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Sunday Scaries: Gabriel, or What Makes a Great Movie Monster
Note: Spoilers abound for a movie you definitely should have watched by now. I have made no secret over the past week how much I loved Malignant, and how Warner Bros was stupid/insane/wonderful enough to actually spend real money on producing it. I love that James Wan could have made anything he wanted to after […] More
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Sunday Scaries: A Retrospective on James Wan, the Best Horror Director of the Modern Era
Hitchcock. Carpenter. Craven. These would be names that many horror fans consider to be some of the most important creative minds to put together horror films. While some have tried to copy those greats, only a few have been able to build on their success and take the genre to new places with fascinating stories […] More
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Film Review: ‘Malignant’ Sees James Wan Return to the Horror Genre
James Wan made his bones with the horror genre. Saw was his breakthrough into filmmaking, with subsequent efforts including Dead Silence, Insidious, The Conjuring, Insidious: Chapter Two, and The Conjuring 2. Along the way, Wan became one of the bigger names in fright flicks. Then, of course, big franchises came calling in other genres. Now, […] More
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James Wan Returns to the Horror Genre in ‘Malignant’ Trailer
Following James Wan’s contributions to the DCEU in the form of 2018’s Aquaman, Wan returns to his roots to direct an original horror film with Malignant. Previously known for directing Saw, Insidious and the first two Conjuring films, Wan’s newest feature blends the slasher and supernatural genre. Until the trailer’s release, Warner Bros. remained secretive […] More
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DC Not Moving Forward on Ava DuVernay’s ‘New Gods’ or James Wan’s ‘The Trench’
As the world of the DC Comics’ film universe is constantly in flux, new projects continue to be announced and dropped before they even know what hit them. Among the new shifts taking place are the removals of New Gods from Ava DuVernay and The Trench, an Aquaman spinoff from that film’s director James Wan, from their upcoming slate. In a statement posted […] More
