Horror Movies Thread

[belloq87]

MARSHMALLOW gets a solid recommendation from me. Some excellent summer camp/FRIDAY THE 13TH vibes with a STRANGER THINGS/GOONIES flavor. Flirts with slasher tropes, but is actually something quite different when everything is revealed. Go in knowing as little as possible.

 

[CoryLevy91]

I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025) is a fine summer slasher with a much nastier bite than it's 90's predecessors. While it's characters pale in comparison to the original (which really stand out in recent viewings as being so well-rounded, well-written, real characters), the kills are nice, there are some fun call-backs (including a great gag about the original film's sequel as well as one of the best uses of a returning character in a legacy sequel), and it's a sleek, funny when it needs to be, tense when it should be slasher whodunit.

And that would be my review up until the third act of the film. IKWYDLS25 does some of the most surprising big swings ever seen in the modern landscape of the legacy sequel. I'm honestly shocked the studio even entertained this direction, let alone let the filmmakers go full steam ahead with it. This film does and says things about the current trend of legacy sequels that honestly kind of made me love it a little.

Go in for a fun, bloody ride and strap in for a bonkers final act that takes some real balls to pull off as well as they do, IMO.

 

[Jake S]

Finally saw 28 Years Later over the weekend and enjoyed it for the most part. It's been a hot minute since I've seen a Danny Boyle movie and, boy, the man certainly has a signature style! Loved Ralph Fiennes in it and really enjoyed the story. The ending worked for me;

Spoiler: spoiler

I think it made sense to close the loop on Jimmy and I thought the Power Rangers reference tied nicely to Spike leaving behind the action figure early in the movie.

Stay tuned for more takes on movies at the end of their theatrical run! Parenthood!

 

[saint.piss]

 

[CoryLevy91]

Together is an above average body horror adventure. Franco and Bri have some great chemistry together given their real life bond, there's a few outstanding scenes, the score is very harrowing and the idea is great on paper. That said the execution just feels slightly off the mark. My biggest issue is that I think playing it more straight faced would have made the film turn out better. There's a specific scene that feels like it's heading to a place of horror masterclass yet it's cut short and the tone shifts so drastically it was very underwhelming, personally.

Not my favorite of the year but would definitely recommend checking it out.

 

[Eleven11]

Bring Her Back is well worth watching. It's pretty intense at parts but good if you like the A24 films.

 

[belloq87]

WEAPONS is pretty terrific, and basically everything I was hoping for from Zach Cregger's follow-up to BARBARIAN.

Spoiler

There is a climactic act of violence that is so jaw-dropping and audacious in its concept that I would have applauded if Cregger was in attendance.

 

[Jake S]

Finally got to Sinners and man this would be a killer Horror Nights house.

 

[rageofthegods]

Finally got to Sinners and man this would be a killer Horror Nights house.

You know Murdy went crazy when they did the Irish dancing scene.

 

[Jake S]

You know Murdy went crazy when they did the Irish dancing scene.

It's Murdy catnip. The setting, the Ireland, the opportunity to rub elbows with a high-profile director.

 

[Clive]

It's Murdy catnip. The setting, the Ireland, the opportunity to rub elbows with a high-profile director.

I stand by that it's wildly coincidental that Orlando put out The Darkest Deal just a couple years before Sinners. Again, I want to stress extremely coincidental, but there are some clear parallel vibes.

 

[Brian G.]

I thought Weapons was just OK.

Well written, but was not a fan of the editing. Became a bit too much of a chore in the middle.

But I did love the climax.

 

[Jake S]

I stand by that it's wildly coincidental that Orlando put out The Darkest Deal just a couple years before Sinners. Again, I want to stress extremely coincidental, but there are some clear parallel vibes.

They all read the same Robert Johnson obit in 2019.

 

[Clive]

They all read the same Robert Johnson obit in 2019.

Honestly? Maybe!

 

[Clive]

I thought Weapons was just OK.

Well written, but was not a fan of the editing. Became a bit too much of a chore in the middle.

But I did love the climax.

I have thoughts, but they're inevitably spoiler heavy.

I don't think it's a spoiler to say that Zach Cregger is two for two on holding his cards close to his chest for as long as possible before showing his hand and racing to the finish.

 

[belloq87]

Well written, but was not a fan of the editing. Became a bit too much of a chore in the middle.

I thought the way it gradually revealed more and more through the different perspectives was very engaging, but mileage varies.

Basically everyone seems to agree it sticks the landing, though, which is the most important thing.

 

[Allison]

I really think Weapons might be one of the best horror comedies I’ve ever seen.

 

[rageofthegods]

I thought Weapons was just OK.

Well written, but was not a fan of the editing. Became a bit too much of a chore in the middle.

But I did love the climax.

I'm with Brian, I think. I found the characters a little too flat to justify the constant perspective-switching, and the constant reintroductions of characters we met just killed the pacing in the middle.

I will say though, the scene where Gladys gets into Justine's car while she's asleep is a killer, killer moment.

 

[CoryLevy91]

As someone who found Barbarian to be middling at best, I went into Weapons with muted expectations but it absolutely blew me away.

Tremendous hook, superb narrative structure, great cast giving great performances, iconic villain and an all timer of a third act. I will always stick my neck out unabashedly for bonkers cinema and Weapons is absolutely that. Loved it. Neck and neck with Sinners for my favorite of the year though Sinners will be very hard to unseat.

If anything Zach Cregger undoubtedly has a knack for crafting truly original genre stories. As much as I want to see it done properly, it is a little bit of a bummer that his next project is a Resident Evil adaptation but I'll definitely be checking out whatever he makes.

We might be reaching a point where the horror genre has the most prolific number of visionary directors it ever has, which is no small feat given what the landscape looked like in the 80s. I thought 2024 was an all timer of a year and 2025 is proving to be just as great if not better!

 

[jseal777]

Loved weapons. I thought the perspective edits did a good job of adding context to different beats. Really liked how they did the reveal of who painted the car, even though in hindsight that should’ve been my first guess. Like others said I think he does a great job of keeping the big bad close to his chest, and even when he starts to show some cards I was initially hesitant to believe it (mostly because I’ve been burned by movies lately who are afraid to commit to a crazy idea and just hand wave it away as a metaphor for guilt or whatever. Especially with internet discourse apparently deciding that the movie “isn’t about anything” for whatever reason) but he just goes full speed to the ending.

I loved Barbarian but thought that it wasn’t as sharp towards the end. This movie does not have the same shortcomings in my opinion. Credits rolled exactly where they should have.