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DON’T SPEAK

There’s Nothing Nice to Say About ‘Speak No Evil’

The movie whose trailer has played nonstop for months now is finally here. Not only is it dull and predictable, it’s a travesty of a remake of a great Danish thriller.

Nick Schager

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LEADING MAN

The Josh Hartnett Renaissance Is Finally Here

Members of Gen X and millennials are swooning over their former hearthrob’s resurgence with his role in “Trap.” It’s proof that Hartnett is far more gifted than he got credit for.

Kayleigh Donaldson

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TWIST!

M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Trap’ Is a Juicy, Sinister Thriller

The King of Twists turns a Taylor Swift-inspired concert into a tense game of cat and mouse involving a serial killer, a pop star, and some tingly thrills. It’s his best in years.

Nick Schager

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TWIST!

‘The Watchers’ Doesn’t Make a Case for Shyamalan Nepo Babies

“The Watchers” is the directorial debut of M. Night Shyamalan’s daughter, Ishana. It starts off promising, but, in the family tradition, ends on shaky ground.

Nick Schager

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SPOILER ALERT!

‘Servant’ Ends With One Last Jaw-Dropping Twist

What was “Servant” even about, anyway? The final moments of the Apple TV+ mystery-thriller give us some answers.

Emma Stefansky

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BEGONE, RON

Rupert Grint Has Finally Found His Post-Potter Niche

With stellar turns in “Knock at the Cabin” and “Servant” on Apple TV+, the former Ron Weasley has reinvented himself as M. Night Shyamalan’s go-to guy.

Barry Levitt

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SEE/SKIP

Dave Bautista Is the Best Leading Man in Hollywood Right Now

A guide to the week’s best and worst TV shows and movies from The Daily Beast’s Obsessed critics.

Coleman Spilde

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SPOILER ALERT

‘Knock at the Cabin’ Could Have Had a More Shocking Ending

And it would have ruined the movie.

Allegra Frank

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WHO’S THERE?

‘Knock at the Cabin’ Is Shyamalan’s Anxious Masterpiece

This film is Shyamalan working in peak condition—a remarkably taut thriller that’s dripping in dread, refusing to waste a single second of its runtime for audience reprieve.

Coleman Spilde

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DON’T TRUST THE NANNY

M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Servant’ Is Still Creepy TV Excellence

The fourth and final season of the Apple TV+ horror series remains as shocking and seductive as ever—dead babies, strange nannies, insect infestations and all.

Nick Schager

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DON’T ANSWER THE DOOR

M. Night Shyamalan’s Next Creepshow Is ‘Knock at the Cabin’

Jonathan Groff, Ben Aldridge, and Dave Bautista star in the twist-loving director’s next movie, a cabin-in-the-woods thriller set against a looming apocalypse.

Fletcher Peters

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