The opening of a film needs to do a lot: pull the viewer in, set the tone, and define the stakes, all in a matter of minutes. It's no small feat — actually, it's pretty darn hard, yet some directors ...

The X-Men movie franchise has had its highs and lows, but one thing it’s rarely lacked is a memorable opening scene. From haunting beginnings to hilarious subversions, each film kicks off with a ...

Sometimes movies take some time to ease viewers into the show, while others set the tone immediately. The movies on this list are the latter. Whether it's a comedy like Dazed and Confused or an action ...

The opening scenes to these legendary horror movies have become some of cinema’s most iconic moments. Horror has been an incredibly popular genre for entertainment for well over a century, with the ...

Discover What’s Streaming On: Severance Season 2 may have taken nearly three years to arrive, but creator Dan Erickson and director/EP Ben Stiller’s pursuit of quality was well worth the wait. The ...

Writing from the Chicagoland area in Illinois, Robert is an avid movie watcher and will take just about any excuse to find time to go to his local movie theaters. Robert graduated from Bradley ...

Jeremy has more than 2100 published articles on Collider to his name, and has been writing for the site since February 2022. He's an omnivore when it comes to his movie-watching diet, so will gladly ...

Nadia Grace Mullings is a contributor and journalist for Game Rant, and has been a big fan of video gaming from a young age. Strong first impressions included point-and-click games on an old PC (way ...

Smile followed therapist Rose Cotter (Sosie Bacon), who was infected by the evil entity by one of her graduate students. Rose spends the movie trying to determine what the curse is and how to cure ...

Aya Tsintziras is a freelance writer who writes about TV, movies, and has a particular interest in the horror genre. She has a Political Science degree from the University of Toronto and a Masters of ...