For decades, scary movies have been one of Hollywood’s most reliably lucrative genres and a mainstay of the independent film ...

If the writer-director had to pitch a third installment tomorrow, he loves the idea of going "bigger and more off the rails," ...

Director Parker Finn beat the odds with the first “Smile” film. Shot for $17 million, the 2022 horror turned into a box ...

“Smile 2” is in theaters, grinning from ear to ear.

Writer and director Parker Finn took an “It Follows”-like concept and stuck ... a young woman wearing a creepy vulpine grin — ...

In order to pay tribute to his "favourite film of all time", 'Smile 2' director cast Jack Nicholson's son Ray in the new ...

Parker Finn, the film’s writer and director, narrates a scene in which a pop star is chased through her apartment by evil ...

Other scenes capture the horror of celebrity life with unsettling clarity. In a suspenseful face-off at her high-rise condo, ...

There’s more to “Smile 2” than just another creepy grin. It takes director Parker Finn a long time, however, to get the story to crack. As a result, we’re never quite sure where the evil spirits are ...

In terms of production value, “Smile 2” is a significant improvement over its predecessor. It’s a joy to watch Finn build ...

Parker Finn's horror sequel Smile 2 is already racking up a box office haul. With that in mind, Smile 3 will already be ...

Expanding lore is a key element in horror sequels, and it’s something that I pondered heavily going into my screening of ...