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It could be argued that HBO put gangsters out of business, or at least we thought they did.

Wait, what the hell do we mean by that? The Sopranos was so definitive, it rose above and reimagined the great movies that came before it, i.e. The Godfather and Goodfellas.

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Then along comes HBO Max and DC’s The Penguin. Yes, it’s about Colin Farrell getting lost in the tubby suit. However, we knew that from Matt Reeves’ The Batman. Yet, it’s Cristin Milioti’s tragic-yet-acerbic Mafia donna, Sofia Falcone, who steals the show. She’s the type who’d have no problem putting several bullets into Sonny Corleone, that is if they lived in the same universe.

On today’s Crew Call, we speak with The Penguin EP and showrunner, Lauren LeFranc who reveals how she zigged from the gangster genre’s zag.

“I never wrote a crime drama before,...

Stars: Anna Shields, Jessy Holtermann, Kaitlyn Lunardi, Ameerah Briggs, Brianna Cala | Written by Anna Shields | Directed by Bruce Wemple

Since 1972 over forty people have gone missing in a remote stretch of Canada known as The Barren Lands. Their disappearance, according to locals, is linked to The Barren Cabin which disappeared in 1963, occasionally reappearing only to vanish again.

That’s what the title card at the beginning of The North Witch, the latest film from director Bruce Wemple and writer Anna Shields. Shields also plays Madison, whose roommates have just given her the boot and needs a place to stay, she calls her friend Gemma and wrangles an invitation to the expedition she’s going on.

So, along with Talia, Alice and Laura she finds herself hiking across the Canadian wilderness looking for, you guessed it, The Barren Cabin. It doesn’t take long for them to see signs that something isn’t right.

What’s that strange bump in the night? It’s a new batch of horror movies now streaming on Vizio WatchFree+, with this month’s lineup of fresh arrivals including Rob Zombie’s 3 from Hell, three installments in the hit Insidious franchise, the slasher Hell Fest, Quentin Tarantino’s Death Proof, and even Screambox Originals including The Outwaters.

WatchFree+ has thousands of free premium movies and shows that can be streamed on demand on Vizio TVs, or Anyone can enjoy titles like these and more using the Vizio mobile app! All you need is a free Vizio Account to start enjoying WatchFree+.

Here’s the full lineup of fresh horror arrivals for February 2025…

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance – February 1

Johnny Blaze, tortured by the Ghost Rider’s curse, gets a chance of redemption through protecting the Devil’s son, whose father is pursuing him.

Insidious: Chapter 2 – February 1

The Lamberts believe...

Om Puri was seen in a very unusual English-language film titled The Hangman directed by debutant Vishal Bhandari. Subhash K Jha looks back at the drama, which clocks 15 years on February 5th.

Said Om, “It’s about the turmoil of a hang-man. It’s a somber film about a man who doesn’t want his son to be a hangman. My son finally ends up in the gallows. We all know how tough it was for them to find a hangman for the recent execution of that boy for rape and murder in Kolkata. My character portrays the stress and drama of being in the most thankless job on this earth. It’s not an entertaining film by any means. But it’s a very powerful film.”

Om Puri, playing a character apparently inspired by real life, is in emotional form as the doting dreaming father of an earnest son who,...

Stars: Caitlin Cavannaugh, Jordon Talor, Alex Alexandrou, LeJon Woods, Jalen Wilson-Nelem, Linnea Quigley | Written and Directed by Ian Courtney

Horror films set in movie theatres have a long and diverse history, starting with old-school films like The Blob and The Tingler to supernatural films like Demons and Porno and slashers such as The Last Matinee and All About Evil. And even as the cinema becomes an endangered species, films like Ian Courtney’s (The Other Side of the Shadows) Movie Theater Massacre continue to get made.

Taking place during the final week of independent theatre Redford’s, before it’s scheduled to close, it opens with a discussion between Val and one of her fellow employees, Nick about streaming vs physical media framed in terms of buying Criterion Blu-rays as opposed to subscribing to The Criterion Channel. He never makes it home to see Dial M for Murder, as a...

A month after unveiling their first tour in a decade, Alison Krauss & Union Station are back with the announcement of their first new album in 14 years: Arcadia, due on March 28th.

Seeing Krauss reunite with band members Jerry Douglas, Ron Block, and Barry Bales — along with new addition Russell Moore — Arcadia will span 10 new songs, including the lead single, “Looks Like the End of the Road,” which arrived today.

