10 best 1990s summer blockbusters, ranked
Universal Pictures The 1990s were a golden era for big-budget, exciting movies that had fans flocking to cinemas, especially during summertime. The best summer blockbusters from the ’90s led to…
Twister: Why the 1996 disaster movie still rules after all these years
This weekend is a blast from the past thanks to Twisters, a disaster thriller by director Lee Isaac Chung. Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell, and Anthony Ramos play storm chasers who fight…
Everything you need to know about Twisters
Universal Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures & Amblin Entertainment In May 1996, audiences experienced the wild lives of storm chasers in Jan de Bont’s Twister. The epic disaster film starring Helen…
Twister Director Didn’t Get the Tornado Warning About Twisters
Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton in TwisterScreenshot: Warner Bros. There’s never been a better time to be a Twister fan. The 1996 disaster classic hits 4K Ultra HD July 9,…
Twisters’ Director Explains the Movie’s Intersection of Sci-Fi, Actual Science, and VFX
Director Lee Isaac Chung’s choice of Twisters as the follow-up to his Oscar-nominated Minari was surprising at first—but he’s since spoken about why he pivoted from family drama to tornado-fueled…
How Twisters’ Director Developed a Taste for Disaster
When Lee Isaac Chung was announced as the director of the long-awaited sequel Twisters, many of us scratched our heads. Chung is, obviously, a talented filmmaker. His most recent film,…
1999’s 15 Most Essential Horror Movies, 25 Years Later
Lake Placid (1999) – Official Trailer Horror vet Steve Miner (Friday the 13th parts 2-3, Halloween H20: 20 Years Later) directed and TV heavyweight David E. Kelley (The Practice, Big…
I Went to CinemaCon and Got Caught in Twisters’ Suck Tube
Lots of people come to Las Vegas for this sort of thing, but I had it done for free. I’m talking about stepping into the new theatrical standee for Universal’s…
Twisters’ First Trailer Is Here to Blow You Away
In 1996, when Twister was released, “climate change” didn’t quite carry the very real, very doom-laden weight that it does now. These days, dangerously freaky weather grabs alarmingly regular headlines,…