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Folk horror has only recently been recognized as a distinct subgenre, even though some of its most famous works—includingWitchfinder General,The Blood on Satan’s Claw, andThe Wicker Man—came out in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Many folk horror movies focus on isolated communities that get swept up in dangerous superstitions, while others highlight the darkness in aspects of folk culture, such as music, stories, and rituals. Over the decades, what was once considered a British phenomenon has flourished into a worldwide fascination....

Editor’s note: The below contains spoilers for House of the Dragon Season 2, Episode 7. After prowling in the shadows for one season,Prince Aemond Targaryen (Ewan Mitchell) has emerged as a force to be reckoned with.House of the DragonSeason 2 positions the overlooked,relentlessly bullied, and vengeful younger brother of King Aegon II Targaryen (Tom Glynn-Carney) as a formidable foe for Team Black and Aemond’s direct family. The cunning youth has gone fromregretting the undeniable part he playedin Lucerys Velaryon’s (Elliot Grihault) death-by-dragon tomurdering his cousin, Rhaenys Targaryen (Eve Best), with smug satisfaction....

While there was some hand-wringing thatGuy Ritchie’s live-action adaptation ofAladdinwouldn’t be able to find actors of Middle-Eastern and Eastern descent, it looks like they’re filling out the cast quite well. AlthoughWill Smithwill voice the Genie (which is fine since it’s a mythical character),the human roles have gone toMena Massoudfor Aladdin,Naomi Scott(Power Rangers) for Princess Jasmine, and now we’ve got two more actors on board. THRreports thatMarwan Kenzari(the upcomingMurder on the Orient Express) is in talks for the role of the villainous vizier Jafar whileSNLalumNasim Pedradis on board to play the new character of Mara, “handmaiden and friend to Jasmine....

That’s a Paulie that would make your walnuts shrink the second you saw him.Alan Ritchsonis in big, big trouble in the first look images atReacherSeason 3, with the wall of flesh coming face to face with, god help us, someone even bigger than him.Reacher’s face to face with Paulie (Oliver Richters)looks like it’s going to be the big selling point of this season, and Prime Video has given us a little preview ahead of next month’s release....

Emmy Award-winning actor and producerJon Hamm, known for his iconic role as Don Draper in the drama seriesMad Men, is starring in an Amazon Original true-crime podcast. The podcast, titledAmerican Hostage, justlaunched on February 22. Based on a true story, the series is set in Indianapolis in 1977. Hamm playsFred Heckman, a local radio reporter beloved by everyone, who suddenly finds himself thrown into a life-or-death predicament whenTony Kiritsistakes him hostage and demands an interview on Heckman’s radio news program....

Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for Episodes 1-7 of Andor.War is never an easy thing to portray. There is almost never a proper path to follow, and most decisions one might take often lead to casualties, bloodshed, loss of life. It doesn’t matter what you’re fighting for or what your ideals motivate your actions, the only way to not get dirty is to not engage in one. We learn this lesson in real life and in many movies and series, one of the most emblematic ones beingStar Wars- “wars” are even in the title, you see....

Apple may finally be entering the foldable phone market, and if reports are accurate, 2026 could mark the debut of a next-gen iPhone that bends—not just in innovation, but in price too. According to trusted analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple is preparing ahigh-end foldable iPhonethat’s likely to launch with a premium price tag and exclusive features designed to differentiate it from anything else on the market—including its own iPhone Pro Max....

[Editor’s note: The following containsspoilersthroughArcane, Season 1, Episode 9, “The Monster You Created."]With the release of the final three episodes ofArcane: League of Legends, the show does a great job at both wrapping up the season’s plot while simultaneously giving viewers the opportunity to peer into what may lie for the show’s future. With asecond season already confirmedto be in production, attention now shifts towards what the next season may contain....

It’s amazing to see just how good an episode of The CW’sArrowcan be with a little bit of focus. When the writers aren’t trying to juggle sizable side-plots in addition to the main Villain of the Week story and the season-long arc, episodes suddenly become more cohesive and coherent; go figure. Tonight’s hour, “Lost Souls” focused 99% of its effort on the rescue of Ray Palmer from the season’s big bad, Damien Darhk....

A$AP Rockyhas certainly become one of the most popular recording artists working today, but he’s making a big step into the world of acting with a dramatic turn in the upcomingMonster. The long-developing adaptation of theWalter Dean Meyersbook revolves around a teenager who is wrongfully imprisoned for robbery and felony murder, and Rocky plays one of the film’s antagonists William King. Monsterhad its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival last week, and Collider got the chance to speak with Rocky,MonsterstarKelvin Harrison Jr....

When it comes to filmmaking trends dominating box office and cultural conversation, you couldn’t pick a more potent combination that superheroes and horror. Both genres are insanely popular at creatively charged at the moment, and filmmakers are more eager than ever to push the boundaries of genre labels, making our year of the lord 2019 the perfect time forBrightburn. Produced byJames Gunnand directed byDavid Yarovesky(The Hive),Brightburndelivers the Superman origin story by way of slasher — what if the most powerful being in the universe didn’t want to save the world, but destroy it?...

Season 2 of Amazon’s darkly comedic superhero dramaThe Boysis premiering this weekend, once again pitting the titular group of ragtag anti-heroes against deranged superheroes and their corporate overlords. Chief among the “Supes” is Homelander (AntonyStarr), a sadistic Superman analog who would just as soon murder a plane full of innocent people than actually save them. Collider recently got to speak with producerEric Kripkeabout the show, and specifically asked whether or not Homelander can be killed, and if he even has any weaknesses at all....

It was pretty clear that the role of Nick Fury was going to grow big time after his first end-credit appearance in 2008’sIron Manas the Marvel Cinematic Universe expanded, but a Marvel movie that dug into his past, specifically the very beginning of his work with superheroes, was something I never imagined we’d get.Samuel L. Jacksonis back on the big screen as Fury with a very significant supporting role inCaptain Marvel....