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The combination of director Steven Spielberg and UFOs has previously brought us Close Encounters of the Third Kind, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, and War of the Worlds. (Not to mention Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.) This year, Spielberg returns to the subject matter with his latest event film, Disclosure Day, which is set to reach theatres on June 12th – and exactly three months out from that date, a new trailer for the film has dropped online! You can watch it in the embed above.

Cast and Synopsis

The official press release for Disclosure Day reads:

Universal Pictures is proud to release a new original event film created and directed by Steven Spielberg. The film stars SAG winner and Oscar^® nominee Emily Blunt (Oppenheimer, A Quiet Place), Emmy and Golden Globe winner Josh O’Connor (Challengers, The Crown), Oscar^® winner Colin Firth (The King’s Speech, Kingsman franchise), Eve Hewson (Bad Sisters, The Perfect Couple) and two-time Oscar^® nominee Colman Domingo (Sing Sing, Rustin).

Based on a story by Spielberg, the screenplay is by David Koepp, whose previous work with Spielberg includes the scripts for Jurassic Park, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, War of the Worlds and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Combined, those films earned more than $3 billion worldwide. Koepp also wrote the script for 2025’s Jurassic World Rebirth.

Disclosure Day is produced by five-time Academy Award^® nominee Kristie Macosko Krieger (The Fabelmans, West Side Story) and by Spielberg for Amblin Entertainment. The executive producers are Adam Somner and Chris Brigham. 

There has been speculation that Disclosure Day could be some kind of secret follow-up to Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

Spielberg has said that he made this film because “I’ve always been fascinated with things that cannot be explained. When I was just a little kid, I remember developing a real curiosity about the sky at night, and what’s happening up there. And, also, not the possibility, but the guarantee that there is life off this planet.“

Are you excited to see Spielberg digging into the concept of UFOs and aliens again? Take a look at the new Disclosure Day trailer, then let us know by leaving a comment below.

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One of the things I love about horror is how scary a simple concept can be. In The Blair Witch Project, you have amateur filmmakers face the unknown. And then there was the success of the Paranormal Activity franchise that brought the chills of a haunting to a suburban nightmare. Since then, we have seen many a flick with a smaller budget that has captured the attention of horror connoisseurs. The latest thriller to give the audience a chill is the Ian Tuason indie, Undertone.

The story revolves around Evie (Nina Kiri), a host of a popular paranormal podcast. Along with her co-host, Justin (Adam DiMarco), the two find themselves facing very dark and horrific content. After she is sent 10 audio recordings of some very spooky material, things get really spooky for Evy. The film connected with much of what made both Blair Witch and Paranormal Activity work for this viewer. It is a dark and trippy flick that uses audio beautifully to ratchet up the scares.

Last week, I sat down with the writer/director Ian Tuason, along with both Nina Kiri and Adam DiMarco. It was wonderful meeting Mr. DiMarco. He opened up about the success he found at Fantasia, Sundance and how Undertone became an A24 release. As for Ms. Kiri, she opened up about carrying so much of the film, and frankly, it sounds like they had a blast. When it came to Adam DiMarco, he discussed creating an on-screen relationship while maintaining an off-screen one.

It was such a pleasure chatting paranormal with these three. At the end of the discussion, I was curious if they decided to take a chance at a ghost hunt to bring spooky energy to the production.

Are you looking for supernatural frights? You will probably want to check out Undertone with a packed audience ready to get scared. Look for it this weekend at a theatre near you. Check out our review HERE.

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Last week, legendary drive-in movie critic Joe Bob Briggs had to break some bad news to his fans: the Shudder streaming service had cancelled his show The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs, and last Friday’s episode was the series finale. But there’s a silver lining here, as not only has Shudder commissioned Joe Bob to shoot four specials that will air through the rest of the year – but as of January 1st, he’s a free agent who’ll be able to take his movie-hosting talents anywhere, and he’s already weighing the options for another TV show! He let Variety know that he’s also planning to launch a genre-movie production company.

