Single White Female

Director: Barbet Schroeder

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105414

Review: A strong idea with a good mood and villain performance that runs out of steam in its third act.

Watch it if: You want something that keeps you guessing when it's cooking, at least.

And if you liked: Fatal Attraction, Pacific Heights

Check this out: SWF Seeks Same

The Marvels

Director: Nia DaCosta

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10676048

Review: Plenty of energy and charm from its leads but flattened by dull blocking that saps a lot of the emotional resonance.

Watch it if: You're invested in these characters already.

And if you liked: Captain Marvel, Ms. Marvel, Wandvision

The Killer

Director: David Fincher

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1136617

Review: Doesn't quite end as crisply as one might like but delivers a good, simple story well with plenty of panache and wit.

Watch it if: You're ok with some brief, heavy violence.

And if you liked: American Psycho, Drive, John Wick

Check this out: The Killer

Dracula 2000

Director: Patrick Lussier

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0219653

Review: A few good core ideas swimming in a sea of overcooked, empty style and derivative imagery.

Watch it if: You want something that learns all the wrong lessons from The Matrix.

And if you liked: Queen of the Damned, Blade: Trinity

Shattered

Director: Wolfgang Petersen
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0102900
Review: Stylish and fun with some insane turns and a strong sense of tone.
Watch it if: You want something absolutely bananas.
And if you liked: The Hand, Vertigo, Memento
Check this out: The Plastic Nightmare

Bad Influence

Director: Curtis Hanson
IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0099091
Review: Deeply silly but undeniably compelling with plenty of twists and turns to carry it through.
Watch it if: You want a bizarre cultural snapshot.
And if you liked: Pacific Heights, Consenting Adults, Fight Club

The Nun II

Director: Michael Chaves

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10160976

Review: A few inventive shots completely unsupported by any sort of dramatic or emotional heft.

Watch it if: You're interested in seeing a few technical ideas that, if anything, undermine the story being told.

And if you liked: The Wolfman (2010), The Nun, The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It

Killers of the Flower Moon

Director: Martin Scorsese

IMDB: v

Review: Shocking and devastating with a thrust to it that carries you through to it's deeply poignant end.

Watch it if: You're up for something long.

And if you liked: Miller's Crossing, The Departed, Asteroid City

Check this out: Killers of the Flower Moon

The Bedroom Window

Director: Curtis Hanson

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092627

Review: Interesting ideas and approach that loses its grip into silliness in its final third.

Watch it if: You want something fairly fun that's not too life-changing.

And if you liked: Body Double, Fatal Attraction

Check this out: The Witnesses

Totally Killer

Director: Nahnatchka Khan

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11426232

Review: Fairly clunky and iffy in its plotting but has enough flashes of brilliance to carry it through.

Watch it if: You want something light and fun enough.

And if you liked: Hocus Pocus, Final Girls, Happy Death Day

The Exorcist: Believer

Director: David Gordon Green

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12921446

Review: Reasonably impressive on a technical level but never really amounts to anything all that interesting beyond that.

Watch it if: You can watch something for the editing and the sound design alone.

And if you liked: Exorcist: The Beginning, Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist, Halloween (208)

After Hours

Director: Martin Scorsese

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088680

Review: Magnetic from the word go with a plot that consistently surprises and a great sense of place.

Watch it if: You want something you won't be able to out-guess.

And if you liked: Something Wild, The Game, Quick Change

A Haunting in Venice

Director: Kenneth Branagh

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22687790

Review: Builds the film it needs to be well with the necessary emotional heft and a strong spooky atmosphere.

Watch it if: You enjoy a good spooky mystery.

And if you liked: Murder on the Orient Express (2017), Death on the Nile (2022)

Check this out: Hallowe'en Party

Saw X

Director: Kevin Greutert

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21807222

Review: Could use some tightening up, particularly in its third act, but brings enough new angles and silly fun to justify itself.

Watch it if: You like Saw movies.

