Jennifer’s Body (2009)
Nov 2, 2009Possessed Cheerleader
Karyn Kusama directs a black comedy from a wryly funny Diablo Cody script in which Megan Fox is a cheerleader who becomes possessed after a devil worship ceremony gone wrong
Adam Brody
Scre4m (2011)
Apr 16, 2011Slasher Sequel Parody/Deconstruction
Wes Craven and Kevin Williamson return to the Scream franchise to turn out the fourth and best sequel yet. The opening scene alone is the funniest one has seen in a film in some time
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012)
Jul 15, 2012End of the World Romantic Comedy
The End of the World seems the least likely backdrop for a romantic comedy. Newcomer Lorene Scafaria seems less interested in depicting social collapse than in making an insipid romcom road movie with two leads who fail to strike up any connection
Yoga Hosers (2016)
Nov 26, 2016Slacker Comedy/Cloned Miniature Nazi Soldiers
Kevin Smith's follow-up to Tusk slides off the cliff somewhere between Johnny Depp's incredibly silly performance, a nemesis you can't take seriously and what largely becomes a vanity exercise in nepotism – Smith and Depp creating a vehicle to highlight their daughters
Shazam! (2019)
Jul 6, 2019Comic-Book Superhero
Adaptation of the superhero comic is played for comedy, making it very different in emphasis to the other films in the DCEU. The boy into man transformation is played up as essentially Big with superpowers - with appealing results
Ready or Not (2019)
Nov 29, 2019Deadly Game of Hide and Seek
This is The Most Dangerous Game in the setting of an Agatha Christie whodunnit. Samara Weaving marries into a family of privilege only to find her wedding night requires her to engage in a deadly game of Hide and Seek
Shazam! Fury of the Gods (2023)
Apr 14, 2023Comic-Book Superhero
Shazam! was one of the more enjoyable DCEU superhero offerings, placing a light-hearted spin on the superheroics. This is the sequel