The sophomore filmmaker still loves his jump scares, but "Smile 2" suggests that his horror series could have real legs as an ...

The sophomore filmmaker still loves his jump scares, but "Smile 2" suggests that his horror ... that our own baggage was scarier than any monster, Finn delivered a commercial take on the subject ...

Smile 2 goes big in its final moments, leaving us with big questions about reality and the ethics of mass media.

Smile 2 takes many different tactics to freak out audiences, and they're all successful. Jump scares are integral to the fear factor in Smile, and Parker Finn certainly doesn’t leave them behind ...

Here's everything you need to know about the horror hit's chilling conclusion ahead of the highly anticipated new movie.

The shapeshifting demon of Smile and its new sequel ... an IRL emoji of “u scared bro?” malevolence. Parker Finn’s ruthlessly nerve-jangling horror sleeper introduced this unholy troll ...

Arriving on the heels of Joker Folie à Deux and Terrifier 3, Smile 2 is the third multiplex ... writer/director Parker Finn’s follow-up is technically accomplished and ambitiously ...

Writer-director Parker Finn wielded Smile’s trauma metaphor like a mallet ... health really takes a hit – having a trickster trauma monster on your back will do that – she’s unable to ...

Regardless, filmmaker Parker Finn stood out ... Honestly, Smile 2 only falls short in terms of narrative novelty. There are no more secrets behind the sinister smiles, nor how to defeat the demon, ...