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The One-of-a-Kind Knight in Swampy Odour Returns as Official ‘Shrek 5’ Trailer Debuts
Clash of Disciplines: Xie Miao Talks Confronting Myriad Fighting Styles in the Kinetic Spectacle of ‘The Furious’
THE FURIOUS Interview: Joe Taslim on the Secret to Shooting the Ultimate Action Rush
Kenji Tanigaki on his Lionsgate martial arts epic ‘The Furious’: “The most powerful action is still the most primal”
Eli Roth debuts trailer for new summer brain-freezing shocker ‘Ice Cream Man’
- Movie/TV Reviews
‘HOKUM’ Movie Review: A Meticulously Malignant Psychological Conundrum Served with Caustic Wit
Future Perfect: 10 Sci‑Fi Films That Find Hope Amid the Rise of AI and Technology
‘She Dances’ Movie Review: A Humorous, Heartwrenching Journey Through Family Connection and Intergenerational Grief
‘Sheepdog’ Movie Review: A Stark and Compassionate Look at Life After Service and the Arduous Path To Post-Traumatic Growth
‘Mimics’ Movie Review: A Polished Ventriloquist Horror Rom-Com That Struggles to Find Its Voice
- Movie/TV/Author Interviews
Clash of Disciplines: Xie Miao Talks Confronting Myriad Fighting Styles in the Kinetic Spectacle of ‘The Furious’
Grief, Folklore, and Highway Horror: CJ Leede Talks Grimy New Shocker Novel ‘Headlights’
THE FURIOUS Interview: Joe Taslim on the Secret to Shooting the Ultimate Action Rush
Kenji Tanigaki on his Lionsgate martial arts epic ‘The Furious’: “The most powerful action is still the most primal”
Beyond the shower scene: Author Leah Rowan on rewriting horror history by giving one of the genre’s most famous victims her own voice in ‘Marion’
- Music Reviews
Brand-New Bangers: Noteworthy Nods’ Top Tracks of May 2026
Brand-New Bangers: Noteworthy Nods’ Top Tracks of April 2026
Album Review: ‘Limbo, Please Be Good To Me’ by Crocodylus: A Frenetic, Deftly Formulated Portrait of Modern Malaise
Brand-New Bangers: Noteworthy Nods’ Top Tracks of March 2026
Brand-New Bangers: Noteworthy Nods’ Top Tracks of February 2026
- Music Interviews
Sydney’s Crocodylus Talk Doubling Down on Garage-Punk Chaos with New Album ‘Limbo, Please Be Good To Me’
Riding a Maximum High: Shed Seven celebrate 30 years with Triumphant ‘Shedcember X’ Winter Tour
Rick McMurray Talks The Transition from ASH to Solo Side Project BURNED AS WITCHES
Tom Clarke Talks Social Disguises: The Enemy’s Comeback Album Made on Their Own Terms
INTERVIEW: Composer Geoff Zanelli on Navigating Tonal Whiplash to Score ‘Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die’
- Features
Scared Straight to Serenity: Finding Catharsis Amidst the Chaos of Horror
Escape Reality: The Most Thrilling Horror Movies That Will Help You Forget the World’s Woes!
