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[ad_1] An ambitious college football player finds himself drawn into a cult in Justin Tipping’s sports horror. Justin Tipping’s Him wants to be a lot of things at once: a horror film about ambition; a study of sports hero worship; and a nightmarish meditation on what brain and body trauma does to the self. It doesn’t always manage the balancing act, but when it clicks it’s because of two forces. The first is Marlon Wayans, whose range has been criminally underutilised since Requiem For A Dream, and the second is Kira Kelly’s kinetic cinematography that makes every frame feel like a…

[ad_1] A romance unlike any other you’ll see on screen this year, Harry Lighton’s Pillion is as touching as it is shocking, exploring a dom-sub relationship within the gay biker milieu. Led by Harry Melling and Alexander Skarsgård, A24 has now dropped the first trailer ahead of a premiere at the 63rd New York Film Festival and an early 2026 theatrical release this February. Zhuo-Ning Su said in his review, “It wouldn’t be Cannes without a good scandal film. For 2025, British director Harry Lighton’s feature debut Pillion may be the one that sends the most people clutching their pearls. Centered on…

[ad_1] I have well established, for those with even a pittance of interest, that my taste in horror is not aligned with the mainstream. I mostly don’t respond to allegory, and I need the images to do more than flash and provide the gore, which I also like plenty of. In other words, I have never met another critic who likes either of the two movies I’m rhapsodizing today, the 2019 remake of “The Grudge” and Leigh Whannell’s 2025 take on “Wolf Man”: gory, widescreen odysseys about desperate people pushed into extranatural mysteries, breaking the chains of torment. I found these…

[ad_1] Eva Snyder is an indie singer-songwriter from South Hadley, MA. She found her home away from home in the Outer Cape, but is now based in Nashville where she blends her coastal roots with the breeze of her pop-rooted melodies. Snyder’s hard-earned and gutsy storytelling explores inner discovery, gaslighters, and the dopamine of everyday romance.

[ad_1] When it comes to horror movies, audiences don’t always get it right the first time.Some of the most celebrated horror films today were dismissed, misunderstood, or even ridiculed upon release, only to be reevaluated in later years as genre-defining or cult classics.Take 1982’s The Thing, for example. John Carpenter’s bleak, chilly sci-fi thriller was trashed by critics and largely ignored at the box office, overshadowed by more upbeat flicks such as E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. Decades later, however, it’s hailed as one of the greatest sci-fi horror films ever made, and has influenced dozens of other movies since its initially…

[ad_1] In this episode, we welcome four-time Oscar-nominated writer, producer and actor Ethan Hawke and five-time Oscar-nominated writer, producer and director Richard Linklater. In our chat, we hear about the inspiration and making of their new film, Blue Moon, the ninth film they’ve collaborated on — as well as what’s at the heart of their longtime creative partnership. “The Making Of” is presented by AJA:UDC-4K: More than just an average 12G-SDI and HDMI up/down/cross converterAJA’s newest Mini-Converter boasts powerful 12G-SDI and HDMI 2.0 I/O, 4K/UltraHD/2K/HD scaling, frame sync, frame rate conversion, and more. Unlocking an expansive range of conversion possibilities,…

[ad_1] The Sways – “Feels Like Deja Vu”-Typically indie rock is a genre where we have a lot of tracks to feature, but this week it just wasn’t falling into place so I decided to feature this track on its own. Honestly, it’s a happy accident because it gives me more time to sink my teeth into this one. Let me just say… the Sways are on the “rise” in my own catalog with tracks like this that have a good straight rock base and then these absolutely delicious vocal harmonies. Something about this track has an energy that feels…

[ad_1] Back in 1978, Chaka Khan released her iconic hit single, “I’m Every Woman,” which quickly became an empowerment anthem. Released under the Warner Bros. label, this disco track marked the Queen of Funk’s first major solo success outside of her band, Rufus, paving the way for future hits like “Ain’t Nobody,” “Through the Fire,” “What Cha’ Gonna Do for Me,” and “Higher Love.” Despite her impressive catalog, “I’m Every Woman” — serving as her debut solo single off her self-titled album Chaka — remains the defining song that launched Khan’s solo career. Years later, it would also become a…

[ad_1] I didn’t realize just how much I missed Gore Verbinski until I was in the theater watching the straight-up bonkers final act of his latest film, Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die as the final secret screening at this year’s Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas. I’m not going to spoil just how insane this movie goes; even if I did, I’m not sure you’d believe me.  And that’s exactly what made me realize what we’ve been missing with Verbinski’s hiatus. There’s something about the way he assembles a film––both populist and weird as hell––that feels so refreshing in this…

[ad_1] The excitement for Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari just hit a new high! With the film releasing this Thursday, October 2nd, on the special occasion of Dussehra, the makers have given fans a perfect gift. They have released the teaser for a new song, Tumse Behtar, and it has Arijit Singh’s magic written all over it. The romantic track features the film’s lead pair, Varun Dhawan and Janhvi Kapoor, and the beautiful teaser promises a love anthem for the ages. The full song is set to be released tomorrow, on October 1st, so the wait is almost over! A…