6 of the best new shows and movies streaming this week on Disney Plus, Netflix, Prime Video, and more (February 9–February 15) Six must-see shows and movies to fill your week Total Film · Feb 9
7 top new movies you can stream this week on Netflix, Hulu, Paramount+ and more (Jan. 13-19) There are new movies across the best streaming services this week, including "The Rip" on Netflix and "The Running Man" on Paramount+. Tom’s Guide · Jan 13
I Just Learned How Joe Hill Pitched The Black Phone 2, And I Think More Authors Should Be Involved In Their Adaptations Who better to resurrect the Grabber than the writer who first imagined him? Cinemablend · Oct 22, 2025
The Black Phone 2 stars says that while there are "so many layers" to the upcoming horror sequel, the true heart of the film is the "unique" bond between Finney and Gwen: "You get to watch these characters grow up" Exclusive: Mason Thames and Madeleine McGraw talk Black Phone 2 Total Film · Oct 17, 2025
The Black Phone 2 director says there was "a lot of pressure" when creating the Grabber's backstory, and that going more into his history "felt disrespectful to the true mystery of evil" Exclusive: Scott Derrickson dishes on the inherent evil behind the Grabber – and why it needs no explanation – in Black Phone 2 Total Film · Oct 16, 2025
Black Phone 2 Review: The Grabber Returns For A Scary, Standout Sequel That Gets Better The More I Think About It This isn't the winter wonderland you were looking for. Cinemablend · Oct 16, 2025
Black Phone 2 review – hit horror sequel lumbers toward Elm Street Ethan Hawke’s child-killing murderer returns from the dead to become a joke-free, low-rent Freddy Krueger in a follow-up that leaves us cold The Guardian - US · Oct 16, 2025
‘Black Phone 2’ review: Ethan Hawke is Freddy Krueger for a new generation Let Ethan Hawke be the next generation's Freddy. The Mary Sue · Oct 15, 2025
Black Phone 2's Scott Derrickson Talks The Challenges Of Going Bigger With The Horror Sequel, And I Think His Doctor Strange Comparison Checks Out The Grabber is all madness, not so much multiverse. Cinemablend · Oct 7, 2025
The Black Phone 2 director says the horror sequel is more intense because "the teenagers who grew up really loving" the first movie are now "the kids who paid to see Terrifier" Exclusive: Scott Derrickson explains why The Black Phone 2 dials up the intensity Total Film · Oct 4, 2025
Stephen King Has Seen Black Phone 2, And I'm In Full Agreement With His Two-Sentence Review When he's right, he's right. Cinemablend · Sep 23, 2025
The Black Phone: A Low-Paid Short Story Becomes Box Office Success Discover how Joe Hill's original short story, The Black Phone, transformed into a successful movie adaptation, proving the untapped potential of non-establ... Top News · Jan 27, 2024
Richard Roeper’s best movies of 2022 Some of the most enjoyable viewing time this year was spent with a horse rancher, a fledgling director, a symphony conductor and The Grabber. Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 23, 2022
All your burning questions about those creepy masks in 'The Black Phone,' answered Scott Derrickson's "The Black Phone" introduces the latest in a long line of iconic Universal Studios horror characters with the Grabber, a sadistic serial killer and part-time magician who wears a set of unsettlingly dynamic devil masks. Los Angeles Times · Jun 27, 2022
The Guardian - UK · Jun 26, 2022 The Black Phone review – Ethan Hawke shines in a supernatural chiller Director Scott Derrickson brings depth and dramatic detail to conventional horror themes
Inverse · Jun 23, 2022 The Black Phone ending explained: Are the ghosts in Joe Hill's story real? In Scott Derrickson's newest horror movie, a kidnapped teenager receives unlikely help from beyond. But is it all in his head?
Tribune News Service · Jun 23, 2022 Movie review: ‘The Black Phone’ a satisfying slice of dread-inducing terror Joe Hill grew up in an old house in Bangor, Maine, the basement of which was home to a disconnected phone he found “creepy and unsettling.”
Tribune News Service · Jun 22, 2022 Movie review: 'The Black Phone' a brutally violent take on recent horror trend There’s been a flood of throwback tween terror on movie screens and streaming services for the past few years: from “Stranger Things” to the newer “It” iterations, it’s been a banner era for floppy-haired pubescents in ringer tees. Scott Derrickson’s “The Black Phone” fits neatly into the subgenre, but this…
Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 22, 2022 From the haunting scares to the ’70s vibe, ‘The Black Phone’ gets everything right A boy abducted by a serial killer finds help from an unexpected source in the consistently chilling period piece.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 22, 2022 The Black Phone review – Ethan Hawke is eerily good in scary-clown kidnap horror Impressive performances help an uneven plot in this 70s-set kidnap horror based on a story by Stephen King’s son Joe Hill