Horror Movies

Carpenter artistically hides any cheapness in ‘The Fog’ (1980)

“The Fog” (1980) isn’t John Carpenter’s best film, but it might be his best achievement. He makes a roiling wall of glowing fog off the

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‘Weapons’ of mass horror entertainment

Zach Cregger is the latest promising 2020s horror auteur to release a second major film where we ask: “Does he have the goods or is

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‘Together’ turns the push-pull of a relationship into something scary

Some body horror films hit you with surprises (last year’s “The Substance”) and others tell you what they’re doing right up front and you have

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‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ ’25 and the importance of exploring themes

“I Know What You Did Last Summer” 2025 is the worst kind of bad movie: one that could’ve easily been good, and possibly even great.

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‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ ’25 struggles to set its hook

I’m not one for ripping movies for not sticking the landing, provided the buildup has been enjoyable; after all, the buildup is most of the

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‘Phantom of the Paradise’ (1974) is De Palma’s ambitious pop opera

Brian De Palma, the greatest remixer in cinema history, follows up his Hitchcock-inspired breakthrough “Sisters” (1973) with “Phantom of the Paradise” (1974). The musical combines

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Argento finally wraps trilogy with ‘Mother of Tears’ (2007)

Dario Argento has his own style, but it can’t be denied he rolls with the times. His ’70s films look like the Seventies, his ’80s

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Argento brings his B-game to ‘The Card Player’ (2003)

Dario Argento combines aspects of his greatest hits with Aughts trends in “The Card Player” (2003), an ultimately ridiculous but incongruously watchable giallo. While the

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‘Sleepless’ (2001) more like a pleasant horror dream than a nightmare

As the century turned, Dario Argento had already earned the title of Master of Giallo, and while some would argue he’s done nothing in the

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Scares of ‘Dangerous Animals’ go beyond the sharks

Among the chum-bucket full of shark movies to come out of Australia in recent years, “Dangerous Animals” is one of the juiciest pieces of meat.

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