Nicholas J Brooks

4 days ago | cbr.com | Nicholas J Brooks

For over a century, Universal Pictures has delivered iconic films from Jaws and Jurassic Park to The Fast and the Furious and Back to the Future. That said, none of these movies would've been possible without the risky but ambitious decision to pursue horror films and adaptations of classic stories. Universal's Classic Monsters have become a staple of the studio and remain one of the most groundbreaking franchises in the genre and cinema.

1 week ago | cbr.com | Nicholas J Brooks |John Dodge

By Nicholas Brooks & John Dodge Published 40 minutes ago Link copied to clipboard Sign in to your CBR account Horror icon Matthew Lillard opens up about how Dungeons & Dragons inspired his fan-favorite whiskey line. Speaking to Nicholas Brooks of CBR for a soon-to-be-released interview, Lillard was asked about how his whiskey brand, Find Familiar Spirits, got its start. "Well, I was a nerd in 1978 and started playing Dungeons & Dragons, and started sort of my lifelong obsession with the...

1 week ago | cbr.com | Nicholas J Brooks |Samantha McPhee

By Nicholas Brooks & Samantha McPhee Published 20 minutes ago Link copied to clipboard Sign in to your CBR account It was recently announced that Matthew Lillard, certified Scream King and horror icon, would return to the slasher franchise in Scream 7. Lillard spoke to CBR's Nicholas Brooks about returning to the Scream franchise almost 30 years after his debut as Stu Macher, a Woodsboro teen who, alongside Billy Loomis, terrorized the town as Ghostface. CBR: What does it feel like, you know,...

1 week ago | cbr.com | Nicholas J Brooks

Link copied to clipboard Sign in to your CBR account Image created by Morena Perez Vitale/CBR The following contains spoilers for Fight or Flight, in theaters on May 9, 2025. Ever since John Wick shot his way into people's hearts, situational action films with a fun story have become a subgenre unto themselves. From Nobody to Bullet Train, it's a blast seeing well-known faces get down and dirty and deliver some decisive punches and gunshots at the bad guys. There's nothing about James...

1 week ago | cbr.com | Nicholas J Brooks

Link copied to clipboard Sign in to your CBR account The Marvel Cinematic Universe has been a largely successful experiment in creating an interconnected universe in which each piece of the puzzle has a degree of value to the larger narrative. The first three phases, dubbed The Infinity Saga, were a culmination of ten years of storytelling that ended with a final battle against Thanos. From there, the Multiverse Saga, for better or worse, has spread out exponentially, bolstering the magic,...