Horror with a Real-Life Message

Director Sophia Takal is updating a misogynistic slasher film for the MeToo era. Her producer, Jason Blum, of Blumhouse Productions, talks about the success of horror movies with a political or social message. Simon Parkin shares a story about “deepfakes” that sounds like something out of “Black Mirror”—except that it took place in London earlier this year. And a cartoonist offers his appreciation of the Addams Family: a pitch-dark satire of suburban America that became one of the most beloved cartoons of all time. (Source: The New Yorker)