Reimagining the ’80s: 10 Movies That Could Shine with a 2020s Twist
Zack Snyder to write and direct long-gestating ‘Escape from New York’ remake
Forget the Blockbusters: 10 Essential ’80s Action Thrillers You Might Have Missed
- Books
Grief, Folklore, and Highway Horror: CJ Leede Talks Grimy New Shocker Novel ‘Headlights’
Beyond the shower scene: Author Leah Rowan on rewriting horror history by giving one of the genre’s most famous victims her own voice in ‘Marion’
The Best Book-to-Movie-to-Music Trios: When Stories Inspire More Than One Medium
Author Nick Cutter Talks ‘The Dorians’: His Latest Horror Vision Examining the Fantasy of Eternal Flesh
Gary Dauberman’s Coin Operated Acquires Nat Cassidy Horror Novella ‘Rest Stop’ For Feature Adaptation
- Author Interviews
Grief, Folklore, and Highway Horror: CJ Leede Talks Grimy New Shocker Novel ‘Headlights’
Beyond the shower scene: Author Leah Rowan on rewriting horror history by giving one of the genre’s most famous victims her own voice in ‘Marion’
Author Nick Cutter Talks ‘The Dorians’: His Latest Horror Vision Examining the Fantasy of Eternal Flesh
Sara van Os Talks ‘Decomposition Book,’ Necrotic Narratives, and the Capacity of Stories for Human Connection
Tuning Into Terror: Author TJ Payne on Re-wiring Haunted House Tropes into a Clinical Nightmare
- Book Reviews
‘The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre’ Book Review: A Retirement Home Slasher that Finds Life and Tenacity in the Shadow of Death
Chilling Reads Ahead: CinemaChords’ Top 10 Most Anticipated Horror Novels for July 2025
Chilling Reads Ahead: CinemaChords’ Top 10 Most Anticipated Horror Novels for 2025
“EVERYTHING THE DARKNESS EATS” Book Review: A Poignantly Provocative Supernatural Shocker
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Box Office
DreamWorks Animation has dropped the first official trailer for Shrek 5, confirming the return of the iconic animated franchise to the silver screen next...
Cult Cinema
Horror movies often get a bad rap. They’re seen as gratuitously violent, psychologically damaging, and a blight on society. But beneath the surface of...
Cult Cinema
In times when life feels overwhelming, one of the best ways to momentarily escape is by diving into the world of horror films. While...
Cult Cinema
The 1980s were a golden era for movies, giving birth to some of the most iconic, genre-defining films of all time. Whether you were...
Box Office
Lionsgate is preparing to release the frantic Hong Kong action thriller The Furious, , directed by the acclaimed Japanese filmmaker, stunt performer, and action...
Box Office
Kenji Tanigaki’s (Legend of Seven Monks, Enter the Fat Dragon), latest martial arts feature, The Furious, debuts in US theaters today following its acquisition...
Box Office
▶ Listen to this article (≈ 3 minutes) Rick Gomez‘s feature directorial debut, She Dances, is an uplifting, albeit poignant exploration of family, grief,...
MUSIC
Since forming in 2015, Crocodylus have evolved from Sydney garage-punk regulars into a surgically tight quintet with a consistent trajectory. Built on the longstanding...
Box Office
Lionsgate is gearing up for the theatrical rollout of The Furious, a frantic Hong Kong action thriller helmed by the acclaimed Japanese filmmaker and...
Box Office
The Horror Section has debuted a soft-serve nightmare of a trailer for Eli Roth‘s (Cabin Fever, Hostel, Thanksgiving) Ice Cream Man, promising a summer...
MOVIES
A new teaser and poster have been released for Mickey Keating’s Crooks ahead of its imminent world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival this...
Box Office
Following an exclusive theatrical preview rollout attached to screenings of Backrooms, A24 has today officially released the first trailer online for Adam Wingard’s upcoming...
Box Office
Zack Snyder is jumping from his recent space epics to a gritty dystopian future, signing on to write and direct a brand-new iteration of...
Box Office
Gary Dauberman’s Coin Operated production banner has acquired the feature film rights to Yellowjacket Summer, a horror short story by genre author Robert R....
Box Office
Warner Bros. has released the first full trailer for The End of Oak Street, the upcoming sci-fi feature from It Follows director David Robert...
Author Interviews
What happens when one of fiction’s most famous victims gets to tell her own story? Author Leah Rowan’s debut novel Marion arrives this week...
Music News
We’ve hit the final Friday of the month, which means it’s time to clock out and dive into another edition of Noteworthy Nods –...
Box Office
The first official trailer has just dropped for Jane Schoenbrun’s upcoming slasher spin, Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma. The film marks the...
Cult Cinema
The ’80s: a decade forged in the crucible of cinematic excess, where the lines between action and thriller blurred into a glorious, gritty spectacle....
