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‘Hedda,’ directed by Nia DaCosta, is a retelling of Henrik Ibsen’s nineteenth-century play ‘Hedda Gabler.’ Starring Tessa Thompson in the titular role, it tells the story of a young woman in the 1950s who leaves her brilliant but alcoholic girlfriend to marry George Tesman (Tom Bateman), a young man who can offer her financial security. Living in a grand old mansion with labyrinthine gardens, she gets enamored by the finer things in life. One day, Hedda’s ex, Eileen (Nina Hoss), shows up at her party with her current lover. At the time, she is being considered for the same academic position as George. Being aware of the situation,...

Yves Saint Laurent, the Kering-owned French fashion house, announced a sidestep into film production back in 2023, with what appeared to be a series of unofficial pacts with veteran arthouse filmmakers.

Since then, the fashion house has popped up on the credits of several high-profile titles, such as Jacques Audiard’s Emilia Pérez and Paolo Sorrentino’s Parthenope. But there’s never been much real insight into how Saint Laurent supports these projects. Veteran costume designer Catherine George peeled back the curtain a little this afternoon during a Q&a session at the Thessaloniki Film Festival in Greece. George worked with Saint Laurent on Jim Jarmusch’s Golden Lion-winning feature Father Mother Sister Brother.

“The film was made in collaboration with Yves Saint Laurent, who are now making films, and their creative director is a great film fan and cinephile. He has chosen particular directors, Jim being one of them,...

There really is no better holiday for staying home and watching things than Halloween – the cooler weather, the desire to stay in and away from the trick-or-treaters, it’s a night practically begging for a movie marathon.

And there are plenty of new home video releases to keep you up at night and make sure that your Halloween evening (and beyond) are as spooky as possible. Here are 13 of our recent favorites, featuring psychos, ghosts and things that go bump in the night.

A24 The “X” Trilogy

Ti West’s “X” trilogy, consisting of “X,” “Pearl” and “MaXXXine,” are modern classics – slasher movie throwbacks that also feel utterly contemporary, anchored...

Arkansas native John-Michael Powell had something to prove by foregrounding the Ozark mountains in his new crime thriller “Violent Ends,” in theaters now via Independent Film Company.

“There’s some great Southern cinema, don’t get me wrong,” Powell says. “But I think oftentimes Southerners, and Arkansans especially, are relegated to redneck yokel stereotypes: The lovable fools, the nitwits and the uneducated. That was true of my experiences growing up. We had family in California, so we’d always visit, and I don’t have an accent, but my mother and my family sound like Southern belles. To see the way people reacted to the accent … their first inclination was, ‘Oh, that’s so cute,’ but really the subtext was, ‘Oh, they’re less intelligent than us, and lesser.’ I do think that has a lot to do with the way cinema portrayed Southerners.”

The taut, bloody “Violent Ends” follows...

Welcome to The B-Side! Here we talk about movie directors! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.

Today we discuss David Cronenberg, one of the truly great Canadian geniuses and the filmmaker credited with the advent of “body horror”. Our B-Sides today include Fast Company, The Brood, M. Butterfly, and Spider. Our guest today is the incomparable Veronica Fitzpatrick, professor at Brown University and Editor-at-Large and Podcast Co-Host at Bright Wall/Dark Room.

We talk about how handsome Oliver Reed is in The Brood, how Cronenberg’s films often start with a bang, how misguided M. Butterfly is,...

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If it’s been suggested that the phrase “based on a true story” has been overused as a selling point, then there is no subgenre of biopics more derivative than that of the inspirational sports story. The parallels between an athlete’s life both in and apart from their arena of competition have been explored extensively throughout the history of sports cinema, and even the most interesting historical figures can have their lives rendered feckless as a result of formulaic narratives. Thankfully, Kristen Stewart’s inventive directorial debut, “The Chronology of Water,” has no concerns about regurgitating cliches, as at times its intimacy is intentionally uncomfortable. Although it’s a...

Critics and essayists love to use the phrase "Master of Horror" to describe director John Carpenter. This is certainly a fair descriptor, as Carpenter has directed some of the most notable horror films of all time. He created masterpieces in the 1970s ("Halloween"), the 1980s ("The Thing"), and the 1990s ("In the Mouth of Madness"). All told, several of Carpenter's best movies have been horror films, and he's also helmed a few horror TV projects besides. The man is often asked about the genre, although he rarely goes into much thematic or intellectual detail during interviews. Instead, Carpenter tends to regard movies in a more workmanlike fashion, concerned more with the craft than the substance.

