31 h. ago Ben Stiller defends Sinners against critical headline after an impressive box office debut

Hollywood A-lister Ben Stiller has taken to X to defend the new vampire horror film Sinners after critical headlines overlooked the film's historic box office success

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46 h. ago All you need to know about horror adaptation Until Dawn including cast, plot and major changes

It is the latest PlayStation title to get a screen adaptation

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53 h. ago Until Dawn review – efficient, if unscary, video game horror

A solidly made adaptation of the Playstation hit sees a group of twentysomethings stuck in a gory death loopA week after the release of Ryan Coogler’s unusual, artfully crafted horror Sinners, we are now back to the industry’s genre norm with Until Dawn, a schlocky video game adaptation that has far less on its mind. Such a drastic drop in IQ and ambition means there’s no serious comparison to be made here and this weekend there’ll be no real competition at the box office (Sinners is likely to remain on top) so such contrast does ultimately allow the film to stay within its own, sillier space, a deep-fried donut for dessert after a filet mignon entree.On its own, lower-stakes terms, Until Dawn is a passable, if rather unfrightening frightener, made with some skill and enlivened by a strong troupe of young actors, enough to notch it slightly above the piss-poor standard but not quite enough to really justify its existence. The game it’s based on has been described by the director Dav...

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61 h. ago Why movie fans are divided over 'best reviewed film of the decade'

A new horror film is dominating the box office and wowing critics. Sinners, from Black Panther director Ryan Coogler, has been called 'the best reviewed wide-release film of the decade'.

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3 d. ago 'Extremely bad taste!' Netflix leaves STUNNED fans gasping 'Oh my god' with horrendously 'tasteless' Tweet seemingly making light of the Southport dance class child murders

Streaming giant Netflix faced accusations of being 'tasteless' and 'myopic' after promoting a horror film about a hook-wielding killer in a town called Southport - without realising the connotations.

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4 d. ago Netflix horror film with twist no one saw coming has perfect rating

His House, a horror thriller directed by Remi Weekes, was released on Netflix in 2020 and has since become a huge hit with fans of the genre, who are still reeling from the devastating twist

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5 d. ago Ben Stiller defends Sinners against critical headline about box office performance

Ryan Coogler’s new vampiric horror film, starring Michael B. Jordan, has debuted to $61 million at the global box office

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5 d. ago Sinners is a horror film about the highs and lows of the Black experience | Andrew Lawrence

Ryan Coogler’s wildly ambitious period vampire movie is set around the great migration and uses supernatural and real-life horrors to smartly make its pointWhen it comes to centering the Black experience on film, director Ryan Coogler has carved a fruitful and unprecedented niche. Fruitvale Station reconstructs the final hours in the life of Oscar Grant, a 22-year-old Oakland man killed by a transit cop on New Year’s Day. The Creed franchise tarries in the space between Black athletic genius and fatherlessness. The Black Panther franchise meditates on the relationship between Black Africans and the global diaspora. Now comes Sinners, a Jim Crow period piece that frames the Black experience in America as a horror show – complete with real scars.The film, which made its theatrical debut over the weekend, follows Sammie – a young guitar hero (played by newcomer Miles Caton) itching to break away from his preacher father and the family church to play the blues for the unsaved masses. He...

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5 d. ago 'I will cause you misery': Jail for stalker who styled herself on horror film obsessive and targeted male nurse with whom she was infatuated

Holly White, 27, created a Facebook account under the name of the Hollywood star and sent sinister messages to Daniel McCann and his trainee nurse girlfriend Eva Hegarty.

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6 d. ago Armed cops lock down Edinburgh street as locals 'scared to leave homes'

Police were called to Firrhill Drive in the Oxgangs area at around 2pm on Saturday.

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7 d. ago Sinners review – Ryan Coogler’s sexy southern gothic horror is a blast

Michael B Jordan stars as twin 1930s mobsters in the Black Panther director’s phenomenal-looking, blues-infused supernatural taleIn Black Panther (2018) and its sequel, Wakanda Forever (2022), Ryan Coogler directed two of Marvel’s most satisfying and textured recent movies. His 2015 Rocky spin-off Creed represents the gold standard when it comes to franchise-wrangling, honouring the original series yet standing up and fighting its own corner as a distinct movie. If anyone has earned the chance to make a passion project, it’s Coogler. But who knew that this would result in something as wild, untrammelled and thrillingly unpredictable as Sinners? Starring Michael B Jordan in the dual role of 1930s gangster twins Smoke (surly, threatening) and Stack (charming, reckless), it’s a sweltering, sexy southern gothic horror, a blues-infused vampire flick in which the music flows as freely as the blood.The brothers leave Chicago with the kind of cash that usually comes with a body count. Back ...

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7 d. ago A classic Michael B Jordan film is airing on TV tonight as new horror film hits cinemas

The actor is one of the most popular of his generation

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8 d. ago Scots binmen squeal as giant rats 'plague' street where residents are scared to leave rubbish

Residents feel scared to let their children outside to play as multiple 'giant' rats gave binmen a shock on their doorstep.

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1 week ago London leaver: 'I didn’t want my girls growing up feeling scared'

A brush with an armed gang while pregnant prompted this family’s move to Surrey

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2 w. ago Menendez brothers 'grateful' for Ryan Murphy as they reveal impact of 'extraordinary' Netflix series

The siblings have shared a new verdict of the controversial series

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3 w. ago Horror classic that will leave you 'unsettled' and unable to sleep now streaming for free

The 1999 psychological horror film that has left viewers unable to sleep is available to watch on this streaming platform

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3 w. ago Katie Price pictured for first time on set of new 'Jackie The Stripper' movie

Katie Price will be making her acting debut in how horror spoof film titled Jackie The Stripper, which will see a whole hoard of famous faces return to the big screen

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3 w. ago First look at creepy M3GAN 2.0 as horror fans 'obsessed' with one major change

The second M3GAN film's trailer has been released and horror fans can't believe that one key aspect of the franchise has changed so dramatically - but they're all "obsessed" with the switch

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3 w. ago Worker who suffered seizures wins payout after her boss sent her photo from The Exorcist of girl foaming at the mouth

Charlene Friend's manager Lisa Gilbert nicknamed her 'Regan' after the possessed child from the classic 1973 horror film, an employment tribunal heard.

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3 w. ago Horror film is 'best thing ever seen' but fans all say same thing about ending

The American sci-fi horror with streaks of comedy, written and directed by Greg Jardin, and has been branded the "best horror movie" by some fans

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