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Nicolas Cage Names Bela Lugosi, Gary Oldman & ‘Malignant’ Among His Dracula Influences For ‘Renfield’

January 3, 2022 11:43 am

What’s better than knowing Nicolas Cage is set to play Dracula in the upcoming film, “Renfield?” Well, how about knowing the full array of influences that he is inspired by? Especially if one of those influenc...

The Playlist’s Guilty Pleasures Of 2021

Charles Barfield

December 22, 2021 11:30 am

Features, News

Over the past year, The Playlist has covered hundreds of prestige films and TV series. We’ve even gone ahead and broke them down and ranked them in our various Best of 2021 lists. This year, we’ve absolutely a...

The 15 Best Horror Films Of 2021

Matthew Monagle

December 13, 2021 10:54 am

Features, News

Let it be known that this was a particularly fascinating year for horror. As always, we saw our fair share of low-budget and arthouse horror titles, but 2021 was also a year where horror went mainstream in sev...

‘Malignant’: James Wan Forgot How To Tackle Suspense With Painfully Basic & Ultra-Gory Horror [Review]

Warren Cantrell

September 10, 2021 2:28 pm

Features, News, Reviews

Some people will try and tell you that “Malignant” is good: don’t let them. The newest offering by 21st-century suspense maestro James Wan, the film feels like a rough first draft with stock sitcom characters ...

‘Malignant’ Trailer: James Wan Is Ready To Scare Audiences With An Evil Imaginary Friend

Charles Barfield

August 31, 2021 12:14 pm

News, Trailers

What if your imaginary friend was real? And what if that real imaginary friend is evil? That’s the basic idea behind James Wan’s new horror film, “Malignant.” READ MORE: Fall 2021 Movie Preview: 60+ Must-Se...

Fall 2021 Movie Preview: 60+ Must-See Films

Nicholas Laskin and Rodrigo Perez

August 30, 2021 1:30 pm

Features, News

Trust us when we say we hope there’s a day when the words pandemic and COVID-19 are never written on the pages of this website again, specifically in any intros to any features. However, the reality is that th...

‘Malignant’ Trailer: James Wan Teams With Annabelle Wallis For A New Horror Film Coming In September

Charles Barfield

July 20, 2021 12:18 pm

News, Trailers

In between his “Aquaman” films, it appears that James Wan decided he needed to get back in touch with his horror roots. And that’s exactly what he’s done with the new film, “Malignant.” There’s nary a superher...

Warner Bros. Adjusts Schedule, Delays ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ By One Week & Dates James Wan’s Horror-Thriller ‘Malignant’

Christopher Marc

January 26, 2021 5:33 pm

News

Did you just finish redoing your movie release date calendar for 2021? Sorry, guess again. The latest changes come from Warner Bros. as mentioned by Deadline the studio has pushed back Adam Wingard's "Godzilla...

The 25 Most Anticipated Horror Movies Of 2021

Lena Wilson

January 20, 2021 1:45 pm

Features, News

Pandemic life may have been horror enough for most, and no, this isn’t some comment on Inauguration Day, but those of us who find comfort in giving ourselves the creeps have been in a bit of a drought. Last ye...

Annabelle Wallis Says James Wan’s “Genre-Bending” ‘Malignant’ Is “So Brave” & “So Original”

Charles Barfield

August 14, 2020 12:42 pm

News

There are two distinct versions of a James Wan movie. First, you have the films that got him to where he is today—horror. The director behind films like “Saw” and “The Conjuring” has become one of the preemine...

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