There is a chill in the air and a stack of new horror choices on your TV. Max has been quietly filling its shelf with classics and oddities that reward a late night watch. If you are in the mood for something smarter than jump scares and stranger than you remember, one title deserves a fresh look.

Fans of body transformation stories know the hits. You have likely seen ‘The Fly’ and maybe dipped into ‘Videodrome’ when you wanted something truly warped. But David Cronenberg’s early work still holds a few surprises for anyone who thinks they have him figured out.

The one to queue up now is ‘The Brood,...

A handful of notable titles are cycling off streaming between Monday, 10/27 and Sunday, 11/2, spanning stand-up, indie romance, visionary sci-fi, and a storied hotel documentary. Below, you’ll find quick primers on each project—who made them, who stars in them, and what they’re about—plus exactly which platform they’re leaving and when.

‘Ralph Barbosa: Cowabunga’ (2023) Rotten Science

The laid-back Texas comedian riffs through everyday misadventures in this stand-up special, written and performed by Ralph Barbosa, whose dry delivery and tightly wound bits helped him break out on the club circuit and late-night TV. Expect stories about family oddities, dating, and street-racing daydreams, structured as a single, unbroken hour of live material.

If your watchlist has been languishing, now’s the moment to press play—several notable titles are exiting Netflix and Hulu between Monday, 10/27 and Sunday, 11/2. Below you’ll find quick primers with cast and creator details plus the exact date and platform each title departs, so you can catch them before they disappear.

‘Ralph Barbosa: Cowabunga’ (2023) Rotten Science

Ralph Barbosa’s debut hour finds the Dallas comic delivering laid-back, precise storytelling about family, dating, and oddball obsessions in a stand-up special directed by Eric Abrams and written and performed by Barbosa. The set runs just over an hour and leans into his deadpan style and observational beats. Barbosa’s first...

David Cronenberg’s brutal, brooding A History of Violence, loosely adapted from John Wagner and Vince Locke’s 1997 graphic novel of the same name, examines the ways in which individual and social violence often intertwine. It also explores the effects that the disclosure of a violent personal history can have on that most American of institutions: the nuclear family. Cronenberg’s films often chronicle the metamorphoses inscribed directly upon the “new flesh” of their protagonists as a result of hideously violent actions. In A History of Violence, those changes are wrought in a more indirect, internalized fashion.

Cronenberg is fascinated by the tug of war between split or shared personalities.

Yves Montmayeur’s Sangre Del Toro presents an 85-minute portrait of Guillermo del Toro, a celebrated filmmaker whose work evokes the beautiful grotesque. The documentary moves with brisk concentration, stays with its subject, and sets aside the routine chorus of outside commentators.

Its aim is to sound the core passions and preoccupations that shape his cinema, a collage of guiding ideas rather than a career ledger. The camera observes del Toro at public appearances and in seated conversations, offering direct access to his reflections on horror, fantasy, and the human condition. Timed with the premiere of his Frankenstein project, the film opens a small door onto a mind that lives...

Welcome to the Gold Ticket, your VIP guide to the best of pop culture for the weekend ahead, curated by the Gold Derby team of experts.

A House of Dynamite on Netflix: The release of a new Kathryn Bigelow movie really should be a national holiday, but at least the weekend is upon up. There will be Netflix, but there won't be chilling with the latest from the Point Break and Near Dark director, which imagines a world on the brink of nuclear disaster. Imagine that!

A History of Violence on Criterion: It's been 20 years since David Cronenberg shocked audiences by bringing his signature body horror to a crime...

Pop music was not in great shape at the end of the 1970s, but when you scanned up and down the radio, you knew that in between the novelty disco songs and crossover country tracks, you might hear something from Blondie. Fronted by Debbie Harry, this shapeshifting band could do straight-up rock, hybrid disco ("Heart of Glass"), hip-hop ("Rapture"), or rocksteady ("The Tide Is High"). They were a vital part of the New York City punk scene, but too versatile and knock-out stylish to be pinned down as one thing. As a kid, I was especially obsessed with Clem Burke's drumming on "Dreaming" and "Heart of Glass," the latter...

