Johnny Brayson

It's October, and you know what that means. The leaves are changing, the days are getting shorter, and the temperature's dropping. Halloween is right around the corner, so there's no better time of the year to enjoy some scary films. And among the…

A Simple Favor is a seriously unexpected film for a number of reasons. The Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively thriller is directed by Paul Feig, who previously has only ever helmed comedies such as Bridesmaids and Spy. The film also stars an Asian male…

True crime documentaries are all the rage these days, and it seems that each new one that emerges makes an attempt to be more disturbing than the last. The newest entry in the genre, HBO's Mommy Dead and Dearest, will be pretty difficult to top in…

The upcoming film Joker is putting a new spin on an old character. Batman's nemesis has been around in the comics since 1940, and has already been portrayed on the big screen by Cesar Romero, Jack Nicholson, Heath Ledger, and Jared Leto. Now Joaquin…

For basically forever, Ryan Murphy has been associated with Fox and its subsidiary networks. Glee, American Horror Story, Scream Queens, and virtually every other one of the prolific writer/producer's projects have aired on either Fox or FX. But…

Space is so hot right now. Or, at least in Hollywood it is. Over the past several years, there's been a huge trend in sending big-name actors to outer space in prestige dramas that double as technological marvels. There was Sandra Bullock in…

In order to justify Downton Abbey's move from the small screen to the big screen in the upcoming Downton Abbey movie (out this Friday), this new plot needs to pull out the big guns. That means that. in addition to bringing back the bulk of the cast…

All too often in Hollywood, actors have to actively fight against being typecast. How many times has Joe Pesci portrayed a scary gangster? How often is Seth Rogen the schlubby stoner? Will anyone ever throw Zooey Deschanel a role that can't be…

The legend of Downton Abbey is set to grow with the upcoming film adaptation, out Sept. 20, and the movie will be adding a few new faces to the English country estate. Among the biggest additions are King George V and Queen Mary, who pay a visit to…

Netflix has revolutionized the way people watch television. Not that long ago, viewers were forced to watch their favorite shows one episode at a time, waiting for the next weekly installment to arrive. Netflix, by contrast, offers the marathon…

Out Sept. 13, the new film The Goldfinch stars Ansel Elgort as Theo Decker, a young man who has spent his life trying to recover from a traumatic childhood event. When he was just 13, Theo's mother was killed in a terrorist bombing at an art museum.…

It became the most successful R-rated horror movie upon its release in 2017, but that record may be in danger of falling. That's because the film's sequel, It Chapter Two, is set to storm into theaters this September, likely bringing with it huge…

It Chapter Two is set to conclude the story by revealing what happens when the members of the Losers Club reunite 27 years after the events of the first film to take on Pennywise one final time. But a funny thing happens when the now-adult Losers…

Fans of Kevin Hart have been on pins and needles ever since the news broke about the comedian's serious car crash in the early morning hours of Sept. 1. Now, the actor's wife Eniko Hart has given an update on Kevin Hart's condition following the…

The ninth Fast & Furious film may have lost The Rock to spinoff Hobbs & Shaw, but the film will still have plenty of returning star power. Among those coming back is the villain Cipher, and on Labor Day, star Charlize Theron unveiled Cipher's new…

It Chapter Two is shaping up to be perhaps the biggest horror movie of all time. The Sept. 6 movie is the sequel to 2017's record-obliterating It, and promises to conclude the story as it adapts the rest of Stephen King's mammoth 1986 novel.…

The 2017 Stephen King adaptation It was a worldwide box office hit. Coupled with the fact that the film only adapted half of King's gargantuan 1986 novel, that basically ensured that a sequel to the movie would happen. It Chapter Two hits theaters…

By splitting Stephen King's novel It into two separate films, the filmmakers behind 2017's It and the upcoming It Chapter Two were able to feature different casts for each film. The first movie features the Losers' Club as children, portrayed by…