drawing on films like “Hereditary” and “It Follows” and “The Strangers,” turns the human smile into a spooky vector of the shadow world of evil. The movie has a shivery quality that I ...

You certainly will after this horror romp — writer-director Parker Finn's second movie that ... a sequel to 2020's “Smile,” which bridged the gap between elevated art horror and straight ...

Drawing on the sort of ... are worthy of particular note, since ‘Smile’ features one of the most atmospheric, unnerving sonic landscapes of any recent movie. With the dial set close to ...

Finn spoke with Variety about making a movie about a music superstar, the haunting ending and what future sequels might look like. How did you come up with the idea for “Smile 2”? It’s such ...