And if you liked: Saw, Saw II, Saw III, Saw IV, Saw V, Saw 3D

Stalker

Director: Andrei Tarkovsky

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079944

Review: Intriguing and haunting in its own way with a visual style that draws the eye in and a tone that stays with you.

Watch it if: You're ok with a slow slow burn.

And if you liked: Solaris, Annihilation, The Thing

Check this out: Roadside Picnic

The Game

Director: David Fincher

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119174

Review: Magnetic and compelling in a fun way that balances its ludicrous events with a hard edge that grounds it.

Watch it if: You want something that uses a slickness and prestige style to hide how deeply silly it is.

And if you liked: Total Recall, Would You Rather, Fight Club

Decision to Leave

Director: Park Chan-wook

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12477480

Review: Sumptuous in its visuals and sensual in its tone with a story that draws you in with its masterfully handled emotional tension.

Watch it if: You want something that never lands in an easy, untangled place.

And if you liked: Insomnia (2002), Vertigo, Joint Security Area

Haunted Mansion (2023)

Director: Justin Simien

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1695843

Review: A chunk too long and underuses a lot of its strong design with stiff blocking but still manages to deliver plenty of wit and even some emotional heft.

Watch it if: You're ok with a family film touching on some fairly dark themes.

And if you liked: The Haunted Mansion (2003), Beetlejuice, Casper

The Bob's Burgers Movie

Director: Loren Bouchard and Bernard Derriman

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7466442

Review: Fairly light in its touch but brings enough fun story and ideas to carry itself through.

Watch it if: You're ok with a musical that largely forgets it's a musical.

And if you liked: The Simpsons Movie

Bloodsport

Director: Newt Arnold

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092675

Review: Fairly straight forward in its narrative but absolutely bonkers in its tone and production.

Watch it if: You're happy to just roll with a film for what it is.

And if you liked: Big Trouble in Little China, Mad Max

Check this out: Frank Dux

The Handmaiden

Director: Park Chan-wook

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4016934

Review: Compelling and romantic with a story that keeps you guessing and curious right through.

Watch it if: You're ok with some fairly explicit sexual scenes.

And if you liked: Parasite, Secretary, Crimson Peak

Check this out: Fingersmith

The Flash

Director: Andy Muschietti

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0439572

Review: Unfathomably annoying from frame one with no emotional weight or character clarity whatsoever.

Watch it if: You've made it this far.

And if you liked: It: Chapter Two, Blue Beetle, Justice League, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

Blue Beetle

Director: Angel Manuel Soto

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9362930

Review: Some vaguely compelling elements that get lost in wild tonal shifts that could be salvagable if not for one actor fully out of control.

Watch it if: You feel the need to tick off every superhero film on a list.

And if you liked: Steel, Spawn

Check this out: Blue Beetle

The Last Voyage of the Demeter

Director: André Øvredal

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1001520

Review: Nothing particularly new but does what it needs to do reasonably well and to the point.

Watch it if: You want something fairly straight forward.

And if you liked: Prey, Midnight Mass

Check this out: Dracula

Thirst

Director: Park Chan-wook

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0762073

Review: Interesting in its character dynamics and willingness to lean into genre tropes in a way that creates a dreamlike tone.

Watch it if: You're ok with some fairly bloody scenes.

And if you liked: Cronos, Midnight Mass, Let the Right One In

Check this out: Thérèse Raquin

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

Director: Jeff Rowe and Kyler Spears

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8589698

Review: Filled with charm and character with a lush visual style and plenty of interesting new angles on old material.

Watch it if: You want something fresh yet familiar.

And if you liked: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

Talk to Me

Director: Danny Philippou and Michael Philippou

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10638522

Review: Pulls you in so effortlessly and fast that when the turns happen you're utterly unprepared for how wild they go.

Watch it if: You're ok with some fairly brutal gore.

And if you liked: Flatliners, Evil Dead (2013), It Follows

Solaris

Director: Andrei Tarkovsky

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069293

Review: Slowly burns its way into your head with a hypnotic atmosphere and beautiful photography.

