After redefining the Western with his explosive revenge saga Django Unchained, Quentin Tarantino doubled down on the genre with an even darker and more experimental follow-up. Released in 2015, The Hateful Eight remains one of the director’s most unusual and polarizing films.

Nearly a decade later, the snowbound Western is finding new life online — with the film now streaming for free on Fawesome, giving audiences a chance to revisit Tarantino’s icy chamber drama. Set in post-Civil War Wyoming during a brutal winter storm, The Hateful Eight traps a group of strangers inside a remote stagecoach lodge as paranoia, secrets, and grudges begin to unravel.

The film centers on the definition of a stacked cast led by Samuel L. Jackson as Major Marquis Warren, Kurt Russell as John “The Hangman” Ruth, and Jennifer Jason Leigh as Daisy Domergue. The rest of the cabin is filled out by Walton Goggins as Chris Mannix, Demián Bichir as Bob, Tim Roth as Oswaldo Mobray, Michael Madsen as Joe Gage, Bruce Dern as General Sandy Smithers, James Parks as O.B. Jackson, and Channing Tatum as Jody Domergue.

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Is ‘The Hateful Eight’ Worth Watching?

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Collider’s review of the movie stated that The Hateful Eight did little to change entrenched opinions on Quentin Tarantino, but strongly rewarded those already attuned to his style. The film was described as a confident, deliberate Western that used confinement, dialogue, and escalating tension to interrogate race, violence, and power in post-Civil War America. While not a radical reinvention, it showcased Tarantino refining his craft through structure, ensemble work, and visual detail, particularly with the 65mm presentation. The review praised the explosive second half, razor-sharp performances — especially Jennifer Jason Leigh’s — and argued the film functioned as a dark, thematically rich companion piece to Django Unchained.

“The Hateful Eight may not be Tarantino’s ‘best’ film, but it doesn’t need to be. His return to the Western genre doesn’t feel like a retread of Django, but an essential exploration of themes that couldn’t be completely examined by just one movie, especially one that took place in the antebellum South. While I wouldn’t go so far as to call The Hateful Eight a spiritual sequel to Django, it’s definitely got the same weighty topics on its mind and Tarantino — ever loquacious, bratty, frustratingly brilliant, and shockingly witty — knows just what he wants to say. Hunker down and listen up.”

The Hateful Eight is streaming now on Fawesome.

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December 25, 2015

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188 minutes

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Bob Weinstein, Georgia Kacandes, Harvey Weinstein, Richard N. Gladstein, Shannon McIntosh

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Sci-fi TV shows have taken over the medium in the last few years, with every platform looking for its newest hit. Apple TV has plenty to hang its hat on between Severance, Silo, and Pluribus, while Netflix recently wrapped up its biggest sci-fi show of all time in Stranger Things. It’s certainly a tough genre to master — one could argue that there are far more misses than hits when it comes to sci-fi TV shows each year, but they all have one thing in common: a great writer. A cool world alone isn’t enough to make a compelling sci-fi show; there must be interesting characters and a layered plot for audiences to buy into.

Hulu has found a sci-fi show worth clinging to in Paradise, the gripping thriller led by Sterling K. Brown. The show starts as a simple murder mystery, but it’s evolved into something much greater as it continues to dive deeper into its ongoing Season 2. Aside from flashbacks with President Cal Bradford (James Marsden), the entirety of Paradise Season 1 takes place inside the bunker, but Season 2 sees Xavier Collins travel outside the bunker to search for his wife. He’s run into some trouble along the way, but so far, it’s nothing a former Secret Service agent can’t handle.

After a three-episode premiere just a few weeks ago, Paradise is already more than halfway through its eight-episode season. The sci-fi show is sitting handsomely at the top of Hulu streaming charts in America, and Disney+ streaming charts in international territories. Not all that surprising, considering the show holds a Certified Fresh 91% from critics on the aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes at the time of writing. It’s eerily similar to Silo, the aforementioned Apple TV sci-fi show led by Rebecca Ferguson.

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Has ‘Paradise’ Been Renewed for Season 3?

Hulu has yet to pick up Paradise for a third season officially, but this is likely more a matter of when rather than if. The show is performing well in the viewership category, and creator Dan Fogelman has been open about his three-season plan for the series. Sterling K. Brown recently confirmed that filming for Paradise Season 3 will begin in just a few months and go through the end of the summer, so a renewal announcement is likely imminent. The show will not go beyond Season 3.

