For a movie that rode to the box office on a (now award-winning) marketing campaign about people doing creepy smiles in random places and not much else, Smile (2022) was much better and smarter than ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover Hollywood and entertainment. Smile 2—the hit sequel to the 2022 blockbuster horror thriller Smile—is coming soon to ...

If the writer-director had to pitch a third installment tomorrow, he loves the idea of going "bigger and more off the rails," while also focusing on the "human, character-driven, intimate nature to ...

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 ...

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