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