Check out the first five episodes of Paradise Season 2 on Hulu or Disney+, and stay tuned to Collider for more updates and coverage on the future of the show.

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January 26, 2025

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Hulu

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Dan Fogelman

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Gandja Monteiro

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Jason Wilborn

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When was the last time you were scared while watching a horror movie?

And I mean really scared, the kind of freaked-out that stays with you long after the movie is over.

A24’s new horror movie, Undertone, does just that. The Canadian film, out now in theaters nationwide, achieves what few other films in the genre accomplish — it projects real menace and suggests evil is lurking right behind you.

It’s 2026’s scariest film to date and joins recent films like Hereditary and Skinamarink as superior examples of elevated horror. But how did first-time feature film director Ian Tuason make a scary movie for the ages? And why is The Sopranos, HBO’s classic mob series that is definitely not scary, a key influence?

What Is ‘Undertone’ About?

Undertone centers around Evy (The Handmaid’s Tale‘s Nina Kiri), a young Canadian woman who produces a popular supernatural podcast with remote co-host Justin (The White Lotus‘ Adam DiMarco) from her quiet Toronto home. With her mother in the last stages of an unnamed terminal illness upstairs, Evy wants nothing more than to focus on her work rather than deal with her mother’s inevitable death. But when Justin finds 10 tapes that document a young couple’s haunting, Evy soon realizes she can’t avoid the ghosts of her past, present and uncertain future.

If that plot description is a little vague, that’s on purpose. Part of the pleasure of watching Undertone is letting Tuason slowly reveal what it’s all about — and what it all means.

The Origins of ‘Undertone’: From Radio to a One-of-a-Kind Horror Film Experience

“[Undertone] started as a radio play. I used to listen to a lot of narrative podcasts like Mark Phillips’ Homecoming, which was later adapted into a Prime Video show starring Julia Roberts. I was big into The Black Tapes [by Paul Mae and Terry Miles], too. I was writing the part with Justin and Evy investigating these hidden messages in these audio files when COVID hit, and then my parents got sick. I moved back into their home [to take care of them], which coincidentally is where we shot Undertone.”

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“The Exorcist really freaked me out and traumatized me as a kid because it took something in your home that’s safe and weaponized it. What would happen if something similar happened to me when I was taking care of my mom? That feeling of your home safety being weaponized against you?”

“That was my answer to the next question I had: What does Evy do in between recording her podcasts? Oh, she’s taking care of her dying mom. Next thing I know, we’re filming.”

The Sounds of Terror

Undertone differs from most horror movies in that it relies more on sound to tell its story and generate its scares.

“The original script had more sound direction than camera direction,” Tuason admits. “I specifically wrote ‘the baby cries to the rear right’ in the script, and you hear that. I related everything to the frame. It’s easier for the sound editor to know what I’m thinking [and what I want].”

“I was heavily involved in the sound mix, so I just started pointing in different directions and advised them to put a bang [at a key moment in the story]. I got that idea from my background in virtual reality. I made a lot of VR content, which requires you to create a 3D soundscape. In VR, there isn’t a frame, there’s just a space.”

Undertone is a horror movie that plays with ambiguity. For the bulk of the movie, you’re not sure what’s happening to Evy. Is she imagining things? Or is she really experiencing an actual haunting, something she’s always been skeptical of believing in?

“That was intentional,’ Tuason confesses. “I wanted to maintain a feeling [of uncertainty.] What’s happening in the movie? [What Evy goes through] may or may not be paranormal, and you don’t know for sure because a faucet could turn on by itself, right? That sound she hears upstairs could be the wood expanding in the floorboards. Even when the lights turn off, and Evy sees a figure in the dark, it’s brief, and then the lights turn back on, and the figure is gone. I couldn’t write something and put it in there unless it could be plausibly explained.”

How ‘Undertone’ Elevates Horror — and Drew Inspiration from ‘The Sopranos’

The result is a scary movie like no other. Eschewing blood, guts and any need for a clear explanation, Undertone marinates in the terror of ambiguity. You can even call it “elevated horror,” even though that term has some negative connotations among genre fans.

“I just discovered that ‘elevated horror’ was an offensive term to some people. That surprised me. There’s no agreed-upon definition of what it actually means. Some people take it like ‘my horror is better than yours.’ And I can’t really define it either, but I know it when I see it, like Hereditary or The Babadook. Those movies were made by filmmakers who are experts in their craft.”

