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‘The Terror’ Director Explains Why Season 3’s Monster Works Best When You Can’t See It
[Editor’s note: The following contains spoilers for The Terror: Devil in Silver Episode 2.]
Summary
From showrunners Chris Cantwell (Halt and Catch Fire) and Victor LaValle (The Changeling), who wrote the novel the third season of the anthology series is based on, The Terror: Devil in Silver follows Pepper (Dan Stevens) as he finds himself committed to New Hyde Psychiatric Hospital. A working-class man with a temper who’s just trying to figure things out while struggling every step of the way, Pepper quickly realizes that something sinister is lurking that he may ultimately have to face if he’s ever going to get out of the institution and back to his life.
Collider recently got the opportunity to chat one-on-one with Karyn Kusama, who directed the first two episodes of the series, about her choices in blending fear and psychology horror for savvy audiences. During the interview, she discussed finding the vibe of the story, figuring out just how much gore to show, what made Stevens such a great collaborator as the star and executive producer, and figuring out just how much of the monster to show in Episode 2. She also reflected on her first film as a writer/director, Girlfight starring Michelle Rodriguez, what attracted her to the upcoming Amazon series Life Is Strange, based on the critically acclaimed video game, the love she still hears when it comes to Jennifer’s Body, and what she thinks of the sequel script that she hopes will get made.
Director Karyn Kusama Wanted To Create a Claustrophobic Vibe for the World of ‘The Terror: Devil in Silver’
“The sense of a lack of agency was the most important thing to set up and establish visually and emotionally for the characters.”
Collider: Because you directed the first two episodes, you really set up the vibe of this series, and this series really is very much a vibe. What sort of vibe did you want to bring to this, to set up the season and the story that’s being told, to really create that mood?
KARYN KUSAMA: Once our lead character, Pepper, lands at New Hyde Psychiatric Hospital, he really doesn’t see much daylight. With the exception of a few scenes, he really is like the rest of the community of patients around him. They’re pretty much stuck there. That sense of claustrophobia and the sense of a lack of agency was the most important thing to set up and establish visually and emotionally for the characters.
It’s very effective to go from the opening scene in the hospital, and then introduce us to Pepper outside, before you go back into the hospital. This starts off in the hospital with something that’s happened to one of the patients, and we only see glimpses of that body. How did you decide what to show us and what not to show us, in that moment?
KUSAMA: It’s such an interesting question because we really had to grapple with that. On the one hand, it could have been extremely gory, and we could have seen a lot of it. But the issue with that is that it’s also the opening of our show. And in fact, we’re not introducing our main character yet. And so, we really did have to strike a balance between presenting a series of questions for the audience like, what is this place? Why is this the beginning of a show that we think stars Dan Stevens versus setting up real peril or real mystery? We probably looked and relooked, and cut and recut that cold open almost more than anything else in the first two episodes because it really did require a lot of balancing of tones to get it right.
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Showing us other people’s reactions without showing us the full body works so well. What did you tell the actors? What were they looking at to know how to react?
KUSAMA: Sometimes they were looking at a human who was in a contorted position. Sometimes they were looking, just for the sake of enacting the scene, at a really good prosthetic character. The horror of it was actually pretty apparent. Honestly, when we walked in the room, even if the prosthetic body was there, it was something we didn’t really want to look at very much. As I get older, I really want to look at bodies and violence to bodies responsibly. Just even being in the space with that was disturbing, to be honest.
Just entering that hospital room and seeing the contorted hands gives a sense of creepiness and unease that make you want to immediately get back out of that room.
KUSAMA: Totally. Oh, God, yeah. Part of it is setting up that this is an empty bed now and somebody else will land in that room. And then, we introduce Pepper to say, “Welcome to the next patient at New Hyde.”
This series definitely feels much more like a psychological build over each episode, which I always find more terrifying.
KUSAMA: We were definitely looking at the series as part of a tradition of horror, and even monster movies, where you actually see a lot less of a literal monster than you suggest it. In the case of this story, it was important that the audience feel like the monster was as much a part of our brain scape as it was in the outside world. Asking the question, do we create monsters or do monsters create us? was a little bit a question of the series.
Director Karyn Kusama Says Dan Stevens Was a Wonderful Creative Partner on ‘The Terror: Devil in Silver’
“He really is one of the most skillful, prepared, thoughtful actors I’ve gotten the great opportunity to work with.”
What do you think made Dan Stevens the right actor to not only bring Pepper to life, but to also be an executive producer on this?
KUSAMA: He was such a wonderful creative partner for us. First of all, he’s a great actor. He really is one of the most skillful, prepared, thoughtful actors I’ve gotten the great opportunity to work with. We had all known that about him. We had all done our research and heard only good things about him. It was also just nice to work with somebody who brought an incredible amount of intelligence to the character, but also just the world of the story. He really understood that once Pepper gets to New Hyde, he has to learn to bond and engage and empathize with all these people that he assumes are so different from him. That was a touchstone for the character, but also something I think Dan just really understood how to play.
