Anya Taylor-Joy Carried M. Night Shyamalan’s Comeback Thriller, and It’s Streaming for Free Now

Although he was once hailed as a visionary who could serve as a new generation’s answer to Steven Spielberg, M. Night Shyamalanwas in a serious downward spiral after a series of major bombs forced even his most loyal fans to question his talents as a storyteller. Despite the acclaim that Shyamalan had earned for his work on The Sixth Sense and Signs, the failures of bombs like The Last Airbender and After Earth nearly put him in “director’s jail.” While The Visit proved to be a modest success in which Shyamalan was able to return to his bone-chilling roots, it was the unprecedented breakout of Splitin 2016 that officially launched his comeback. In addition to continuing an original superhero franchise by serving as a secret sequel to Unbreakable, Split proved that Anya Taylor-Joy was one of the best scream queens of her generation.