Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for The Nun II. Uh oh, Valak is back! The terrifying demon that has haunted its way through the highest-grossing horror franchise of all time, the Conjuring universe, returns for The Nun II. This marks the eighth installment of this franchise, after three Conjuring films, three Annabelle movies, and […]
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John Ford Redefined the Western Genre With This Dark Henry Fonda Film
For legendary filmmaker John Ford, telling the story of the American West through a demystified lens is conveyed through a singular image. In 1946, a shot of Henry Fonda sitting on the porch of a local barbershop, leaning back on a chair as he looks upon the open vista is a minimalist example of Ford’s […]
‘The Nun II’ End-Credits Scene Explained: Who Ya Gonna Call?
Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers for The Nun II. The latest installment in the Conjuring franchise is finally here. The eighth film in an increasingly spooky cinematic universe, The Nun II does a fantastic job of bridging the entire series together. Despite the obvious connection of Frenchie (Jonas Bloquet), I’d be lying if I […]
Does ‘The Nun II’ Have an End-Credits Scene?
The Conjuring franchise is back with The Nun II, and much like any other big franchise movie, it has an end-credits scene! The Nun II is a sequel to 2018’s The Nun, a spin-off of the main Conjuring films detailing the backstory of Valak, the terrifying demon who takes the form of a very tall, […]
This Documentary Shows a Different Side of the ‘Painkiller’ and ‘Dopesick’ Story
In the past two years, two limited-run series have been released about the attempt to force some kind of justice onto the Sackler family, the billionaires who own Purdue Pharma. Both Dopesick, released in 2021 on Hulu, and Painkiller, released just last month on Netflix, tell the story of Richard Sackler’s aggressive and dishonest marketing […]