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There were so many incredible horror movies released in 2024 that it was impossible to see them all, and many may have fallen under viewers’ radars. While releases like Longlegs, The Substance, and The First Omen were hard to miss, plenty of streaming exclusives horrors or smaller-scale releases were highly underrepresented and did not get enough credit for the quality of the work. As a year filled with strange and unusual scary movies, 2024 had plenty to offer beyond the biggest box office successes.

There were several horror movies in 2024 that could become future cult classics as more viewers discover them and catch up on this year’s releases. Those who have been paying close attention will have been following the hype of beloved releases like I Saw the TV Glow, but not everyone has been tuned in to these kinds of word-of-mouth successes. From franchise releases to standalone triumphs, there are...

'Mean Girls: The Musical' will celebrate the film's 20th anniversary with a celebratory performance.The 2004 cult classic - which stars Lindsay Lohan, Amanda Seyfried, Rachel McAdams, and Lacey Chabert and serves as a parody of the high school clique system - was adapted into a musical that opened in London's West End earlier this year and the show will mark the movie's milestone with 'Mean Girls Fetch Quest' in the British capital.A series of clues will be released throughout the day revealing secret locations and fans need to solve the clue, identify the location, and be one of the first to find the dedicated Mean Girls team for a chance to win prizes. In addition, a limited number of tickets have been released today for the celebratory ‘Mean Girls Day’ performance on October 3rd at the Savoy Theatre, including front row seats. October 3 is dubbed Mean Girls Day amongst...

Exclusive: Dyllón Burnside, star of Ryan Murphy shows Pose, American Horror Story and Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, will make his London stage debut in Black Superhero, the debut play from British actor, activist and playwright Danny Lee Wynter.

Florida-born Burnside will play King, a Black, queer movie star “with the world at his feet,” Wynter told Deadline.

King is “an out, global film star,” Wynter added. “He’s open about his sexuality but he’s not open about his private life, about whom he dates,” Wynter explained.

Burnside character King plays a superhero called Craw in the show that will run at the Royal Court Jerwood Theatre Downstairs located in Chelsea’s Sloane Square from March 14 through April 29. Official opening night is March 21.

Wynter, who is also starring in Black Superhero, made his mark in TV drama Joe’s Palace with Michael Gambon and Kelly Reilly and Capturing Mary...

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness Review — Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) Film Review, a movie directed by Sam Raimi, written by Michael Waldron and starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen, Xochitl Gomez, Benedict Wong, Rachel McAdams, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Stuhlbarg, Sheila Atim, Adam Hugill, Ako Mitchell, Momo Yeung, Daniel [...]

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New work from Claire Denis takes its place in the inaugural Short Cuts International line-up at the Toronto International Film Festival (Sept 4-14).Scroll down for full list

A total of 36 shorts from filmmakers representing 29 countries will screen in five curated programmes.

“Some of the best filmmaking in the industry is happening in the short form and the introduction of this programme allows the festival to identify talented filmmakers and connect them to the rest of the world as well as the highly engaged audience present here in Toronto,” said Tiff director of special projects Shane Smith.

“From politically and socially provocative narratives, to aesthetically compelling animation and profoundly moving documentaries, the works in Short Cuts International are vigorous and vital films showcasing unique, yet universal, stories about the human condition.”

Short Cuts International is programmed by Smith; Kathleen McInnis, Short Cuts International programmer; and Magali Simard, Short Cuts programmer and Tiff manager Of film programmes.

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