Midsommar
Is Midsommar scary? Ari Aster calls it a breakup movie; the BBFC gave it an 18
Ari Aster's folk horror unfolds almost entirely in daylight and barely uses a jump scare, which is why viewers can't agree on whether it's frightening. What the BBFC actually flagged, how opening-weekend crowds graded it, and which of the two cuts to watch.
September 18, 2026 10:52 pm
The Virgin Suicides true story: Jeffrey Eugenides has traced the whole novel to a single conversation
Readers have hunted for the real Lisbon sisters since 1993. Jeffrey Eugenides has said the whole novel grew from one exchange he had while waiting for dinner at his brother's house — and from a five-word answer he never got past.
September 18, 2026 6:57 pm
Ex Machina ending: what it means, and what Alex Garland has said about Ava's final scene
Ex Machina ends on a question it has spent the whole film setting up. Here's how the final act works, what the title is telling you, and what Alex Garland has said since about where in the film his own answer is hiding.
September 17, 2026 9:49 pm
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest: what the title means — Kesey wrote the novel on night shifts at a psychiatric ward
The title of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest comes from a nursery rhyme, but the novel came from a night job at a Californian veterans' hospital and a CIA drug programme. Here's where Ken Kesey got both.
September 17, 2026 3:17 pm
What happens at the end of A Quiet Place Part II? The ending, and how Part III picks it up in 2027
A Quiet Place Part II ends more abruptly than almost any studio horror sequel of the past decade. Here's how the film gets there, what it deliberately leaves hanging, and everything Paramount has confirmed about Part III's 2027 release.
September 16, 2026 10:36 pm
Midsommar ending explained: Ari Aster has said what Dani's final smile means to him
Ari Aster has been answering questions about the last shot of Midsommar since 2019, and his reading of it is neither the comforting one nor the one Florence Pugh gives. What the film's final image was built to do.
September 16, 2026 4:48 pm
The Bear left MCU’s Will Poulter changed for good — and he explains why
MCU’s Will Poulter says landing The Bear wasn’t luck — he asked to be let in — and the result left him seeing food and cooking in a new light.
August 20, 2026 1:05 am
Casting coup: Jacob Elordi joins Scarlett Johansson sci-fi thriller from elite horror director
There’s now even more heat under the new Ari Aster genre-bender — and you’ll want to know what’s turned the dial.
August 11, 2026 8:04 pm
Lee Cronin’s The Mummy Runtime Revealed — And It’s Way Longer Than You Think
Lee Cronin’s The Mummy will be a monster in more ways than one—the newly revealed runtime stretches well beyond expectations, hinting at an outsized, full-blooded reinvention.
April 7, 2026 12:48 pm
The First Omen Director Taps Suzanna Son And Three More For A Chilling New Horror
Fresh blood for The First Omen director Arkasha Stevenson’s next horror film, as Suzanna Son and three more actors join the cast.
April 2, 2026 8:32 pm
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