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The album will also mark yet another collaboration with Krauss and Rounder Records founders Ken Irwin, Marian Leighton Levy, Bill Nowlin, and John Virant, who first signed her when she was 14 years old. Arriving via their new label, Down the Road Records, the new album was self-produced by the band itself, and features writing contributions from collaborators like Robert Lee Castleman, Viktor Krauss, Bob Lucas, Jd McPherson, Sarah Siskind, and others.

Speaking about Arcadia in a statement,...

Given her two albums and tours with Robert Plant, including one last summer, it’s easy to forget that Alison Krauss is in another band too, and has been for a while. On March 28, we will be reminded with the release of Arcadia, the first album in 14 years by Krauss and Union Station, her longtime acoustic band.

Billed as an album of songs that are “contemporary reflections on history,” Arcadia features tunes written by an array of writers, including Jd McPherson and Sarah Siskind (whose “Simple Love” was included on...

Traditional horror movies with an easy-to-follow plot, relatable characters, and a healthy dose of scares are probably every horror fan’s comfort food. That’s because, when it comes to horror, the experimental and abstract genre pieces can be very hit or miss. In 2024 alone, I have come across In A Violent Nature, and I loved its take on the slasher subgenre. Bramayugam’s exploration of casteism and classism on a monochrome canvas was excellent. Oddity’s portrayal of revenge was haunting. And Outside’s use of the zombie subgenre to talk about the patriarchy was worthy of all the applause in the world. Then you have movies like Night Swim, The Devil’s Bath, Consumed, Baghead, The Hangman, Munjya, MadS, Mr. Crocket, and Don’t Move, which undoubtedly have a good concept at their core, but the execution is simply too muddled to be impactful. I am sad to say that...

‘The Penguin’ is the latest installment in Matt Reeves’ Batman Epic Crime Saga. The show follows Oswald Cobb played by Collin Farrell reprising his role from ‘Batman: Part I.’ So far the show is a massive success both when it comes to critics and audiences, it’s topping viewership charts for the sixth week in a row now, and this trend is expected to continue for the remainder of the show.

While the critics are praising Farrell’s portrayal of a notable Batman villain, one surprising hit was Christin Milioti’s portrayal of Sofia Falcone.

Sofia Falcone starts out with clear enough motivations. She is dubbed ‘The Hangman’ and we know that she has spent 10 years in Arkham Asylum due to her “serial killer” tendencies. As the show progresses we realize that she has been set up by her father and Oz. The real culprit behind the murders was Carmine himself,...

Prior to "Gilligan's Island" in 1964, Tina Louise was already a long-working actress. Indeed, Louise worked her first modeling gig at the age of two, appearing in an ad campaign for her father's candy store. In high school, she started studying acting, and landed her first professional gig in 1956, appearing in an episode of the TV series "Studio One." She made her feature film debut in Anthony Mann's celebrated drama "God's Little Acre," in which Louise played Griselda, the wife of a character played by Jack Lord. She was nominated for a Golden Globe for her performance. 

Louise went on to star in other high-profile film projects, including Michael Curtiz's "The Hangman," and the 1960 Italian historical epic "The Siege of Syracuse," in which she played three different roles. Louise also played the poet Sappho in a film called "The Warrior Empress." In 1964, she appeared in a film called "For Those Who Think Young,...

Following last night's new episode of The Penguin, HBO has released a teaser promo for next week's fourth instalment, "Cent'anni," which promises to reveal "the real story behind The Hangman."

After narrowly escaping with their lives in "Bliss," Oz (Colin Farrell) and Vic (Rhenzy Feliz) plan their next move. Sofia's (Cristin Milioti) fate is unknown after Oz decided to leave her behind at the end of the last episode, but there's a good chance she's been taken hostage by the Maroni family.

It looks like we're also going to find out what really went on with Sofia prior to her stint in Arkham, and what earned her the "Hangman" monicker. Oz indicated that there might be more to her murderous past than people realize, so perhaps we'll learn that Sofia is not the deranged serial killer she's been made out to be?

The episode will also feature the return of...

20 years after forever altering the landscape of dramatic television with The Sopranos, HBO has introduced its subscribers to The Penguin, a compelling dark crime drama with a similar tone and tenor. Based on the DC Comics character, The Penguin charts the rise and fall of Oswald Cobb (Colin Farrell), a high-ranking henchman for the deceased Italian-American mobster Carmine Falcone climbing the ranks of Gotham City's criminal empire.