Watch it if: You're ok with something that takes its time.

And if you liked: 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Man Who Fell to Earth

Check this out: Solaris

Monkeybone

Director: Henry Selick

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0166276

Review: Fascinating in its insanity in a way that never really bores but also never gets its hooks into anything interesting.

Watch it if: You're curious about what kind of bizarre ingredients can go into a thing.

And if you liked: Drop Dead Fred, The Mask, Wendell and Wild

Check this out: Dark Town

I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK

Director: Park Chan-wook

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0497137

Review: Some flashes of greatness in there and very clear in what it wants to do but largely a frustrating affair that's difficult to find purchase in.

Watch it if: You're ok with something irreverent and quirky.

And if you liked: The Ninth Configuration, The Million Dollar Hotel

Cobweb

Director: Samuel Bodin

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9100018

Review: Fairly standard once it's all said and done but makes excellent and effective work with its material along the way.

Watch it if: You're ok with something making good use of old parts if not reinventing them.

And if you liked: The Boogeyman, The Babadook, Malignant

Barbie

Director: Greta Gerwig

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1517268

Review: Fun and colourful with a decent emotional core and a bevy of great jokes.

Watch it if: You want something that's not worried about getting tied up in logistics.

And if you liked: The Lego Movie, Ted, Wandavision

Deadstream

Director: Joseph Winter and Vanessa Winter

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12788488

Review: Manages to balance its elements well while keeping a good pace of escalation throughout.

Watch it if: You're ok with an extremely (but deliberately) annoying lead character.

And if you liked: Evil Dead 2, Paranormal Activity

Oppenheimer

Director: Christopher Nolan

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15398776

Review: Thrilling and propulsive in a way that never gives an easy answer or even a place to rest.

Watch it if: You want something that appreciates the complexity of the human face.

And if you liked: Good Night and Good Luck, There Will Be Blood

Check this out: American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer

Lady Vengeance

Director: Park Chan-wook

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0451094

Review: A little difficult to follow in places but holds attention and intrigue well throughout.

Watch it if: You can handle something fairly cerebral with its violence.

And if you liked: Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance, Oldboy, Nikita

Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One

Director: Christopher McQuarrie

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9603212

Review: A satisfyingly ridiculous premise that allows for a string of thrilling and explosive adventure sequences.

Watch it if: You appreciate a well structured action setpiece.

And if you liked: Mission: Impossible - Fallout, Mission: Impossible, The General

Spoorloos

Director: George Sluizer

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096163

Review: More tightly written than it first seems with a chilling premise and a genuinely disturbing ending.

Watch it if: You're ok with something casually dark.

And if you liked: Speak No Evil, Don't Look Now, Insomnia

Check this out: The Golden Egg

Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance

Director: Park Chan-wook

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0310775

Review: Pulls the eye in while unfolding in a way that allows for maximum pathos and tragic humour.

Watch it if: You can handle something fairly grim on all fronts.

And if you liked: Fargo, Bad Lieutenant, Oldboy

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

Director: James Mangold

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1462764

Review: A few brief moments of fun action swimming in a sea of repetitive stakes, meaningless sentiment and distracting face-replacement.

Watch it if: You really need to clear off the list.

And if you liked: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Joint Security Area

Director: Park Chan-wook

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0260991

Review: Takes a little while to get going but crafts a tense story well with some real flair in its film-making.

Watch it if: You want something that can create intrigue and tension in a simple and clean way.

And if you liked: Rashomon, Reservoir Dogs

The Little Mermaid (2023)

Director: DIRECTOR

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5971474

Review: Works reasonably well in its middle section but consistently held down by the limits of supposed visual realism.

Watch it if: You're curious about these live action remakes.

And if you liked: The Little Mermaid

Check this out: The Little Mermaid

Asteroid City

Director: Wes Anderson

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14230388

Review: A real return to form with a charm and throughline of emotion that supports lush visuals and a high level of wit.

Watch it if: You like Wes Anderson movies.

And if you liked: The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, The Royal Tenenbaums, Mars Attacks!