“When I was writing Undertone, I was taking ideas from different things that weren’t even in the horror genre. I took a lot from The Sopranos because I liked certain shots. I mean, some of Tony’s (James Gandolfini) dream sequences are really scary! Ultimately, I tried to make the best movie I could by making Undertone the scariest it could be.”

Mission accomplished, Ian.

Undertone is now playing in theaters.

Following the release of Christina Applegate‘s memoir, Sebastian Bach has issued an apology over the love triangle involving the actress and Brad Pitt. Reflecting on his younger days in the whirlwind world of rock ‘n’ roll, Bach acknowledged the past and apologized to anyone he may have hurt with his actions.

Sebastian Bach Apologizes Over 1989 Incident

Applegate’s memoir, “You with the Sad Eyes,” was released on March 3, and soon afterward, the media highlighted one anecdote in which she ditched Pitt for Bach in 1989.

At that time, Applegate was best known for her role as Kelly Bundy on the sitcom “Married… with Children,” while Pitt was a lesser-known actor at the beginning of his acting career. Bach, meanwhile, was the frontman for the heavy metal band Skid Row.

On March 12, Bach spoke with Billboard and addressed the story, saying he was “very surprised when that all hit.” The rock star then issued an apology to all those he may have hurt in the past.

“I apologize if I hurt her… if I hurt anybody. When you’re young you get thrown into the whirlwind of rock ‘n’ roll, meeting a lot of people and you better hold on tight. It’s like being on a roller coaster… It was a long time ago. If I hurt anybody, I apologize for it.” Bach said.

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Christina Applegate Shared Details In Her Memoir

In Applegate’s memoir, she wrote how she and Pitt had been “platonic” friends for a long time before she asked him to be her date at the 1989 MTV Video Music Awards.

However, Bach caught the 17-year-old actress’ attention at the ceremony. Applegate wrote, “Brad back then was still making his way as an actor, and he wasn’t yet THE Brad Pitt, the man of so many people’s dreams.” That night, she ended up leaving with Bach, while Pitt drove her mother home.

As the actress shared, she and Pitt didn’t speak for a long time after the incident, but had made amends years later. She wrote in her book that Pitt “deserved much better.” Later, Applegate discovered that Bach was in a relationship and had a baby.

The Actress Spoke About The Incident In 2015

In 2015, Applegate was a guest on “Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen,” and in the game Plead the Fifth, the actress was asked about leaving Pitt mid-date in 1989.

Cohen’s question was: “Who was the guy that you ditched Brad Pitt for?” Applegate took a moment before asking how many plead the fifths she had. At that point, she had already used up all her passes. Still, she refused to name the person.

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Cohen asked her questions, such as whether the person was famous or an actor. “Was he known to the public?” the host asked, to which Applegate replied, “Mmm hmm.” Applegate remained tight-lipped throughout the questions and didn’t drop a name.

Sebastian Bach Wrote About The Actress In His Book

In 2016, Bach was on a radio show when he revealed that he was the guy Applegate ditched Pitt for. In his memoir, “18 and Life on Skid Row,” released that same year, he wrote that he and the actress “hit it off” in an instant. He said Applegate was “very nice, very beautiful, and very famous,” and part of why he pursued her was he thought it would be “good for the band.”

He was in a relationship with a woman named Maria back then, but in his mind, he thought, “No rings? No strings.” Although he said he pursued Applegate, he revealed that they did not sleep together, adding that he was “attached” to Maria, and Applegate was so young.

“So there was a time on this earth when Sebastian Bach was, like, a hotter lay than Brad Pitt. Of course, that’s going in the book! I’ve gotta tell somebody that,” Bach said in the radio show.

Sebastian Bach Wanted A Skid Row Reunion

Skid Row formed in 1986 in New Jersey and rose to fame in the late ’80s, releasing multi-platinum albums and songs, such as “18 and Life,” “I Remember You,” and “Youth Gone Wild.”

Bach joined the band as the frontman in 1987, helping define Skid Row’s sound with his stage presence and powerful vocal chops. He left the band in late 1996 due to disagreements over the band’s direction.

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In February, Bach said he had wanted to reunite with his former bandmates to perform as Skid Row once again, but it seemed unlikely. “The more I keep saying yes, yes, yes, but they don’t do anything, then I’m like, well, I mean, at some point, it’s like beating my head against a wall,” he noted.

