Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Hollywood and entertainment. Smile 2—the horror movie hit starring Naomi Scott as a cursed pop star—debuts on digital ...

Parker Finn's "Smile" movies turn the frown upside down for any fan of the macabre. After two successful films about the horror monster known as the Smile Entity that lives off trauma and gets passed ...

Oliver has long been a lover of both video games and TV and movies since first popping into the world. He's been a freelance writer for over 15 years and has covered sports, entertainment and video ...

Custom image of Naomi Scott as Skye Riley in Smile 2 over a background of Black Swan Image by Zanda Rice In 2022, Parker Finn had one of the surprise horror hits of the year with Smile, starring Sosie ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Hollywood and entertainment. Smile 2 is new in theaters and critics are weighing in with their thoughts on the new horror ...

Usually an infectious smile is a good thing but not if you are in a SMILE horror movie, where a creepy smile is the last thing you see before a contagious form of deadly of madness infects you. The ...

In an early scene in "Smile 2," the fictional pop superstar Skye Riley is in her drug dealer's apartment. "Do you believe in weird stuff?" he asks her, between doing lines of coke. You certainly will ...

This one hit me harder than the first movie. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The idea of hiding behind a smile is the backbone of ...

IDW Dark will also release a sequel to The Exorcism at 1600 Penn and a new Dracula comic called Operation: Iron Coffin. The creative teams tease what's ahead in 2026 from IDW Dark. Smile...because a ...

“Smile 2 hits higher highs than its 2022 predecessor, but it ultimately does little more or better than its smaller parent film.” A convoluted, messy screenplay A few too many fake-out twists An ...

If one needed further proof that we’re all living in the shadow of jukebox divas, just look at how horror — a genre with one bony finger forever curled around the zeitgeist — has begun to reflect our ...

Editor's Note: This article does contain spoilers for the end of Smile 2 Smile 2 joined classic horror franchises due to innovation in antagonist presentation and unexpected endings. Classic horror ...