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In navigating the curves that connect romance, humor, horror, and murder mystery, the movie suffers a few spin-outs.

Ponsoldt taps into nostalgia as the jumping-off point for a movie that ultimately goes nowhere, with underdeveloped characters whose stories never gel.

It’s Agatha Christie crossed with "Euphoria," and mostly works as both a slasher murder mystery and a drug/alcohol-fueled Gen Z soap opera.

Run Time: 1:47
U.S. Home Release Date: 2022-10-18
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Profanity, Intense Peril)
Genre: Thriller
Director: Scott Mann
Cast: Grace Fulton

As B-movies go, this one is good enough to hold the attention and wring out the tension without doing anything more ambitious.

There’s a time and a place for mayhem, and that’s essentially what "Bullet Train" is: two hours of fights, carnage, and witty repartee.

Run Time: 1:43
U.S. Release Date: 2022-07-29
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore, Profanity, Sexual Content)
Genre: Horror/Thriller
Director: Andrew Semans
Cast: Rebecca Hall, Tim Roth, Grace Kaufman, Michael Esper

More notable for the performances of Tim Roth, Grace Kaufman, and especially Rebecca Hall than the supernatural elements or the narrative.

Run Time: 1:34
U.S. Home Release Date: 2022-09-20
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Violence)
Genre: Drama/Thriller
Director: B.J. Novak
Cast: B.J. Novak, Boyd Holbrook, Ashton Kutcher, Issa Rae, J. Smith-Cameron, Melissa Chambers, Lio Tipton

Flawed but fresh, Novak's feature got me to laugh with him and at him while taking the story seriously and becoming involved in its quirks and twists.

Run Time: 1:40
U.S. Release Date: 2022-07-29
MPAA Rating: "R" (Profanity, Sexual Content, Drugs)
Genre: Comedy/Drama
Director: Quinn Shephard
Cast: Zoey Deutch, Dylan O’Brien, Embeth Davidtz, Mia Isaac

It might be fair to argue that Shephard overreaches but there’s something bracing and fresh about throwing caution to the wind the way she does.

Although not a single line has been retained from Shakespeare's "Macbeth," "Throne of Blood" represents one of the best (if not the best) screen versions of the story.

Run Time: 2:10
U.S. Home Release Date: 2022-10-25
MPAA Rating: "R" (Violence, Gore, Profanity)
Genre: Science Fiction/Thriller
Director: Jordan Peele
Cast: Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, Angel Torres, Michael Wincott, Steven Yeun

Those who see "Nope" might not get exactly what they’re expecting but they may enjoy it anyway.