Fans of Dolly Parton had grown increasingly concerned after the country music icon missed some scheduled appearances in recent months due to health concerns. Now, the singer has made her first major public appearance, offering reassurance to supporters who had been worried about her health.

Dolly Parton Explained Her Absence From Public Events

On March 13, Parton attended the opening day celebration of Dollywood’s 41st season, delivering the keynote address to the large crowd. The Queen of Country co-owns Dollywood, a theme park in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, that opened in the ’80s.

It was Parton’s first major appearance since revealing some health issues last year. Addressing the crowd, the singer shared the reasons why she hadn’t been seen in public the past several months. “I’ve had a few little health issues, and we’re taking good care of them. I just kind of got worn down and worn out, grieving over Carl and a lot of other little things going on,” she explained.

Parton said that she needed the time to regroup “spiritually, emotionally, and physically,” adding, “All is good. It didn’t slow me down.”

The Singer’s Husband Died In March 2025

For six decades, Parton shared a loving and devoted marriage with Carl Thomas Dean, who famously preferred to remain out of the public eye.

The two met outside a laundromat in Nashville in 1964 when Parton was 18 and Dean was 21. Two years later, they married in an intimate ceremony. The couple renewed their wedding vows for their 50th wedding anniversary in 2016, and Dean recalled the moment he first saw Parton.

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“My first thought was ‘I’m gonna marry that girl.’ My second thought was, ‘Lord she’s good lookin’. And that was the day my life began. I wouldn’t trade the last 50 years for nothing on this earth,” Dean stated, per ET Online.

Dean passed away in March 2025 after a long illness. In an interview with The Independent after her husband’s passing, Parton said, “Part of me was at peace that he was at peace and not suffering anymore. But that still doesn’t make up for the loss and the loneliness of it.”

Dolly Parton Had A Kidney Stone Infection

In September 2025, Parton skipped a Dollywood event, instead sending a video telling the crowd the reason for her non-appearance. She had a kidney stone that turned into an infection, and was advised by her doctor not to travel. “Don’t worry about me, I’m gonna be okay. Just can’t do it today,” she assured her fans.

That same month, the “Jolene” singer made an announcement postponing her December Las Vegas residency, citing health issues. Although she didn’t provide details about her health, she did say that she had to undergo “a few procedures.” Parton assured her fans that she won’t be “quitting the business” but needed some time to recuperate and put together a show that her fans deserved.

Parton also missed an event where she was inducted into the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions Hall of Fame and skipped the Academy Governors Awards, where she was awarded an honorary Oscar.

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The Queen Of Country Skipped Her Birthday Celebration

On January 19, Parton celebrated her 80th birthday. The Grand Ole Opry House hosted a birthday weekend celebration for the country icon. However, as The Blast previously reported, Parton wasn’t able to attend the festivities.

Parton expressed her deep gratitude to the Opry in a video and said she wished she could be there. The singer didn’t give a reason for her absence, but she appeared happy and healthy.

Fans sent birthday greetings to Parton, while some were concerned about her health. One commented, “What’s wrong with Dolly, is she still under the weather as in sick or she’s got other things going on? I’m starting to get worried about her.”

Another user wrote, “Let her get some rest. She hasn’t had the time to get over her precious husband, Carl.”

“God bless her and keep her safe. She’s such a treasure,” one commented.

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Dollywood’s New Attraction

Dollywood kicks off its 41st season with the “I Will Always Love You Festival,” a celebration of Parton’s hit songs, which will run through April 12.

In addition, the theme park has a brand new attraction, the NightFlight Expedition. The $50 million roller coaster features immersive elements, and according to Dollywood President Eugene Naughton, it will be the longest ride in the park at 5.5 minutes long.

“We have half a million gallons of water that’s going to rush by you as you’re riding NightFlight Expedition, and you’re going to get a chance to really, truly feel what it’s like to whitewater raft,” Naughton teased.

With the new attraction, they are hoping to attract more visitors and eventually have Dollywood open all-year-round. Dollywood’s 41st season will close in January 3, 2027.