Joe Bob Briggs

Joe Bob Briggs made his debut as a drive-in movie critic in the early ’80s and soon earned a job hosting movies on The Movie Channel, where Joe Bob’s Drive-in Theater ran from 1986 to 1996. That was followed by the TNT series MonsterVision, which he hosted from 1996 to 2000.

That was followed by an eighteen-year stretch of darkness, but then he made his triumphant return with The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs on Shudder. The Shudder era began with a 13-film marathon on July 13, 2018 – an event that Joe Bob thought might be his last rodeo. But so many people tuned in for that marathon, it crashed Shudder’s servers and convinced them to give him an on-going series, mixed with holiday specials.

On The Last Drive-In, the world’s foremost drive-in movie critic hosts eclectic horror movies, talking about their merits, histories and significance to genre cinema. The show is produced by Matt Manjourides and Justin Martell and directed by Austin Jennings. Joe Bob is joined on every episode by Diana Prince as Darcy the Mail Girl.

The Next Step

Speaking with Variety, Joe Bob said that Shudder never told him exactly why they were cancelling The Last Drive-in, but when the show started, Josh Sapan, who he had worked for in the Drive-in Theater and MonsterVision days, was running the streamer’s parent company, AMC. Sapan has since retired – and with him gone, it seems AMC’s priorities or their vision for Shudder have changed.

“As soon as people knew about (the cancellation), the phones lit up, the e-mail inbox filled up. I couldn’t keep up with all the texts because everyone was saying, ‘I’m shocked. You have to take the show somewhere else.’ Nobody was saying, ‘Well, the show finally played out, didn’t it? It ran its course.’ You know, nobody was doing that narrative on this one.” Offers for a new show are rolling in, but Joe Bob is eager to get feedback from fans to find out if they want him to continue his hosting duties or do something a bit different. (My suggestion: keep doing it like you’ve been doing it!)

He added, “We had actually thought that we had the show placed with another company. But when the word got out about the cancellation, other people called. So we may do it in a different way, of somehow preserving The Last Drive-in without using the name Last Drive-in.“

Production Company

What else is on the table? Producing movies!

Joe Bob told Variety, “I had been developing a horror production company for a while. My old friend Bob Bernie at Picturehouse said he wants to do it. Now, we’re signing the final papers for it. We have a production slate. We have projects to make, and I’ll be able to spend time on that.“

I’m glad to hear that’s moving forward, because I remember that Joe Bob was talking about starting a production company a long time ago, way before The Last Drive-in came along.

Specials

While we wait to find out what exactly is coming next, Joe Bob will be wrapping up his Shudder obligations.

The first of the four post-series specials will be Joe Bob’s Wicked Witchy Wingding, will is coming our way April 24th at 9pm ET. The double feature of occult flicks continues Briggs’ eternal campaign to establish Walpurgisnacht as an American horror holiday.

That one will be followed by a summer special featuring a title Joe Bob has been trying to get on the air for 30 years. (Fans have already been able to deduce that it’s I Spit on Your Grave, with special guest Camille Keaton.) Then we’ll get a Halloween special and one last Christmas special. By holding auctions during the Christmas specials, The Last Drive-in has been able to raise $1 million for charity over the years.

Are you a fan of Joe Bob Briggs, and are you looking forward to seeing what the post-Shudder era is going to be like? Let us know by leaving a comment below.

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The Friday the 13th franchise has no doubt provided us with some of the most beautiful women in horror, and today we’re here to salute the best of the best in no particular order. But I know what you’re thinking. This isn’t going to be some perverted, slack-jawed, drool-fest. We’re here to celebrate these survivors and victims in all their glory. To champion and appreciate their victories over that big, smelly monster truck of a murderer or, in some cases, their horrific demise at his hands. These are the hottest women of the Friday the 13th franchise. Starting with Pamela Voorhees herself. Just kidding. (Lady, you’re scaring us!) We just wanted to piss Jason off.