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In episode one, you have that moment in the long, dark hallway when the man’s face starts to droop around his eyes and mouth, and then he pushes it back into place, which made it all even creepier. Did you know how that was going to look and how you wanted that to look? Did you intentionally want that to be something that feels off and wrong, but isn’t full-on horrific yet?
KUSAMA: The idea that in our world there are real ghouls was what we played with. As far as I’m concerned, if you just open a paper today, there’s no shortage of ghouls to choose from. I often wonder, when is this person in high office just going to pull their face off and reveal whatever machinery is underneath that confirms their lack of humanity? I actually felt like that was something that I really responded to in the script right away, this concept of the mask falling. We had a lot of interesting visual references, but we played quite a bit with the wonderful actor, John Benjamin Hickey, actually putting his face in as many grotesque positions as possible so we could work with all of that to create that effect. I think we got to a pretty good place that was very scary and gross, but then strangely real when he puts his face back in place. It’s also kind of funny. There’s a grim humor to it, that he just pushes it back in place.
In episode two, you strap down Dan Stevens and muzzle his mouth? Is there a time limit for how long you can strap down and gag the star of your show? How long did you keep him like that?
KUSAMA: Oh, yeah, we really had to be mindful of what was physically happening to him. He does a great job of playing terrified by that entrapment and by being bound like that. We definitely had to be mindful of how uncomfortable it was for him. So, the answer is a few minutes at a time. We had to check in with him frequently.
‘The Terror: Devil in Silver’ Takes a Less Is More Approach to Showing the Monster
“I don’t feel as excited anymore by seeing monsters in horror films because I’m a little bit desensitized.”
At the end of episode two, you also have that moment where we see glimpses of what this thing in the hospital might be, but we get a feel for it really through the physicality and the reactions that Pepper has to it. What was it like to figure out the balance of how much to show in that moment and how much to show the reaction of it?
KUSAMA: All of us on the team, like I hope a lot of our audience, have seen a lot of horror, we’ve seen a lot of great monsters, and we’ve seen a lot of incredible effects already. And so, with that in mind, we knew that we were the kind of show that had to approach it differently. We were modestly budgeted. We didn’t have the resources to see everything. But the fact is that I don’t feel as excited anymore by seeing monsters in horror films because I’m a little bit desensitized. It was an interesting challenge, but an exciting challenge to think about, how do we invoke the horror of these moments with the least amount of monster possible? Thematically, it was also important that we not over-literalize the monster. The fact is that everyone sees a different monster in this hospital. We really had to be mindful of how, when we say psychological horror, we really mean it with this particular hospital and the monster that haunts it.
I have been a fan of your work since Girlfight. I love that movie, and I love the work you did with Michelle Rodriguez in that movie. How do you feel about that movie, 26 years after it came out? It was the first movie you directed, and you also wrote it. Do you think about it any differently now or appreciate it more, after all this time and all these projects that you’ve done since then?
KUSAMA: First of all, thank you so much for that question. I appreciate it so much. I do think about it a little differently. I was really trying to make a pure statement about a complicated young woman struggling to find a place in the world and honestly find herself in her own physical body, and I feel like that arc for that character mirrors my own. I’m really just trying to find meaning for myself, but within my larger world and with my community and, very simply, in my physical self, day to day. Now that I’m older and very solidly in middle age, I ask myself that question about what it means to be alive here on Earth quite regularly. In a funny way, I think that movie, consciously or not, was a distillation of a lot of the kinds of work I’ve been interested in doing since then.
You’ve signed on to direct the Amazon series Life Is Strange, and I read an article that said if anyone can understand showcasing the horror of being a teenage girl, it’s you. Having seen so many of your previous projects, I can see why they might think that. What attracted you to that project and that story, and what’s it been like to approach that material?
KUSAMA: I’m still approaching it. I’m prepping it now. I just loved the grim humor that comes from being a young woman, and the sense of feeling both endless possibilities ahead of you and narrowing possibilities ahead of you, as a young woman. I think that’s the question a lot of young people face. I just happen to feel like I know the female perspective of that quite well. And I just loved what (creator) Charlie Covell did with the show. They’re an incredible writer and thinker and creator. I’m really honored to get to work on it, and I’m really excited for it.
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“I’m just knocking on wood to hope that it hapepns.”
Last year, you said that Diablo Cody was writing a Jennifer’s Body sequel. Do you know if she’s finished it? Have you read it? What’s happening with that?
KUSAMA: Yeah. We’re talking about making it. I’m just knocking on wood to hope that it happens because it exists, and it’s a truly fresh, dazzling continuation of the story. I’m really excited by it.
Obviously, there’s no way you could have known the life that movie would have taken on since it came out.
KUSAMA: No, I could not have predicted it.
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Are you surprised fans are still holding onto it? It’s not something that lasted a couple of years and then they moved on. They’re still hanging onto it.
