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Image: IFC/YouTube A new horror-comedy that blends undead mayhem with high-energy drag performance is headed to theaters this October. Queens of the Dead, directed by Tina Romero — daughter of horror auteur George A. Romero — marks her feature-length debut after a career of television and short-film work. The story follows an eclectic group of...
Photo: Christopher Moss/A24 While Ti West’s X trilogy (read our X review) is available to stream on various services, collectors who prefer tangible editions can pre-order a special box set from the A24 Films shop for $100. The set compiles X, Pearl, and MaXXXine—three films that probe obsession, fractured families, and the hunger for recognition—into...
Photo: Giovanni Rufino/Marvel Studios Daredevil: Born Again has officially been approved for a third season, Marvel Studios’ head of streaming, television, and animation Brad Winderbaum confirmed to IGN. “In terms of Daredevil, yeah, we are greenlit for Season 3 and we start shooting next year,” Winderbaum said. The follow-up to Netflix’s original Daredevil endured a...
Image: Toei Animation Netflix is expanding its catalog of One Piece with the addition of the Zou Island arc, one of the franchise’s more compact but consequential storylines. The first tranche of episodes is slated to arrive on the streamer in October 2025, though exactly how many episodes will be included in that initial drop...
Image: Universal Pictures Justin Tipping’s football horror Him is anchored by a series of bold creative choices — from a striking visual palette (Tipping has said the look drew inspiration from a notable 1990s ad campaign) to a narrative that fuses surreal horror with sharp commentary on how athletes are commodified. The most unexpected of...
Image: Warner Bros. Few comic-book icons are as adaptable as Batman, a fact that Warner Bros. Animation has leaned into by transplanting the Dark Knight into wildly different eras. From feudal Japan in Batman Ninja to Victorian London in Batman: Gotham by Gaslight, and even 1920s cosmic terror in Batman: The Doom That Came to Gotham,...
Image: Dark Horse Comics The Witcher franchise continues to broaden across media — with a new season on the way and Ciri set to star in an upcoming video game — and now Dark Horse Comics is expanding Geralt’s world further. In an exclusive reveal to Polygon, the publisher confirmed a brand-new miniseries centered on...
The Boys teems with memorable antagonists. Jensen Ackles’ warped take on Soldier Boy and the unsettling rise of Stormfront cemented the series’ appetite for provocative villains — so much so that the universe is expanding with a planned prequel. At the center of the original show, Anthony Starr’s Homelander remains a chilling focal point, even...
Image: Paramount Weapons has emerged as one of 2025’s most talked-about horror entries — despite some viewers taking issue with its themes. If you enjoyed its tone and are searching for a companion piece, Bryan Bertino’s Vicious delivers a similarly unsettling atmosphere. Vicious follows Polly (Dakota Fanning), who one night receives an enigmatic box left...
Image: Lucasfilm “Oppression must be maintained to endure; it fractures, seeps away — authority is fragile, and fear is its disguise.” In one of the series’ final scenes, a gathering of Imperial officers listens to a recorded anti-fascist manifesto that has begun broadcasting across the galaxy. After the clip ends, one officer comments: “Just keeps...