Brenda (Laurie Bartram), Friday the 13th

Brenda was hired by creepy Steve Christy to help out at Camp Blood. She was a light reader with good hygiene, though I will say she had terrible taste in lingerie, unless you’re into trying to hook up with the Quaker Oats guy. But nobody is perfect! Brenda takes the cake over the other Crystal Lake campers in part because she’s not your everyday Friday the 13th blonde bombshell in short shorts. She has a unique personality and overall look that helps her stand out. But most importantly? She’s a goddamn blasty blast to hang out with. She takes numb-nuts Ned Rubenstein’s hijinks in stride, and instead of whining like that baby-backed bitch Shelly in Friday 3 when she’s left as the third wheel… she turns boredom into mild nudity by recommending a game of strip Monopoly. Unfortunately, just as things were getting interesting with Alice, Bill, and the Milton Bros, she remembers she left the windows open in her cabin. Later, she’ll rush out into a raging storm to try to help what she perceives is a young boy asking for help outside. It’s no young boy, Brenda! It’s that bitch Pamela! Beautiful Brenda is killed offscreen and later thrown through a window as a jump scare. She deserved better.

Megan (Jennifer Cooke), Jason Lives

This lady has a gleam in her eye unlike anything I’ve ever witnessed! She knows what she wants and… tractor beam WHOOP… but not in a Stacey-from-Wayne’s-World kind of way, more like a powerful way, you know? I think. Anyway, her own father’s worst nightmare, Megan is an absolute thrill-seeker. She can’t even sit in a chair without putting herself in some kind of peril. She’s not the kind of girl you hold onto long, but the kind you probably remember for the rest of your life. For better or worse. For God’s sake, all it took was seeing Tommy behind bars and her dad telling her he was dangerous for her to become attracted to him. Which, to be fair, makes her not the smartest cookie in the Chips Ahoy package. I mean, for all she knew, he was in there for torturing animals or, worse, smuggling baby oil for Diddy parties. Maybe it’s just women’s intuition that she knew Tommy was a good dude. Either way, she’s a total badass who is a really good driver, especially when taking scenic routes through magical forests. Most importantly, she goes to the wall for the people she cares about. Even if she just met them and is being a little bit of a stage-five clinger about it. Megan was never killed in the franchise, and her powers of hotness literally propelled her to murder the shit out of Jason herself. Megan… we salute you!

Bree (Julianna Guill), Friday the 13th (2009)

Now, I know what you’re thinking. Hey, that girl is a homewrecker who stole Trent from our leading lady! To be fair, and I would never side with the unfathomable f*cking douchebag that is the Trentster in a million years, but to be fair, his girlfriend did leave him there. On the back of Supernatural’s motorcycle, no less. Yes, they were searching for his alleged missing sister. But you don’t just hop on a hot stranger’s motorcycle and ride off into the woods. Now, I’m sure they weren’t doing what Trent was thinking they were doing… but still. Anyway, she’s nice enough to not only give everyone in that cabin something to do other than watch Trent show off his Abercrombie and Dick cabin wardrobe, but she’s also a lovely dancer and kind of even maybe seemed like she was going to give Chewie a shot here, had he not spazzed out and broken Trent’s family heirloom. And as you will all notice here, more so than anything else happening in the scenes… she’s interested in cinematography. Which is, like, super cool. Anyway, it’s NOT because of what Trent said, you guys. I SWEAR! No seriously. That guy is rude. I don’t care how right he is! It’s rude! That’s someone’s daughter, pal. Honestly, their sex scene is graphic. So graphic, it caused Michael Bay to walk out of the Platinum Dunes premiere. The same guy who navel-gazed Megan Fox for a quarter of Transformers’ running time was offended by the sexual nature of Trent’s titty competition. Wild. Extra points for fun-loving Bree here, because even though she has terrible taste in men (what women in the Friday the 13th franchise don’t?), her death was a nice hat tip to Silent Night, Deadly Night. PUNISH! Aw, she’s even cute when she dies. That was weird. I apologize.

