Body Bags

Director: John Carpenter, Tobe Hooper and Larry Sulkis

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106449

Review: Fun and silly in the right ways with some spooky ideas and plenty of winks for horror nerds to enjoy.

Watch it if: You want something goofy that's not too distracting.

And if you liked: Tales from the Crypt, Creepshow

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Director: Robert Zemeckis

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt18272208

Review: Flows better than one might expect given its conceit but bogged down by an overly sentimental tone and unconvincing de-aging effects.

Watch it if: You're intrigued enough by the approach that the contents don't matter.

And if you liked: Forrest Gump

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Venom: The Last Dance

Director: Kelly Marcel

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt16366836

Review: Messy in its third act which undercuts its emotional beats but brings enough fun and goofy adventure along the way to justify itself.

Watch it if: You're ok with a whole lot of nonsense being thrown at you at once.

And if you liked: Venom, Venom: There Will Be Carnage

The Fog

Director: John Carpenter

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080749

Review: Moody and fun with a fairly thin plot but a deeply effective atmosphere that carries it through.

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

And if you liked: Mandy, The Mist, Halloween

Goodrich

Director: Hallie Meyers-Shyer

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10171472

Review: A little rushed in one or two of its smaller beats but held together well by a charming and affecting central performance.

Watch it if: You're ok with something that fully revolves around its central character, for better or worse.

And if you liked: About a Boy, It's Complicated

Joker: Folie à Deux

Director: Todd Phillips

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11315808

Review: A boring and overlong story with nothing really interesting to hold onto, strung along by flat, meaningless song sequences.

Watch it if: You're that curious.

And if you liked: Joker

Hellboy: The Crooked Man

Director: Brian Taylor

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26757462

Review: Held back by its budget and some hokey dialogue but when it works, it works well with some strong ideas and well executed moments.

Watch it if: You're willing to look past a film's limitations.

And if you liked: Hellboy, Hellboy: The Golden Army, Evil Dead Rise, The Witch

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Frenzy

Director: Alfred Hitchcock

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068611/

Review: Runs out of steam as it goes but front loads with some interesting work and some provocative imagery.

Watch it if: You can handle at least one fairly brutal scene.

And if you liked: Peeping Tom, Torn Curtain

Check this out: Goodbye Piccadilly, Farewell Leicester Square

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Director: Tim Burton

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2049403

Review: Messy and inconsistent with no real justification for its return but brings a few laughs and fun bits along the way.

Watch it if: You're ok with something feeling like several half-baked concepts stitched together.

And if you liked: Beetlejuice, Wednesday, Coming 2 America

Lisa Frankenstein

Director: Zelda Williams

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21188080

Review: A little unconfident and could use some more character clarity but delivers a a good amount of fun while going down more gruesome paths than one expects.

Watch it if: You like something that can sneak up on you with its subversion.

And if you liked: Encino Man, Totally Killer, Warm Bodies