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Alex Wolff Talks ‘Old,’ ‘Pig’ & The Genius Of ‘Hereditary’ [The Playlist Podcast]

July 21, 2021 12:03 pm

The life of a young actor can often be unpredictable, but rarely do you have the opportunity to play a child trapped in a grown man’s body and a truffle hunter’s unwitting accomplice in hunting down his lost p...

Bong Joon-Ho Wrote About ‘Hereditary’ As An “Impeccable Work Of Genre” In New A24 Book About Ari Aster’s Film

Rafael Motamayor

July 30, 2020 12:45 pm

News

Ari Aster continues to collect A-lister filmmaker fans. First, Martin Scorsese wrote an introduction to "Midsommar" for the film's collector's edition Blu-ray. Now, it is up to recent Oscar-winner director Bon...

The Best Horror Movies Of The Decade [2010s]

The Playlist Staff

October 30, 2019 1:24 pm

Features, News

The 2010s felt like a banner decade for the horror genre. It’s difficult to say that definitively as time is the only thing that can really make that distinction, but as the decade comes to a close, it feels li...

Martin Scorsese Talks ‘Hereditary,’ Joanna Hogg’s ‘Archipelago’ & More In 40-Minute NYFF Talk

Charles Barfield

October 1, 2019 3:25 pm

Festivals, News, Video

Every year, at the New York Film Festival, the event’s director Kent Jones sits down with a filmmaker, for the On Cinema conversation, to discuss the important movies that influence them. And this year, Jones h...

‘Midsommar’ Director Ari Aster Is Leaving Horror Behind For Now & Might Do A “Zonky, Nightmare Comedy” For His Next Film

Charles Barfield

July 12, 2019 1:16 pm

News

After you watch Ari Aster’s “Hereditary,” you might think to yourself that the director just has a keen eye for horror and family drama. But then you watch “Midsommar,” and suddenly, you’re worrying about Aster...

Kyle Kohner’s Top 10 Film Moments Of 2018

Kyle Kohner

December 31, 2018 1:51 pm

News

2018 left audiences with moments that will never be forgotten. Though this is the case most years, this one, in particular, left me with a swarming amount of images, sounds, and pieces of dialogue that have str...

Best And Worst Of The 2018 Box Office

Gregory Ellwood and Rodrigo Perez

December 29, 2018 9:01 am

Box Office, Features, News

2018 was a more than a solid year for Hollywood at the box office. Domestic and global revenues hit record numbers even if individual ticket sales in the U.S. didn't keep up. Disney was once again the champ fo...

The 20 Breakthrough Directors of 2018 [Podcast]

Ryan Oliver

December 22, 2018 2:17 pm

Features, News, Podcasts

On this episode of The Playlist Podcast, I'm joined by Editor-in-Chief Rodrigo Perez and Managing Editor Charles Barfield, to discuss the 20 Breakthrough Directors of 2018, though it cannot be stressed enough t...

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The 20 Best Film Soundtracks & Scores Of 2018

Rodrigo Perez and The Playlist Staff

December 18, 2018 4:02 pm

Features, News

As the year races to a close, we're all on the verge of killing each other, at least on Film Twitter. Everyone's ornery as we sprint to make those deadlines, but before we declare war on one another, remember w...

The 20 Best Horror Films Of 2018

Ryan Oliver and The Playlist Staff

December 14, 2018 1:56 pm

Features, News

Horror films were more than just merely alive in 2018; they were thriving. Given that every day is a nightmarish horror show that none of us can escape from regardless of how long and loud we scream for help, i...

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