In the summer of 1989, a group of bullied kids band together to destroy a shape-shifting monster, which disguises itself as a clown and preys on the children of Derry, their small Maine town.
Director:
Andy Muschietti
Stars:
Bill Skarsgård,
Jaeden Lieberher,
Finn Wolfhard
A young African-American visits his white girlfriend's parents for the weekend, where his simmering uneasiness about their reception of him eventually reaches a boiling point.
Director:
Jordan Peele
Stars:
Daniel Kaluuya,
Allison Williams,
Bradley Whitford
Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield to kill again.
Director:
John Carpenter
Stars:
Donald Pleasence,
Jamie Lee Curtis,
Tony Moran
Three girls are kidnapped by a man with a diagnosed 23 distinct personalities. They must try to escape before the apparent emergence of a frightful new 24th.
Director:
M. Night Shyamalan
Stars:
James McAvoy,
Anya Taylor-Joy,
Haley Lu Richardson
A widowed mother, plagued by the violent death of her husband, battles with her son's fear of a monster lurking in the house, but soon discovers a sinister presence all around her.
The enchanted lives of a couple in a secluded forest are brutally shattered by a nightmarish hippie cult and their demon-biker henchmen, propelling a man into a spiraling, surreal rampage of vengeance.
Director:
Panos Cosmatos
Stars:
Nicolas Cage,
Andrea Riseborough,
Linus Roache
When the matriarch of the Graham family passes away, her daughter's family begins to unravel cryptic and increasingly terrifying secrets about their ancestry.
The production designer also used Utah, where the film was shot, as inspiration for the set. See more »
Goofs
When Joan writes down her phone number, she folds the piece of paper before giving it to Annie. Later, when Annie looks at this paper in her workshop, there is no crease, indicating that the paper was never folded. See more »
Quotes
Charlie:
Who's gonna take care of me?
Annie:
Uh, excuse me? You don't think I'm gonna take care of you?
Charlie:
But when you die?
See more »
Sledge Hammer
Written by Georg Philipp Telemann
Performed by B.o.B. featuring Havi, Roxxanne, London Jae & Jaque Beatz
Courtesy of Cherry Red
By arrangement with Friendly Fire Licensing See more »
Disturbing and original. Plays on themes of family drama, mental disorders, and the supernatural. Opinions are polarizing for this movie but I urge you to see this. Acting was very good.
A slow burn that doesn't rely on cheap jump scares. Deserves a place along side the best.
16 of 23 people found this review helpful.
Was this review helpful to you?
| Report this
Disturbing and original. Plays on themes of family drama, mental disorders, and the supernatural. Opinions are polarizing for this movie but I urge you to see this. Acting was very good.
A slow burn that doesn't rely on cheap jump scares. Deserves a place along side the best.