On climate change and every other polarized issue, words have failed us

James Cameron's "Dark Angel," full of jailbait fetishism, is genetically engineered T&A. Plus -- "freakylinks": The Blair Witch Reject!

Producer Jon Landau talks about making the impossible possible in the $200 million-plus spectacle

From its historical lies to its family-values messaging, the sneakiest Christian movie of the year is a real horror

From "Saw" to "Human Centipede": An expert on horror movies explains the moral appeal of a controversial genre

My white children don’t have to worry about their father being slammed to the ground by police and shot

Let's revisit the brilliant 2013 "SNL" take on Andersonian horror, "The Midnight Coterie of Sinister Intruders"

Ghosts, aliens, terrorists, criminals, sea monsters and female presidents are appearing this fall to exploit our deepest, darkest phobias. Is this the entertainment we want -- or deserve?

As a kid, I avoided scary films at all costs. But writing a book about '80s teen movies meant I had to face my fear

In “The Zoologist’s Guide to the Galaxy,” Arik Kershenbaum speculates about the universal lessons of evolution

The filmmaker spoke to Salon about crafting his aesthetically ambitious prequel and Mia Goth's killer monologue

Pick of the week: "The Cabin in the Woods" gives the tired teen-splatter formula an ingenious post-"Scream" twist

Joss Whedon's overcrowded "Avengers" shows just how thoroughly played-out the genre has become

Martin and Murphy team up for a good-natured sendup of the mindless summer blockbuster -- and just barely avoid making one themselves.

Based on the promos, I expected a typical tale of woman as crazy homewrecker. I couldn't have been more wrong