7+ hour, 17+ min ago   (956+ words) Careers have turning points. Steven Spielberg’s was the film Duel. It was very nearly a bawdy comedy involving Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs. Dig far enough back into the back catalogues of ‘respectable’ film directors, and there tends to…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (377+ words) A trailer has emerged for Artificial – director Luca Guadagnino’s film about the creation of ChatGPT. Get a hint of what Amazon dumped here: In June came the startling news that Amazon MGM had decided to drop director Luca Guadagnino’s latest…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (792+ words) Going light on spoilers, a look at the multi-strand storytelling of 2026’s Undertone, and how it’s as integral to its horror as its sound design. A story doesn’t necessarily have to be original to be effective; it just needs a…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (560+ words) Nathan Fielder’s secret Elizabeth Holmes documentary You Can See Everything has screened at Telluride Film Festival. Here’s the trailer from A24: Making a film in secret is no easy feat, but Nathan Fielder – previously known for such comedies as Nathan For…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (463+ words) Having made the most successful film in A24’s history, Kane Parsons has signed on to direct the horror sequel, Backrooms 2. The above might read like the most obvious headline in film blogging history, given just how much of a hit…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (420+ words) Ridley Scott admits that he thought Alien: Romulus was just “OK” and that he “we back and got involved.” More on the story here. News landed in the middle of last week that Ridley Scott was planning to return to…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (240+ words) The story of Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey, and a long chat with two of its stars, Alex Winter and William Sadler. Right here… With Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure already playing in cinemas, plans moved quickly for a sequel. Originally entitled…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (507+ words) Director Richard Kelly has spent the past decade writing a novel that follows his 2001 film Donnie Darko – and wants to adapt it into multiple films. Timed to coincide with its 25th anniversary, the 2001 cult film Donnie Darko is getting a sequel…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (418+ words) This week on the Film Stories Podcast Network: director’s cuts, hostile takeovers, unlikely serial killers and much more. Here’s what we’ve been up to… With a new cut of the second X-Files movie dropping, AJ Black is joined by creator…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (581+ words) What does a 1990 Mickey Mouse game have to do with the horror phenomenon Backrooms and late-stage capitalism? Glad you asked… Although Castle Of Illusion certainly wasn’t the first game to allow players to walk through walls, it did emerge a…...