As bright and colorful as penny candy, this visually arresting production of Engelbert Humperdinck's "Hansel und Gretel" puts a twist on the classic fairy tale upon which it's based by uprooting the ...

The Brothers Grimm were aptly named: fairy tales like "Hansel and Gretel," about a destitute couple dying of famine, who abandon their children in the woods to save their own lives, are already scary ...

Aside from the odd Oscar contender expanding into wide release, January is not known as a fertile period for film releases, and in particular, the schlocky January horror film has practically become ...

Once upon a time, fairy tales were for children. The stories, though, were not the sweet, saccharine, happily ever after versions that have since been cleaned up by Disney. The original tales of ...

Oz Perkins’ sinister twist on “Hansel and Gretel” leaves a lackluster impression on adult horror enthusiasts. While Perkins’ rendition of the fable – cheekily titled “Gretel & Hansel” – aptly suits ...

Gretel & Hansel is a horror retelling of one of the most famous fairy tales ever. Although it features some arresting, original moments, it generally stays faithful to the broad strokes of the ...

Over the course of the past few years, we've seen a rise in period horror films that explore what fear would have been like centuries ago. Many of these films stray away from the tropes that horror ...

“Hansel and Gretel” has been re-told hundreds of times in a variety of formats, from oral folktale to print text to film. Traditional fairy tales are often brushed off because of their misogynistic ...

You know, Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters didn’t have to be terrible. True, it’s the kind of concept that presages yet another po-mo, slo-mo, wink-wink action variation on something supposedly ...

Aside from the odd Oscar contender expanding into wide release, January is not known as a fertile period for film releases, and in particular, the schlocky January horror film has practically become ...

The Brothers Grimm were aptly named: fairy tales like “Hansel and Gretel,” about a destitute couple dying of famine, who abandon their children in the woods to save their own lives, are already scary ...

Sophia Lillis and Alice Krige star in 'Gretel & Hansel,' Oz Perkins' dark reimagining of the classic Brothers Grimm fairy tale. By Frank Scheck Oz Perkins’ decidedly feminist take on the classic ...