The Boogeyman

Director: Rob Savage

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3427252

Review: Somewhat let down as its creature becomes more and more visible but manages to hold an effective tone and theme throughout.

Watch it if: You want something that's halfway decent even if it's not necessarily changing the world.

And if you liked: The Babadook, The Black Phone, Evil Dead Rise, A Quiet Place

Check this out: The Boogeyman

Trio

Director: Park Chan-wook

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0471369

Review: A little drawn out but plenty of interest and fun to be had with decent character driven stakes.

Watch it if: You want something that swings between heavy and light fairly effortlessly.

And if you liked: From Dusk till Dawn, Raising Arizona

The Moon Is... The Sun's Dream

Director: Park Chan-wook

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0471268

Review: Doesn't fully hold together but flashes of brilliance and creativity.

Watch it if: You're interested in seeing an interesting film-maker's start.

And if you liked: Nikita, Reservoir Dogs, Oldboy

Spite Marriage

Director: Edward Sedgwick and Buster Keaton

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0020442

Review: A few fun moments mostly surrounded by fairly well trodden territory.

Watch it if: You're going through the films of Buster Keaton.

And if you liked: The Navigator, Steamboat Bill, Jr.

Fast X

Director: Louis Leterrier

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5433140

Review: Bangs the hammer enough that by the end you're numb to the stakes, but still drops a ton of fun on the screen with a rip-roaring villain performance.

Watch it if: You're into the Fast and Furious movies.

And if you liked: Fast and Furious 6, F9: The Fast Saga

The Cameraman

Director: Edward Sedgwick and Buster Keaton

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0018742

Review: An excellent culmination of many different elements into a streamlined and emotional work.

Watch it if: You want to see how much pathos can be squeezed out of seemingly simple gestures.

And if you liked: Sherlock, Jr., The General

Steamboat Bill, Jr.

Director: Charles Reisner and Buster Keaton

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0019421

Review: Unfocused in the middle but full of charm and a climactic sequence that boggles the mind.

Watch it if: You want to be baffled by a level of achievement.

And if you liked: Sherlock Jr., The General

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Director: Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers and Justin K. Thompson

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9362722

Review: A little uneven in its pacing but an otherwise monstrous achievement in visual craft and filmmaking.

Watch it if: You like Spider-Man.

And if you liked: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

College

Director: James W. Horne and Buster Keaton

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0017765

Review: A fairly straight forward Keaton film but one with clear goals and a cavalcade of good gags.

Watch it if: You're prepared for some material that's very much of its time.

And if you liked: Battling Butler, The Navigator

The General

Director: Clyde Bruckman and Buster Keaton

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0017925

Review: Tense and funny throughout with some fascinating work on a genuinely mind-blowing scale.

Watch it if: You want to see something that can still impress and bewilder nearly 100 years later.

And if you liked: Sherlock Jr., Mad Max: Fury Road

Check this out: The Great Locomotive Chase

Battling Butler

Director: Buster Keaton

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0016630

Review: Drags out the plot a little longer than it needs to but still carries the charm and fun that's customary at this point.

Watch it if: You're going through the films of Buster Keaton.

And if you liked: Seven Chances, The Navigator

Check this out: Battling Buttler

Go West

Director: Buster Keaton

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0015863

Review: Silly and light in the right ways while also delivering more genuine sweetness and heart than is characteristic for Keaton.

Watch it if: You want to see oddly well choreographed animal acting.

And if you liked: The Navigator, Our Hospitality, Babe

Seven Chances

Director: Buster Keaton

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0016332

Review: Doesn't hit the high notes of his other work but clips along at a nice pace with some legitimately good laughs.

Watch it if: You're ok with seeing some stuff that has aged very badly.

And if you liked: The Navigator, Our Hospitality

Check this out: Seven Chances

Fool's Paradise

Director: Charlie Day

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9013340

Review: Never really lands on anything that sticks in a way that's confusing and leaves one hunting for something to latch onto.

Watch it if: You're that much of a Charlie Day fan.