KUSAMA: That’s so nice to hear. I have so many movies and television shows that I hang onto still with the sense of, “Wow, that thing sort of saved my life in that moment.” I knew when I made that movie that I wanted to make something I would have wanted to see when I was 17 or 18. The fact that it took some time to find some of its most rabid fans, but that it also has stayed relevant for the people who watched it when it first came out in the theaters, I just feel so gratified because I always knew the movie was better than the way it was being received when it came out. I always understood that about it, which is maybe naivete or denial or some kind of insane ego on my part. I was always just confident in the work. And so, the fact that it got discovered and rediscovered over the years gives me a sense of so much joy and hope in audiences.
I feel like there might not have been a project like Yellowjackets, which you’ve also directed, if there hadn’t been something like Jennifer’s Body before it. It feels like the existence of one opened a pathway for the other.
KUSAMA: Oh, cool. I’m happy to hear that. I don’t disagree.
The Terror: Devil in Silver airs is available on AMC+ and Shudder.
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2018 – 2025-00-00
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AMC, Shudder, AMC+
- Showrunner
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David Kajganich, Soo Hugh, Christopher Cantwell
- Directors
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Tim Mielants, Edward Berger, Sergio Mimica-Gezzan, Fred Toye, Karyn Kusama, Michael Lehmann, Josef Kubota Wladyka, Lily Mariye, Toa Fraser, Meera Menon
- Writers
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David Kajganich, Shannon Goss, Tony Tost, Steven Hanna, Andres Fischer-Centeno, Benjamin Endsley Klein, Danielle Roderick, Alessandra DiMona, Josh Parkinson
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Diamond Brown Calls Chris Brown An “IG Dad,” Texts (PHOTOS)
Diamond Brown is calling Chris Brown an “IG Dad” while airing out their alleged text messages.
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Diamond Brown Calls Chris Brown An “IG Dad” While Airing OUT Their Alleged Text Messages
On Tuesday, June 9, Diamond Brown took to her now-deleted Instagram account to share a few posts to her Story. Furthermore, the posts showed alleged screenshots with a contact identified as “CB.” In an initial text, dated February 18, she wrote that he does not control her or have a say in her personal relationships. Subsequently, she explained that he has his own life and a baby on the way. Ultimately, she told the singer to focus on consistently showing up for his children and keeping their communication strictly to co-parenting.
On March 26, Chris allegedly responded to her, saying that she hates him, but whenever she wants him, he’s there. Furthermore, he told her that she always turns him on, so she should stop being a “b***h.”
In her final post, she chastised the singer, calling him an “IG dad.”
Social Media Reacts
Social media users slid in TSR’s comment section with reactions to Diamond Brown’s message and alleged texts with Chris Brown.
Instagram user @say.somee_ wrote, “He didn’t give one damn”
While Instagram user @keryivellises added, “I’m actually glad she posted this bc yall swore up and down she was jealous/bitter about Jada but he was doing all this while Jada was pregnant!!! Smh Diamond has been quiet for a long time. She could have been aired this out but people reach a breaking point where enough is enough.”
Instagram user @bahnnybunny wrote, “Can you stop stressing him out before the tour? I need those 1-2 steps immaculate 😂”
While Instagram user @_.__llaraa_._ added, “Mind you, chris brown is pushing 40″
Instagram user @dedecantey wrote, “It’s crazy because I love him, but I like her lol she doesn’t seem weak”
While Instagram user @jennybabyxo_ added, “Damn Jada that’s how Breezy be moving on yo ass 😂😂😂”
Instagram user @therealaquariusjook wrote, “She spelled a working hard dad wrong 😂dat man be touring so u can have the lifestyle u want”
While Instagram user @dckash_ added, “It can get ugly before it gets beautiful 📠✍🏽😂”
Instagram user @honeybunnjae2.0 wrote, “Just give me his #”
While Instagram user @thatstorm_ added, “It took a month for him to respond ??? 😂”
Instagram user @the.affirmation.oracle wrote, “Ohhh so Hate Me was about Diamond ? 😏”
While Instagram user @xx.liliiii added, “n***a said you turn me on LMFAOOOOO what is wrong with him”
Here’s What Happened Before Diamond Brown Called Chris Brown An “IG Dad” While Airing OUT Their Alleged Text Messages
As The Shade Room previously reported, in April, Diamond Brown filed a paternity suit against Chris Brown, requesting primary physical and legal custody fo their daughter, Lovely. Earlier this month, Chris responded to her petition, requesting joint custody.
More recently, Diamond Brown appeared to throw shade at Brown with her social media re-posts — one dating as recently as earlier this week.
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Sienna Miller and Oli Green’s Relationship Timeline
Sienna Miller met actor Oli Green at a Halloween party thrown by a mutual friend, but it wasn’t exactly love at first sight.
“I was like, ‘This is absurd. This will not go anywhere,’” she told British Vogue in December 2023. “He worked hard to persuade me to go out for a drink with him.”
Miller previously dated Jude Law on and off from 2004 to 2011. She moved on with Tom Sturridge, whom she dated from 2011 to 2015. The pair welcomed daughter Marlowe in July 2012.
After Miller connected with Green, Emily Blunt tagged along for one of their New York City dates in early 2022. Blunt told British Vogue that she sees “so much of” her longtime friend in Green, especially “that free-spirited, curious, guileless thing that he has.”
The couple made their red carpet debut in March 2022. More than one year later, it was reported that Miller is pregnant with the couple’s first baby together. The Daily Mail confirmed in January 2024 that she gave birth to a baby girl. Miller revealed she is pregnant with her and Green’s second child at the British Fashion Awards in December 2025.
Miller confirmed in May 2026 that she and Green welcomed their second child together. News broke in June 2026 that the couple is engaged.
Keep scrolling for a look back at Miller and Green’s complete relationship timeline:
February 2022
Miller and Green were first linked after being spotted on a date in New York City.

