This supremely lame update of the sci-fi classic, starring Keanu Reeves, is assembled out of bits of every movie where an unknown whatzit threatens our way of life.

Exhibit A: Eddie Murphy's new film "Mr. Church," which has been dubbed a "spiritual sequel" to "Driving Miss Daisy"

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"It's always decent to say 'penis.'" "Give Scorsese the benefit of the doubt." Salon readers weigh in on TV decency and movie sequels.

Tom Hiddleston's delightful trickster-god nearly redeems this action-packed, cosmically jumbled comic-book sequel

Maud attempts to catalyze a metaphysical transformation through increasingly gory mortifications of the flesh

In the new season's tribute to "A Nightmare on Elm Street" Sadie Sink's Max finds her fight, with Kate Bush's help

With Nick Frost and Edgar Wright attached, the British alien invasion story feels like a repeat of the same parody

Salon talks to David Bruckner, the director of Hulu's remake, about a new vision for Clive Barker's horror classic

A Halloween fable: When the Christian right tried to suppress a slasher movie — and famous film critics helped

Thomas Vitale on the ways that the social-media hit, whose ratings were soft, can still help build network profile

There are psychological and immunological benefits to experiencing fear without any real threat, experts say

Salon spoke with Cage about his take on Dracula at the movie's Overlook Film Festival world premiere in New Orleans

Paul Feig's vision of an all-female "Ghostbusters" is a welcome step away from recycled stories and tired tropes

On "Stranger Things," girls are scarier than faceless monsters — and losing your virginity isn't life-or-death