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Every Guillermo del Toro Movie, Ranked by a Diehard Fan of the Director
Collider presents a ranking of Guillermo del Toro’s filmography, compiled by a self-described devoted fan of the Mexican director. The piece traces del Toro’s career from his childhood fascination with filmmaking in Jalisco, Mexico, through film school at the University of Guadalajara, to his acclaimed body of work spanning horror, fantasy, comic-book adaptations and stop-motion…
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The 30 Best Movies Like ‘Se7en’ For More Psychological Horror
This Collider feature rounds up 30 films that share the dark, twist-driven psychological tone of David Fincher’s 1995 crime thriller Se7en, aimed at fans wanting more grim mystery and horror-tinged thrillers. The list highlights how Se7en itself drew on earlier neo-noir influences while also shaping countless police-procedural and serial-killer films that followed, tracing that lineage…
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Parasomnia review – sleep-schedule horror conjures up a succubus on the loose in waking nightmare
This Guardian review covers Parasomnia, the debut feature from director James Ross II, a horror film built around a woman’s dangerous relationship with sleep. The genre has long mined sleep for scares, and the reviewer notes growing cultural anxiety around the “sleep economy,” making the film’s premise timely, though the review finds that an overly…
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Netflix’s Stellar 86-Minute Action Thriller Captures the ‘Jaws’ Formula
Netflix has added the survival thriller The Shallows to its library, with the film pairing well with the arrival of all four Jaws films on the platform from 1 September. Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra and starring Blake Lively, the 2016 film is widely regarded as one of the strongest shark thrillers since Jaws, offering a…
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Retrospective bid seeks 12 mobile homes on Essex field
Travellers who bulldozed a wildlife-rich field in Willows Green, Essex, in what residents branded a “Bank Holiday land grab” have now applied for retrospective planning permission to install 12 mobile homes on the site. The group moved in with around 30 vehicles and heavy machinery on 1 May, hours after the local council closed for…
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In ‘Love Is the Monster,’ Paulina García Is a Granny Facing Impossible Choices (Exclusive TIFF Trailer)
Costa Rican director Neto Villalobos Brenes’s new film “Love Is the Monster” (Amor es el Monstruo), starring Chilean actress Paulina García, will have its world premiere in the Centerpiece strand of the Toronto International Film Festival on 15 September. The dystopian thriller marks a stark departure from Villalobos Brenes’s earlier comedies, exploring themes of family,…
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Dolly Parton dies at 80 as disasters strike Cyprus, Arizona and Nepal
Country icon Dolly Parton has died aged 80 following a short illness, as a Cyprus ferry sinking, Grand Canyon flash floods and Nepal flooding claim lives abroad; also, an inquest into a monkey dust death, Moses Itauma’s O2 defeat, and a huge Steam games leak.
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This forgotten Rainbow Six spinoff would have thrived in a post-ARC Raiders world
Rainbow Six Extraction, Ubisoft’s 2022 PvE spinoff of Rainbow Six Siege, is being reassessed in light of the recent success of extraction shooters such as ARC Raiders. The game pitted Siege operators against zombie-like bioweapons called Archaeans but never fully embraced core extraction-shooter mechanics like looting or base-building, leaving it feeling shallow despite solid gunplay.…
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HoYoverse’s ‘Elden Ring Meets Monster Hunter’ Actually Plays More Like Final Fantasy 16
HoYoverse, best known for anime-styled gacha games like Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail, unveiled Nodusfall at Gamescom 2026’s Opening Night Live, marking a notable departure from its usual aesthetic and audience. A Polygon journalist who played a hands-on demo argues that while comparisons to Monster Hunter are apt, the widely repeated “Elden Ring meets…