Nick Schager

Entertainment Critic

Nick Schager is the award-winning Entertainment Critic for The Daily Beast, covering everything great (and not-so-great) in film, TV, music, and pop culture. A graduate of Johns Hopkins University and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, his work has also appeared in Variety, Esquire, Entertainment Weekly, Rolling Stone, Vulture, and dozens of other entertainment publications. He is a member of the New York Film Critics Circle, the National Society of Film Critics, and the Critics Choice Association.

Maika Monroe in Victorian Psycho

‘Victorian Psycho’ Crowns a New Queen of Horror

The 33-year-old star breaks through in this truly terrifying period piece.

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Heartland. Jessica Chastain as Misty Jones in Heartland. Cr. Khalid Mohtaseb/Netflix © 2026.

Oscar Winner Delivers Knockout Turn as Feisty Country Star

Jessica Chastain gives a big, brash movie-star turn in Netflix’s “Heartland.”

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Johnny Depp in Ebenezer.

GOD BLESS US EVERYONE

Disgraced Hollywood Icon Delivers Ultimate Comeback Attempt

Johnny Depp nearly disappears into the role of Charles Dickens’ iconic miser in “Ebenezer.”

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A photo illustration of Anthony Mackie and Jamie Dornan in 12 12 12.

COPS AND ROBBERS

A-List Stars Bring Big-Screen Heist Drama to TV

“12 12 12” pits Anthony Mackie against Jamie Dornan in a European game of cat and mouse.

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Jim Caviezel

MAGA Actor’s Comeback Is a Wild Right-Wing Action Fantasy

Jim Caviezel is a gung-ho commando protecting the heartland in “Ghost Soldier.”

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