Sandy Schaefer
Expertise
Star Wars, Animation, Marvel Cinematic Universe
- Sandy has seen the Ewok movies multiple times and can tell you why they're Good, Actually.
- Sandy keeps replicas of Gonzo the Great and the Crystal of Truth on their work desk.
- One time they passed by George R.R. Martin in a hallway (he was short).
Experience
Sandy has worked as a professional writer and editor since the late 2000s. They got their start writing about film history for Examiner before becoming a staff writer and, eventually, an editor at Screen Rant in 2010. Sandy has also written about comic books, films, and television at Comic Book Resources. They joined /Film in 2021.
Education
Sandy holds a B.S. in Mathematics and a B.S. in Anthropology from the University of Utah. They also studied film and media while writing for the Arts and Entertainment section of The Daily Utah Chronicle.
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Stories By Sandy Schaefer
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Are you ready to play another game? Saw X is headed to PVOD just in time for Halloween, with its home media release to follow a month later.
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The MCU is a major defining cultural event of the last 15 years ... and yet, there's not a single Martin Scorsese film that isn't worth more than the franchise.
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The Hunger Games franchise director Francis Lawrence understands why people were 'frustrated' by his decision to split Mockingjay into two films.
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Before streaming took off, Fox was notorious for setting shows up to fail. Even the network's hit series Bones could only avoid being canceled for so long.
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Disney has been trying to make Roger Rabbit 2 for decades but to no avail. Is there still a chance of the sequel happening one day? Here's what we know.
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Get ready to dive back into Riley's mind in "Inside Out 2." Here's everything we know about Pixar's upcoming animated sequel so far.
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Ever since she first showed up on The Clone Wars, Star Wars fans have been (wrongly) convinced death would be coming for Ahsoka Tano sooner rather than later.
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Mike Flanagan is leaving Netflix for Amazon after The Fall of the House of Usher, having expressed his displeasure with the way the former operates.
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Six years after becoming a modest success at the box office, the Tom Cruise-led true crime dramedy American Made has cracked the top 10 on Netflix.
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Who says great erotic thrillers are dead? The critically acclaimed Fair Play has been ruling Netflix's top 10 charts since its streaming premiere.
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Ridley Scott's affection for Blade Runner hasn't diminished over the decades ... nor have his feelings for the film's critics when it originally came out.
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Ridley Scott is developing a four-hour-long director's cut of his historical epic Napoleon, which will stream on Apple TV+ following the film's theatrical run.
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It appears Blumhouse has found its next franchise: Producer Jason Blum says Five Nights at Freddy's has already made a profit ahead of its opening weekend.
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Why wait to watch the Five Nights at Freddy's movie when you can now apply to be the new night shift security guard at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza?
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Unlike his Halloween trilogy, David Gordon Green's The Exorcist: Believer required the director to take a more atmospheric, character-driven approach to horror.
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The ending of the Ahsoka finale lays the groundwork for big things to come in the Star Wars franchise while also capping off its characters' personal journeys.
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The first fan reactions and reviews are in for The Exorcist: Believer. Find out how folks are feeling about David Gordon Green's legacy horror sequel so far.
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Unfortunately, many of the lead actors from the original Star Wars trilogy have passed away. Let's take a moment to salute those who are still with us today.
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Prey director Dan Trachtenberg wanted to show how the Predator's weapons have evolved over time, but without making things too easy for the film's hero Naru.
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Eli Roth has gone and turned his fake Grindhouse trailer Thanksgiving into an actual movie. Here's everything we know about the filmmaker's slasher so far.
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Julia Roberts, Ethan Hawke, and Mahershala Ali must reckon with the end of the world in the trailer for Sam Esmail's thriller Leave the World Behind.
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Whatever happened to Sony's plans for Ghost Rider 3 starring Nicolas Cage? Here's why the actor's version of Johnny Blaze will likely never ride again.
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There's more than horror movies and TV series to look forward to this spooky season. Here's everything coming to Netflix in October 2023.
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A.V. Rockwell's A Thousand and One explores the importance of found families through a story about a Black family struggling to stay together.
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Andrew Garfield's Peter Parker is now officially part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. However, best to not get your hopes up for The Amazing Spider-Man 3.
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Saw X producers Mark Burg and Oren Koules knew longtime Saw franchise editor Kevin Greutert was the only director equipped to handle the midquel.
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Michael Gambon wasn't above catching up on some shuteye during a key Dumbledore scene from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.