James Wan brought old-school style scares and tales of spirits and haunted houses back to Hollywood in the early 2010s with The Conjuring and Insidious. The two franchises launched a new wave of horror films and still hold plenty of influence today, from their atmospheres to their clever scare sequences.

The Conjuring kicked off not only its own pair of sequels but a number of spinoffs as well, which explore the origins of some of the demonic entities from the main films. The central trilogy comes from the stories of Ed and Lorraine Warren (played by Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga), who were a real-life couple that worked together as paranormal investigators. The franchise is now eight films deep with more on the way, and it’s gone through a variety of ups and downs in terms of quality, so we ranked every entry from worst to best, including the latest, The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It.

The Saw movies have been a long and winding journey of violence and depravity for over sixteen years now, and we ranked the series from the worst to the best.

I put myself through a Jigsaw trap of my own over the past week and watched all nine Saw movies back to back. I don’t know if I cherish life more or not after the experience, but I did decide on which traps from the franchise I would never, ever want to be stuck in.

The first quarter of 2021 has come and gone, and it was a very strong start for entertainment.

As Hollywood goes through another era of monster movies, Matt Reeves’ ‘Cloverfield’ still proves to be an American all-timer.

Not a single nomination for Sonic the Hedgehog or Dolittle? Outrageous!

I wrote about the scary movies that have left the most sizable impact on me recently and how the genre continuously proves to be thriving. What are some of your favorites?

The DiscussingFilm staff got together to list the most slept on horror films that you can easily access today. We wanted to shine a light on outliers from the last 2 decades, for many of the creative voices behind them are already on their way to shape the future. How did we exactly define “slept on” you say? The films below are not all financial flops, or without devoted fans and critical acclaim, they just still don’t get as much love as they deserve, especially in 2020.

I put together a list of movies that didn’t perform too spectacularly at the box office, but deserve a second chance. I like ‘em, and you should too!

To celebrate the release of the Invader Zim movie, I put together a list of the must-see episodes of the original series and why I consider them to be the best of the best. What were some of your favorites from this short-lived classic show?

2019 is shaping up to be another huge year for movies. From huge blockbuster sequels and spin-offs, original sci-fi flicks, dramas, and horror, there’s something for everyone to be found at your local movie theater this year. Here’s a list of the movies that I’m most excited about.

I was lucky enough to be able to see more movies than ever before in 2018, and write about almost every single one of them. It’s been a fantastic experience, and I (thankfully) enjoyed far more movies that I saw than I disliked. Unfortunately, there were still plenty that I never got the opportunity to see, including several that you’ll find on many others’ top films of the year lists. I can only choose out of the ones I’ve seen, so here are my personal favorites. Feel free to share your own list, and I hope you had a great time at the movie this year. I know I did.

Tons of movies come out every year, and 2018 was no exception. Thanks to streaming services like Netflix and Hulu, the amount of films released every year just continues to pile up, and it can be easy to not have the time for a good chunk of them. This list is a collection of great films that many people may have missed this past year, but should definitely go back and catch up on.

2018 had an endless amount of noteworthy performances. Here’s a list of my personal favorites.

2018 was a hell of a year for movies. There were moments of triumph, hilarity, despair, or just unadulterated fun. There were moments of joy, of sorrow, or moments that simply kicked serious ass. 2018 was a year of extreme upheaval, and the movies of the year showed how easily life can zig and zag and change in completely unexpected ways. Whether they were from good movies or bad movies, these are the movie scenes of 2018 that left a lasting impression. Spoilers ahead, you’ve been warned.