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Stephen King, the bestselling horror author behind some of your favorite books, has a series to suggest. Disclaimer*, a new thriller series on Apple TV+, is described by King as a worthy show to watch. That is, if you can get past the first episode.

One of the most active celebrities on X, formerly known as Twitter, King continues using the platform to say good things about the latest shows or movies he's watched. Disclaimer* joins recent call-outs by King that include shows like Teacup and Evil, and the movies The Rule of Jenny Pen and Rebel Ridge.

4.5/5 Disclaimer

Told in seven chapters, Disclaimer is based on the novel of the same name by Rene Knight. Acclaimed journalist Catherine Ravenscroft (Blanchett) built her reputation revealing the misdeeds and transgressions of others. When she receives a novel from an unknown author, she is horrified to realize she is now the main...

Alfonso Cuarn, the Academy Award-winning director of films such as Children of Men and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, was at the Locarno Film Festival to accept their Lifetime Achievement Award, headline their signature filmmaking masterclass, and introduce a new screening of the 1976 film, Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000. While there, he discussed his career and surprised many when he explained he'd been thinking about making a horror film for years. "My aspiration is to one day do a horror film," said Cuarn (via Deadline), who added:

I love Rosemary's Baby, and the other Polanski films, and films like The Babadook. They're so grounded in reality and in character, so I love those. As a spectator, I have a wider taste but anything I feel I could do would need to be more grounded. I've been trying to write something like that, but somehow, it doesn't fully work.