Premiering on HBO on September 29, 2024, The Penguin has received such widespread acclaim that it currently ranks #124 on IMDb's Top 250 TV Shows. While it has a long way to go to catch The Sopranos (ranked #9), both shows explore the personal and professional exploits of organized criminals and their extended families, the dangers of mixing business with pleasure, and feature stunning tour-de-force performances from its morally conflicted main characters. As such, every fan of The Sopranos must watch The Penguin to witness HBO's 20-year crime series lineage.

The Penguin appears to be a big hit with fans, as viewers tune in to find out how "Oz Cobb" (Colin Farrell) will dig himself out of a number of potentially lethal situations and establish himself as Gotham's new crime boss.

According to Wbd, the series premiere has reached 10.4 million viewers after 11 days, taking The Batman spin-off above all current HBO series except for House of the Dragon and The Last of Us. The second episode hit the Max streaming service on Sunday, attracting 1.6 million viewers - a 17% increase from the premiere.

"Inside Man" saw Oz and Sofia Falcone form a tenuous alliance, as "The Hangman" comes to realize that she will never be taken seriously by the men who currently call the shots.

Actress Cristin Milioti relished the opportunity to play Sofia, especially after missing out on a number of superhero roles in the past.

"There were a couple of them,...

Warning! This post contains Spoilers for The Penguin episode 1The Penguin introduces Sofia Falcone to Matt Reeves' version of Gotham City in the DC Universe. Played by Cristin Milioti, Sofia Falcone is the daughter of the major Gotham crime boss Carmine Falcone who died in The Batman. Now, Max's new Penguin series starring Colin Farrell in the titular role is debuting Sofia as she returns to Gotham, having spent time in Arkham State Hospital thanks to a very dark past.

As revealed in The Penguin episode 1, Sofia Falcone's return to Gotham and the Falcone Crime Family catches Oswald "Oz" Cobb completely by surprise. Having been given the nickname "The Hangman" by the Gotham Gazzette, it seems Sofia was previously a psychotic serial killer who was turned in by Oz himself, prompting Carmine Falcone to send his daughter to Arkham years prior. While this does mirror elements of Sofia's arc in the original DC Comics,...

Ahead of Beezel's theatrical and VOD release, we have an exclusive clip you can watch right now!

"Epic Pictures’ specialty horror label Dread presents Beezel, the tale of a sinister secret hiding beneath the floors of a cursed New England home. Beezel will have a limited theatrical run beginning September 20, and on September 24 the film will be available to rent or purchase on video-on-demand (VOD).

Beezel was written by horror filmmaking duo Social House Films, composed of writer/director Aaron Fradkin and writer/star Victoria Fratz Fradkin. The duo’s previous project, The Ballerina, amassed over 19 million views on YouTube and was featured in Season 7 of Bloody Bites TV. Social House Films was also highlighted as one of the leading independent horror filmmakers in GQ’s article “The Most Exciting Horror Filmmaking is Happening on YouTube.”

Horror fans have been anxiously awaiting Social House Film’s second feature, Beezel. The...

A couple of years after the release of The Batman (and with a direct sequel taking its time getting made), HBO’s The Penguin arrives to offer fans their first follow-up to Matt Reeves’ hit film. And while it can’t quite deliver the thrills of seeing Batman himself in action, it provides an entertaining and involving detour, diving further into the pivotal mobster side of Gotham City that fuels many of the Dark Knight’s adventures.

With Reeves serving as an executive producer, Colin Farrell reprises his role from the film as one of Batman’s most famous enemies — Oswald “Oz” Cobb.

Directed by Bruce Wemple and released in 2020, The Hangman tells the story of Leon, a salesman who takes his teenage son Jesse camping in rural West Virginia to repair their troubled relationship. But their trip into the Appalachian wilderness takes a dark turn when Jesse goes missing and Leon discovers the local cult has summoned a malicious demon known as The Hangman. Now Leon must battle not just to rescue his son but to defeat the murderous creatures standing in his way.

On the surface, The Hangman promises a thrilling tale, mixing demonic horror with deeper themes of fatherhood and racial tensions in America. And it does deliver flashes of this, with committed performances from leads LeJon Woods and Mar Cellus breathing empathy into the troubled father-son duo. But where it falls short is in juggling its multitude of moving parts. By the climax, the story has detoured through so...

