Stop us if you’ve heard this one before: this was a really good year for horror movies. In an industry that often takes an all-or-nothing-at-all approach to film financing, horror remains the little engine that could, and plenty of smaller horror films outperformed both critically and at the box office.

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Then again, that’s a true statement for pretty much every year. What makes 2022 such a fascinating year for horror is the sheer breadth of titles that were released to audiences.

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If one actor plays multiple roles in a film, that film is usually a comedy, as the technique is often viewed as an excuse for someone to show off their “wacky” versatility. That technique, however, and the presumption of how it’s applied is radically turned on its head in writer/director Alex Garland’s new surreal and discomfiting horror film, “Men,” from A24.

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“Men,” the heady and creepy third feature film from the Oscar-nominated Garland, stars Jessie Buckley as Harper, a grieving widow who escapes to the English countryside hoping to find a place to heal from a personal tragedy.

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How many heady horror movies will 2022 have once the calendar year is over? The genre is already off to a great start this year with Ti West‘s “X,” and there’s even more on the way, like Robert Eggers‘ “The Northman” and Jordan Peele‘s “NOPE.” Add Alex Garland‘s “Men” to that list, as his latest film looks like he’s leaning heavily into highbrow horror.

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It’s hard to believe that it’s been four years since Alex Garland‘s “Annihilation” hit the big screen courtesy of A24. While that film flopped hard at the box office, it still garnered solid reviews from critics, and everyone has waited for Garland’s follow-up ever since.

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In the meantime, Garland’s been busy with his hit show “Devs,” which premiered on FX On Hulu in 2020.

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After “Devs,” Alex Garland’s first foray into the world of prestige television, it seemed as if the writer-director was going to stick around on the small-screen and work on another TV project. Well, that plan has been changed, apparently, as it’s revealed that Garland is now setting up his next feature and he’s already found his studio and star.

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According to Deadline, Alex Garland is working on a new feature, “Men,” which is going to be in partnership with A24 (the same folks that released his directorial debut, “Ex Machina”).

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If you grew up watching movies in the mid-to-late-’90s, you inevitably had a favorite Adam Sandler movie. Few actors have become comedic superstars the way Sandler did in his heyday. While the broad physical comedy of Jim Carrey began to wane into the new millennium, Sandler’s star status has continued to grow – he’s simultaneously one of the world’s most popular and contentious performers. From the immature, anger-prone protagonists of his early efforts like “Billy Madison” and “Happy Gilmore” to the genial-schlub leading men of “50 First Dates” and “Grown Ups,” Sandler’s persona has endured through every transition in the comedy world of the last 25 years.

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