Ghost Rider

Director: Mark Steven Johnson

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0259324

Review: Some ok visuals here and there but riddled with baffling choices and mediocre ideas.

Watch it if: You're curious about superhero film history.

And if you liked: Steel, Constantine

Body Double

Director: Brian De Palma

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086984

Review: Loses its grip as the revelations start to spill out but until then manages to construct tension and intrigue at an expert level.

Watch it if: You want something that's an artifact of its time in both wildly positive and wildly negative ways.

And if you liked: Rear Window, Nightcrawler, Vertigo

Godzilla vs. Kong

Director: Adam Wingard

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5034838

Review: Follows a fairly similar trajectory to the previous film but still delivers plenty of big spectacle and mad ideas.

Watch it if: You're ok with fairly predictable character arcs.

And if you liked: Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Kong: Skull Island, Godzilla (2014)

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Doctor Sleep

Director: Mike Flanagan

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5606664

Review: Somewhat rushed towards the end but doing interesting things with the material without dragging despite its length.

Watch it if: You're interested in something that's working to make fairly hokey ideas work.

And if you liked: The Shining

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Coming 2 America

Director: Craig Brewer

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6802400

Review: Fairly breezy victory lap of a film that's at its best when it's just enjoying what it is.

Watch it if: You have a soft spot for the people involved.

And if you liked: Coming to America, Bill & Ted Face the Music

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

Director: André Øvredal

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3387520

Review: One or two backwards aspects here and there but delivers a likeable cast, genuinely off-putting monster designs and a clear atmosphere.

Watch it if: You want to see something that really pushes what it can get away with in its intended age range.

And if you liked: Trick 'r Treat, It, ParaNorman

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Terror Train

Director: Roger Spottiswoode

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081617

Review: Fairly by the numbers and has aged poorly in parts but delivers a few fun moments and weird choices.

Watch it if: You're interested in slasher films as a genre.

And if you liked: Friday the 13th, The Burning, Halloween

A Night at the Roxbury

Director: John Fortenberry

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120770

Review: Fairly nonsensical an inconsequential but holds a light and breezy enough pace to keep you on its good side.

Watch it if: You're ok with something silly.

And if you liked: Wayne's World 2, Hot Rod

Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem

Director: Colin and Greg Strause

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0833779

Review: A confused mess of unintelligable action pretending to be moody tension with paper thin characters and questionable ideas.

Watch it if: You're just that curious.

And if you liked: Alien vs. Predator

Alien vs. Predator

Director: Paul W.S. Anderson

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0370263

Review: A few well constructed sets can't save an empty exercise in audience service that plays out like a fan film in all ways but budget.

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

And if you liked: G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, The Mummy (2017), Lara Croft: Tomb Raider