March 2022
The couple were seen leaving Royal Albert Hall together in London after the BAFTAs. Later that month, Miller and Green made their relationship red carpet official at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills.
April 2022
Miller revealed to Elle UK that she chose to freeze her eggs when she turned 40. She shared that the pressure of her biological timeline was a “really loud noise.”
“Biology is incredibly cruel on women in that decade — that’s the headline, or it certainly was for me,” she explained. “Then I got to 40 and I froze some eggs. Having been really focused on the need to have another baby, I’m just like, if it happens, it happens. That kind of existential threat has dissipated.”
August 2023
One month after she sparked pregnancy rumors in St. Tropez, Miller showed off her growing baby bump while wearing a bikini on vacation in Ibiza.

September 2023
Miller bared her baby bump in an ivory Schiaparelli ensemble while attending the Vogue World: London event.
December 2023
Miller graced the cover of British Vogue 28 weeks into her pregnancy and opened up about her relationship with Green. At the time, the couple had recently moved into their own place after living at Green’s parents’ home in West London.
“I don’t think you can legislate on matters of the heart,” she said, addressing her 14-year age gap with Green. “I certainly have never been able to.”
January 2024
News broke that Miller gave birth to their baby girl.
May 2024
Miller reflected on her vacation with Green to the Maldives, revealing the babymoon was their first couples’ trip. “When Oli and I were preparing for the trip we realized that we’d never actually been on holiday, just the two of us, in our entire relationship,” she wrote in an essay penned for The Sunday Times. “So it was really magical to have that time together, thinking about each other and the baby that was about to arrive.”

