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Brand-New Bangers: Noteworthy Nods’ Top Tracks of February 2026
Grady Hendrix’s Big-Box Horror-Comedy “Horrorstör” Lands Searchlight Film Adaptation
MUBI Debuts ‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’ Teaser, Jane Schoenbrun Revives Cult Slasher
Prime Video Unveils ‘Pretty Lethal’ Trailer for Ballerina Survival Thriller Ahead of SXSW Premiere
Riz Ahmed Anchors a Modern-Day ‘Hamlet in New Vertical Trailer
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‘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
‘Diabolic’ Movie Review: A Promising Baptism That Never Fully Immerses… in Dread
‘Send Help’ Movie Review: Sam Raimi Turns Survival Into a Brutally Wicked Battle of Wits
‘Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die’ Movie Review: An Alarmingly Disarming Madcap Meditation on Algorithmic Overload
- Movie/TV/Author Interviews
Michaela McManus & Stella Marcus Talk ‘Redux Redux’ – Revenge on Repeat Across Parallel Universes
Matthew & Kevin McManus Talk ‘Redux Redux’ – Grief Across the Multiverse and Revenge on Repeat
Adam MacDonald Interview: Translating the Frenetic Chaos of Courtney Summers’ This Is Not a Test to the Big Screen
INTERVIEW: Composer Geoff Zanelli on Navigating Tonal Whiplash to Score ‘Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die’
Diabolic Movie Interviews: Daniel J. Phillips and Elizabeth Cullen on Faith, Trauma, and Factual-Inspired Fear
- Music Reviews
Brand-New Bangers: Noteworthy Nods’ Top Tracks of February 2026
Album Review: ‘Social Disguises’ by The Enemy: Fuelled by Frustration, Fired Up by Experience
Brand-New Bangers: Noteworthy Nods’ Top Tracks of January 2026
Album Review: ‘Wasted on Youth’ by The Molotovs — An Uncompromising Debut Brimming with Bravado, Breadth, and Boundless Momentum
Album Review: Kula Shaker – Wormslayer: a feisty, fearless return to psychedelic form
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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’
James Walsh Talks New Solo Album ‘It’s All Happening’ and 25th Anniversary of Starsailor’s Debut ‘Love Is Here’
Crispian Mills on Kula Shaker’s Upcoming Album ‘Wormslayer’: Navigating Creativity and Chaos in a Wired Age
GOOD HEALTH GOOD WEALTH’s Bruce Breakey Explains Philosophy Behind Narrative Debut Album ‘This Time Next Year We’ll Be Millionaires’
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Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz Rejoin Universal’s The Mummy for 2028 Release
Sam Raimi Open to Revisiting Spider-Man Universe, Cites Tobey Maguire’s Return in ‘No Way Home’
Future Perfect: 10 Sci‑Fi Films That Find Hope Amid the Rise of AI and Technology
Men In Black to Suit Up Again, Bad Boys Writer Drafted for Next Mission
In Anticipation of the ‘Silent Night, Deadly Night’ Reboot: 8 Great Horror Remakes That Live Up to Their Source Material
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Grady Hendrix’s Big-Box Horror-Comedy “Horrorstör” Lands Searchlight Film Adaptation
Chris Panatier on ‘Daytide’: Wrestling with a Psychological Pandemic by Way of a Black-Metal Wizard of Oz
Adam MacDonald Interview: Translating the Frenetic Chaos of Courtney Summers’ This Is Not a Test to the Big Screen
Author Interview: Catriona Ward on the Peter Pan–Inflected World of “Nowhere Burning,” Where Freedom and Captivity Collide
Prime Video Unveils Trailer for ‘Scarpetta,’ Based on Patricia Cornwell’s Crime Series
- Author Interviews
Chris Panatier on ‘Daytide’: Wrestling with a Psychological Pandemic by Way of a Black-Metal Wizard of Oz
Author Interview: Catriona Ward on the Peter Pan–Inflected World of “Nowhere Burning,” Where Freedom and Captivity Collide
Author Johnny Compton Talks ‘Dead First’: Noir Horror, Immortality, and the Weight of Reckoning
Author Caroline Glenn Talks Revenge, and Grief in the Public Eye in New Novel ‘CRUELTY FREE’
INTERVIEW: Celebrated Comic-Book Writer Cullen Bunn Makes Adult Novel Debut with ‘Bones of Our Stars, Blood of Our World’
- 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
“SECLUDED CABIN SLEEPS SIX” Book Review: A refreshingly inventive twist on familiar thriller trappings
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Searchlight Pictures has set Jonathan Levine (Warm Bodies, All the Boys Love Mandy Lane) to direct an adaptation of Grady Hendrix’s 2014 horror-comedy novel...
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MUBI has released the teaser trailer for Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma, the latest feature from filmmaker Jane Schoenbrun (I Saw the...
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Vertical has unveiled the first US trailer for Hamlet, a striking contemporary adaptation of William Shakespeare’s iconic tragedy. The film places Riz Ahmed at the centre...
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Another month’s done and dusted, which means it’s time for your latest dose of Noteworthy Nods: 20 singles we’ve had on repeat since they...
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Rustic Films and Yellow Veil Pictures have released the official trailer for Touch Me, the sophomore feature from filmmaker Addison Heiman (Hypochondriac). Labeled by...
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Geoff Zanelli is an American composer whose work spans film, television, and video games. Early in his career, he contributed additional music to scores...
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Focus Features has released a second official trailer for Obsession, alongside new artwork, as the horror film gears up for its May 15 theatrical...
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Daniel J. Phillips returns to horror with Diabolic, a psychologically charged story of faith, trauma, and hallucinatory dread. Elizabeth Cullen leads as a woman...
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Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz will reprise their roles in Universal’s next Mummy film, marking a renewed push for the franchise after the 2017...
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▶ Listen to this article (≈ 3 minutes) Mimics is, at a glance, a well-shot and competently assembled feature. Kristoffer Polaha‘s direction is certainly...
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Kristoffer Polaha (Jurassic World: Dominion, The Shift) makes a striking entry into directing with Mimics, a film that constantly shifts tone and subverts expectations....
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Lucasfilm highlighted Super Bowl LX with the release of a Big Game spot for Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu, the next cinematic installment...
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Warner Bros. and DC Studios have released the Super Bowl trailer for Supergirl, the latest installment in the Man of Steel’s extended universe. The film...
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Amazon MGM Studios has unveiled the final trailer for Project Hail Mary, the adaptation of Andy Weir’s bestselling, Hugo Award–nominated novel. The film is...
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▶ Listen to this article Australian filmmaker Daniel J. Philips’ Diabolic arrived with a degree of festival momentum, playing to receptive audiences at last...
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A24 has released a new official trailer for The Undertone, the terrifying debut you have to hear to believe from writer-director Ian Tuason. The...
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Searchlight Pictures has just dropped a brand-new trailer for Ready or Not 2: Here I Come, the follow-up to the darkly comic horror hit....
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Luc Besson (The Fifth Element, Taken, The Professional), is taking a fresh approach to gothic storytelling with Dracula, a romantic reworking of Bram Stoker’s...
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Karim Aïnouz’s Rosebush Pruning is set for its world premiere in competition at this month’s Berlin Film Festival. The first clip provides a glimpse...
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Luc Besson (The Professional, The Fifth Element, Anna) is venturing into gothic territory with Dracula, a romantic revamping of Bram Stoker’s enduring myth. Caleb...
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A24 is moving forward with a new expansion of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise, beginning with a television series developed by JT Mollner. The...