Interest: High
This looks real weird and kind of funny. Comedy and horror can be a tricky mix for me, but I do like what I see in the trailer for Come To Daddy.
Official Synopsis
A man in his thirties travels to a remote cabin to reconnect with his estranged father.
The Lodge
February 7 (limited)
Interest: Moderate
I feel like the quotes in the trailer are going to be somewhat overblown (is this really going to be a “game-changer?”), but I still would like to see it if I can find it playing somewhere near where I live. Looks creepy enough.
Official Synopsis
During a family retreat to a remote winter cabin over the holidays, the father is forced to abruptly depart for work, leaving his two children in the care of his new girlfriend, Grace. Isolated and alone, a blizzard traps them inside the lodge as terrifying events summon specters from Grace’s dark past.
Interest: Low
I can’t imagine this is going to be very good. I like Maggie Q and Michael Peña, so I’ll definitely see it, but my expectations are super low.
Official Synopsis
The enigmatic Mr Roarke makes the secret dreams of his lucky guests come true at a luxurious but remote tropical resort, but when the fantasies turn into nightmares, the guests have to solve the island’s mystery in order to escape with their lives.
Interest: Low
I appreciate the idea of releasing a break-up/monster movie on Valentine’s Day, but I think I’ll be just fine seeing this on VOD since it streams the same day it’s released to select theaters.
Official Synopsis
Ten years into his small-town, storybook romance with Abby, Hank suddenly wakes up to an empty home. With nothing but a cryptic note to explain why she left, Hank’s charmed life begins to fall apart. To make matters worse, Abby’s disappearance seems to trigger the arrival of a ferocious creature that crawls out of the old grove on the edge of his property.
Interest: High
With a very good cast including William Sadler, Fred Williamson, and George Wendt, and a plot that looks like Assault on Precinct 13 meets Green Room, this is one limited release I hope I can find on the big screen.
Official Synopsis
The film follows Fred and his military buddies as they must defend their local V.F.W. (Veterans of Foreign Wars) post – and an innocent teen – against a deranged drug dealer and his relentless army of punk mutants. These Vietnam vets have been to hell and back, but this will be the longest night of their lives.
Interest: Low
I didn’t much care for the The Boy, so I don’t think I’ll care much for the sequel. I’ll look for this later on video. I like Katie Holmes, but I also like Lauren Cohan who starred in the first one. Lauren couldn’t save that one, and I don’t think Katie will be able to save this one.
Official Synopsis
Unaware of the terrifying history of Heelshire Mansion, a young family moves into a guest house on the estate where their young son soon makes an unsettling new friend, an eerily life-like doll he calls Brahms.
Interest: Low
I hope this one surprises me, but the trailer just doesn’t get me very excited. The director, Leigh Whannell, directed the third Insidious movie (which I don’t think I’ve seen) and Upgrade (which I thought was pretty good). I mean, I’m glad the whole Dark Universe thing went away, but I’m not sure if this is what I want from the Universal Monsters either.
Official Synopsis
Trapped in a violent, controlling relationship with a wealthy and brilliant scientist, Cecilia Kass (Moss) escapes in the dead of night and disappears into hiding, aided by her sister (Harriet Dyer, NBC’s The InBetween), their childhood friend (Aldis Hodge, Straight Outta Compton) and his teenage daughter (Storm Reid, HBO’s Euphoria).
But when Cecilia’s abusive ex (Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Netflix’s The Haunting of Hill House) commits suicide and leaves her a generous portion of his vast fortune, Cecilia suspects his death was a hoax. As a series of eerie coincidences turns lethal, threatening the lives of those she loves, Cecilia’s sanity begins to unravel as she desperately tries to prove that she is being hunted by someone nobody can see.
Interest: Moderate
I like Daniel Radcliffe, and I think Samara Weaving is great, so hopefully this is a fun time. I worry that the “zaniness” might come off as too forced, but maybe not. I’m hoping for the best.
Official Synopsis
Nerdy video game developer (Daniel Radcliffe) is a little too fond of stirring things up on the internet with his caustic, prodding, and antagonizing comments. One night, he makes the mistake of drunkenly dropping an inflammatory barb on a broadcast of Skizm, an illegal death-match fight club streamed live to the public. In response, Riktor (Ned Dennehy), the maniacal mastermind behind the channel, decides to force Miles’ hand (or hands, as it were) and have him join the “fun.” Miles wakes to find heavy pistols bolted into his bones, and learns Nix (Samara Weaving), the trigger-happy star of Skizm, is his first opponent.
Gleefully echoing elements of Edgar Wright’s Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, the Purge franchise, and videogames like Mortal Kombat, Guns Akimbo is hilariously dark, viciously violent, and potentially — chillingly — prescient. Director Jason Lei Howden (Deathgasm) foretells of a future that may soon await us: drone-captured live feeds, UFC-like competitions pushed to an extreme, and online streaming platforms used for gladiatorial entertainment all around the world. As Miles navigates the underworld of Skizm, the stakes — and the ratings — have never been higher.