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Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro have often been associated with one another because of their shared connection with Martin Scorsese. Due to the consistent quality of DiCaprio’s current output, he is considered to be the “De Niro” of his generation. Both men have been highly awarded by the Oscars; De Niro has a total of nine nominations (including Best Picture as a producer on The Irishman) and two wins, and DiCaprio has eight nominations (including Best Picture as a producer on The Wolf of Wall Street) and one single victory in the Best Actor category for The Revenant. Perhaps more impressive is the fact that both DiCaprio and De Niro have been in twelve films that were nominated for Best Picture. De Niro first appeared in a Best Picture-nominated film with The Godfather: Part II (for which he also won Best Supporting Actor), and DiCaprio was in Titanic, which tied the record for the most wins with eleven (alongside Ben-Hur and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King), even though he was not personally nominated.

De Niro and DiCaprio are not the only actors to have picked up significant attention from the Academy; Jack Nicholson has been in ten Best Picture nominees, earned the most nominations of any male actor with twelve, and tied the record for most individual wins for a male actor (alongside Daniel Day-Lewis and Sean Penn). Other actors with a significant number of appearances in Best Picture nominees include Tom Hanks (nine), Brad Pitt (nine), Gregory Peck (eight), Harrison Ford (eight), and, curiously enough, Jesse Plemons with seven, including his role alongside De Niro and DiCaprio in Killers of the Flower Moon. However, DiCaprio and De Niro have shown a consistent interest in working with great directors, which explains why they’ve been in so many classics.

Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro Have Impressive Filmographies

De Niro has the benefit of being older than DiCaprio, and has been appearing in great films for over half a century. His filmography is not nearly as consistent as he has certainly been in disasters like Righteous Kill and Dirty Grandpa, but De Niro has evolved as a star who has been relevant in every generation. Some of his contemporaries, such as Dustin Hoffman and Al Pacino, started their careers off very strong, but didn’t appear in as many acclaimed films in the latter half of their resumes in the 21st century. De Niro has never failed to do interesting work, and hasn’t cared about the size of his role; his performance in the Best Picture nominee American Hustle was little more than a cameo. De Niro’s name is enough to signify that the Academy should take notice, given that his Oscar-winning role in the Best Picture winner The Godfather: Part II was also his breakout. Playing a younger version of Marlon Brando’s character from the original The Godfather seemed like an impossible task, but De Niro pulled it off, making Vito Corleone the first character to be portrayed in two Oscar-winning performances (a record that would be tied by the Joker and West Side Story’s Maria).

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DiCaprio has a slightly more complicated history with the Academy, given that he was nominated for his breakthrough child performance in What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, but would be snubbed for over ten years for his excellent roles in Titanic, The Basketball Diaries, Catch Me if You Can, and Gangs of New York. While the Internet took an interest in the fact that he hadn’t won, DiCaprio’s physical transformation in The Revenant was impossible to ignore. Since winning the Oscar, DiCaprio has only been more selective in his roles, as the last film he was in that didn’t get a Best Picture nomination was The Great Gatsby thirteen years ago.

De Niro and DiCaprio Have Been in 3 Films Together

Although they both developed longstanding partnerships with Scorsese, DiCaprio and De Niro finally shared the screen in Killers of the Flower Moon, an epic which earned an impressive ten nominations, despite zero wins. It was a major comeback for De Niro, who received his first acting nomination since Silver Linings Playbook for one of the most terrifying roles of his entire career. While DiCaprio was unfortunately snubbed in a tight Best Actor race, his efforts to promote the film certainly helped it perform better at the box office and allowed for a breakout moment for Lily Gladstone, who stole the film with her heartbreaking performance. Now that it has finally been issued on physical media with the Criterion 4K, Killers of the Flower Moon is being more broadly accepted as the modern masterpiece that it is.

DiCaprio and De Niro also appeared in two other films together that haven’t received as much fanfare, although both are quite good. This Boy’s Life was a powerful domestic drama featuring DiCaprio as a young boy and De Niro as his abusive stepfather, and has held up as a great coming-of-age story; they also appeared together in the generational family melodrama Marvin’s Room, which earned Diane Keaton a nomination for Best Actress. It’s not clear yet if they will be reuniting anytime soon, as DiCaprio is currently filming the new Scorsese film What Happens At Night with Jennifer Lawrence, and De Niro will next be seen in the comedy sequel Focker-In-Law. However, DiCaprio does appear to be fulfilling a different part of the De Niro legacy because of his involvement in the new Michael Mann film Heat 2, where it is strongly rumored that he will be playing Neil, the character that De Niro played in the 1995 classic. The original Heat was snubbed by the Oscars, but DiCaprio’s involvement might be enough to generate more awards attention for the sequel.

Killers of the Flower Moon is available to stream on Apple TV+ in the U.S.