Earlier this month, Indiana became the 15th state to nearly totally ban abortions after Roe v. Wade was overturned by the Supreme Court in June 2022. There have been observed increases in the number of people traveling to states like Minnesota or Illinois because they border states with abortion bans or even extreme restrictions on reproductive care — but this …
This article contains spoilers for the Fear Street trilogy. But in director Leigh Janiak’s Fear Street movies, a Netflix trilogy inspired by author RL Stine’s horror series, queer people not only are the lead characters, but a lesbian romance propels the entire narrative. “That involves creating this queer love story that drove everything.” In Janiak’s recollection, Stine’s stories were mostly …
Unlike YA rom-coms, horror movies are one of the few genres aside from superheroes that still generate significant ticket sales at the box office. Yet unlike a traditional studio, that’s a gamble Netflix is able to take with director Leigh Janiak’s Fear Street films, three features based on R.L. I was also a big fan of ‘Quantum Leap’ and ‘Back …
It’s not uncommon for Hollywood to stake a bet on a trilogy, or to even film several sequels at once. Yet unlike a traditional studio, that’s a gamble Netflix is able to take with director Leigh Janiak’s “Fear Street” films, three features based on R.L. Netflix saw massive success tapping into YA romance with franchises like “The Kissing Booth” and …
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