M. Night Shyamalan

‘Old’ is a New Low for M. Night Shyamalan at the Box Office

By  Christopher Campbell 

At least it opened bigger than the lastest ‘G.I. Joe’ would-be blockbuster and franchise starter.

The Ending of M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Old’ Explained

By  Brad Gullickson 

Does the why matter? M. Night Shyamalan bends over backward in his latest script to explain the mystery behind his magic.

‘Old’ Sees M. Night Shyamalan Fall and Struggle to Get Back Up

By  Rob Hunter 

Sure, ‘The Happening’ is bad, but at least it’s also funny. That’s more than can be said for the filmmaker’s latest.

We Need to Talk About Lauren Ambrose in ‘Servant’

By  Jacob Trussell 

It’s never been more fun watching someone spiral out of control like Dorothy Turner does in M. Night Shyamalan’s Apple TV+ series.

The Best and Worst Super Bowl Movie Trailers of 2021

By  Christopher Campbell 

We rank the trailers and the movie-related ads from the big game.

The Second Season of M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Servant’ Loses Its Dark Center

By  Valerie Ettenhofer 

When the disturbing first season made us feel bad, it was the sign of a job well done. The second season of the M. Night Shyamalan-produced series, unfortunately, just feels bad because it is bad.

The Secret to a Good Twist Ending

By  Aurora Amidon 

Some plot twists really work, some really don’t. We broke them down to try to figure out why.

I See Twist Endings: The Unfortunate Legacy of ‘The Sixth Sense’

By  Christopher Campbell 

M. Night Shyamalan’s breakout establishes him as a master of revelations more than a trickster obsessed with twist endings.

Jordan Peele’s ‘Us’ Had the Best Opening for a Live-Action Original Movie in a Decade

By  Christopher Campbell 

The last movie of its kind to sell so many tickets was ‘Avatar’ in 2009.