And if you liked: Big Daddy, Being There

The Hand

Director: Oliver Stone

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082497

Review: Some interesting sections and shots but fails in most regards and really overstays its welcome.

Watch it if: You want to see someone try to force depth onto a piece without really understanding how.

And if you liked: The Dead Zone, Evil Dead 2, Raising Cain, The Brood

Check this out: The Lizard's Tail

The Navigator

Director: Donald Crisp and Buster Keaton

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0015163

Review: Just the right levels of silly with an ending gag that casually drops one's jaw.

Watch it if: You want to see how many gags can be squeezed out of a fairly simple premise.

And if you liked: Three Ages, Our Hospitality, Sherlock Jr.

Sherlock Jr.

Director: Buster Keaton

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0015324

Review: Inventive and funny with a plot that zips and meanders in delightful ways.

Watch it if: You want something that's just idea after idea after idea.

And if you liked: Three Ages, Our Hospitality

Our Hospitality

Director: John G. Blystone and Buster Keaton

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0014341

Review: Bathes in its silliness with a constant stream of funny ideas and great sense of tension.

Watch it if: You want to see how good invention and humour can be timeless.

And if you liked: Three Ages, Airplane!

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

Director: James Gunn

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6791350

Review: Carries immense emotional heft but wields the balance shakily leaving much of the film overshadowed by the previous harrowing section.

Watch it if: You can handle some fairly intense animal cruelty imagery.

And if you liked: Guardians of the Galaxy, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

Three Ages

Director: Edward F. Cline and Buster Keaton

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0014538

Review: Funny and compelling throughout with genuinely jaw dropping stunts and plenty of invention.

Watch it if: You want to see something that is one hundred years old.

And if you liked: Airplane!, Blazing Saddles

Interview with the Vampire

Director: Neil Jordan

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110148

Review: Bizarre and meandering in ways that against all odds favour its lush and romantic tone.

Watch it if: You've somehow never seen it like I hadn't.

And if you liked: Perfume, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Angel Heart

Check this out: Interview with the Vampire

Yesterday

Director: Danny Boyle

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8079248

Review: Unsure of itself in so many ways that clash with other, causing more thought and attention to its flaws than the film can stand.

Watch it if: You're ticking off a list.

And if you liked: The Beatles

Beau is Afraid

Director: Ari Aster

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13521006

Review: Fully bizarre and fantasical in a funny and heartbreaking way that throws ideas at you constantly and keeps you guessing right until the end.

Watch it if: You have the patience to let something go where it wants to go.

And if you liked: Synecdoche, New York, Pinocchio, Brazil

Evil Dead Rise

Director: Lee Cronin

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13345606

Review: Never quite hits its gnarliness as much as it should or could but still brings plenty of good ideas and fun moments to the table.

Watch it if: You're ok with some blood.

And if you liked: Resident Evil, Evil Dead (2013), The Shining

Renfield

Director: Chris McKay

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11358390

Review: Fairly messy and broadly stroked but enough in there to make it worth a go.

Watch it if: You want something fun and silly if not particularly earthshaking.

And if you liked: Warm Bodies, Day Shift

The Super Mario Bros. Movie

Director: Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6718170

Review: Occasionally fairly thin but manages to be breezy and charming with a plot that zips along at a nice pace.

Watch it if: You can handle a handful of uninspired needle-drop choices.

And if you liked: The Lego Movie, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Speed Racer

John Wick: Chapter 4

Director: Chad Stahelski

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10366206

Review: Luxurious in its visuals with a real strength and sense of humour with its action and choreography.

Watch it if: You're into the craft of action and martial arts films.

And if you liked: John Wick, John Wick: Chapter 2, John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum, The Batman

Shazam! Fury of the Gods

Director: David F. Sandberg

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10151854

Review: Some enjoyable stuff but fails to meaningfully build on the first film, unfortunately falling into more standard superhero fare.

Watch it if: You're following the DC films.