June 2024
“I didn’t expect to take it seriously,” Miller told Harper’s Bazaar of the early days of her and Green’s romance. “And then quite quickly, I fell in love.”
Miller recalled being surprised by Green’s age when they met. “I wasn’t like, ‘I’m gonna get a younger boyfriend,’” she recalled. “It was more, ‘F–k! Why are you young? That’s so annoying.’”
Looking back, the actress said their 14-year age gap has actually been positive. “There is a difference in the way that generation of men respect women,” Miller added. “It’s specific to him, he is very wise and well-adjusted, but I do believe it’s also that generation. They have grown up with a slightly more level playing field. I see it in his female friends as well as in the men.”
December 2025
Miller showed off her baby bump at the British Fashion Awards in December 2025, revealing that she and Green are expecting their second baby.
May 2026
Miller told E! News that she and Green had welcomed their second baby.
“It’s happened,” she told the outlet. “I have a tiny baby next door. It feels like stringing sentences together is a bit challenging. I’m on very little sleep, but I’m madly in love with my baby.”
June 2026
Days after Miller was spotted with a ring on her left hand, E! News confirmed that she and Green are engaged. Us Weekly reached out for comment at the time.
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“The Pitt” star reveals another character is leaving the ER ahead of season 3: 'I'm scared and nervous'
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Apple TV’s Best Detective Thriller Goes Full ‘Mindhunter’ in Final Season 2 Sneak Peek [Exclusive]
Apple TV is quietly having one of the biggest years in the streamer’s history, with new projects across the board in various genres taking the world by storm. The most popular show on Apple TV at the time of writing is Your Friends & Neighbors, which stars Jon Hamm. Apple TV has already picked up the series for Season 3, and it’s all but guaranteed that it will be back for more episodes sometime next year. The biggest movie on Apple TV right now is F1, the Brad Pitt-led racing blockbuster that’s now spent nearly six months at the top of streaming charts. Apple TV has become known for its dedicated work in the sci-fi genre with shows like Severance and Pluribus, but the streaming service has expanded enough to have hits sure to please fans of all preferences.
Another show that has returned to Apple TV this year and is taking the world by storm is Criminal Record, the hit proceduralled by Peter Capaldi and Cush Jumbo. The first season of Criminal Record premiered back at the beginning of 2024, and the show finally returned to streaming in April after a two-year hiatus. Criminal Record Season 2 is finally set to come to a head tomorrow, but before it does, Collider is thrilled to partner with Apple TV to debut an exclusive sneak peek at the final episode. The new sneak peek shows Daniel and June going full Mindhunter in an intense interrogation of a suspect, warning him that if he doesn’t confess, everything is going to come raining down on his head.
What Is ‘Criminal Record’ About?
An official synopsis for Criminal Record, which holds an impressive 90% score from critics on Rotten Tomatoes, reads as follows: “When an anonymous tip implicates a wrongly convicted man in an old murder case, ambitious DS June Lenker (played by Cush Jumbo) collides with seasoned DCI Daniel Hegarty (played by Peter Capaldi) in a tug-of-war over truth and justice. A gripping London crime thriller about race, power, and institutional corruption.”
Criminal Record was written and created for TV by Paul Rutman, who is also known for his work writing Summers and Five Days. Criminal Record has not yet been renewed for Season 3. Check out the first two seasons of Criminal Record on Apple TV and stay tuned to Collider for more updates and coverage of the series.
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January 10, 2024
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Apple TV
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Paul Rutman
- Directors
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Jim Loach
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Thomas Eccleshare, Ameir Brown, Paul Rutman
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Andrew Brooke
Clive Silcox
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Charlie Creed-Miles
DS Tony Gilfoyle
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Prime Video’s Forgotten ’90s Gangster Thriller Deserves To Be As Big as Goodfellas
1990 was an unusually big year for crime movies. There are crime films that come out every year, sure, but there was one of the best of all time in 1990: Goodfellas, plus a bunch of other notable ones. Sure, The Godfather Part III wasn’t as good as either of the first two, but it’s still not as bad as some people make it out to be. Then, there was Miller’s Crossing, which has always been an underrated Coen Brothers film, Dick Tracy (which is more of a comedic crime movie), and John Woo’s Bullet in the Head, which gets unfairly buried between The Killer (1989) and Hard Boiled (1992), despite being almost just as good.
So, it was a crowded scene. And in that scene, there was also King of New York, which might well be the most underrated of the bunch, even if it’s not entirely obscure, as it’s become something of a cult classic (or, at least, the kind of movie that’s viewed more favorably nowadays than it was back when it first came out). It’s a take on Robin Hood, but with a gangster in then-contemporary New York City, and it stands as perhaps the best and most approachable movie in Abel Ferrara’s filmography. He’s a sometimes challenging director, and sure, King of New York is a little offbeat, and maybe not for everyone, yet is still worth giving a shot if you’re generally a fan of gangster thrillers.
The Plot of ‘King of New York’
The Robin Hood comparison is fair, honestly. Frank White (Christopher Walken) is that 20th-century Robin Hood, and he’s a powerful crime lord who’s just been released from prison, and he sets his sights on going legitimate. However, before he does that, he also wants to tie up loose ends within the world of crime he formerly operated in, and so that involves going around and taking down his competitors. Then, there are plans to donate the money he’s made through illegitimate means to those who are downtrodden.
King of New York utilizes the titular city incredibly well throughout, with the gritty narrative feeling more believable because of how well the movie’s world is fleshed out within a single film.
In that sense, King of New York is also about redemption, but it explores this tension between doing violent things and possibly still being a net good for society at the same time. There’s certainly stuff to think about here alongside the more visceral and intense moments offered by King of New York. It also utilizes the titular city incredibly well throughout, with the gritty narrative feeling more believable because of how well the movie’s world is fleshed out within a single film. Therein lies a potential comparison to Goodfellas, and the movies of Martin Scorsese, since he’s another director who likes setting plenty of his films in New York (Goodfellas, of course, included).
What ‘King of New York’ Offers as a Gangster Movie
If you’re even a little familiar with Abel Ferrara, you’re probably aware that he tends to make dark and despairing movies, and he’s also not shy about pushing boundaries. So, that goes some way toward explaining why King of New York is as gritty and downbeat as it is. It’s not sugar-coated, feeling dark even by the standards of the gangster genre, and it was even originally rated X, in the U.S., before an appeal successfully got its rating back down to an R (this was right before the introduction of the NC-17 rating, as that happened in 1990, too).
There’s a guy who has a violent past, and his present is also quite dominated by violence, given what he wants to do when he’s fresh out of prison, but he seems to be up against forces that are morally worse than him. And then the fact that many of his adversaries are technically on the “right” side of the law makes things interesting, since King of New York showcases the extreme lengths police can go to when trying to take down violent criminals. There’s an antihero who wants to use his influence (that he got from being a criminal) to do some good, a police force that’s driven to fight fire with fire, and then other criminals who are far more ruthless than either of those other two sides, being the guys the antihero wants to take down. It all gets violent, more than a bit messy, and consistently morally interesting, more than sustaining a film’s worth of conflict.
‘King of New York’ Has One of Christopher Walken’s Very Best Performances
Also, at the end of the day, King of New York is incredibly valuable for being one of those rare movies where Christopher Walken gets to be the unambiguous main character. He tends to be the sort of actor who shows up in supporting roles, stealing scenes, or sometimes really only stealing one scene (see Pulp Fiction). He’s an all-time great supporting actor for this reason, but King of New York is a great showcase for his ability to also be a surprisingly strong leading man. His performance here is also a little different from the kinds he’s more famous for giving, since it’s more understated, and the film’s general grimness means he’s by no stretch of the imagination doing anything quirky on screen.
There’s a strong supporting cast here, too, as the likes of Laurence Fishburne, David Caruso, Wesley Snipes, Giancarlo Esposito, and Steve Buscemi all show up throughout King of New York, too. It’s an easy enough movie to watch nowadays, too, since it can be streamed on Amazon Prime (for now, maybe not forever). If you’re a fan of Christopher Walken, or in the mood for something a little offbeat and underrated, as far as gangster/crime/thriller movies go, then King of New York is certainly worth a shot.
King of New York
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July 18, 1990
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103 minutes
- Director
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Abel Ferrara
- Writers
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Nicholas St. John
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How Creators Are Reshaping Hollywood At Tribeca Festival Event
What do a comedian, a fashion entrepreneur, a podcast star, a pair of celebrity chefs, and a room full of creators have in common? At Chronicle‘s “Emerging Icons at Tribeca” celebration, they all found themselves under the same roof.
Held during Tribeca Festival‘s 25th anniversary festivities, the event brought together a collection of personalities whose careers likely wouldn’t have existed in the same way a decade ago. Some built audiences through comedy sketches. Others through podcasts, social media, fashion brands or food content. Together, they represented a new generation of influence that is reshaping the entertainment business.

