You know what’s worse than sharks? A serial killer who uses sharks as his weapon of choice. That’s the premise of the new Australian horror movie Dangerous Animals, which is coming to American ...

There are quite a few killer shark movies worth watching after Dangerous Animals. The 2025 thriller, which was directed by Sean Byrne (The Loved Ones) is set in Queensland, Australia, and follows an ...

Sean Byrne knows how to show an audience a bad time. Sixteen years ago, the Australian filmmaker launched onto the scene with “The Loved Ones,” his proudly grisly debut about a misfit teenager who ...

This image released by IFC Films shows Jai Courtney in a scene from "Dangerous Animals." (IFC Films via AP) As if a movie about sharks wasn’t scary enough, the filmmakers behind “Dangerous Animals” ...

Olga Artemyeva is a film critic, screenwriter and film curator based in NYC. She has a PhD in Art History and teaches Film Studies. Her dissertaion was dedicated to the evolution of horror, and it ...

On Friday, June 20, Steven Spielberg’s oceanic epic Jaws will turn 50 years old. As the anniversary rolls around, we as an audience are reminded of our very human obsession with sharks – an obsession ...

Your browser does not support the audio element. It’s fascinating and enlivening to watch how the fusion of two intensely familiar subgenres–serial killer ...

Sean Byrne knows how to show an audience a bad time. Sixteen years ago, the Australian filmmaker launched onto the scene with “The Loved Ones,” his proudly grisly debut about a misfit teenager who ...