Critics loved Nikyatu Jusu‘s “Nanny” at its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January. Now, moviegoers may see what all the fuss is about as the horror film hits limited theaters today. Not near any theater showing it? Not to worry: “Nanny” streams exclusively on Prime Video starting December 16.

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And as “Nanny” hits theaters, Jusu’s next projects gain momentum.

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George A. Romero‘s 1968 masterpiece “Night Of The Living Dead” is one of the best horror movies ever. And while Romero himself directed sequels to the film, including 1978’s “Dawn Of The Dead” and 1985’s “Day Of The Dead,” it looks like another direct sequel may now be in the works, with “Nanny” director Nikyatu Jusu on board to helm it.

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Every Tuesday, discriminating viewers are confronted with a flurry of choices: new releases on disc and on demand, vintage and original movies on any number of streaming platforms, catalogue titles making a splash on Blu-ray or 4K. This twice-monthly column sifts through all of those choices to pluck out the movies most worth your time, no matter how you’re watching.

If you’re a horror fan with a 4K player, well, you’re eating well this week, with some of the most iconic scary movies of the ‘60s, ‘70s, ‘80s, and ‘90s making their way to the format.

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Few films are as beloved in horror as George A. Romero‘s 1968 zombie film “Night Of The Living Dead.” And there are so many reasons to love it. For one, the movie is low-budget filmmaking to the max: shot in Pittsburgh for only $118,000 by a group of industry renegades who were tired of shooting commercials. Then there are Romero’s several masterstrokes: casting an African American as one of the leads; using a schlocky, violent premise to examine culturally relevant themes; ingenious on-location shooting.

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October is a time for scares. And this Halloween season, the Criterion Collection is set to serve up one of the best horror films of all time, “Night of the Living Dead,” along with an incredibly creepy thriller from David Lynch, a recent Guatemalan folk horror feature, a Southern-gothic tale, a new Japanese horror classic, and more.

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The horror genre is notorious for having some of the worst sequels to ever grace the big screen. Most of the time, these sequels are studio-driven cash-grabs that fail to live up to the original film and quickly dash the hopes of eager fans. But sometimes, just sometimes, a sequel to a horror hit is great. And on this episode of The Playlist Podcast, a George A. Romero classic, an iconic slasher, and maybe Sam Raimi’s most ridiculous film are all discussed as some of the best horror sequels of all time.

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In 1973, the Lutheran Society reached out to a young filmmaker named George A. Romero and asked him to make a film about elder abuse and ageism. The director really only had “Night of the Living Dead” under his belt at this point in his career—“The Crazies” would be released later that year, and “Martin” and “Dawn of the Dead” were still five years away—and so when the finished product didn’t satisfy those who had commissioned it, “The Amusement Park” was shelved for almost five decades.

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George A. Romero might have passed away in 2017, but his work will continue. According to a new report from THR, Romero was working on a final zombie film before his passing several years ago, and now, his wife, Suzanne Romero, is looking for a filmmaker to tell the story.

READ MORE: ‘Day Of The Dead’: Syfy Orders A Series Inspired By George Romero’s Classic Film

The report claims that Romero was working on a film titled “Twilight of the Dead” before he died in 2017.

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“Night of the Living Dead” is one of the most influential films in history, full stop.

George Romero’s zombie film from 50 years ago not only was scary, introducing the definitive take on the living dead rising from their graves, but the film also showed the perfect marriage of horror and social commentary. This film was followed up by two other Romero classics (“Day of the Dead” is severely underrated) that created one of the best trilogies in horror history.

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Halloween may be behind us, but the folks at The Criterion Collection are ready to send a chill up your spine, as they prepare another excellent slate of films, for February.

Leading the pack is George A. Romero‘s “Night Of The Living Dead.” So, why do you need the Criterion edition, when this has been released countless times? Well, aside from the new 4K restoration, the package will the include previously unreleased 16mm dailies, as well as the unseen “Night Of Anubis” workprint edit of the movie.

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Before 1960, horror movies were, shall we say, a little more prudent and followed, more or less, conventional narrative structures and genre tropes that never crossed the line into the full-on taboo. The ’60s was the decade when ratings boards were put into precarious positions by rebel filmmakers and were pressured to condemn or even ban films that were being deemed by advocate groups as “morally wrong.” The decade in cinema might have not been as groundbreaking and envelope-pushing had it not started with a bang.

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