Amanda (America Olivo), Friday the 13th (2009)

It’s not all about screen time when it comes to the loveliest ladies to ever step foot on Crystal Lake. It’s about what they do with that time that counts. And Amanda did a lot. Like a lot, a lot. Not only was she one of the prettiest princesses Jason had ever laid eyes on, but she turned out to be one of the most brutal and innovative kills of his entire career. All before the title drop. Don’t ask me how Rookie of the Year-look alike Richie scored such a fun girlfriend or how safe it is to have so much body oil that close to an open flame. It doesn’t matter. All I know is that these two seem to have fun together. Shout out to Wade for being a solid dude and knowing when to go sing “Sister Christian” alone in the woods so that these two can get down to memorizing their Bible verses in the tent.

Terry McCarthy (Kirsten Baker), Friday the 13th Part 2

Terry McCarthy was a lovely, clothing-challenged camp counselor in training at the Packanack Lodge in Friday the 13th Part 2. Not much is known about her past other than her love for her dog, Muffin. Hell, we don’t even know how she died, thanks to the fact that the camera just cuts away on a freeze-frame of her “Oh” face. Not that kind of O-face, but the kind of “Oh shit, that’s Jason Voorhees and I’m about to die” kind of O-face. She politely but firmly denies Scott Cheney’s advances, either on account of him being almost as pretty as she was or the fact that he had the game of a third grader. Terry McCarthy will be known for bold fashion choices, some of which were later adopted by football player Ezekiel Elliott, as well as her fearless penchant for swimming butt-naked alone in the middle of the night. She was taken from us too soon. Much, much too soon.

Pam Roberts (Melanie Kinnaman), A New Beginning

Pam was a kindhearted woman who dealt with troubled youths like the Blue Power Ranger and angry Philip Rivers with a full heart. She was kind, strong, and patient. Well… kind of patient, despite having a challenging yet rewarding career. And we hope Reggie the Reckless doesn’t mind us saying it… but she was also gorgeous. Most impressively, however, she took on Jason Voorhees with a chainsaw and won. Well, kind of. She took on a guy named Roy, full of grief-stricken super strength, and won. But she knew her way around a chainsaw and navigated the very wet and dangerous paths of Crystal Lake like a seasoned pro.

Tina Shepard (Lar Park Lincoln), The New Blood

Tina may be the strongest and most resilient of all the Friday the 13th final girls and maybe the most powerful final girl ever. Despite accidentally murdering her father for placing hands on her mother as a young child, she navigates bitchy teenagers, an easily influenced mother, and a doctor who might be even more of a prick than Jason. Not to mention full-on supernatural “holy shit, that guy has gotten scarier since the last movie” Jason Voorhees. She’s a literal fire starter with a good head on her shoulders, and I like to think her character lived a happy life after all this movie put her through. She put an absolute ass-whooping on Jason Voorhees the likes of which he’d never seen before and would have made a hell of an addition to the X-Men.

Tina (Debi Sue Voorhees), A New Beginning

Now, we don’t know exactly why our gifted Tina was a patient at the Pinehurst Youth Development Center alongside these chocolate-loving problem children. And she wasn’t there for a long time. But by God, she was there for a good time. She and her boyfriend kept riling up the locals by banging in places they shouldn’t and no, we’re not talking about the backseat of a Volkswagen, but rather in the nature Crystal Lake provided. Ever the empath, she feels bad for her boyfriend for getting the literal shit beaten out of him by a spazzed-out Tommy Jarvis and agrees to once again bang in the woods. She’s very vocal in her appreciation of her lover, and it’s no wonder the two are often caught. Even Grizzly Adams gets a perverted peek at the action before Jason dispatches maybe the most pointless Friday the 13th character of all time. Though beautiful, Tina is unfortunately not long for this world, much like her boyfriend is not long in the sack. I mean, damn! Dude clearly hasn’t heard about the “think about baseball” trick. Anyway, Tina gets an unfair amount of her face removed by some lawn equipment quite quickly. But we appreciate her contribution to the franchise always.

