fossil evidence of prehistoric, long-necked marine reptiles being decapitated by predators.While dinosaurs ruled the land, marine reptiles prowled the seas. Many of these sported long necks, most famously the plesiosaurs, which are the beasts you probably picture when you think of the Loch Ness monster. But while these necks might have given the animals an advantage…