The first thing one notices, looking at the horror genre as it exists on Max (formerly HBO Max), is that there’s an unusual level of genuine curation involved here. The overall scope of the ...

Lastly, if you're in the mood for something a little spooky that's also set in Christmas, "Gremlins" is streaming on Max. The film follows a teen who receives a strange creature as a pet ...

Four decades after charming audiences with its unique blend of horror and holiday cheer, Gremlins remains one of the most distinctive Christmas movies ever made. The film follows Billy Peltzer ...

“This is a business where the buyer gets nothing for his money but a memory,” MGM founder Louis B. Mayer (Arliss Howard) says in Mank. “What he bought still belongs to the man who sold it ...

The week between Christmas and the arrival of 2025 isn't just a dead space for work and getting anyone to respond to emails. It's also a slow time for repertory movie screenings. Between special ...

After 40 years, Gremlins remains one of the darkest Christmas movies, but it would have been much darker if writer Chris Columbus had his way. While reflecting on his 1984 Joe Dante-helmed holiday ...

However, given their success is defined by how often they’re rewatched on DVD and streaming, often years (if not decades) after their theatrical releases, you’ve probably never thought about ...

It turns out that Spielberg not only served as the executive producer on the hit 1984 movie Gremlins, but he also starred in the flick. Now, before you ask, no, Spielberg’s cameo doesn’t involve any ...

Gremlins writer Chris Columbus has revealed that the original script for the iconic 1980s was much darker in tone. The 1984 comedy-horror follows Billy Peltzer (Zach Galligan) as he is gifted a ...

That movie, of course, is Gremlins, and if you’re like this writer, it’s a movie you saw way too young and were slightly scarred by just how violent it turned out to be. (In this scenario ...