Lori (Monica Keena), Freddy vs. Jason

Our absolutely gorgeous final girl of Freddy vs. Jason has the rare and unlucky distinction of being the only one to face not only Jason but Freddy Krueger as well. Thankfully, the two ended up more interested in each other, and she was able to survive the ordeal. Not that she had the greatest plan going into the fray (“Freddy died by fire!”). But she still managed to fight, scratch, and claw her way through crappy friendships, even crappier dating options, and a dude that for some reason keeps smiling during awkward moments. She manages to fend off Witch Freddy in maybe his most terrifying form ever and ends up decapitating that crispy-faced creep while even dropping her own one-liner in the process. It’s debatable who truly won the battle between Freddy and Jason that fateful, nu-metal night. But one thing’s for sure: we won when it came to the addition of Lori Campbell in the franchise.

That’s it! That’s the list. Now, hotness is subjective, and there are no doubt a plethora of other final girls and victims alike that could have made this list. As they say in Jarhead… “there are many like it, but this one is mine.” So please! Let us know in the comments who you would have included in your list.

Until next time! Which, God willing, is sooner rather than later. Get your shit together, Friday the 13th. We’re ready for a new movie!

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Director Andy Muschietti and his producer / sister Barbara Muschietti, the filmmaking team behind Mama and the $1 billion grossing adaptations of Stephen King’s It, recently teamed up with Skydance to form a new horror label called Nocturna, and the first project to come out of the Nocturna partnership is the horror thriller They Will Kill You, which has New Line Cinema on board to co-finance and distribute. It was recently announced that the film will be reaching theatres on March 27, 2026 – and with that date right around the corner, the final trailer has dropped online! You can watch it in the embed above.

Cast and Synopsis

Zazie Beetz, whose credits include Joker, Bullet Train, and Deadpool 2, stars as a woman who answers a help wanted ad to be a housekeeper in a mysterious high-rise in New York City, not realizing she is entering a community that has seen a number of disappearances over the years and may be under the grip of a Satanic cult. Beetz is joined in the cast by Patricia Arquette (True Romance), Tom Felton of the Harry Potter franchise, Heather Graham of Boogie Nights and Suitable Flesh, and Myha’la of Industry and Bodies Bodies Bodies. Arquette’s character is one of the leads, the head of the co-op. Felton is a member of the cult.

They Will Kill You is described as being “a tonal mix of Ready or Not and The Raid.” Kirill Sokolov – who is said to be known for his dark sense of humor – will be directing the film from a screenplay he wrote with Alex Litvak. Sokolov previously directed the action comedy No Looking Back and the comedic thriller Why Don’t You Just Die!, both of which were Russian productions. Litvak is best known for writing the 2010 Predator sequel Predators with Michael Finch. He went on to co-write Paul W.S. Anderson’s version of The Three Musketeers and the TV movie Secret Society of Second Born Royals.

The Muschiettis are producing They Will Kill You alongside David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, Don Granger, and Dan Kagan. Nocturna Co-Heads of Film, Russell Ackerman and John Schoenfelder, serve as executive producers with Sokolov, Litvak, and Carl Hampe. Barbara Muschietti has described the film as a fun horror comedy action movie that will make viewers smile.

Judging by the final trailer, it looks like Muschietti’s description is right on the money. They Will Kill You seems like it’s going to be a lot of fun.

What did you think of the final trailer? Let us know by leaving a comment below.

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If you haven’t watched the trailer for Jan Komasa’s Heel, then I highly suggest you do that now. It’s a fascinating concept of a young criminal being kidnapped by a disturbed family who hope to reform him by chaining him up in their house. There are some really interesting developments in this one, and I enjoyed it a lot (check out my review HERE). Plus, you really can’t go wrong with such a strong cast.

I was able to chat with Stephen Graham, Andrea Risebrough, and Anson Boon about their time making Heel. Graham makes a great point about how actors need to show up to set on time and treat everyone with respect. Really made me wonder which actor he’d had a bad experience with to make him feel so strongly about the subject. Anson was an absolute delight all around, humoring my fascination with the fact that he was collared up for most of the film. Check it out in the video above!

