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Katie Rife is senior writer of The A.V. Club. She co-hosts the A.V. Club's film podcast Film Club, and is a member of the Chicago Film Critics Association.

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How does <i>Halloween Kills</i> compare to the slasher movies before it?

How does Halloween Kills compare to the slasher movies before it?

On this special bonus episode, our critics discuss the latest entry in the undying slasher series

Revisiting 40 years of <i>Halloween</i> movies

Revisiting 40 years of Halloween movies

With a new sequel now in theaters (and on Peacock), Film Club looks back on the whole Halloween franchise

Nandor gets physical as <i>What We Do In The Shadows</i> goes back to the '80s

Nandor gets physical as What We Do In The Shadows goes back to the '80s

Cree Summer guest stars on an episode full of action, aerobics, and creepy enthusiasm

<i>Halloween Kills</i> can’t help but shoot (and stab and bludgeon) itself in the foot

Halloween Kills can’t help but shoot (and stab and bludgeon) itself in the foot

David Gordon Green’s latest Halloween sequel chokes on its own bloody, convoluted vomit

Mary Jo Pehl was held up at gunpoint, and still finished her shift at 7-Eleven

Mary Jo Pehl was held up at gunpoint, and still finished her shift at 7-Eleven

The MST3K and Rifftrax star goes off the cuff for our 11 Questions

Julia Ducournau is building her own fierce, deeply felt cinematic universe

Julia Ducournau is building her own fierce, deeply felt cinematic universe

A short and sweet chat with the director of the ferocious, yet surprisingly tender Titane

<i>Welcome To The Blumhouse </i>brings<i> </i>another<i> </i>uneven quartet of horrors to Amazon

Welcome To The Blumhouse brings another uneven quartet of horrors to Amazon

Four films from horror up-and-comers are now available to stream on Prime

Our James Bond marathon covers six eras of 007

Our James Bond marathon covers six eras of 007

From Connery to Craig, let's tackle cinema's longest-running spy game

Mini-mes and siren songs animate a lovestruck <i>What We Do In The Shadows </i>

Mini-mes and siren songs animate a lovestruck What We Do In The Shadows

Who can resist the seductive call of a chicken lady on a balmy New York night?

Zombies, car sex, and more at America's leading genre film festival, Fantastic Fest

Zombies, car sex, and more at America's leading genre film festival, Fantastic Fest

Our critics take a closer look at Austin, Texas' annual horror-buff destination event

The vampires dig up an old friend on a monstrous <i>What We Do In The Shadows</i>

The vampires dig up an old friend on a monstrous What We Do In The Shadows

We're talking really, really old. Like, millennia old.

October gets spooky at the movies with Michael Myers, the Addams Family, and Venom

October gets spooky at the movies with Michael Myers, the Addams Family, and Venom

Plus: Dune, No Time To Die, The Many Saints Of Newark, and more

Horniness for cars is just one outrageous aspect of this year’s Cannes winner, <i>Titane</i>

Horniness for cars is just one outrageous aspect of this year’s Cannes winner, Titane

The director of Raw returns with an erotic whatsit that’s ferocious, twisted, and kind of sweet

<i>Mad God</i> is a macabre magnum opus 33 years in the making

Mad God is a macabre magnum opus 33 years in the making

Phil Tippett, the SFX legend behind Star Wars and Jurassic Park, debuts a long-term labor of love

My Morning Jacket, Meek Mill, and 26 more albums we can't wait to hear in October

My Morning Jacket, Meek Mill, and 26 more albums we can't wait to hear in October

From The War On Drugs to Parquet Courts to a new Lady Gaga/Tony Bennett team-up, these are the fall releases we're…

5 under-the-radar titles to check out at Fantastic Fest 2021

5 under-the-radar titles to check out at Fantastic Fest 2021

America's largest genre festival returns for a hybrid edition September 23-30

Justice is served with a high BAC on this week's<i> What We Do In The Shadows</i>

Justice is served with a high BAC on this week's What We Do In The Shadows

After a wild weekend in Atlantic City, the vampires go back to work on this week's episode

Mike Flanagan’s latest Netflix horror series <i>Midnight Mass </i>is hardly a revelation

Mike Flanagan’s latest Netflix horror series Midnight Mass is hardly a revelation

The newest Netflix series from The Haunting Of Hill House creator Mike Flanagan preaches to the choir, but will…

Zhang Yimou closes TIFF with a personal ode to the power of cinema

Zhang Yimou closes TIFF with a personal ode to the power of cinema

Two years after it was yanked from the Berlinale, the Chinese filmmaker's latest makes its international debut

The best films of Toronto 2021

The best films of Toronto 2021

We close another TIFF with our favorites of the festival