Right up front, I want to say that I am a massive fan of Brian De Palma and the pastiche and excitement he put on screen. De Palma is a formative master who moves the camera like no one else. He's ...

Like any cinematic genre, horror has become synonymous with numerous personalities that helped influence its growth. From writers like Edgar Allan Poe, H.P. Lovecraft, and Stephen King to filmmakers ...

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Brian De Palma is an underrated filmmaker who is often overlooked among his peers. He came to prominence as a member of “The Movie Brats,” a group of filmmakers including fellow members Steven ...

This iconic movie moment – so fraught with tension that soon explodes – is known even to people who never saw the film “Carrie,” and it captures much of what made Brian De Palma famous as one of the ...

Rotten Tomatoes is not the end-all, be-all of cinema criticism. Considering it boils everything down to either positive or negative, it’s actually pretty far from. Yet, when it comes to Stephen King ...

In this month’s picks, an actor and a director reflect on their careers, while another director reflects on everything else. By Ben Kenigsberg A star of the first “Mission: Impossible” film makes a ...

The bucket teeters, then dumps its load of pig’s blood on poor Carrie White. This iconic movie moment – so fraught with tension that soon explodes – is known even to people who never saw the film ...