Candyman (2021)

Director: Nia DaCosta

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9347730

Review: Never quite reaches the raw terror of the original but still delivers a ton of great ideas and a strong sense of tone.

Watch it if: You're interested in a horror film stepping into new areas.

And if you liked: Candyman, Velvet Buzzsaw, The Fly (1986)

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47 Meters Down

Director: Johannes Roberts

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2932536

Review: Reasonably effective in some of its quieter moments but entirely let down by overly bombastic action sections and a weak ending that tries to have its cake and eat it.

Watch it if: You're ok with something that's one note at different volumes and strengths.

And if you liked: The Descent, Open Water

The Meg

Director: Jon Turteltaub

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4779682

Review: Too long and meandering but delivers just about enough big dumb fist-in-the-air moments to carry itself over the hump.

Watch it if: You want something deeply silly.

And if you liked: Jurassic World, Deep Blue Sea

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R.I.P.D.

Director: Robert Schwentke

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0790736

Review: Lukewarm and anodyne with nothing really fresh or original to add to the genre.

Watch it if: You want something mildly distracting but not too challenging.

And if you liked: Men in Black: International, Hellboy (2019), The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

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Open Water

Director: Chris Kentis

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0374102

Review: Tense and unsettling with an impressive handle on its pacing and well balanced lead performances.

Watch it if: You're interested in how much can be done with a tiny budget.

And if you liked: Willow Creek, Buried

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The Master of Disguise

Director: Perry Andelin Blake

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0295427

Review: Manic and bizarre with a breeziness that keeps it from verring too far into obnoxiousness.

Watch it if: You're ready for some aspects that have not aged well.

And if you liked: Austin Powers, Little Nicky, Billy Madison

The Suicide Squad

Director: James Gunn

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6334354

Review: A bit long and disjointed but filled with enough great ideas and fun moments to carry itself through.

Watch it if: You're ok with some fairly gnarly violence.

And if you liked: Deadpool, Kick-Ass, Suicide Squad

Jaws: The Revenge

Director: Joseph Sargent

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093300/

Review: Rambling and incoherent without anything really interesting to latch onto or any kind of impressive special effects.

Watch it if: You're going down the list of Jaws movies.

And if you liked: Jaws 3, Jaws 2

The Green Knight

Director: David Lowery

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9243804

Review: Visually dazzling in a way that really pulls you into the story with a fresh approach to the material and great score.

Watch it if: You want something that brings both cerebral and tense thrills.

And if you liked: The Witch, Macbeth (2015), Mandy

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