Heel plot:

From Academy Award® nominated director Jan Komasa, HEEL is a twisted thriller that follows 19-year-old hooligan Tommy (Anson Boon), who revels in a life of drugs, parties, and violence. One night, on a bender with his reckless friends, he becomes separated from the group and is abducted by an unknown figure (Golden Globe® winner Stephen Graham). Though he is no stranger to inflicting violence, he is enraged and horrified when he wakes to find himself chained in the basement of the isolated suburban family home of Chris (Graham), his wife Kathryn (Academy Award® nominee Andrea Riseborough), and their young son Jonathan (Kit Rakusen). The family sets out to reform Tommy’s unruly behavior, forcing him to comply with their relentless mind games or seek escape at any cost.

Heel is now playing in theaters.

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A couple of years ago, Curry Barker wrote, directed, and starred in the found footage horror movie Milk & Serial, which is said to have had a budget of $800. Baker then released the movie through YouTube, where the free-to-watch video has racked up more than 2 million views. Even though he already sent Milk & Serial out into the world, it’s his new horror movie, Obsession, that’s being billed as his feature directorial debut – and a while back, Focus Features forked over more than $15 million for Obsession distribution rights in the United States. Now, they’re revving up the marketing machine so they can get a good ROI. We’ve seen two teaser trailers for the film so far (the first here, the second here), and now a full trailer has been unveiled! You can watch it in the embed above.

Obsession will be reaching theatres on May 15, 2026. Focus Features has partnered with Blumhouse to bring this movie into the world, and Blumhouse founder Jason Blum has come on board as an executive producer. Universal Pictures International is handling the worldwide distribution.

Cast and Synopsis

Starring Michael Johnston and Inde Navarrette, Obsession is a story about a hopeless romantic who makes a wish that his long-time crush falls in love with him. A sinister enchantment ensues. Here’s the official synopsis: After breaking the mysterious “One Wish Willow” to win his crush’s heart, a hopeless romantic finds himself getting exactly what he asked for but soon discovers that some desires come at a dark, sinister price. Cooper Tomlinson, Megan Lawless, and Andy Richter are also in the cast.

James Harris of Teashop Productions produced the film with Haley Nicole Johnson of Under the Shell, Christian Mercuri of Capstone Pictures, and Roman Viaris. Blum’s fellow executive producers are Leonora Darby (Teashop), Mark Lane (Teashop), David Haring (Capstone), and Ruzanna Kegeyan (Capstone Pictures).

TIFF

The movie had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. Here’s Peter Kuplowsky’s Obsession write-up for TIFF: Woe is Bear (Michael Johnston), who has long carried a torch for his childhood friend Nikki (Inde Navarrette). When another attempted profession of love fizzles, Bear wistfully wishes for romantic reciprocation, unfortunately doing so while in possession of a trinket with supernatural properties of The Monkey’s Paw variety. Suddenly, Nikki is all over Bear, and he is quick to indulge in this long-desired turnabout while ignoring the ramifications of her intensifying fixation. Before long, Bear’s fantasy turns to nightmare as Nikki’s personality begins to twitch with a disturbing dysphoria that sinisterly suggests her autonomy has been usurped by a malignant entity that wants them both, body and soul. “Be careful what you wish for” may be a staple in the horror genre, but writer-director Curry Barker enlivens this well-worn premise by lacing its inherent irony with a wickedly wry tone and an anxious tension that’ll plummet the stomach of even hardened Midnighters. Having honed high-concept absurdism and creeping dread from his online productions, Barker deftly demonstrates a savvy command of tone and terror reminiscent of fellow sketch comedian Zach Cregger’s Barbarian. As with that auspicious debut, Barker’s first feature preserves an uncomfortable relatability in its hyperbolic scenario. Though literally featuring a customer service call from (and possibly to) Hell, Obsession cuts to the quick as it lays bare the innate violence in romantic objectification with an unforgiving candidness. That’s made all the more disarming, thanks to exceptionally nuanced performances, particularly from Navarrette whose “Freaky Nikki” oscillates between doe-eyed desire and devastating torment that will chill you to the bone.

Are you interested in Obsession? What did you think of the full trailer? Let us know by leaving a comment below.

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