Among those attending were comedian Delaney Rowe, media personality Tinx, creator and interviewer Davis Burleson, fashion entrepreneur Jessica Wang and celebrity chefs Clinton Kelly and Michael Symon, stars of “Chewed Up.” While their backgrounds differ, they all share one thing: direct connections with audiences who follow them across multiple platforms.
That’s part of what made the gathering feel different from a traditional Hollywood event.
The Red Carpet Reflected Entertainment’s Changing Landscape

The event’s guest list was not the only thing signaling a shift in entertainment, but the fashion reflected it, too. Guests arrived in everything from sleek black eveningwear to bold, fashion-forward statement looks, creating an atmosphere that felt somewhere between a Hollywood premiere, creator summit, and fashion event.
Unlike traditional red carpets centered solely around actors or studio-backed celebrities, Chronicle’s gathering highlighted personalities who built influence across industries. Some arrived as creators-turned-entrepreneurs, while others balanced careers spanning television, fashion, podcasting, food media and brand partnerships.
The result was a crowd that looked less like old Hollywood and more like a snapshot of where entertainment is headed.
How The Creator Economy Is Reshaping Celebrity

The lines separating celebrities, entrepreneurs and creators have become increasingly blurred. Today’s most recognizable personalities aren’t necessarily discovered through television networks or movie studios. Many build audiences independently before expanding into podcasts, live events, products, books, television projects and businesses of their own.
That evolution is exactly why Chronicle has become a growing name in creator circles. Founded by Aaron Sisto, Scott Greenberg and Ollie Lewis, the company works at the intersection of technology, media and audience growth, helping creators and brands better understand how people engage with content online.
Throughout the evening, conversations weren’t centered solely on movies or television. Guests discussed brand launches, content strategies, audience trends and emerging opportunities across digital media. It reflected an industry where influence increasingly travels between platforms rather than living on just one.

