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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Nicolas Cage will star in The Carpenter's Son, a horror movie about Jesus' childhood years.
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Goodfellas arguably features Ray Liotta's best performance, but working on the film wasn't easy for the actor due to personal tragedy.
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John Carpenter originally passed on directing the horror movie The Thing because he loved the original movie so much.
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Director Martin Scorsese once revealed one of his favorite personal movies, but he doesn't like to rewatch it.
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A funny moment from John Carpenter's Big Trouble in Little China was improvised by star Kurt Russell.
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Point Break, the best Patrick Swayze movie, almost killed the actor a few times.
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Someone asked Dune: Part Two director Denis Villeneuve some NSFW questions about the film, and he was nice enough to answer.
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Director Steven Spielberg recalls some strange behavior from actor John Belushi on the set of 1941.
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Ryan Gosling regrets one specific element of his work in Damien Chazelle's musical drama La La Land.
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The best horror movies streaming in May 2024 are designed to make your skin crawl and disgust you. Arachnophobes beware.
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Jerry Seinfeld's ridiculous Pop-Tart origin story Unfrosted isn't a great movie, but it will still probably make you laugh. Here's our review.
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There are two different Evil Dead movies headed our way, and the possibilities for the films are kind of endless.
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Director John Carpenter received some wild and crazy studio notes when making In the Mouth of Madness.
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The horror movie Leprechaun was originally written to be much scarier than the final film ended up being.
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Want to watch The Notebook, starring Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams? You're in luck: it's streaming right now.
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The Simpsons alien characters Kang and Kodos almost made an appearance in The Simpsons movie. Almost.
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The Simpsons recently killed off Larry, a character who was always hanging around in the background of the show.
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Kurt Russell came up with a specific bit of costuming for Snake Plissken in John Carpenter's Escape From New York.
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The Blair Witch Project is back in the news, so let's look back and rank the three films in the franchise.
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Act fast and watch these movies and TV shows leaving Netflix in May of 2024.
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Director John Carpenter once commented on what he considers to be the hardest movie he's ever made, and it's not what you might think.
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Here's why beloved All in the Family character Edith Bunker died over the course of the show.
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The Rotten Tomatoes reviews for Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon Part Two are here, and they're not very positive.
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When Jennifer Aniston was cast in the horror movie Leprechaun, the studio had one condition - and Aniston said no.
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Get ready for some serious action! We're bringing you all three Equalizer movies ranked from worst to best.
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Whether you love or hate them, you have to admit Zack Snyder movies make for great trailers. Here are the best of the best, ranked.
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Zack Snyder says he talked to Leonardo DiCaprio about playing Lex Luthor in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.