“Five Nights at Freddy’s,” which sold an estimated $78 million in tickets at North American theaters, reinforced moviegoers’ desire for something other than a sequel.
Category: Movies
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Reaction to Hamas Attack Leaves Some Jews in Hollywood Feeling Unmoored
The response to the Oct. 7 assault, and to Israel’s retaliation, has revealed a schism in the entertainment world that many did not realize was there.
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A Critic With Monsters on His Mind
The scariest part of Erik Piepenburg’s job as a reporter who covers horror movies? Films that fail to frighten him.
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Meg Ryan on Her New Rom-Com, ‘What Happens Later’
She always had concerns about the happily-ever-after ideals of the genre. Now as a director she’s pushing its boundaries to examine issues of aging and regret.
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How Truths Are Told at a Liquor Store in ‘The Holdovers’
The director Alexander Payne narrates a sequence from his film, featuring Paul Giamatti and Dominic Sessa.
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‘The Holdovers’ | Anatomy of a Scene
Alexander Payne narrates a sequence from his film featuring Paul Giamatti and Dominic Sessa.
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From ‘The Exorcist’ to ‘Bambi,’ These Movies Messed Us Up as Kids
Our first horror movie is often a memory imprinted on our brain and, for some of us, our heart.
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Sofia Coppola Makes It Look Easy. It Isn’t.
Young women let the director know how influential she is. But it’s still a battle to make films like her acclaimed “Priscilla.”
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Five Science Fiction Movies to Stream Now
Man-grasshopper hybrids, not-quite space travel and very brief time travel in this month’s collection of sci-fi picks.
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A Landmark of Black Cinema, Restored for a New Age
The British director Horace Ové struggled to get his 1975 film, “Pressure,” made and released. Now, weeks after his death, a new restoration is celebrated in New York and London.
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‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ Review: Creepypizza
This adaptation of a video game franchise is more interested in unpacking childhood trauma than packing in jump scares.