As proven by everything from The Man Who Laughs and Joker to It, American Horror Story and The Black Phone, there are few things creepier than a toothy, enthusiastic-to-the-point-of-derangement grin. Smile takes that idea to its extreme, building an entire horror film around an ear-to-ear smirk that affixes itself to people’s faces right before homicidal nastiness occurs. As far as signature sights go, it’s a reliably unnerving one, and it—along with a healthy dose of cheese and The Ring-by-way-of-It Follows derivation—do much to make writer/director Parker Finn’s feature debut the sort of entertainingly dim, unoriginal and shock tactic-loving studio effort that’s catnip for teens venturing out to the multiplex with friends on a Friday night. Read More...
In 1998, a high school banned students from performing Stevie Nicks’ song “Landslide” because of a belief that Nicks was a witch. For much of her career, Nicks has dealt with similar rumors. Though she has denied them on numerous occasions, her clothing and performance style has kept the story alive. At the time, Nicks and her publicist issued a statement about the banning.
Stevie Nicks said people who thought she was a witch sent her frightening letters Nicks often wears floaty black outfits that compliment her twirling onstage presence. Read More...
By now, everyone is familiar with the sloth scene in Disney's new animated film, Zootopia . The decision to have the DMV exclusively employ the notoriously slow mammals is all kinds of genius, and it definitely doesn't hurt that the timing and writing of the jokes in the scene itself plays out brilliantly, to the point where if it were a stand alone sketch it could easily go up against anything from this season of SNL. Read More...
