Nick Schager

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Entertainment Critic at The Daily Beast

Entertainment Critic @thedailybeast / @beastobsessed Member: @nyfcc, @TheNSFC, @CriticsChoice, @ofcs Endlessly opinionated

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Who Let Al Pacino Star in This Terrible Exorcism Movie?

3 weeks ago | thedailybeast.com | Nick Schager

The Ritual claims to be “based on a true story” about the most documented and publicized exorcism in American history. That the movies are still trying to pass off demonic possession as plausibly realistic rather than horror-movie make-believe has grown wearisome, although it’s not improbability that dooms this Al Pacino-headlined genre throwaway—in theaters June 6—but a crushing lack of originality and a form that makes its clichés even harder to swallow.
Who Let Al Pacino Star in This Terrible Exorcism Movie?

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Nick Schager

XYZ FilmsThe Ritual claims to be “based on a true story” about the most documented and publicized exorcism in American history. That the movies are still trying to pass off demonic possession as plausibly realistic rather than horror-movie make-believe has grown wearisome, although it’s not improbability that dooms this Al Pacino-headlined genre throwaway—in theaters June 6—but a crushing lack of originality and a form that makes its clichés even harder to swallow.
How Wes Anderson Pulled Off His Greatest Movie ‘Scheme’ Yet

3 weeks ago | thedailybeast.com | Nick Schager

Wes Anderson constructs his movies with the precision of a master thief plotting an elaborate heist, and thus it’s fitting that he turns his attention to a grand criminal-industrial enterprise with The Phoenician Scheme.
How Wes Anderson Pulled Off His Greatest Movie ‘Scheme’ Yet

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Nick Schager

Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily BeastWes Anderson constructs his movies with the precision of a master thief plotting an elaborate heist, and thus it’s fitting that he turns his attention to a grand criminal-industrial enterprise with The Phoenician Scheme.
The Serial Killer Who Feeds His Victims to Sharks

3 weeks ago | thedailybeast.com | Nick Schager

Cinematic pleasures can be complex or simple, and the latter don’t come goofier and gnarlier than those dispensed by Dangerous Animals, a delirious bloodbath about a serial killer who gets off on feeding victims to sharks. For the follow-up to his 2015 metal nightmare The Devil’s Candy, director Sean Byrne takes full advantage of his lunatic premise, delivering gruesome suspense that’s more than a bit self-conscious about the movie genre in which he’s operating.
The Serial Killer Who Feeds His Victims to Sharks

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Nick Schager

6 hours agoCNN Ratings Show Big Change Since Jake Tapper’s Explosive Biden BookJake Tapper‘s new book, Original Sin: President Biden’s Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again, might be on The New York Times …9 hours agoThe 100 Greatest Paintings of All Time: From Botticelli and Bosch to Bacon and BasquiatIt would be a worthwhile exercise for any of us to sit down and attempt to draw up a list of our 100 favorite paintings of all time.
The Serial Killer Who Feeds His Victims to Sharks

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Nick Schager

Cinematic pleasures can be complex or simple, and the latter don’t come goofier and gnarlier than those dispensed by Dangerous Animals, a delirious bloodbath about a serial killer who gets off on feeding victims to sharks. For the follow-up to his 2015 metal nightmare The Devil’s Candy, director Sean Byrne takes full advantage of his lunatic premise, delivering gruesome suspense that’s more than a bit self-conscious about the movie genre in which he’s operating.
When Did Owen Wilson Stop Being Funny?

4 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Nick Schager

1 hour agoOwen and Luke Wilson Share Rare Red Carpet Moment at 'Stick' PremiereOwen and Luke Wilson Share Rare Red Carpet Moment at 'Stick' Premiere originally appeared on Parade. In a welcome sight for fans, beloved Hollywood brothers Owen and Luke Wilson made a rare joint red carpet appearance on Thursday, May 29. Luke, ever the supportive younger sibling, was on hand to …2 days agoOwen Wilson Talks Pie: What If You Could Only Eat Blueberry Pie Forever?
When Did Owen Wilson Stop Being Funny?

4 weeks ago | thedailybeast.com | Nick Schager

Feel-good sports movies are a dime a dozen, and Stick carries on their tradition. The catch is that instead of handling its redemptive underdog tale in a crisp 90 minutes, Jason Keller’s Apple TV+ series, premiering June 6, spends a whopping five-and-a-half hours on its familiar story.
‘Bring Her Back’: The Making of the Year’s Best Horror Film

4 weeks ago | thedailybeast.com | Nick Schager

Reconnecting with the dead is a universal dream that Danny and Michael Philippou have twice imagined as an unholy nightmare. The first time was with their 2022 breakout Talk to Me and now with Bring Her Back. For the follow-up to their auspicious debut, hitting theaters May 30, the Australian twins once again fixate on young people’s grief over the loss of their parents.