Author: Sean Collier
Collier’s Weekly: Frights and Fun Lurk in Castle Blood
The Halloween attraction in Monessen celebrates its 30th season with an experience you won’t find anywhere else.
Go “Behind the Stage Door” with the New Rich Engler Documentary
The enjoyable look at music history is now available on demand.
Movie Review: Halloween Ends
Jamie Lee Curtis' final showdown with Michael Myers is a surprising and satisfying finale.
On Location: Mandarin Gourmet
A monthly look at Pittsburgh’s starring role in the movies.
My Best of the ‘Burgh: A Q&A with Pro Wrestler and Dentist Dr. Britt Baker
“I would be in trouble if I had to take somebody to one spot in Pittsburgh. They’re all near and dear to my heart.”
Places We Love: The Director’s Circle Inside The Benedum Center For The Performing Arts
You might be closer to the show on the floor, but you’re missing the full picture.
Take Home Some Lost Treasures at the Annual Airport Auction
Items abandoned at Pittsburgh International Airport will hit the auction block this weekend.
Collier’s Weekly: A Sad Farewell to Go Ape Pittsburgh
The ropes course quietly announced that its North Park location won't reopen in 2023.
Movie Review: Hellraiser
The bizarre horror franchise gets a beguiling, but successful, reboot on Hulu.
Movie Review: Amsterdam
Filmmaker David O. Russell returns to the multiplex with a star-studded movie that's just kind of there.
Allentown Chose a New Style — It Went Goth
The Hilltop neighborhood has embraced its status as Pittsburgh’s slightly spooky territory, and it seems to be paying off.
Movie Review: Smile
There are cheap creeps aplenty in this mediocre horror flick.
Movie Review: Blonde
Marilyn Monroe deserved a filmmaker who understood (or at least respected) her, not this misfire of a biopic.
What Kennywood Park Is Doing to Increase Security After Last Weekend’s Shooting
The park will reopen Friday with doubled police presence and additional security enhancements.
On Location: Margaret Morrison Carnegie Hall
A monthly look at Pittsburgh’s starring role in the movies.
More Places You Can (and Can’t) Eat Like it’s the ’90s
In response to an October story, readers were quick to reach out with more of their favorite extinct or endangered chain restaurants.
Local Filmmaker’s Twisty Thriller Is an Enjoyable ’90s Throwback
Writer/director Andrew Hunt’s mystery stars Guy Pearce and Alice Eve.
Movie Review: Don’t Worry Darling
Florence Pugh shines, but this thriller is as messy onscreen as it is off.
Collier’s Weekly: Concert Ticket Inflation Is Out of Control
Yes, everything costs more in the ’20s, but concert ticket prices are in a class of their own.
Pittsburghers Love to Wax Nostalgic About Bygone Chain Restaurants
Fortunately, there are some you can still visit with a bit of a drive.
Places We Love: Hundred Acres Manor
Lurking within the lovely confines of South Park, thrillseekers will find a terrifying — and especially sprawling — haunted attraction.
Movie Review: The Woman King
Viola Davis carries a nation, and the movie, in this appealing but flawed epic.
Movie Review: Pearl
The near-instant sequel to the slasher film “X” is an intriguing, fresh origin story.
Movie Review: Pinocchio
Director Robert Zemeckis captures a bit of iconic Disney magic with this update to the classic tale.
Movie Review: Clerks III
The Clerks are back, but reality is catching up to them in Kevin Smith's latest self-referential comedy.
Collier’s Weekly: The Hall of Fame Selection the Pirates Didn’t Make
An odd number of inaugural inductees in the Pittsburgh Pirates Hall of Fame leads to speculation about who was left out.
All Aboard a New IMAX Feature — and a U.S. Premiere — at the Carnegie Science Center
The educational film “Train Time” is making its American debut on the North Shore over the weekend.
Collier’s Weekly: At Last, Here Comes Pittsburgh’s Good Weather
Pay no mind to the folks who insist that a Steel City summer is time to party: The good times kick off about now.
Movie Review: The Invitation
The fall horror season kicks off with an unusual, yet enjoyable, blend of romance and terror.
Collier’s Weekly: Duquesne’s David Meets Florida State’s Goliath Saturday
Odds are, the Dukes will provide little resistance in their season opener. But if they do, it’ll be the greatest moment in the history of Duquesne football.
North Versailles Multiplex to Close
The Phoenix Stadium 18, which opened more than two decades ago, will close after Labor Day.
Collier’s Weekly: Gorillas In Our Midst
At the Pittsburgh Zoo, a new virtual-reality experience offers an up-close look at gorillas in the wild.
Movie Review: Bodies Bodies Bodies
The latest hyper-cool horror flick has clever humor and a number of promising young performers.
Movie Review: Day Shift
Jamie Foxx may be the protagonist of this vampire hunt, but he's easily outmatched by a hip-hop legend.
On Location: The Lawn at the Cathedral of Learning
A monthly look at Pittsburgh’s starring role in the movies.
Places We Love: Condor’s Court at the National Aviary
You Rang? Lurch and Lianni, the impressive Andean condors at the National Aviary, are always ready to receive visitors — including those just passing by.
Pittsburgh Native, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author David McCullough Dies
McCullough, the Pittsburgh-born historian and author whose historical works brought the past to life for millions, died Sunday at age 89.
Movie Review: Bullet Train
The strangers on this train punch, kick, shoot and plenty besides in a frenetic, fun action flick.
This Week, Josh Gibson Is at PNC Park (and Beyond)
A rare visit from the slugger’s Hall of Fame plaque kicks off a month of activities from the Josh Gibson Foundation.
Movie Review: Prey
The long-running Predator franchise is back with an effective prequel.
Movie Review: Thirteen Lives
It must've been tough rescuing those kids from that cave. It's certainly tough to get through the movie about the incident.
Collier’s Weekly: There’s a Squeaky Wheel Getting Greased in Fern Hollow
The bridge collapse made national news, so no expense or expedience is spared in rebuilding it. So what about the rest of the state’s infrastructure?
Movie Review: DC League of Super-Pets
The adventures of Superman's dog aren't exactly essential viewing, but an excellent voice cast makes this flick funny enough.
Movie Review: Vengeance
Longtime television fixture B.J. Novak has promise as a writer/director, but this dark comedy never quite comes together.
Collier’s Weekly: The Great Bar on the North Shore
Off-season changes have turned PNC Park’s Riverwalk into a remarkable outdoor hangout. It’s just not designed for watching baseball.
Movie Review: Anything’s Possible
Billy Porter's directorial debut is a satisfying romcom told with style.
Movie Review: ‘Nope’
Is it science fiction? Horror? A western? However you categorize Jordan Peele's latest, it's remarkable.
Movie Review: The Gray Man
Despite massive effort, Netflix's hopeful hit is a decent action flick and little more.