Body horror feels like it is having a moment, and that’s not by accident. The last few years have turned bodily anxiety into an everyday experience. Between a pandemic that made contagion and vulnerability literal, the rapid integration of biotech and AI raising questions about the intrinsic value of humanity, and fights over reproductive rights and healthcare, the human body has become a highly contentious topic. Add in pervasive surveillance and a culture that monetizes image and identity, and you have fertile soil for films that center bodies as sites of violation, mutation, and resistance.

When you want that anxiety rendered into a gorgeous, disruptive cinematic experience, Neon has...

The rumors of Shout Factory’s death have been greatly exaggerated.

The boutique Blu-ray company, responsible for some of the very best genre titles and classic reissues on both Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD formats, has come under fire in the past couple of days. The speculation about their impending closure was due to a combination of factors – a change to their loyalty program, some titles on the website being sold for truly bargain-basement prices and a comment on a popular Blu-ray forum.

In short – Shout Factory is not going away. They’ll still be delivering top-tier product across formats and distribution platforms, the company assured TheWrap when we reached out.

We all know David Fincher as the visionary director who helmed films like Fight Club, Se7en, and The Social Network. But some of us might not be aware that Fincher had a pitch for a Star Wars movie! According to industry insider Jeff Sneider, the negotiations about the project fell through because the filmmaker requested the final cut (via The InSneider).

Lucasfilm was unwilling to make this concession, so Fincher became another high-profile director who ultimately had to walk away from Star Wars like the late David Lynch, David Cronenberg, and Steven Spielberg (via Den of Geek). Now, let’s look at what Fincher was planning for the galaxy far,...

Hulu subscribers are in luck this Halloween. The streaming service is packed with options for any viewers looking to watch something spooky in October. There are horror titles for all levels of moviegoer, from the scaredy cats to the genre’s aficionados. With multiple franchises, one-offs and new releases, plenty of horror lies within Hulu’s haunted library.

Here are the seven best horror movies streaming on Hulu right now.

20th Century Fox “Alien”

Right out the gate, Hulu offers what could easily be argued as the finest horror film of all time. Ridley Scott’s 1979 film “Alien,” written by Dan O’Bannon from a story by O’Bannon and Ronald Shusett,...

Topping 1988’s Die Hard would prove to be no easy feat; and while none of the sequels ever matched the original, there are some extremely good qualities in the initial sequels. Sure, Jeremy Irons would never match Alan Rickman, but his Simon Peter Gruber in Die Hard with a Vengeance left his own distinct mark. And it all comes down to some hair dye and an egg.

Speaking with GQ about some of his most memorable roles, Jeremy Irons had no choice but to chat about the brother of Hans Gruber in Die Hard with a Vengeance. “I thought he was a wonderful character. He lived outside society, did his own rules.

“It: Welcome to Derry” made me want to run to Hawkins, Indiana.

HBO’s TV prequel to Stephen King’s epic novel and its filmed adaptations has a few virtues of its own, but mainly plays like a “Stranger Things” knockoff with more twisted but less resonant scare tactics and more annoying children.

Co-created by, among others, siblings Andy (who also directed the first two episodes) and producer Barbara Muschietti, “Derry” feels like a mash-up of their blockbuster “It” movies, King’s “The Mist” and the Duffer brothers’ superior series. Elements cribbed from — sorry, “inspired by” — early, wackazoid Tim Burton and biology-repulsed David Cronenberg add to the show’s derivative,...

In the "Star Trek: Voyager" episode "Threshold" — often considered one of the worst episodes of the series — the crew of the U.S.S. Voyager discover a rare power-synthesizing crystal that, in theory, could allow the ship to travel faster than Warp-10. In the lore of "Star Trek," Warp-10 is faster than anything has ever traveled, reaching the point of infinite velocity. An object traveling at Warp-10 would essentially pass through every point in the known universe simultaneously. For a lost ship trying to traverse a 70-year trip across the Milky Way back to Earth, this is a tantalizing proposition.

To test out these crystals, the Voyager's engineers equip a shuttlecraft with them,...

You might know Anthony Michael Hall from these three major breakout roles: "The Breakfast Club," "Sixteen Candles," and "Weird Science." These John Hughes-helmed flicks cemented Hall as an up-and-coming talent, and the actor diversified his acting portfolio over the years with acclaimed projects like "Out of Bounds" and "Edward Scissorhands." However, a plethora of factors led to a career lull that lasted until the early 2000s, during which Hall took on infrequent minor roles in both film and television. A career resurgence suddenly occurred in 2002 — Hall was offered the lead role in the television adaptation of Stephen King's "The Dead Zone," which ran for six seasons on USA Network before being canceled.

