By now you're probably aware that horror legend Wes Craven passed away earlier this week at the age of 76. We'll talk more about the filmmaker's legacy later but, prior to that, I want to take a few sentences to remember one of my favorite Craven films: 1991's The People Under the Stairs. I revisited the pic today for the first time in probably 15 years and it's just as bizarre, disturbing, suspenseful, and oddly funny as I remembered it being.

Starring Brandon Adams as a newly minted 13-year-old boy who gets caught up in a death maze of a house during a burglary attempt gone horribly wrong, The People Under the Stairs is rife with subtext. Whether it's Adams' character (aptly nicknamed "Fool") transitioning into manhood or the tension between the haves and the have nots serving as a backdrop for the central conflict, Craven makes his interest in socioeconomic inequality clear. On top of all of that deeper meaning stuff, you also get Everett McGill running around in a gimp suit shooting a seemingly infinite number of shotgun rounds into the walls of his own house. The entire film is a fantastic mix of craft and insanity and I encourage you to revisit it, or check it out for the first time, sooner rather than later.

Recommendations aside, let's get to this week's Top 5:

Remembering Wes Craven

He will be remembered for more by those who knew him personally, but for the rest of us Wes Craven is the filmmaker who gave us two of the biggest horror films/franchises of all-time: A Nightmare on Elm Street and Scream. His work will be analyzed, discussed, imitated, and enjoyed for years to come. Not too bad for a kid from Cleveland.

For more on Craven's life and career, check out Matt's retrospective and Haleigh's editorial in which she credits the director for teaching her to love movies.

Marvel Studios' Creative Committee Dissolved

There's no questioning the success of Marvel Studios. Billions earned at the worldwide box office and, for the most part, a slate of films that comic fans and general moviegoers alike have enjoyed. All success aside, movies are a business and business is an ever-changing thing.

After much corporate restructuring, President of Marvel Studios Kevin Feige not only has a new boss but Marvel's creative committee that influenced projects from scripting to production is no more. I'll be interested to see what impact this change has on MCU projects currently being developed. Here's to hoping it helps lead to more compelling villains.

First 'Concussion' Trailer

Sony released the first trailer for the Will Smith drama Concussion this past week just in time for the NFL regular season to kickoff on Thursday. Smith plays Dr. Bennett Omalu, the forensic pathologist who discovered CTE (Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy) after conducting an autopsy of Pittsburgh Steelers center Mike Webster.

The trailer looks compelling enough and seems to confirm what I already suspected: that the NFL is an evil empire that will stop at nothing to protect its product/profits. Damn you, fantasy football, for making me enjoy watching the NFL so damn much.

Spielberg Predicts Fate of the Superhero Movie

While Marvel Studios is restructuring and preparing for the next phase of its corporate life, living legend Steven Spielberg is predicting the inevitable decline of the superhero movie as a sustainable business model. Some may see this as an aging filmmaker downplaying a genre he's never worked in. I see it as an infinitely talented, experienced, and respected filmmaker speaking the truth.

New 'Beasts of No Nation' Trailer

Netflix rolled out a new trailer for Cary Fukunaga's Beasts of No Nation this week and it looks like an absolute powerhouse of a film. Regardless of how "street" Idris Elba may or may not be, he's a fantastic actor and I think this role has a real chance of earning him an award nod.