‘Mad God’ is a Disturbing Testament to Why We Love Horror
Phil Tippett made a mad movie for horror lovers, bent on grossness and unexpected depth.
‘Life’ Is Not Your Typical ‘Alien’ Ripoff
Daniel Espinosa’s 2017 sci-fi horror film Life certainly borrows components from Alien and Gravity, but its whole is far greater than the sum of its parts.
The Worst Boyfriends in Horror
You might think Freddy Krueger or Jason are the big bads of horror, but these emblems of toxic masculinity are frightful in their own uniquely awful ways.
5 Non-Horror Movies That Scare the Crap Out of Me
If anyone knows true horror it’s Millennials, who grew up with children’s films that were certifiably weird, dark, and chilling. Here are the ones that have haunted me the most.
Authors of ‘MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios’ on Kevin Feige, MCU Horror, and Defending Thanos
12+1 questions on their favorite behind-the-scenes “what ifs”, MCU horror they’d love to see, casting the Ringer crew as X-Men, and much more!
Top 10 Horror Movies
Narrowing down our favorite horror films to only 10 meant killing a lot of our darlings. But here are the ones that survived.
Growing Up (and Blowing Up) in ‘Spontaneous’
For the characters in Brian Duffield’s genre-bending 2020 film Spontaneous, managing to “survive school” is more than just hyperbole.
Eat Your Ice Cream: Beauty and Belonging in ‘Little Miss Sunshine’
“Be like Olive” and other takeaways from Abigail Breslin’s sweet, pageant-obsessed character in Little Miss Sunshine.
A Movie Inspired My Career
For Coming of Age Month, we put out a call for anyone whose career direction was inspired by a movie. Here are some of those submissions.
Why ‘The Fabelmans’ Should Have Won Best Picture
Everything Everywhere All At Once conquered the 2022 awards circuit with its quirky, multiversal charm. But what if I told you there’s a parallel universe where Steven Spielberg’s auto-biopic rightfully won the top Academy prize?
Gimme a Thousand Words on ‘Almost Famous’
While I knew Cameron Crowe’s heart-soaked, intergenerational coming of age classic would be with me forever, I couldn’t have predicted how it would change with me as I moved through life.
Movies Are Us: Why the Nicole Kidman AMC Ad Matters
It’s been two years since AMC’s memed-to-death ad debuted, but only recently did it give me a moment of clarity about why movies matter.
Winona is the Best Jo and Other ‘Little Women’ Opinions
Four reasons to savor this cinematic gem like a handful of confiscated limes.
Kami Kostelny’s Coming of Age—on VHS
Kami Kostelny, aka @magicghostbaby on Instagram, spotlights her favorite coming-of-age titles from her VHS collection.
Top 10 Coming of Age Movies
Growing up is hard. Whether that happens in school, city streets, or the savannah, our Top 10 Coming of Age movies show just how universal yet deeply personal that experience is.
Interview: Author Glenn Frankel on Westerns, John Wayne vs Gary Cooper, and ‘Midnight Cowboy’
12+1 questions about The Searchers, the artistry of High Noon, his literary-cinematic universe, John Wayne vs Gary Cooper, Billy Wilder, and more!
The Greatest Westerns According to Our Dads
There’s arguably no genre more beloved by dads than westerns, so we gave our own dads a chance to praise their own favorite of the Wild West.