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‘The Innocents’ Trailer: Eskil Vogt’s Supernatural Thriller Follows Children With Psychic Powers

March 1, 2022 12:41 pm

Plenty of films over the years have taught us that kids are pretty damn creepy. But when you add in a dash of superpowers, suddenly you have children that are perhaps the stuff of nightmares, such as in “The I...

‘The Innocents’: Eskil Vogt’s Latest Is A Violent & Disturbing Nightmare Of Childhood [Cannes Review]

Caroline Tsai

July 14, 2021 8:59 am

Festivals, News, Reviews

What do we really know about children? Until the Renaissance, artists were still painting them as freakish shriveled adults. Only in the last century-ish did American society decide they probably should go to ...

Edgar Wright, Karyn Kusama, Panos Cosmatos & More Reveal The Scariest Horror Film Scenes Of All Time

Charles Barfield

October 31, 2018 4:17 pm

News

It’s Halloween, and film fans may be trying to figure out what movies to watch to celebrate the occasion. Well, lucky for us, some of the best filmmakers in the world have revealed their favorite horror film mo...

New ‘The Innocents’ Trailer: Guy Pearce Stars In A Teenage Shape-Shifting Love Story

Charles Barfield

August 8, 2018 11:05 am

News, Television, Trailers

Who would have thought that shape-shifting would be such a bummer? In the new Netflix series “The Innocents,” two teens run away to be together, but when one of the teens finds out she has the ability to shape-...

9 TV Shows To Watch In August

Elizabeth MacLeod

August 1, 2018 4:20 pm

Features, News, Television

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We have now reached the dogs days of summer, bringing with them a truly torturous heat. No one needs that in their life! Thank goodness, the TV gods have bestowed upon us a plethora of quality binge-worthy con...

‘The Innocents’ Trailer: Guy Pearce Stars In New Netflix Series That Follows A Teen Shapeshifter

Charles Barfield

April 18, 2018 1:30 pm

News

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As evident in the first trailer for the upcoming series "The Innocents" from Netflix, the British sci-fi drama looks like yet another must-binge for the streaming service. “The Innocents” is an eight-episode...

The Essentials: Best Horror Movies Of The 1960s

The Playlist Staff

October 31, 2017 1:25 pm

Features, News

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Before 1960, horror movies were, shall we say, a little more prudent and followed, more or less, conventional narrative structures and genre tropes that never crossed the line into the full-on taboo. The '60s w...

Essentials: 20 Of The Best Ghost Movies

The Playlist Staff

July 6, 2017 2:20 pm

Features, News

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This weekend, eclectic indie filmmaker David Lowery's quirky “A Ghost Story” will start heading into cinemas. Starring Rooney Mara and Casey Affleck, “A Ghost Story,” shouldn’t work. A moving and existential mo...

‘Elle’ & ‘Frantz’ Leads France’s César Awards Nominations

Kevin Jagernauth

January 25, 2017 8:57 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

You might have a bit of nomination fatigue following yesterday's Oscar nominations, but another sweep of sorts is happening overseas following the 14-nod domination of "La La Land" stateside. READ MORE: The ...

‘Finding Dory’ Takes Top Spot For Third Straight Week, ‘The Purge: Election Year’ & ‘The Legend Of Tarzan’ Open Strong [Box Office]

Kevin Jagernauth

July 3, 2016 12:29 pm

News

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While the BBQs are being heated up and fireworks are being prepared, the holiday weekend isn't keeping audiences away from the multiplex this weekend. There were plenty of new movies on hand, but one that has b...

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