The Evolution of the #MeToo Movie, The Horror Remake Craze of the Early 2000s, Goodbye Leslie Jordan
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This is a public service announcement: Barbarian, one of the year's best surprises, is now streaming on HBO Max. Believe the hype — this is a good one. Funny, scary, and overflowing with surprises and twists, it's proof that fun horror movies are still an option. Don't get me wrong — I love the uber-serious "elevated horror" that's often about (you guessed it) trauma. But sometimes you just want a fun, scary movie, and that's what Barbarian is.Now that that's out of the way, let's get down to the newsletter! In today's issue, Doctor Who heads to Disney+, we say goodbye to Leslie Jordan, Paul Dano's Riddler gets his own origin story comic, a look back at the early 2000s horror remake boom, a look forward at the evolution of the #MeToo-inpired movie, and much more.
The Evolution of the #MeToo Movie, The Horror Remake Craze of the Early 2000s, Goodbye Leslie Jordan
The Evolution of the #MeToo Movie, The Horror…
The Evolution of the #MeToo Movie, The Horror Remake Craze of the Early 2000s, Goodbye Leslie Jordan
This is a public service announcement: Barbarian, one of the year's best surprises, is now streaming on HBO Max. Believe the hype — this is a good one. Funny, scary, and overflowing with surprises and twists, it's proof that fun horror movies are still an option. Don't get me wrong — I love the uber-serious "elevated horror" that's often about (you guessed it) trauma. But sometimes you just want a fun, scary movie, and that's what Barbarian is.Now that that's out of the way, let's get down to the newsletter! In today's issue, Doctor Who heads to Disney+, we say goodbye to Leslie Jordan, Paul Dano's Riddler gets his own origin story comic, a look back at the early 2000s horror remake boom, a look forward at the evolution of the #MeToo-inpired movie, and much more.