Since the 1990s, actress and producer, Sandra Bullock, has been a sweetheart of cinema who gained notoriety for popular movies, including Practical Magic, Miss Congeniality, and Gravity. Bullock was born in Virginia and started performing in high school productions before attending East Carolina University, majoring in Drama. After graduation, Bullock moved to New York where she worked several jobs to support herself while continuing to pursue a career in acting. In 1987, she made her feature film debut in The Hangman, but her breakthrough role came in the 1994 Oscar-winning thriller, Speed, starring Keanu Reeves and Dennis Hopper.

Stars: Scott Callenberger, LeJon Woods, Mar Cellus, Ameerah Briggs, Kaitlyn Lunardi, Rob Cardazone, Lindsey Dresbach, Jefferson Cox, Daniel Martin Berkey, William Shuman | Written by Bruce Wemple, LeJon Woods | Directed by Bruce Wemple

The Hangman opens with a nod to Fulci’s The Beyond, as a title card informs us that there are seven known gateways to Hell. The one we’re concerned with here isn’t under a hotel in New Orleans, though, it’s somewhere in a nameless part of the mountains of West Virginia.

That’s followed by some cultists pulling something out of that portal, a creature we then see transform a couple of junkies from strung out to strung up. Meet The Hangman.

Oblivious to all of this, Leon and his son Jesse are going on a father and son weekend in the mountains. Unfortunately, the first night goes badly, ending in recriminations over the death...

This week’s horror releases bring a killer shark onto Netflix and the feature debut of Ishana Night Shyamalan into theaters, and that’s only the beginning of the tidal wave of new horror.

Here’s all the new horror releasing June 3, 2024 – June 9, 2024!

For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.

The breakout Korean blockbuster Exhuma was released in theaters here in the United States back in March, and Well Go USA Entertainment brought it home to VOD this Tuesday.

Exhuma is directed by Jang Jae-Hyun (Svaha: The Sixth Finger) and stars popular Korean actors Choi Min-Sik (Oldboy, I Saw the Devil), Kim Go-Eun (Hero, Little Women), Yoo Hai-Jin (A Taxi Driver), and Lee Do-Hyun (Prison Playbook, Sweet Home).

In the film, “When a renowned shaman (Kim Go-Eun) and her protégé (Lee Do-hyun) are hired by a wealthy, enigmatic family, they begin investigating the cause of...

Bruce Wemple’s The Hangman opens with an ominous scene where a bunch of hooded figures bring out a scarred and grotesque creature from what seems to be the depths of hell, followed by the gruesome deaths of a couple of drug peddlers. The narrative then shifts to a father-son duo, Leon and Jesse, camping in a quaint section of the Appalachian Mountains. Leon has apparently secured this spot because of a marketing deal with one of his clients, Tom. Jesse tries to learn more about Tom, but Leon says that they should just enjoy the greenery and have a few beers instead of getting into the nitty-gritty about how they’ve reached where they’ve reached. Later that night, Leon and Jesse get into a fight about the former’s involvement (or lack thereof) in Maya’s (Leon’s wife and Jesse’s mother’s) death, and since Leon...

Epic Pictures’ Dread has just released The Hangman, "a terrifying tale of the sinister secrets hiding in the hills of rural Appalachia." The limited theatrical release starts today (with a VOD release on June 4th) and we have an exclusive clip you can watch right now!

"The official synopsis for the film reads: To mend their troubled relationship, a middle - aged door - to - door salesman, Leon, takes his teenage son on a camping trip into deep rural Appalachia. Little do they know of the mountainous region’s sinister secrets. A local cult has summoned an evil demon born of hate and pain, known to them as The Hangman, and now the bodies have begun to pile up. Leon wakes up in the morning to discover that his son is missing. To find him, Leon must face the murderous cult and the bloodthirsty monster that is The Hangman.

Your browser does not support the video tag. Screen Rant presents a clip from The Hangman. The film stars LeJon Woods as a father whose son is kidnapped during a camping trip. The film introduces a new terrifying monster and a cult dedicated to the creature.

The Hangman is a new horror movie from Epic Pictures Dread horror label, and Screen Rant has an exclusive clip to get you ready for the action. The movie is about a father who finds himself up against a murderous cult and a bloodthirsty demon known as The Hangman when his son is kidnapped during a camping trip from hell. It was directed by Bruce Wemple and co-written by Wemple and LeJon Woods, who also stars in the film as Leon.

Screen Rant is happy to present a clip from The Hangman that features Woods Leon looking for help in all the wrong places.