There’s nothing overwhelmingly “wrong” with the movie.  There’s nothing overwhelmingly original about it either.

Stop yourself before you’re tempted to watch “The Ritual,” an interminably stiff and entirely derivative bore.

The 2022 film offers a fuller, more fear-filled and eerily lingering experience than this made-for-the-masses 2024 incarnation ever does.

A charming chunk of cheddar that taps into the warm, fuzzy, and fugly feelings that make many of us nostalgic for the crude creature features of our youth.

Little snickers are few and far between, so there’s never an overwhelming sense that the movie is aware of how cliched everything is.

Amid all the swordplay, tracer fire, and bloodshed, it’s easy to lose sight of how much authentic motivation drives the stakes beyond simple survival.

It seems silly for older eyes to dock points for “Fear Street: Prom Queen” being the flighty fright flick its DNA genetically engineers it to be.

It’s darkly disturbing while being entertaining in a wild way that almost makes you feel conflicted for being amused.

“Shiver Me Timbers” is another slapdash slasher where the madman murdering nondescript nobodies is supposedly some twisted interpretation of Popeye.

If you only watch one public domain slasher based on an expired copyright, and no one needs to watch more than one anyone, “Screamboat” really is the best option.

“Locked’s” reticence to hit hard with a meaningful message, unsympathetic characters, and thinly stretched thrills destine the movie for mediocrity.

“It Feeds” does just enough that’s different to become an example of how indie horror can be easily approachable without having to feel flat.