The sequel loses the small-scale, intense focus in favor of The Conjuring-level supernatural effects and action. At its best, it’s much scarier than the first movie. But it also comes with a level of ...

Rating: R for strong violent content, gore, teen drug use, and language. Runtime: 114 minutes In fact, Black Phone 2 is Derrickson’s most mature film to date and sits among the few horror sequels that ...

After The Black Phone delivered such a clever adaptation of Joe Hill’s short story of the same name back in 2022, it was hard to imagine what the creative team of Scott Derrickson and C. Robert ...

Hell is different than you think. Watch the new Black Phone 2 trailer for the upcoming horror film sequel starring Ethan Hawke, Mason Thames, and Madeleine McGraw. Black Phone 2 opens in theaters on ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Simon is a Los Angeles-based journalist who covers film and TV. "I didn't feel obliged to make a sequel at all," explains director ...

L to R: Madeleine McGraw, Ethan Hawke as The Grabber Sabrina Lantos/Universal MONDAY AM: A few more moviegoers dialed up Blumhouse/Universal’s Black Phone 2 which is now coming in with a still ...

Black Phone 2, Universal’s sequel to its 2022 horror hit The Black Phone from director Scott Derrickson, is set to begin streaming exclusively on Peacock on January 16. This comes following the film’s ...

The Grabber strikes back from the dead in Scott Derrickson's follow-up to the 2021 hit, also featuring Demian Bichir, Mason Thames and Madeleine McGraw. By Frank Scheck At one point in Black Phone 2, ...

Blumhouse‘s horror sequel “Black Phone 2” dialed into $10.7 million across Friday and preview screenings, heading for a No. 1 opening. Meanwhile, Aziz Ansari’s comedy “Good Fortune” isn’t seeing much ...