Speaking about the growing role of AI in Hollywood, Chronicle co-founder and CEO Aaron Sisto pushed back on the idea that technology alone will replace traditional storytelling.
“I hear a lot of folks in San Francisco talking about AI as a way to disrupt traditional Hollywood,” Sisto explained. “That’s sort of the mentality up here – the idea that the next Pixar is going to be completely AI automated top to bottom. But after being in this world, investing in it and seeing the technology, I don’t buy it.”
Instead, Sisto argued the entertainment industry’s biggest problem is not necessarily creating content, but getting it in front of the right people. “Content isn’t actually the pain point or the bottleneck,” he said. “It’s marketing and distribution.”
According to Sisto, audiences no longer live exclusively inside traditional studio ecosystems, making discoverability one of the biggest shifts in modern media. “Audiences now live in completely different places,” he explained. “They live on these social platforms that the studios don’t control, and because of that, the studios are no longer the gatekeepers. The platforms and algorithms are.”
Why The Future Of Entertainment May Already Be Here

In many ways, the recent event felt less like a party and more like a glimpse into where entertainment is headed. The creators in attendance aren’t waiting for gatekeepers to decide who gets a platform. They’ve already built their own.
And if the crowd at Chronicle’s Tribeca gathering was any indication, the next chapter of entertainment may belong to people who started with nothing more than a camera, an idea, and an internet connection.
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Catch This Screwball Comedy Disaster On Netflix Before Its Sequel Hits Theaters
By TeeJay Small
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If you’ve got your finger on the pulse of the latest comedy outings, you’ve probably already seen trailers for Focker-In-Law. The film, which stars Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro, and Ariana Grande, is the fourth entrant into the Meet The Parents franchise, which launched all the way back in the year 2000. The original Meet The Parents is an iconic comedy which still holds up to this day, and the 2004 follow-up Meet The Fockers is a fun, quirky film that has some solid moments.
Unfortunately, the fun sort of stopped in 2010 when Stiller and De Niro reunited for a third time with Little Fockers. This movie is a pale replica of its predecessors, offering little more than a tepid retread of jokes that were funnier the first time around. Despite the film being a bit of a slog, and Ben Stiller literally assuring fans that they don’t need to rewatch the trilogy to understand the upcoming sequel (he even claims that he doesn’t stand by the third film, per X), I decided to revisit Little Fockers on Netflix.
Move Along, Nothing To See Here!

I recall catching Little Fockers in theaters with my family upon release, and thinking little of it. In the years since, I’ve basically forgotten the entire plot, other than the fact that Gaylord ‘Greg’ Focker (Stiller) and his wife Pam now have children. In the movie, the Fockers are preparing a fifth birthday bash for their twins, when De Niro’s domineering Jack Byrnes drops in for a surprise visit.
Operating in his capacity as a hard-ass father-in-law, as well as a CIA retiree, Jack continually gives Greg a hard time. Jack has never approved of Greg, though extenuating circumstances have forced his hand in anointing him the new family patriarch and the arbiter of the coveted “circle of trust.” This is set in motion because Jack’s other daughter is in the process of getting a divorce, thus ousting the son-in-law that Jack actually enjoys.

Unfortunately, this passing of the torch is interrupted by a series of contrived, awkward situations that mistakenly lead Jack and others to believe Greg is unfaithful. If the plot sounds bare bones, that’s because it exists primarily to be a joke delivery system. If the jokes sound bare bones, it’s because the writers didn’t care about this movie at all when they were working on it.
Disappointing Lack Of Little Fockers
The primary source of comedy in this film stems from the fact that Focker sounds a lot like the F-bomb. If that joke blows your mind, you’ll probably be rolling on the floor by the time the film cuts to credits. If not, you’ll probably be half asleep by the fifth time Robert De Niro drops terms like “The god-Focker” and pauses for raucous applause. There are a few solid comedic beats on occasion, but it really feels like the script could have benefited from an extra draft or two.

If this film has anything going for it, it’s the stacked cast of side characters. Notable performers include Owen Wilson, Dustin Hoffman, Barbara Streisand, and Jessica Alba, but numerous top-notch comedians appear in small bit parts as well. Kevin Hart, Rob Huebel, John DiMaggio, Jordan Peele, and Nick Kroll comprise a few faces that wouldn’t have stood out in 2010, but make for a real DiCaprio-pointing-at-the-TV moment today.
At the end of the day, Little Fockers really doesn’t hold up. As it turns out, that Ben Stiller tweet and the 10 percent Rotten Tomatoes score really weren’t lying to me. This is a minor gripe, but I take umbrage with the fact that the movie doesn’t even focus on the kids all that much. For a film literally titled Little Fockers, I’d expect to see more of those little Fockers running around.

