U.S. Release Date: 2024-12-06
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore, Sexual Content, Nudity, Drugs)
Genre: Horror/Comedy
Director: Kyle Mooney
Cast: Jaeden Martell, Rachel Zegler, Julian Dennison, Daniel Zolghadri, Lachlan Watson, Fred Durst, Kyle Mooney
The goal with "Y2K" appears to be to make a film that falls into the "so bad it is good" category, but one cannot plan a cult classic.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2024-10-09
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Sexual Content, Profanity, Nudity)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Robert Vincent O’Neil
Cast: Donna Wilkes, Cliff Gorman, Susan Tyrrell, Dick Shawn, Rory Calhoun, John Diehl, Steven Porter, Donna McDaniel, Graem McGavin
There are times when it can be fun to revisit a cheesy, poorly-made movie from another era, but this is not one of those instances.
U.S. Release Date: 2024-08-23
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore, Sexual Content, Drugs)
Genre: Action/Horror
Director: Rupert Sanders
Cast: Bill Skarsgard, FKA Twigs, Danny Huston, Josette Simon, Laura Birn, Sami Bouajila
The characters have no humanity, the romance has no sizzle, and the whole thing turns into a slog where style overwhelms substance to such a degree that there’s too little left of the latter to matter.
U.S. Release Date: 2024-07-12
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore, Profanity)
Genre: Horror
Director: Oz Perkins
Cast: Maika Monroe, Nicolas Cage, Blair Underwood, Alicia Witt, Michelle Choi-Lee
Does a great job setting up a sense of deep unease but that quickly evaporates when it becomes apparent the movie isn’t going anywhere worthwhile.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2024-07-11
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Nudity, Profanity)
Genre: Horror
Director: John Erick Dowdle
Cast: Ben Messmer, Stacy Chbosky, Ivar Brogger, Lou George, Michael Lawson, Samantha Robson
For all its skill at mimicry, it has nothing to say and no real story to tell. It’s as ephemeral as it is unpleasant – a rancid little curiosity whose impressions are easily flushed.
U.S. Release Date: 2024-06-07
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Disturbing Images)
Genre: Horror
Director: Ishana Night Shyamalan
Cast: Dakota Fanning, Georgina Campbell, Olwen Fouere, Oliver Finnegan, Alistair Brammer, John Lynch
Ironically for something titled "The Watchers," this production lacks the basic quality of watchability.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2024-05-10
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama/Musical
Director: Sylvester Stallone
Cast:
"Staying Alive" is only about trying to breathe life into the then-fading career of John Travolta and making money off a recognizable title.
U.S. Release Date: 2024-03-29
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence)
Genre: Science Fiction/Action
Director: Adam Wingard
Cast: Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Dan Stevens, Kaylee Hottle, Alex Ferns
For those who have an orgasmic reaction to kaiju confrontations, far too little of the film is devoted to them and the overreliance on CGI leeches away the awe associated with the spectacle.
U.S. Home Release Date: 2024-03-13
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore, Nudity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Horror/Comedy
Director: Bill Froelich
Cast: Lori Lethin, Brendan Hughes, Alex Rocco, Scott Jacoby, Andy Romano, Maureen, Philip McKeon, George Clooney
A promising premise, once compromised by an inadequate director, inept actors, horrific dialogue, and a host of other problems, is unable to rise to the surface.
U.S. Release Date: 2024-03-08
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence, Disturbing Images, Profanity)
Genre: Horror
Director: Jeff Wadlow
Cast: DeWanda Wise, Taegen Burns, Pyper Braun, Tom Payne, Betty Buckley
There is nothing imaginary about how bad a misfire this movie is even for the Blumhouse base.