The supernatural-themed, teen-targeted movie Beautiful Creatures is being marketed as the new Twilight. This is a mistake on multiple levels. First, for movie critics, this is like being told a new ...

You might think of “Beautiful Creatures” as just another “Twilight” wannabe. I prefer to think of it as the showcase that a great British actress has been waiting for. The biggest surprise of the ...

The YA adaptation boom of the 2010s is a fascinating time, filled with potential franchises that never took off, some that lingered far beyond their expiration date, and others that remained ...

When writer-director Richard LaGravenese told the authors of the Beautiful Creatures series of young-adult novels that he wanted to make a movie of their books, they had one overriding concern. The ...

The supernatural romance could well have foundered amid its unwieldy mix of dark magic and Dixie camp. But it somehow succeeds — especially when... Calling Beautiful Creatures a Southern-fried ...

The 2010s were a great decade for franchise films. During these years, the MCU saw its golden age, the Mission: Impossible series released three great outings, and Hollywood produced an avalanche of ...