Blondie’s Debbie Harry has made it clear who she wants to play her in an upcoming biopic: Florence Pugh.

In an interview with The Sunday Times, the 80-year-old rock icon shared her excitement about the project, directed by Charlotte Wells, who also directed Aftersun. Harry said, “If it were somebody like Florence Pugh, I would be in heaven. I just think she’s a great actor and she could do anything.”

Harry isn’t new to acting herself. She has appeared in films like the neo-noir Union City, David Cronenberg’s Videodrome, John Waters’ Hairspray, Martin Scorsese’s New York Stories, and John Carpenter’s segment of Body Bags.

Deep Crimson, Spine #1285, will be available for purchase on 4K from the Criterion Collection beginning on October 28, 2025.

At the end of these reviews I always answer the question: Is it worth a blind buy? Well, I went into Deep Crimson entirely blind. I wasn’t familiar with the movie and had no idea what the plot was. My only clue about its premise was the beautifully illustrated new cover by Owen Smith. I had no idea the darkly twisted and strangely comedic story I was in for, and I had an absolute blast experiencing it. Deep Crimson is darkly comedic, surprisingly violent, and shockingly enjoyable.

What is Deep Crimson about?...

Oni Press shocked a number of comic book fans when it announced that it was releasing Rick and Morty: The End, a miniseries that it specifically hyped up as "This Title Is Not Some Kind Of Artful Metaphor, Folks!" It appears as though Rick and Morty comic books will be coming to an end at Oni Press after over a decade of being part of the company. Until that is confirmed, though, there is still hope.

Oni Press recently released its January 2026 comic book solicitations, though, and it included a solicitation for the second issue of Rick and Morty: The End, and it definitely doesn't sound good for our heroes.

Lyon, France — As Hungary took center stage as country of honor at this year’s International Classic Film Market (Mifc) in Lyon, the spotlight fell on an institution that tells a remarkable story of cultural resurrection.

Without a national cinémathèque, the National Film Institute (Nfi), along with the Film Archive and Filmlab, set about restoring, digitizing and sharing Hungary’s cinema. “When we took over in 2017, we started from scratch,” György Raduly, director of the Hungarian National Film Archive, told Variety. “The most difficult part was to change the mindset. For 10 years there had been no development, no change, and people were really on the floor.”

Eight years on, Raduly says the system now functions like a “Rubik’s cube”: “It’s a perfect model. We work as a team to put together the picture,” he says, describing the tight collaboration between archive, lab and fund.

At a roundtable...

It is with a heavy heart that we share the passing of Samantha Eggar, the 1960s and ’70s actress whose film credits include The Collector, Doctor Dolittle, The Molly Maguires, and more. She died on Wednesday, October 15, at her home in Sherman Oaks, California, after battling a five-year illness. She was 86.

The Hollywood Reporter announced her death, with Eggar’s daughter, the actress Jenna Stern, delivering the sad news.

Born March 5, 1939, in London, Eggar was a star of the stage until 1962 when she appeared opposite Donald Pleasance in the Robert Lynn-directed biographical crime drama Dr. Crippen, focusing on the real-life story of Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen, who was hanged in...

The Brood actress Samantha Eggar passed away on Wednesday at the age of 86.

Her daughter, actress Jenna Stern, shared on Instagram, “My Mama passed Wednesday evening. Peacefully and quietly surrounded by family. I was there next to her… holding her hand, telling her how much she was loved. It was beautiful. It was a privilege.”

Eggar starred as the severely disturbed Nola Carveth opposite Oliver Reed in David Cronenberg’s 1979 body horror film.

Her other genre roles include Curtains, The Exterminator, The Uncanny, Demonoid, and The Dead Are Alive.

Outside the genre, Eggar was known for her Oscar-nominated performance in 1965’s The Collector, the 1967 version of Doctor Dolittle, and voicing Hera in Disney’s Hercules.

Samantha Eggar, the British actress best known for her roles in 1960s-’70s films The Collector, Doctor Dolittle and The Molly Maguires, died Wednesday, October 15, at her home in Sherman Oaks, California, after battling a five-year illness. She was 86.

