According to writer-director Scott Derrickson and frequent co-writing partner C. Robert Cargill, the answer is to go full Nightmare on Elm Street right from the start. It’s an interesting direction ...

As evidenced by 2012’s “Sinister” and 2021’s “The Black Phone,” director Scott Derrickson has a gift for blending realism with the supernatural — and for conjuring a sense of dread that the viewer can ...

Jeff Ewing is a critic, entertainment journalist, interviewer, and screenwriter in LA with a life-long love of horror and film history. He has an M.S. in Sociology from the University of Oregon, and a ...

The post Black Phone 2 review: Ethan Hawke, Mason Thames bring it in unjustified sequel appeared first on ClutchPoints. It was always going to be a tall task to justify a sequel to the spine-chilling ...

Rating: R for strong violent content, gore, teen drug use, and language. Runtime: 114 minutes In fact, Black Phone 2 is Derrickson’s most mature film to date and sits among the few horror sequels that ...

(L-R) Mason Thames and Ethan Hawke in 'Black Phone 2' Universal Pictures/YouTube The menacing evil villain of 2022’s hit horror film, Black Phone, is back for a sequel even though he was killed off in ...

As much as I love to champion original filmmaking, I love me a good sequel idea. Even if it’s all fictional, there’s just something alluring about the thought of “there being more to the story.” No ...

In todays video, Kristian Harloff gives his full BLACK PHONE 2 - REVIEW! The sequel to Scott Derricksons chilling hit reunites fans with the terrifying world of The Grabber as Ethan Hawke returns in ...

This review is based on a screening which took place at the 2025 Fantastic Fest Film Festival. Black Phone 2 will be released theatrically in the United States on October 17. The Grabber returns in ...

Mason Thames is present as Finney yet again, but this movie decides to focus on the young Gwen (Madeleine McGraw) who has frightening visions that make a scary re-appearance in the real world. Black ...

This horror sequel starring Ethan Hawke creates a more cohesive picture than the original, while deploying a new bag of scary tricks. By Brandon Yu When you purchase a ticket for an independently ...