I guess I’m happy that I panned for any flecks of comedy gold within this sludge, if only to ensure that I won’t miss a beat when I queue up to see this comedic team remake the same comedy for the fourth time this November. Even still, you’d be better off brushing up on the first two films and letting your imagination fill in the blanks if and when you watch Focker-In-Law. At least Ariana Grande’s front-and-center billing on the poster implies that the new film will actually deliver on its title.

Little Fockers is currently streaming on Netflix, just in case you’re not willing to take my word for it. The first two films are on there as well, for those interested in turning a trilogy watch-through into a drinking game. Take a shot every time you hear De Niro drop Greg’s name in a silly way, and call it “getting Focked up.”
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Idris Elba Reaffirms He’s Not The Next James Bond
For years, Idris Elba was one of the most popular names floated as a potential James Bond. However, the actor is once again distancing himself from the speculation, insisting that he isn’t going to play the iconic British spy, nor was he ever in the running to do so, despite multiple reports to the contrary.
Amazon MGM Studios recently started setting up auditions for the role, and weighed in on what he believes the future of the James Bond franchise should and shouldn’t be.

In an interview with British GQ, Idris Elba doubled down on his previous statements and set the record straight about speculations that he’s in the running to be the next James Bond. “It was never legit. It was always just a rumour,” the actor said, adding that he always thought the possibility of him stepping into the iconic role was “not a realistic thing.”
The rumor began sometime in 2008, after Barack Obama’s historic presidential election victory. Daniel Craig told reporters during a press conference for “Quantum of Solace, “If we can have a Black U.S. president, we can have a Black James Bond.” While Craig didn’t specifically mention Elba by name, he was at the top of his career at that time.
“I think, in realistic terms, some markets just don’t go for that. Bond is big all over the world. And [audiences] won’t [all] go for a Black male, and African male, playing Bond. That’s not what they like in their culture. Period,” Elba explained.
The Actor Doesn’t Want A ‘Woke’ James Bond
Elba also opined that there’s no need to change James Bond, saying that the character is “so unrealistic.”
“A hint of reality is good, but let’s not try and make it woke. I think you’ve got to be pure to what it is: escapism. Don’t try and answer the world’s taste. Just be Bond,” he added.
Since 1962, six actors have played James Bond, the latest being Craig, who stepped into the role in 2006. Despite starring in five Bond films, Craig has repeatedly expressed how he wanted out of the role, and even once said he’d “rather break this glass and slash my wrists” in 2015.
Craig’s last Bond movie was in 2021’s “No Time to Die.”
Rumors Were Fueled Over The Years

Speculation about Elba was further fueled in late 2014 when an email from Sony Pictures Entertainment Chairman Amy Pascal was leaked. In it, she reportedly wrote, “Idris should be the next Bond.”
In a Reddit AMA that same year, one user asked Elba whether he’d take the James Bond role if it was offered to him, to which the actor responded, “Yes, if it was offered to me, absolutely.”
Elba further fueled the fire in 2018 when he tweeted, “My name’s Elba, Idris Elba.” Hours later, however, he told his followers, “Don’t believe the HYPE.” The tweet has since been deleted.
Idris Elba Has Repeatedly Refuted The Speculations

This isn’t the first time Elba shut down James Bond rumors. As previously reported by The Blast, the 53-year-old “The Wire” actor said he was in no way in the running to be James Bond. He said he was never an option, ever, and the studio will be going for a younger actor. “I wish them all the luck of the world, I can’t wait — it’s going to be amazing,” he said.
In 2023, Elba touched on the topic on the “SmartLess” podcast, saying that while he felt “complimented” by the rumors at first, he was later turned off by the idea because of the public’s reaction. While some liked the idea, others took issue with the possibility that James Bond might be played by a Black man.
“Those that weren’t happy about the idea made the whole thing disgusting and off-putting, because it became about race. It became about nonsense, and I got the brunt of it,” Elba shared.
The Next James Bond
Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan, and Daniel Craig were the six mainline actors who portrayed James Bond on the big screen.
In Mid-May, Amazon MGM Studios announced that it had begun auditioning actors for the next James Bond, but didn’t provide any other details. “While we don’t plan to comment on specific details during the casting process, we’re excited to share more news with 007 fans as soon as the time is right,” they stated.
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