Chris Evangelista
Expertise
Horror Movies, Steven Spielberg Movies, Film Festivals
- Chris hosts the 21st Century Spielberg podcast.
- Chris co-wrote two YA horror books — "The House on Creep Street" and "Beware the Monstrous Manther!" — under the pen name The Blood Brothers.
- Chris is a member of the Critics Choice Association.
Experience
Chris Evangelista lives in Philadelphia — well, technically New Jersey, but let's keep that quiet. Chris has contributed to Fangoria, Mashable, The Guardian, The Playlist, Nerdist, and more. He is the Chief Film Critic of /Film as well as an editor. He writes the daily /Film newsletter.
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Stories By Chris Evangelista
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Spaceman, in which a lonely astronaut meets a giant friendly spider, is worth seeing for Adam Sandler's dedicated dramatic performance.
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Schindler's List is one of the most important films of Steven Spielberg's career, but he had to work his way up to making it.
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While filming the Netflix sci-fi film Spaceman, some wirework left star Adam Sandler in real pain.
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The producers of the 1989 Pet Sematary adaptation had a problem with one scene, but Stephen King made sure it didn't get cut.
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Most of the cast of 1960s The Addams Family TV show are no longer with us, but here are the remaining actors alive.
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Conan O'Brien was offered a huge amount of money to go host a show on Fox, but an offer from NBC made him stay put.
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The indie horror film Lovely, Dark, and Deep has great, scary atmosphere, but is that enough? Read our review and find out.
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Dune: Part Two is massive, challenging, and overwhelming. But like the first film, it feels incomplete. Here's our review.
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Is Disney still planning to make Aladdin 2? Star Mena Massoud provided an update of sorts somewhat recently.
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The new Salem's Lot movie has been finished for years and yet still has no release date - and Stephen King wants to know why.
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There are a lot of bad Stephen King movies, and then there's The Lawnmower Man, the bad Stephen King movie that inspired a lawsuit.
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In his long, illustrious career, Stephen King only directed one movie - and the results were disastrous. Let's talk about Maximum Overdrive.
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Here are the major The French Connection actors still alive. They may not be working right now, but they're still with us.
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Stephen King and Steven Spielberg have never worked together, but they came very close with what would become the miniseries Rose Red.
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Zodiac is the very best movie of David Fincher's career. It's also a box office flop.
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In 1992, Stephen King unleashed his weirdest movie: Sleepwalkers, the story of a mother and son cat monsters who have sex with each other.
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American Psycho author Bret Easton Ellis is making his feature directorial debut with a horror movie starring Joseph Quinn.
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Can Deadpool save the MCU? Let's find out by watching the Deadpool and Wolverine Super Bowl trailer, shall we?
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Let's take a look at the actors still alive from the original 1976 horror classic The Omen, shall we?
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If you watch Lisa Frankenstein this weekend (and you should) you might notice a familiar voice.
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Stephen King's novel Holly is being turned into a TV series from the producer of the Mr. Mercedes show.
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Hunter Schafer leads the new horror movie Cuckoo. Watch a very quick, very ominous teaser trailer right here.
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Wondering what Margot Robbie is doing after Barbie? Wonder no more! She'll co-star with Colin Farrell in a movie from After Yang filmmaker Kogonada.
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Lots of people got whacked on The Sopranos. Here, we look at everyone Tony Soprano personally killed with his own hands. Spoilers follow!
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A new Evil Dead movie, described as an Evil Dead spin-off, is on the way from up-and-coming filmmaker Sébastien Vaniček.
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Martin Scorsese and his daughter Francesca have teamed up for a cute Super Bowl commercial for Squarespace. Watch it right here.
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If you're wondering how to watch Curb Your Enthusiasm as the show comes to an end this year, we're here to help.