Annabelle: Creation

Director: David F. Sandberg

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5140878

Review: A few nice ideas and images drenched in cliche that completely overstays its welcome by a good 45 minutes.

Watch it if: You've never seen a horror movie before.

And if you liked: The Conjuring, The Nun, Insidious

Check this out: Annabelle

The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It

Director: Michael Chaves

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7069210

Review: Some fun to be had with the leading characters but otherwise repeating well tread tricks and ideas without adding much new to the table.

Watch it if: You're not at all familiar with horror tropes and cliches.

And if you liked: The Conjuring, The Conjuring 2

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Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

Director: Burr Steers

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1374989

Review: Has finished telling its joke about an hour in but otherwise knows exactly what it is and where to place its humour.

Watch it if: You want something that's more clever than you might expect.

And if you liked: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

Check this out: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

Motel Hell

Director: Kevin Connor

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081184

Review: Fun and weird in the right places with some genuinely startling images.

Watch it if: You want something that keeps throwing things at you.

And if you liked: Bad Taste, Leatherface, The People Under the Stairs

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

Director: Timur Bekmambetov

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1611224

Review: A few enjoyably silly ideas swimming in mediocrity and unconvincing visual effects.

Watch it if: You need something mildly distracting.

And if you liked: 30 Days of Night, Night Watch, Resident Evil: Retribution

Check this out: Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter

The New Mutants

Director: Josh Boone

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4682266

Review: Some interesting ideas and images let down by a by-the-numbers film-making style and some ropey performances.

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

And if you liked: X-Men, The Orphanage

Check this out: New Mutants

Spiral

Director: Darren Lynn Bousman

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10342730

Review: An interesting core plot that never really grabs due to dull execution and a rushed feel.

Watch it if: You're interested in the Saw movies.

And if you liked: Saw

Sleepaway Camp

Director: Robert Hiltzik

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086320

Review: Enjoyable if formulaic slasher with some impressive prop-work and a genuinely shocking ending.

Watch it if: You're ok with some very poorly aged aspects.

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

Mortal Kombat (2021)

Director: Simon McQuaid

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0293429

Review: A fairly dull lead character doesn't manage to slow down an absolutely bonkers fun-fest of exciting ideas and crowd pleasing moments.

Watch it if: You're ok with some over the top gory action.

And if you liked: G.I.Joe: The Rise of Cobra

Wolfwalkers

Director: Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5198068

Review: Drags a little in the middle but carries some nice ideas and tones and filled with undeniably impressive technical feats.

Watch it if: You're interested in the craft of animation.

And if you liked: Dances With Wolves, Pan's Labyrinth, Brave