Hellraiser: Judgment

Director: Gary J. Tunnicliffe

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5476182

Review: Plays like a bad detective film with some Hellraiser glued onto the end of it without an understanding of the difference between stomach-churning and scary.

Watch it if: You desperately need to fill out your Hellraiser scorecard.

And if you liked: Jigsaw, Se7en, Hellraiser: Revelations

Halloween (2018)

Director: David Gordon Green

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1502407

Review: Could use a tightening up in many ways but carries a lot of strong ideas and moments with it.

Watch it if: You want to see something made out of a real joy for the material.

And if you liked: Halloween, Halloween H20, Straw Dogs

Apostle

Director: Gareth Evans

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6217306

Review: A little bit unfocused but otherwise a strongly built film with some wild ideas and great performances.

Watch it if: You're interested in seeing what a perfect action director can do with a horror film.

And if you liked: The Wicker Man, Wake Wood, Evil Dead (2013)

Venom

Director: Ruben Fleischer

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1270797

Review: Messy and silly but undoubtedly fun and entertaining when it revels in its weirdness.

Watch it if: You want something that'll throw ideas at you.

And if you liked: Little Shop of Horrors, Cronos, The Incredible Hulk

Hold the Dark

Director: Jeremy Saulnier

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5057140

Review: Intense and gripping with a winding plot and breathtaking visuals.

Watch it if: You enjoy something brooding.

And if you liked: No Country for Old Men, Insomnia, True Detective, Blade Runner

Check this out: Hold the Dark

Mandy

Director: Panos Cosmatos

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6998518

Review: A bizarre tone that carries through some fantastic imagery and an outright assault on the senses.

Watch it if: You're ok with some weird intense violence.

And if you liked: Beyond the Black Rainbow, Hellraiser, Drive, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2

Murder on the Orient Express (2017)

Director: Kenneth Branagh

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3402236

Review: Slick and fun in equal measure with some truly gorgeous imagery and a strong cast.

Watch it if: You've somehow avoided learning the ending, like me.

And if you liked: Ocean's Eleven, The Usual Suspects, Gosford Park

Power Rangers

Director: Dean Israelite

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3717490

Review: A few issues but otherwise holds together reasonable well with a decent tone and some interesting characters.

Watch it if: You're curious and open-minded.

And if you liked: Chronicle, The Breakfast Club, Spider-Man: Homecoming

Mission: Impossible - Fallout

Director: Christopher McQuarrie

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4912910

Review: Dazzling from the beginning with clear stakes, fun ideas and always another card up its sleeve.

Watch it if: You enjoy something that's stuffed with great action set-pieces.

And if you liked: Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol, The Dark Knight, Skyfall

The Accountant

Director: Gavin O'Connor

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2140479

Review: Wobbles a little bit towards the end but is otherwise well constructed and effective with a decent plot.

Watch it if: You're interested in an action movie that exists on its own terms.

And if you liked: The Town, Michael Clayton