Her death was announced to The Hollywood Reporter by her daughter, the actress Jenna Stern (House of Cards).

Born March 5, 1939, in London, Eggar launched her show business career on the London stage, moving into film with the 1962 movie Dr. Crippen opposite Donald Pleasance. While continuing her stage career, she appeared that same year in the film The Wild and the Willing.

Eggar’s next, high-profile project was the 1965 thriller The Collector, directed by William Wyler, in which she played a kidnap victim and received an Oscar nomination for her performance. The next year she co-starred with Cary Grant in the comedy Walk, Don’t Run.

The following year would bring her signature...

English-born Samantha Eggar, who was Oscar nominated — and received the Golden Globe and the best actress award at the Cannes Film Festival — for her performance in thriller “The Collector” before starring in “Doctor Dolittle” and later David Cronenberg’s early horror masterpiece “The Brood,” died Wednesday in Los Angeles. She was 86.

Her daughter, actress Jenna Stern, posted on Instagram, “My Mama passed Wednesday evening. Peacefully and quietly surrounded by family. I was there next to her …holding her hand, telling her how much she was loved. It was beautiful. It was a privilege.”

She struggled with “a long illness” before her death, her family told TMZ.

Nominated for three Oscars, including best director and adapted screenplay, William Wyler’s chilling 1965 thriller “The Collector,” in which an odd fellow played by Terence Stamp holds Samantha Eggar’s character captive, gave an early boost to her career.

By the next year she...

Samantha Eggar, the vivacious British actress whose five-year run starting in 1965 included enthralling performances in The Collector, Return From the Ashes, Doctor Dolittle and The Molly Maguires, has died. She was 86.

Eggar died Wednesday at her home in Sherman Oaks, her daughter, actress Jenna Stern (House of Cards), told The Hollywood Reporter. She had struggled with illness the past five years but “lived a long, fabulous life,” Stern said.

After Natalie Wood reportedly turned down the role, Eggar magnificently blended strength and vulnerability to receive a best actress Oscar nomination for her turn as an innocent art student kidnapped and held captive by a lonely psychotic (Terence Stamp) in William Wyler’s chilling The Collector (1965).

Just 25 when making the movie, Eggar remembered just how grueling her star-making turn had been in a 2014 interview for the website The Terror Trap.

“Terence was at [the London drama school] Webber Douglas with me. So we knew each other then.

Directed by the legendary David Cronenberg, A History of Violence was released --- gasp --- 20 years ago. Honestly? Rude. Time goes by too fast. Anyway, I heard a rumor that it was the last movie widely released in the U.S. on VHS. But fast-forward to 2025, and our friends at Criterion are releasing a nice 4K and Blu-ray combo package on October 21st. If you know Cronenberg’s filmography well, you know that he started in Canadian television and went on to make several awesome horror films as part of the Canadian tax shelter scheme. Cronenberg was so wild, so intimately gross, that Canada alone could not contain him. He burst out onto.

When I sat down with Sam Claflin to discuss his new film All the Devils Are Here, I couldn’t stop thinking about Videodrome. David Cronenberg’s nightmare vision of media, desire, and decay felt like a fitting lens for Barnaby Roper’s haunting crime thriller—and for the world Claflin and I were both trying to make sense of.

All the Devils Are Here is grim stuff. It’s early Ben Wheatley in tone, merging folk horror with 1990s crime thriller—a kind of Kill List meets Reservoir Dogs. Claflin plays Grady, an antagonistic lead who spirals into madness by dint of his secluded refuge while simultaneously unraveling deeper, more empathetic layers. “I think, especially when someone is so far removed from who you are, there is sort of an enjoyment in the understanding of who and what makes this person tick,” he says.

Claflin is responding to a...

Taxpayer Funded Sex Slugs.

After wrapping up September with Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds (listen), debating the merits of The Strangers: Chapter 1 (listen) and celebrating 30 years of To Die For (listen), it’s time for a David Cronenberg milestone: 50 years since his genre feature film debut, Shivers (1975).

In the film, Starliner Tower is an exclusive, isolated apartment complex mere minutes away from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The residents have access to every amenity and want for nothing.

The problem is that a bizarre sexually transmitted parasite is making its way through the building, starting with a mad doctor (Fred Doederlein) and his underage mistress. In no time at all, the infection...

