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Alien 1½

Not perfect, but a worthy sequel (Spoilers)

Rain Carradine (Cailee Spaeny) is a Weyland-Yutani employee who lives and works on Jackson Star, a space rock with no sunlight. One day, Rain discovers that even though her contract should be up, it’s been extended. Oh, man. While the Company has always treated its workers horribly, slavery with extra steps is a new one. This bit of d*****y is what sets Rain on a path to coming face-to-face with everybody’s favorite xenomorph.

March of the Slasher

A nice twist on an old formula (Spoilers)

Johnny (Ry Barrett) is an undead slasher awakened from his slumber after a camper foolishly steals his mother’s locket. After digging himself out of his grave, Johnny goes on a quest to get it back. It’s a journey that involves walking, murder, walking, eavesdropping, and more walking. There’s so much walking since the hook of In A Violent Nature is that it’s a slasher movie told from the killer’s perspective. So, we get to see how tedious it would be to get around without teleporting offscreen.

Like a Prayer

A lot of fun, but a little shallow (Spoilers)

After many years of uncertainty, Ryan Reynolds is back as Wade Wilson/Deadpool, and the character has found a new thing to obsess over. In the last movie, it was whether or not his heart was in the right place. In this threequel, it’s about becoming something important. Thinking he’s not, Wad becomes depressed, which causes him to hang up the costume, get a dead-end job, and break up with Vanessa (Morena Baccarin).

Dracula’s Daughter

Ready or not, here she comes (Spoilers)

Abigail (Alisha Weir) is a ballerina kidnapped at the behest of Lambert (Giancarlo Esposito). The team consists of leader “Frank” (Dan Stevens), medic “Joey” (Melissa Barrera), hacker “Sammy” (Kathryn Newton), wheelman “Dean” (Angus Cloud), enforcer “Peter” (Kevin Durand), and sniper “Rickles” (Will Catlett). They’re all supposed to spend the night in this awesome but rundown-looking house, but quickly realize they’re in over their heads.

Funhouse Mirror Life

But not all the clowns are her (Spoilers)

Bowie Davidson (Jenna Kanell) is an actor who made a name for herself in the horror community starring in a killer clown movie. However, she’s failed to find wider success, is still living paycheck to paycheck, finds the convention circuit demeaning, and is constantly harassed by fans online. Besides that, the people around her are finding more success and she’s a queer woman living in a world slowly imploding due to social ills.

K.P.A.

A good, but not great reboot (Spoilers)

Many generations after the last movie, Noa (Owen Teague) is a young ape and member of the Eagle Clan. One day, invaders destroys his village while and enslave his people. Noa sets out to rescue them and becomes acquainted with Mae (Freya Allan), a young human woman pursuing her own agenda. The two of them have a mutual enemy in common.

The First Ave Satani

A good, but not great prequel (Spoilers)

Margaret Daino (Nell Tiger Free) is a novice who’s arrived in Rome to take the veil and work at Vizzardeli Orphanage. While there, she meets many different men and women of the cloth. There’s Cardinal Lawrence (Bill Nighy), who’s been like a father figure to Margaret. Luz (Maria Caballero), Margaret’s roommate, who takes her out clubbing while they still can. Sister Angelica (Ishtar Currie-Wilson), who’s f*****g creepy. And Father Brennan (Ralph Ineson), who warns her of a dark conspiracy.

Remember Her

A movie you should “witness” (Spoilers)

In 2015, writer/director George Miller returned to the world of Mad Max thirty years after the last film. Entitled Mad Max: Fury Road, Tom Hardy replaced Mel Gibson in the role of Max Rockatansky. However, the character who really caught people’s attention was Imperator Furiosa (Charlize Theron). Now, nine years after Fury Road, we’ve got her origin story in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga.

Let’s Live for Today

The worst I can say is nitpicks (Massive Spoilers)

The Last Stop in Yuma County primarily takes place at the last stop in Yuma County—surprising, I know. More specifically, the film takes place in the ’70s at a rest stop whose filling station has run out of gas, leaving travelers stranded at the diner next door. The first patron we meet is a knife salesman (Jim Cummings) who is served by Charlotte (Jocelin Donahue), the diner’s sole worker. Several more patrons quickly join them, and here’s a brief rundown.

Anthems For A 17 Year-Old Girl

A different kind of horror. (Massive Spoilers)

I Saw The TV Glow is something of a conundrum for me. It’s a movie that I loved and have to talk about. Except, I want to say it was John Squires, Editor-In-Chief at Bloody Disgusting, who recommended going into the movie completely blind, and I’m glad I did. My problem is that it’s a movie that’s hard to analyze without spoiling the hell out of it. So, I’d say watch the film first, then read this review. If you do that, then go ahead and skip the next section.