They Will Kill You isn’t without its issues, but it still manages to slay the majority of them with a crooked smile, a windmill kick to the head, and a swift meat cleaver thrust to the side of the neck.

As unexpected (and unnecessary) sequels go, Ready or Not 2: Here I Come doesn’t have any right to be as good as it is.

I will see films in 2025 that I will dislike far more than I do writer-director Ian Tuason’s undertone. I doubt I will see many that I will find nearly as disappointing.

Calling this invigorating cinematic caterwaul magnificent would be an injustice. The Bride! is so much better than that.

As big a fan as I’ve been of this series since the beginning, Scream 7 stabs this franchise in the heart and puts any chance for a triumphant resurrection on life support.

I found The Mortuary Assistant frustrating. Even worse, I also found it forgettable.

Send Help finds Raimi and McAdams playing a gory, delectably mean-spirited game of survivor

Wild, weird, and overflowing in rich ideas, The Bone Temple is a deliciously nasty soliloquy of birth, death, and resurrection that begins like some tragically austere Puccini operetta only to climax with death metal majesty like it’s the most raucous Iron Maiden concert ever staged.

Primate remains a top-notch slice of animalistic terror about a peaceful creature transformed into an unkillable monster. If that sounds like fun, get your tickets right away.