David Cronenberg’s The Fly(1986) has found a new streaming home on Paramount+ just in time for Halloween, though its 1989 sequel did not make the platform’s October lineup. The cult classic body horror follows Seth Brundle (Jeff Goldblum), a brilliant scientist who starts transforming into a fly after a failed teleportation experiment.

The Fly was one of the most successful horror films of the 1980s and grossed over $60.6 million worldwide. Cronenberg’s remake currently holds a 94% critics’ score and an 83% audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes, a testament to the film’s lasting impact. Fans have long clamored for a 4K release of the sci-fi horror film and the restoration has yet to materialize,...

Cinema has long been fascinated with the fragility of the human mind, exploring how memory shapes our identity. This concept is central to many storytelling traditions, from the existential dramas of European arthouse to the intricate psychological puzzles found in modern Indian web series. Affection takes this fascination and injects it with a potent dose of body horror.

The film plunges its protagonist, Ellie, into a waking nightmare where the very fabric of her reality has been torn. She finds herself in a strange house with a man claiming to be her husband and a child who believes she is her mother.

The explanation offered is a rare neurological disorder following an accident,...

A History of Violence, Spine #1283, will be available on the Criterion Collection on October 21, 2025.

I once asked a friend, “What’s the worst movie you’ve ever watched in theaters?” His answer was, surprisingly, A History of Violence. Needless to say, I’m no longer friends with that man. That answer is ridiculous, but it is easy to understand why Cronenberg’s adaptation of the 1997 graphic novel wouldn’t connect with everybody. Cronenberg is, after all, a divisive filmmaker. Those who love his work like I do are drawn to the peculiarities in his style. A History of Violence feels unlike the majority of his filmography, but maintains the undeniable essence of Cronenberg.

Four years after walking away from Cannes with the Palme d’Or for Titane, Julia Ducournau returns to the well of body horror with Alpha, albeit a little tentatively. Ducournau’s third feature sheds some of the genre baggage of her previous work, demonstrating simultaneously more ambition and a more personal, low-key approach.

The film’s setting appears to be a French city sometime in the not-so-distant past, which has been devastated by the spread of an unnamed virus. Alpha (Mélissa Boros) is the 13-year-old daughter of a doctor and second-generation Moroccan immigrant (Golshifteh Farahani), whose work primarily sees her attending to victims of this unprecedented epidemic, which has made...

David Cronenberg’s 1996 film Crash continues to stir conversation decades after its release, once hailed by Martin Scorsese as “genuinely e**** but also profoundly disturbing. Beautifully controlled and completely unconventional.”

The Canadian ero** thriller, based on J.G. Ballard’s 1973 novel, tells the story of a film producer who survives a car crash and becomes involved with a group of symphorophiliacs—people who are se***** aroused by car crashes.

He also tries to rekindle his relationship with his wife, adding emotional complexity to the narrative.

The film features a notable cast including James Spader, Deborah Kara Unger, Elias Koteas, Holly Hunter, and Rosanna Arquette. Crash made its debut at the Cannes Film Festival,...

Following up the imaginative Strawberry Mansion with another DIY-style adventure, Albert Birney returned to Sundance Film Festival earlier this year with Obex, a film that should delight fans of David Lynch and RPG videogames alike. Picked up by Oscilloscope for a release on January 9, the first trailer has now arrived.

Here’s the synopsis: “In pre-internet 1987, Conor and his dog Sandy live a life of seclusion, lost in the slow-rendering graphics of early Macs and televisions aglow with late night horror movie marathons. But when he begins playing Obex, a new and mysterious, state-of-the-art computer game, he finds himself trapped in a low-tech, but high-stakes analog hellscape as the line between reality and game blurs.

Shell (2025), directed by Max Minghella, is a dark satire that mixes psychological horror with social commentary, showing the pressures women face in the entertainment industry. Elisabeth Moss plays Samantha Lake, a talented actress struggling with aging in a world that values youth above all else. Kate Hudson plays Zoe Shannon, the charming but dangerous head of a wellness company that promises eternal beauty.

The film has a strong David Cronenberg feel, using body horror to show the pressure on women’s bodies, and also references giallo horror and classic horror films with grainy, old-school camera work that feels retro and unsettling. While the style feels original, the story carefully critiques cosmetic surgery,...

Future Ruins‘ future is ruined.

Founded by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, the new music festival dedicated to film and TV composers has been canceled.

Announced back in May, the event was scheduled to take place at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center on November 8.

