Synopsis: A Kansas City meteorologist (Blunt) and a cybersecurity expert (O’Connor) become keepers of a world-altering secret about alien life and are pursued by a clandestine government agency.
Genre: Science Fiction, Psychological Horror, Liminal Space Horror
Writer: Roberto Patino and Will Soodik
Director: Kane Parsons (Kane Pixels)
Stars: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Renate Reinsve, Mark Duplass, Finn Bennett, Lukita Maxwell
Synopsis: A furniture store owner, Clark (Ejiofor), who plays a pirate in local ads, discovers a doorway in his basement leading to the Backrooms, an endless network of empty, liminal space
Cast: Michael Johnston, Inde Navarrette, Cooper Tomlinson, Megan Lawless, Andy Richter
Synopsis: After breaking the mysterious “One Wish Willow” to win his crush’s heart, a hopeless romantic finds himself getting exactly what he asked for but soon discovers that some desires come at a dark, sinister price.
Review: This film is extremely original, creepy, fun, funny, scary, and well done. Curry Barker’s debut film is already breaking records, for good reason.
I have been following Curry Baker for a while now, as his sketch videos are very, very funny. After this film, he has already solidified himself as the next Jordan Peele and Zach Cregger.
The horror is already drumming up nominations for breakout star, Indie Navarrette. She uses impressive control of her voice, mannerisms, and facial features to bring other Nikki to life. And the sound in the film is very well done. Nikki’s uncontrollable descent into madness comes with some surprise sounds that vibrate and make you squirm in your seat.
The end of this movie is wild. An ending you won’t fully see coming. A third act that spirals.
Synopsis: A woman takes a job as a housekeeper in a NYC high-rise, unaware of the building’s history of disappearances. She soon realizes the community is shrouded in mystery.
Cast: Jack Reynor, Laia Costa, May Calamawy, Natalie Grace, Verónica Falcón
Synopsis: The young daughter of a journalist disappears into the desert without a trace. Eight years later, the broken family is shocked when she is returned to them, as what should be a joyful turns into a living nightmare.
Review:
Lee Ronin’s The Mummy was a fun ride. I read the hype for it and I really hoped that it was as gross and disturbing as it said. And it was just about there.
The movie introduces some new things in horror and I thought the last scene was really cool and original.
We are all waiting for a new Mummy movie with Brendan Frazier. This feels like The Mummy and also its own standalone thing. Universal Monsters has not had a lot of luck recently with its films, but hopefully this can help it out.
I am a Lee Cronin fan. He knows how to use blood, gore, scares.
Cast: Ryan Gosling, Sandra Hüller, James Ortiz, Milana Vayntrub, Ken Leung, Lionel Boyce
Synopsis: Science teacher Ryland Grace wakes up alone on a spaceship light-years from Earth. As his memory returns, he uncovers a mission to stop a mysterious substance killing the sun, and save Earth. An unexpected friendship may be the key.
Cast: Samara Weaving, Kathryn Newton, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Shawn Hatosy, David Cronenberg, Elijah Wood
Synopsis: After surviving one deadly game, Grace and her sister Faith must now outrun four rival families competing for a powerful throne – winner takes all.
Review: The first Ready or Not was a fun movie. Mostly horror with some great comedy added in towards the end. This sequel goes balls to the walls with a great split of comedy and horror. There is just as much blood splatter as there are laughs.
This sequel takes place directly after the first. I mean, directly after. Weaving’s character still has a cigarette in her mouth and a wedding dress full of blood.
The cast in the first one included Weaving and Adam Brody, but this sequel boasts a stacked cast of big talent. Sarah Michelle Gellar and Shawn Hatosy play twins who are working together and also completely apart. Kathryn Newton, a newer scream queen, plays Weaving’s sister who is now thrown into the game. Elijah Wood hosts the game. Kevin Durand plays his usual wild and crazy character. And we even have horror legend David Cronenberg in a small, but memorable part.
This movie goes a lot more into the history of the game, the different families who have steak in it, how much control these affluent families have over the world and everything that happens in it.
Like the first one, there are many different weapons and many different ways that characters are killed off.
I believe the movie is definitely worth seeing in theaters. I went by myself, but still had a great time. Laughing loudly with others at completely gross scenes.
Cast: Shirley Chen, Fang Du, McKenna Grace, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan
Synopsis: An insecure Chinese-American teenager undergoes experimental surgery to appear white, hoping to secure the prom queen title and peer acceptance.
Synopsis: Disowned at birth by his obscenely wealthy family, a blue-collar will stop at nothing to reclaim his inheritance, no matter how many relatives stand in his way.
