Get Out
‘I squeamishly refuse to rewatch’: Guardian writers on their scariest movie endings
From the final moments of Don’t Look Now to Midsommar to Men, critics pick the endnotes that caused the biggest nightmares
Jesse Hassenger, Andrew Lawrence, Charles Bramesco, Benjamin Lee, Lauren Mechling, Lisa Wong Macabasco, Guy Lodge, Veronica Esposito, Adrian Horton, Andrew Pulver, Luke Buckmaster and Radheyan Simonpillai
31, Oct, 2022 @9:05 AM
A monster calls: why the ‘horror universe’ is an idea whose time has come
Two innovative production houses are reinvigorating horror films. Is this the beginning of a Marvel-style expansion of the genre?
Anna Bogutskaya
11, Oct, 2022 @5:00 AM
I called it ‘post-horror’ – and now I’ve created a monster
When I coined the term ‘post-horror’, gore fans showered me with abuse. Now it has been adopted by a festival celebrating the films that pushed the boundaries of cinematic terror
Steve Rose
02, Aug, 2022 @5:00 AM
Caleb Landry Jones: ‘Acting was the only place you were allowed to scream or cry’
After notable turns in No Country for Old Men and Get Out, the Texan actor was rewarded at Cannes last year for his starring role as a real-life mass shooter in Nitram – a part he was initially reluctant to take on
Phil Hoad
30, Jun, 2022 @3:27 PM
Daniel Kaluuya: the Camden Town kid at the top of the A-list
The star of Get Out grew up on a council estate. Now his intense portrayal of the black activist Fred Hampton is up for an Oscar
Nosheen Iqbal
18, Apr, 2021 @9:30 AM
Lakeith Stanfield: ‘I don’t hold anything back’
Imagination, energy and a surrealist streak have made Lakeith Stanfield one of Hollywood’s most unusual – and sought-after – stars. Here, he talks about his toughest role yet
Tim Lewis
28, Feb, 2021 @8:00 AM
The 100 best films of the 21st century
Gangsters, superheroes, schoolkids, lovers, slaves, peasants, techies, Tenenbaums and freefalling astronauts – they’re all here in our countdown of cinema’s best movies since 2000
Peter Bradshaw, Cath Clarke, Andrew Pulver and Catherine Shoard
13, Sep, 2019 @5:00 AM
Us review – Jordan Peele's brash and brilliant beach holiday horror
Peele’s follow-up to Get Out is a superb doppelganger satire of the American dream, with Lupita Nyong’o delivering a magnificent performance
Peter Bradshaw
11, Mar, 2019 @10:42 PM
Jordan Peele on Us: ‘This is a very different movie from Get Out'
The director discusses following up his horror classic, inner demons, Obama impressions and the illusion of a ‘post-racial’ US
Steve Rose
09, Mar, 2019 @6:59 AM
From Beyoncé to Sorry to Bother You: the new age of Afro-surrealism
From psychedelic sketch shows to far-out satire, black artists are expressing the absurdity of life in a racist society by embracing the disturbing and bizarre
Lanre Bakare
06, Dec, 2018 @6:00 AM
Is Lakeith Stanfield the coolest actor of 2018?
He’s the sharp-dressing eccentric who’s appeared in landmark films and TV shows, from Get Out to Atlanta. So why is he Hollywood’s ultimate outsider?
Steve Rose
23, Nov, 2018 @8:00 AM
David Oyelowo: ‘We don't give black and brown actors the chance to fail’
A new BBC documentary explores race and Hollywood in the wake of Moonlight’s Oscar win. The actor, along with other film-makers, asks whether that moment actually made a difference
Jack Seale
20, Oct, 2018 @6:00 AM
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