And if you liked: Shazam!, Thor

Scream VI

Director: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt17663992

Review: A pretty strong and crazy first half unfortunately followed by a somewhat more rote and standard second half but still plenty of fun to be had.

Watch it if: You're into the Scream movies.

And if you liked: Scream (2022), Scream 2

Spoonful of Sugar

Director: Mercedes Bryce Morgan

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21815772

Review: Could push its tone a little harder, given the subject matter, but still holds through an intriguing story with some genuinely shocking moments.

Watch it if: You want something confident in its bizarre place.

And if you liked: May, Saint Maud, The Hand that Rocks the Cradle

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania

Director: Peyton Reed

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10954600

Review: Some fun to be had but largely a disjointed mess that doesn't really allow for any of its major pieces to land successfully.

Watch it if: You like to keep up with the Marvel movies.

And if you liked: Ant-Man, Thor: Ragnarok

Rasen

Director: Jôji Iida

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0134928

Review: A few interesting ideas and moments floating in a soup of fairly uninspired and mediocre concepts.

Watch it if: You're interested in the various Ringu films.

And if you liked: Ringu, The Ring Two, Twin Peaks

Check this out: Spiral

Magic Mike's Last Dance

Director: Steven Soderbergh

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt16280138

Review: Lush and romantic in its visuals and themes with a sweet story at its centre and a slew of incredible dance sequences.

Watch it if: You appreciate a good dance movie.

And if you liked: Magic Mike, Magic Mike XXL

The Ring Two

Director: Hideo Nakata

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0377109

Review: Completely disjointed with no real sense of tone or pacing.

Watch it if: You want to see something oddly subversive for such a mainstream piece.

And if you liked: Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers, The Ring

Knock at the Cabin

Director: M. Night Shyamalan

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15679400

Review: Doesn't escalate quite as far as it could but manages to handle a balanced tension and character ensemble well in very a limited setting.

Watch it if: You enjoy something that's almost theatrical in its presentation.

And if you liked: The Mist, The Village

Check this out: The Cabin at the End of the World

Infinity Pool

Director: Brandon Cronenberg

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10365998

Review: The right amunts of absurd and psychadelic with some novel ideas and a consistent pace.

Watch it if: You're ok with something fairly intense in places.

And if you liked: Crash, Berberian Sound Studio

April Fool's Day

Director: Fred Walton

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090655

Review: A few obnoxious character moments don't manage to ruin what is a slickly put together slasher that keeps the audience on its toes longer than one would expect.

Watch it if: You want something that understands its genre and is knowing within it.

And if you liked: The Burning, Friday the 13th, The Cabin in the Woods

Wendell & Wild

Director: Henry Selick

IMDB: IMDB URL

Review: Fun and spooky in the right places with tons of visual flair and massive amounts of character charm.

Watch it if: You want something with a unique type of story rhythm.

And if you liked: Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio, The Corpse Bride

Mad God

Director: Phil Tippett

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt15090124

Review: Dense in its creativity and scope with a plot that zips along far better than one would expect from something so obtuse.

Watch it if: You enjoy something that revels in a gnarled and chewed up style.

And if you liked: Eraserhead, Hellbound: Hellraiser II, The Dark Crystal, 2001: A Space Odyssey

Sick

Director: John Hyams

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14642626

Review: Smart and tight with a deceptively simple approach with hints of more bubbling beneath the surface.

Watch it if: You enjoy seeing the slasher tropes played with without necessarily being deconstructed.

And if you liked: Scream, Hush, The Strangers

Skinamarink

Director: Kyle Edward Ball

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21307994

Review: Dips into well trodden territory a little more than it should but when it's effective its extremely effective.

Watch it if: You can see it at the cinema.

And if you liked: Escape from Tomorrow, Paranormal Activity, Beyond the Black Rainbow

M3GAN

Director: Gerard Johnstone

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8760708

Review: Slickly put together with a great central character, lots of fun ideas and strong lead performances.

Watch it if: You want something that stays funny all the way through.

And if you liked: Child's Play, Malignant, Child's Play (2019)