Sharks

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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Special effects artists are the stars of ‘Meg 2: The Trench’

Hollywood will eventually use AI to write some movie scripts, and if you want a sneak preview of what that will be like, check out

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A panic on our hands on the Fourth of July: The 10 best shark horror movies

“You yell ‘barracuda,’ everybody says ‘Huh? What?’ You yell ‘shark,’ we’ve got a panic on our hands on the Fourth of July.” That line from

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‘Maneater’ (2022) isn’t a full meal, but it has tasty turns

Driven by an earnest performance by country musician Trace Adkins as a fisherman who looks to avenge his daughter’s death at the teeth of a

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‘The Reef: Stalked’ (2022) watered down compared to original

Andrew Traucki has proven he’s great at creature features – see the 2011 shark thriller “The Reef” and two “Black Water” crocodile films (2007, 2020).

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Even Hank Searls can’t save ‘Jaws: The Revenge’ (1987) 

Hank Searls’ “Jaws 2” (1978) is a prime example of the riches to be found in the novelization form, as it adapts an early draft

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‘Open Water 3: Cage Dive’ (2017) charts found-footage course 

The “Open Water” films aren’t linked narratively, but they share a common premise: People accidentally get dumped in shark-infested waters and try to survive. To

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‘Red Water’ (2003) serves up sweaty shark fun on the bayou 

I knew I’d be dredging the bottom at some point in this Toothy Tuesday series, and “Red Water” (2003) appeared to be one of the

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‘Meg’ (2018) combines Vernean adventure, Jason Statham 

I remembered Steve Alten’s 1997 novel “Meg: A Novel of Deep Terror” as being not particularly biting. But that doesn’t mean a fun big-budget movie

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‘Open Water’ (2004) might be too realistic for some 

“Open Water” (2004) has among the fewest shark special effects – probably little more than false fins – of any shark movie. Yet a case

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