Future Ruins shared an official statement on social media:

“Unfortunately Future Ruins will not move forward this year. The reality is, due to a number of logistical challenges and complications, we feel we cannot provide the experience that’s defined what this event was always intended to be. Rather than compromise, we’re choosing to re-think and re-evaluate.

“Meanwhile, we are sorry for any inconvenience and appreciate all the interest and support.

This week’s buzziest names span filmmakers, music artists, and actors who are breaking out, returning to the spotlight, or stacking up acclaimed credits across film and television. From award-season fixtures to fast-rising newcomers, each person below brings a distinctive body of work that’s fueling the current surge in attention.

Below, you’ll find quick, info-packed snapshots of what each celeb is known for, recent highlights, and the projects most people associate with them. The countdown moves from 15 to 1 and follows the list exactly as provided.

15. Rosa Salazar TMDb

Rosa Salazar is an actress whose breakout leading role in the sci-fi feature ‘Alita: Battle Angel’ showcased her blend of physical performance and performance-capture work.

Rabid (1977), directed by David Cronenberg and starring Marilyn Chambers, Joe Silver and Howard Ryshpan, arrives on a two-disc Collector's Edition 4K Uhd + Blu-ray from Shout! Factory. The release presents the film from a New 4K scan of the original camera negative and includes an exclusive poster and a limited edition slipcover with first pressing. The film—about Rose, who develops an insatiable thirst for blood following emergency surgery—also features Susan Roman and Don Carmody. The 4K Uhd is presented in Dolby Vision (Hdr‑10 compatible) with DTS‑HD Master Audio Mono. The Blu-ray carries the same New 4K scan and DTS‑HD Master Audio Mono track. Technical specs: 91 min runtime,...

Ice, ice, baby….

After wrapping up September with a look at the fowl queerness of Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds (listen) and debating the perils of reviewing 1/3 of a movie in The Strangers: Chapter 1 (listen), we’re kicking off October with a celebration of the 30th anniversary of Gus Van Sant‘s biting satire To Die For (1995).

In To Die For, psychopathic weather reporter Suzanne Stone (Nicole Kidman) dreams of being a big-time news anchor, but hits a roadblock when her middle-class husband Larry (Matt Dillon) wants her to give up her dream and join his family’s business. Seeing no other options, she decides to seduces the teenage Jimmy...

For those looking for horror movies or cozy fall vibes in October, there’s a lot to watch on Paramount+ in the new month. The streaming service added a vast number of films to its catalogue, including a romantic gross-out creature feature, an all-time horror classic and career-defining work from some of the greatest filmmakers alive.

Here are the seven best new movies you can watch on Paramount+ in October.

Jeff Goldblum in The Fly (20th Century) “The Fly” (1986)

Be afraid. Be very afraid.

These words christen the poster of 1986’s “The Fly,” a warning and a promise for any viewers of David Cronenberg’s body horror masterpiece. Jeff Goldblum...

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This October, Paramount+ is a little light on original content as most of the new content premiering this month are new seasons of CBS shows like Ghosts and Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage and also the premiere of Season 4 of Taylor Sheridan‘s Mayor of Kingstown. However, for the purposes of this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Paramount+ next month and have a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the 10 best films coming to Paramount+ in October 2025 with a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.

District 9 (October 1) Rt Score: 90% Credit...

She Loved Blossoms More is a trippy sci-fi horror movie with dark comedy and a strong sense of style. Quite weird but proudly so, and with the most amazing practical effects throughout. Read our full She Loved Blossoms More movie review here!

She Loved Blossoms More is a sci-fi horror movie that takes place in Greece. It’s a French and Greek co-production (org. title: Agapouse ta louloudia perissotero), which has resulted in these two languages being spoken in the film.

Never mind what languages are spoken. This trippy sci-fi horror story is much more about the strong visual style. The runtime is just around an hour and a half,...

Horror is the perfect vehicle for the exploration of grief. After all, this unavoidable sentiment can creep in like a silent threat or trap you in a violent chokehold that refuses to let go. But what happens when grief persists to the point of altering reality, where every waking moment is deferred to achieve something impossible? Yannis Veslemes toys with this concept in “She Loved Blossoms More,” which approaches the tragedy of death in bizarre and unsettling ways. If you’re looking for vast oceans of love or yearning here, you’ll be disappointed — instead, you’ll find a methodical madness that guides you along a path that only an...