Chris Evangelista
Expertise
Horror Movies, Steven Spielberg Movies, Film Festivals
- Chris hosts the 21st Century Spielberg podcast.
- Chris co-wrote two YA horror books — "The House on Creep Street" and "Beware the Monstrous Manther!" — under the pen name The Blood Brothers.
- Chris is a member of the Critics Choice Association.
Experience
Chris Evangelista lives in Philadelphia — well, technically New Jersey, but let's keep that quiet. Chris has contributed to Fangoria, Mashable, The Guardian, The Playlist, Nerdist, and more. He is the Chief Film Critic of /Film as well as an editor. He writes the daily /Film newsletter.
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Stories By Chris Evangelista
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Sometimes dead is better, but Pet Sematary gets to live another day with the Pet Sematary: Bloodlines trailer. The prequel is headed to Paramount+ in October.
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In the latest edition of Scariest Scene Ever, we look at a jump scare from The Conjuring Universe film The Nun, in honor of The Nun II.
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Based on a shocking true story, the Pain Hustlers trailer has Emily Blunt as a struggling single mom recruited by dubious pharmacy rep Chris Evans.
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What's new on Blu-ray? Lots of stuff, including The Flash, Asteroid City, You Hurt My Feelings, and The Blackening! Allow us to break things down for you.
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What's your favorite scary movie? Scream changed the face of scary movies forever, and it's opening scene is a lot more brutal than you might remember.
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As August, and the summer, comes to an end, it's time to say goodbye to several TV shows and movies leaving Netflix in September 2023.
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The Liam Neeson action thriller Retribution is neither thrilling nor very action-y. It's more like a movie destined to play on cable during a rainy day.
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The Gareth Edwards sci-fi film The Creator will reveal some sneak peek footage a month before the movie opens, but only in a few locations.
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The cast of the live-action Scott Pilgrim movie returns in anime form with Scott Pilgrim Takes Off.
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Let the Right One In is one of the best modern vampire movies, so Scariest Scene Ever is taking a gander at the film's big, bloody, pool-based finale.
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Dracula in Bram Stoker's novel is not the same as the cape-wearing Dracula of the movies, and The Last Voyage of the Demeter understands that.
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Dracula gets a new tale of terror in the so-so monster movie The Last Voyage of the Demeter. Read our review of the new horror film from director André Øvredal.
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Jim Carrey got serious about practicing his cane skills for Batman Forever.
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What actor would hesitate to join an Indiana Jones movie? Logan actor Boyd Holbrook thought twice, and his reasoning makes sense.
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Our latest ending explained post looks at the multiple endings of the Stephen King movie 1408.
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The pilot episode of The X-Files spinoff The Lone Gunmen eerily reflected 9/11 months in advance.
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The big plane stunt in Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation forced movie star/crazy man Tom Cruise to trust his body, but not his eyes.
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Harrison Ford may be done with Indiana Jones, but can we hold out hope for Karen Allen and the Marion Ravenwood Adventures? Pretty please?
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The best new Blu-ray releases of the week includes Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, So I Married an Axe Murderer, and more.
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Our Meg 2: The Trench review looks at the soggy sequel and gets that sinking feeling.
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The Passenger is a bloody, economical road trip movie with two strong lead performances. Read our review of the latest Blumhouse thriller.
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The Boogeyman is coming home. You can watch the Stephen King adaptation on digital and Blu-ray very soon.
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If you're going to play Oppenheimer for Christopher Nolan, you've got to do your homework. And Cillian Murphy did the best kind.
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Before he took on a Mission: Impossible movie, director JJ Abrams was warned about Tom Cruise, who was his leading man and his producer.
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What's new on Netflix? A Bill Murray masterpiece, one of the greatest family films of all time, and much more are streaming in August.
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Christopher Nolan didn't just want to shoot Oppenheimer for IMAX – he required the creation of brand new film that had to be invented entirely.
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What a lovely day for an exorcism.