Shazam! Fury of the Gods

Director: David F. Sandberg

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10151854

Review: Some enjoyable stuff but fails to meaningfully build on the first film, unfortunately falling into more standard superhero fare.

Watch it if: You're following the DC films.

And if you liked: Shazam!, Thor

Scream VI

Director: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt17663992

Review: A pretty strong and crazy first half unfortunately followed by a somewhat more rote and standard second half but still plenty of fun to be had.

Watch it if: You're into the Scream movies.

And if you liked: Scream (2022), Scream 2

Spoonful of Sugar

Director: Mercedes Bryce Morgan

IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt21815772

Review: Could push its tone a little harder, given the subject matter, but still holds through an intriguing story with some genuinely shocking moments.

Watch it if: You want something confident in its bizarre place.

And if you liked: May, Saint Maud, The Hand that Rocks the Cradle

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