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How does <i>Halloween Kills</i> compare to the slasher movies before it?

How does Halloween Kills compare to the slasher movies before it?

On this special bonus episode, our critics discuss the latest entry in the undying slasher series

Revisiting 40 years of <i>Halloween</i> movies

Revisiting 40 years of Halloween movies

With a new sequel now in theaters (and on Peacock), Film Club looks back on the whole Halloween franchise

Ridley Scott offers his own <i>Rashomon</i> with the star-studded period piece <i>The Last Duel</i>

Ridley Scott offers his own Rashomon with the star-studded period piece The Last Duel

Matt Damon, Adam Driver, and Jodie Comer headline this historical drama with a modern outrage

Daniel Craig gave James Bond a soul, even when the films lacked it

Daniel Craig gave James Bond a soul, even when the films lacked it

He may be the only Bond actor to escape the long shadow of Sean Connery

Our James Bond marathon covers six eras of 007

Our James Bond marathon covers six eras of 007

From Connery to Craig, let's tackle cinema's longest-running spy game

The <i>V/H/S</i> series returns to the ’90s and to form with a gory new anthology

The V/H/S series returns to the ’90s and to form with a gory new anthology

There are some good jolts, and buckets of blood, in this nostalgia-minded omnibus

License to steal: 10 times the James Bond series chased action movie trends

License to steal: 10 times the James Bond series chased action movie trends

Alfred Hitchcock's influence on From Russia With Love, Moonraker hitching its wagon to Star Wars, Skyfall's Joker…

Zombies, car sex, and more at America's leading genre film festival, Fantastic Fest

Zombies, car sex, and more at America's leading genre film festival, Fantastic Fest

Our critics take a closer look at Austin, Texas' annual horror-buff destination event

October gets spooky at the movies with Michael Myers, the Addams Family, and Venom

October gets spooky at the movies with Michael Myers, the Addams Family, and Venom

Plus: Dune, No Time To Die, The Many Saints Of Newark, and more

<i>No Time To Die</i> is a sentimental, unsatisfying end to the Daniel Craig era of James Bond

No Time To Die is a sentimental, unsatisfying end to the Daniel Craig era of James Bond

Delayed for a year and a half, the latest 007 adventure falls short of Skyfall

<i>The Many Saints Of Newark</i> whacks all the humor, dimension, and weirdness out of <i>The Sopranos</i>

The Many Saints Of Newark whacks all the humor, dimension, and weirdness out of The Sopranos

David Chase's slick prequel to his hit HBO series is a massive letdown

The best films of Toronto 2021

The best films of Toronto 2021

We close another TIFF with our favorites of the festival

There’s a strong streak of <i>Hereditary</i> horror in Broadway adaptation <i>The Humans</i>

There’s a strong streak of Hereditary horror in Broadway adaptation The Humans

Plus, the terrific new film from Asghar Farhadi in the waning hours of TIFF

There were hits and misses aplenty at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival

There were hits and misses aplenty at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival

Let's discuss Dear Evan Hansen, Dashcam, and more of the titles that played TIFF over the last week

Dan Stevens as a dashing robot lover? That computes

Dan Stevens as a dashing robot lover? That computes

I'm Your Man intelligently mixes sci-fi, romance, and comedy

At Toronto, three major films bloom in the shadow of Great Artists

At Toronto, three major films bloom in the shadow of Great Artists

Directly or indirectly, old masters loom over Bergman Island, Drive My Car, and Benediction

Every Weezer song ranked, from worst to best

Every Weezer song ranked, from worst to best

From the creepy highs of Pinkerton to the creepy lows of Raditude, we run down the entire songbook of the California…

Call-center thriller <i>The Guilty</i> gives Jake Gyllenhaal a volatile one-man show

Call-center thriller The Guilty gives Jake Gyllenhaal a volatile one-man show

The star's performance is about all that distinguishes this remake from the Danish original

Olivia Munn battles assaultive anxiety on a very psychological day at TIFF

Olivia Munn battles assaultive anxiety on a very psychological day at TIFF

On the Toronto premieres of The Girl With The Spider, Compartment No. 6, and Violet

Toronto gets the big folly of the festival out of the way immediately with <i>Dear Evan Hansen </i>

Toronto gets the big folly of the festival out of the way immediately with Dear Evan Hansen

The fest’s opening night selection isn’t quite Cats bad, but it’s in that range