Bill Bria

Los Angeles

Contributor at /Film

Words at @slashfilm, @discussingfilm, @vaguevisages, @crookedmarquee, @dreadcentral, @dailygrindhouse, @Polygon. An actor sometimes. billbria at gmail

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Articles

Blumhouse Sequel Favors ‘90s-Inspired Action Over Horror

3 days ago | discussingfilm.net | Bill Bria

M3GAN (2022) was full of surprises, both literally and figuratively. The horror movie was born from the combination of two pre-existing parts. Firstly, the “killer doll” trope has existed at least as far back as 1945’s Dead of Night and has only continued thanks to the popularity of the Chucky franchise that began with 1988’s Child’s Play. Secondly, the “killer A.I.” trope may be relatively more recent, but it is no less uncommon.
How 28 Years Later Channels The Last Of Us And Zack Snyder

5 days ago | slashfilm.com | Bill Bria

This article contains spoilers for "28 Years Later."It may sound strange — for those of us who lived through it, it's strange to remember — but back before "28 Days Later" was released in 2002 in the UK (and 2003 in the US), the zombie subgenre was all but dead.
28 Years Later Has A Lot In Common With The Most Underrated Danny Boyle Movie

6 days ago | slashfilm.com | Bill Bria

This article contains spoilers for "28 Years Later."As a part of the press tour for the release of "28 Years Later," director Danny Boyle was asked by a Tik Tok creator to do a blind ranking of his own favorite five films that he's made.
Jaws Forever Changed The Way Movies Were Released, And We're Still Feeling That Impact

1 week ago | slashfilm.com | Bill Bria

Take a moment and think about going to the movies, specifically what that actual process entails, and what information you need to know in order to start the process. The awareness that a film you might be interested in is playing in theaters is the most important step. You reading this website likely already know that, say, "28 Years Later" is opening this weekend, but for a more casual filmgoer, seeing a trailer in the movie theaters, online, or on television is key.
28 Years Later's Slyest Easter Egg Pulls A Fast One On Horror Fans

1 week ago | slashfilm.com | Bill Bria

This article contains spoilers for "28 Years Later."When the first trailer for "28 Years Later" dropped — you know, the one with the haunting rendition of Rudyard Kipling's poem "Boots" by Taylor Holmes — there was much speculation regarding the trailer's evocative imagery and what it might mean for the film itself.
Steven Spielberg's Jaws Almost Got A Comedic Sequel That Sounds Amazing

1 week ago | slashfilm.com | Bill Bria

How do you follow up a genre-defining, career-making, massively successful cinematic watershed motion picture like "Jaws?" The answer, apparently, is to make a string of sequels that succumb to increasingly diminished returns.
'28 Years Later' Review

1 week ago | discussingfilm.net | Bill Bria

In November 2002, 28 Days Later was released in cinemas in the UK. 23 years later… director Danny Boyle has gone on to make eight more feature films and has won an Academy Award. The writer of 28 Days Later, Alex Garland, is now well-known as a director in his own right and has helmed some of the most thought-provoking movies of the last decade. The zombie subgenre of horror, begun by George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead in 1968, had lain dormant for nearly a decade before 28 Days Later.
'F1: The Movie' Review

1 week ago | discussingfilm.net | Bill Bria

Late in F1 (also titled F1: The Movie, so that Formula 1 racing fans know the FIA is officially behind this production), Ruben Cervantes (Javier Bardem) has a moment of introspection with old pal and onetime rival Sonny Hayes (Brad Pitt) after a near-fatal incident. “What’s wrong with tennis?” Ruben laments, putting into words a criticism of himself and everyone around him who have devoted their lives to participating in a sport which is foolhardy at the best of times.
Why David Lynch's Twin Peaks Was Canceled

1 week ago | slashfilm.com | Bill Bria

Deep into the second season of "Twin Peaks," the groundbreaking TV series created by David Lynch and Mark Frost, the twisted Windom Earle (Kenneth Welsh) holds Major Garland Briggs (Don Davis) hostage, torturing him for more information on the mysterious and mystical Black Lodge.
Jaws Features One Of The Greatest Scenes Of All Time

1 week ago | slashfilm.com | Bill Bria

"Jaws" was released in June of 1975, and the very fact that we're still passionately, eagerly discussing the movie decades later for its 50th anniversary says a lot about its impact, value, and staying power. In addition to just how damn good the film itself is, there's so much lore and debate that surrounds it to this day. One question that often comes up is a deceptively simple one: what's the scariest scene or moment in the movie?