The Bloodlust

Rated RRuntime: 1hr 48minDirected by Francis LawrenceWritten by JT Mollner, based on the novel by Stephen KingStars: Cooper Hoffman, David Jonsson and Mark HamillReleased in US September 12, 2025RT: 90% critics / 85% audience Currently in theatersSynopsisIn the United States of an undetermined year, 50 boys are chosen from a lottery - one from each state - to walk as long as they possibly can. They may not drop below 3mph. The last boy standing wins.Join us again in two weeks when we will be reviewing Cuckoo, currently streaming on Hulu and KanopyTheme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Rated RRuntime: 1hr 50minDirected by Zach Lipovsky & Adam B. SteinWritten by Guy Busick & Lori Evans TaylorStars: Kaitlyn Santa Juana, Teo Briones and Tony ToddReleased in US May 16, 2025RT: 92% critics / 87% audience Currently streaming on HBOSynopsisTragedy is averted in the 1960s when a woman has a premonition of a tower collapse and alerts revellers in time to get everyone out safely. Unfortunately, Death can hold a grudge for a loooong time, because in the present day, that woman’s granddaughter is plagued by dreams of the same tower collapse and returns home from college to get to the bottom of why. Soon she learns that Death has been taking all the survivors of the near-tragedy one by one, as well as all the children they shouldn’t have been able to have, and she will soon be next.Join us again in two weeks when we will be reviewing The Long Walk, coming to theaters September 12Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Rated RRuntime: 2hr 8minWritten & Directed by Zach CreggerStars: Julia Garner, Josh Brolin and Benedict WongReleased in US August 8, 2025RT: 94% critics / 86% audienceCurrently in theatersSynopsisEarly one morning every child but one from teacher Justine’s elementary school class runs outside and disappears. Angry parents demand answers from the teacher, but the remaining child, Alex, is who they should be asking.Join us again in two weeks when we will be reviewing Final Destination: Bloodlines, currently streaming on HBOTheme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Rated RRuntime: 1hr 44minDirected by James AshcroftWritten by Eli Kent and James Ashcroft, based on a short story by Owen MarshallStars: Geoffrey Rush, John Lithgow and George HenarePremiered at Fantastic Fest September 19, 2024Released in US March 7, 2025RT: 71% critics / 54% audienceCurrently Streaming on Shudder and AMC+SynopsisAn elderly judge suffers a stroke on the bench and finds himself in a nursing home that is ruled by an unhinged resident and his creepy puppet. Join us again in two weeks when we will be reviewing Weapons, opening in theaters on August 8thTheme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Rated RRuntime: 1hr 29minDirected by Thordur PalssonWritten by Jamie HanniganStars: Odessa Young, Joe Cole and Siobhan FinneranPremiered at Tribeca Film Festival June 6, 2024Released in US January 3, 2025RT: 90% critics / 47% audienceCurrently Streaming on HuluSynopsisA widow is tasked with running an isolated fishing outpost in Iceland at the end of the 19th century. When a ship wrecks on some rocks off the coast, she makes the decision not to rescue the passengers, dooming her crew to madness and danger.Join us again in two weeks when we will be reviewing The Rule of Jenny Pen, currently streaming on Shudder and AMC+Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Rated RRuntime: 1hr 55minDirected by Danny BoyleWritten by Alex GarlandStars: Jodie Comer, Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Ralph FiennesReleased in US theaters June 20, 2025RT: 88% critics / 63% audienceSynopsis12yr old Spike lives with his domineering father and mysteriously ill mother on a small island less than a mile away from mainland northern England. While safe there from the infected, the citizens uphold a tradition that sees their young people escorted to the mainland to kill infected as a rite of passage. Disillusioned after his outing and determined to locate the rumored doctor there, Spike sneaks out of the compound with his mother in tow in an attempt to cure her illness.Join us again in two weeks when we will be reviewing The Damned, currently streaming on HuluTheme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Not Rated Runtime: 1hr 49minWritten & Directed by Emilie BlichfeldtStars: Lea Myren, Thea Sofie Loch Næss and Ane Dahl TorpPremiered at Sundance January 23, 2025Limited Release in US theaters April 18, 2025Currently Streaming on Shudder and AMC+RT: 96% critics / 86% audienceSynopsisRebekka and her two daughters, Elvira and Alma, move into the estate of her new husband, Otto, and his beautiful daughter, Agnes. Elvira, the oldest of Rebekka’s daughters, is a dreamy, braces-wearing teen who swoons over the kingdom’s handsome prince and his romantic poetry. But when Otto dies suddenly and it is revealed that he was deeply in debt, Rebekka is forced to pile all her hopes for financial stability on the prince choosing Elvira as his bride at the upcoming ball. In order for the plain and gawky Elvira to catch his eye, she must undergo a series of horrifying medical procedures to become more beautiful.Join us again in two weeks when we will be reviewing 28 Years Later, now playing in theaters.Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Rated R Runtime: 1hr 44minDirected by Danny Philippou & Michael PhilippouWritten by Danny Philippou and Bill HinzmanStars: Sally Hawkins, Billy Barratt and Jonah Wren PhillipsReleased in theaters May 30, 2025RT: 89% critics / 79% audienceSynopsisSiblings Andy and Piper, who have just lost their father, are placed in foster care with a mysterious and seemingly unstable woman named Laura who is also grieving a loss. They also meet their new foster brother, Oliver, a mute and extremely creepy little boy.Join us again in two weeks when we will be reviewing The Ugly Stepsister, currently streaming on Shudder and AMC+.Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Rated PG-13 Runtime: 1hr 43minWritten & Directed by Logan George & Celine HeldStars: Dylan O'Brien, Eliza Scanlen and Lauren AmbroseReleased on streaming October 10, 2024RT: 76% critics / 79%  audienceSynopsisIn Louisiana, near the border of Texas, the mother of a young man named Paris has a seizure and falls off a bridge while driving her car with her son. He saves himself but is not able to rescue his mother who disappears in Caddo Lake. In a house near the lake, teenager Ellie lives with her mother Celeste, her stepfather Daniel and her eight-year-old stepsister Anna. Ellie has arguments with her mother because of her father that she never knew and questions whether he really died. When Anna disappears in Caddo Lake, Sheriff Taylor organizes a search party to look for her in the lake. Meanwhile Paris is researching why his mother had seizures when the water level is low in the lake. Ellie decides to look for Anna in the lake and finds a mystery.Join us again in two weeks when we will be reviewing Bring Her Back, opening in theaters May 30.Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Rated R Runtime: 1hr 38minDirected by Darren Lynn BousmanWritten by Darren Smith and Terrance ZdunichStars: Paul Sorvino, Anthony Head and Sarah BrightmanPremiered at Fantasia FF July 18, 2008Limited release in theaters November 7, 2008RT: 37% critics / 73%  audienceSynopsisBy the year 2056, an epidemic of organ failures has devastated the planet. The megacorporation GeneCo provides organ transplants on a payment plan - and those who can’t fulfill their plans have their organs repossessed. In the midst of this, a sickly teenager discovers a shocking secret about herself, her father, and their connection to GeneCo.Join us again in two weeks when we will be reviewing Caddo Lake, currently streaming on Max and available elsewhere to rent.Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Rated R Runtime: 2hr 17minWritten & Directed by Ryan CooglerStars: Miles Caton, Saul Williams and Michael B. JordanReleased in theaters April 18, 2025RT: 98% critics / 97%  audienceSynopsisTwin brothers return to their home town in 1930s Mississippi to open a juke joint with money stolen from the Chicago mob. Opening night festivities take a turn for the worse when vampires arrive at the juke joint to be let in.Join us in two weeks when we review Repo: The Genetic Opera, currently streaming on Prime.Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Unrated Runtime: 1hr 34minDirected by Elric KaneWritten by Elric Kane and Webb WilcoxenStars: Blu Hunt, Ben Smith-Petersen and Katherine HughesPremiered at Fantasia Film Festival July 26, 2024Released (limited) in US theaters February 11, 2025RT: 83% critics / no audience scoreSynopsis A depressed young woman goes on a series of meaningless dates in Los Angeles. When she makes a connection with a man who then ghosts her, she begins to follow him and investigate his life.Join us in two weeks when we review Sinners, which will release in theaters on April 18th.Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Not Rated Runtime: 1hr 58minWritten & Directed by Pascal PlanteStars: Juliette Gariépy, Laurie Babin and Maxwell McCabe-LokosPremiered at Karlovy Vary International Film Festival July 4, 2023Released (limited) in US theaters September 6, 2024RT: 96% critics / 75% audienceSynopsis A taciturn model is obsessed with the trial of a notorious murder suspect, who allegedly tortured and killed three young girls in “red rooms,” murders-for-pay that are streamed over the dark web to the highest bidder.Join us in two weeks when we review The Dead Thing, currently streaming on AMC+ and Shudder.Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Rated TV-MARuntime: 1hr 29minWritten & Directed by David MoreauStars: Lucille Guillaume, Laurie Pavy and Milton RichePremiered at Fantastic Fest September 21, 2024Released on streaming in US October 18, 2024RT: 93% critics / 71% audienceSynopsisA guy encounters a frantic woman on the road who pulls him into a frightening series of events.Join us in two weeks when we review Red Rooms, currently streaming on AMC+ and Shudder.Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Rated RRuntime: 1hr 38minWritten & Directed by Osgood Perkins, based on the short story by Stephen KingStars: Theo James, Tatiana Maslany and Christian ConveryReleased in theaters February 21, 2025RT: 78% critics / 59% audenceSynopsisTwin brothers discover their father’s dark secret - a toy monkey whose drum playing equals a grisly death from someone nearby. They soon learn that the monkey is attached to their family, bringing destruction wherever it turns up.Join us in two weeks when we review MADS, currently streaming on AMC+ and Shudder.Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Rated RRuntime: 1hr 38minWritten & Directed by Damian Mc CarthyStars: Carolyn Bracken, Johnny French, Steve WallPremiered at Overlook Film Festival April 5, 2024Released in theaters July 19, 2024RT: 96% critics / 77% audienceSynopsisA psychic medium attempts to uncover the truth behind her sister's murder at the site of the crime.Join us in two weeks when we review The Monkey, in theaters on February 21, 2025.Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Rated RRuntime: 1hr 25minDirected by Steven SoderberghWritten by David KoeppStars: Lucy Liu, Chris Sullivan and Callina LiangPremiered at Sundance January 19, 2024Released in theaters January 24, 2025RT: 87% critics / 54% audienceSynopsisA dysfunctional family moves into a new house and begins to suspect that it might be haunted.Join us in three weeks when we review Oddity, currently streaming on AMC+.Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

SmileRated RRuntime: 1hr 55minWritten & Directed by Parker FinnStars: Sosie Bacon, Kyle Gallner and Kal PennPremiered at Fantastic Fest September 22, 2022Released in theaters September 30, 2022RT: 79% critics / 77% audienceSynopsisPsychiatrist Rose witnesses a disturbing event at work which leads her to believe that a demonic entity has malicious designs on her.Smile 2Rated RRuntime: 2hr 7minWritten & Directed by Parker FinnStars: Naomi Scott, Rosemarie DeWitt and Lukas GageReleased in theaters October 18, 2024RT: 86% critics / 81% audience Synopsis  A global pop star is next in line to be terrorized by the insidious Smile entity. However, her increasingly erratic behavior is seen as a drug relapse and career meltdown instead of the desperate cry for help that it is.Join us in two weeks when we review Presence, which will be released in theaters on January 24th.Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Rated RRuntime: 2hr 12minDirected by Robert EggersWritten for the screen by Robert Eggers, inspired by Nosferatu and DraculaStars: Lily-Rose Depp, Bill Skarsgård and Nicholas HoultReleased in theaters December 25, 2024RT: 86% critics / 75% audienceSynopsis  The mysterious Count Orlok makes plans to move from his ancestral castle to the homeland of his obsession, Ellen Hutter, throwing the lives of her loved ones into chaos and leaving bodies in his wake.Join us in two weeks when we review both of the Smile films, which are currently available on streaming or rental.Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Rated 16+Runtime: 1hr 31minWritten by Cristina Borobia and Caye CasasDirected by Caye CasasStars: David Pareja, Estefania de los Santos, Eduardo AntunaPremiered at TIFF September 8, 2024Released in theaters November 8, 2024RT: 91% critics / 77% audienceSynopsis Jesus and Maria are a couple going through a difficult time in their relationship and, to top it off, they’re adjusting to being new parents. To help shape their new life, they decide to buy a new coffee table - a decision that will, unexpectedly, change everything.Join us in three weeks when we review Robert Eggers’ newest film, Nosferatu, releasing in theaters on Christmas Day.Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/