Critics Consensus: Carving out a unique identity for itself in the DCU while closely resembling a litany of body horror classics, Clayface takes time to get going until it eventually morphs into an icky and satisfying revenge thriller.

Synopsis: “Clayface” unravels one man’s horrifying descent from rising Hollywood star to revenge-filled monster in a story that explores the loss of one’s identity and humanity,… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Tom Rhys Harries, Naomi Ackie, David Dencik, Max Minghella

Directed By: James Watkins, Michael E. Uslan, Rafi Crohn, Paul Ritchie

Critics Consensus: A marvelous technical achievement that packs an emotional wallop, Wildwood reaffirms the value of a thoughtful fantasy tale told straight while dazzling the eye with its innovative and painstaking stop-motion wizardry.

Synopsis: Wildwood is a handcrafted epic fantasy that transports audiences into a secret, dangerously alive world. A girl’s desperate quest to save her baby brother unfolds… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Peyton Elizabeth Lee, Carey Mulligan, Jacob Tremblay, Mahershala Ali

Directed By: Travis Knight

Critics Consensus: Nathan Fielder’s ironclad commitment to the bit is pushed to its limit in You Can See Everything, an inscrutable Rorschach Test of Elizabeth Holmes’ psyche that’s as absorbing as it is haunting.

Synopsis: Thirty-four days before she’s sent to prison, notorious Silicon Valley founder Elizabeth Holmes invites a skeptical film crew to document her every move. What begins… View Full Synopsis

Directed By: Nathan Fielder, Lance Oppenheim

Critics Consensus: Wicker is a charming fable that strikes the right balance between naughty and nice, drawing much of its appeal from deftly deployed salty humor, seamless creature effects, and Olivia Colman’s eminently lovable performance.

Synopsis: On the outskirts of a village by the sea, lives a Fisherwoman; smelly, single and perpetually ridiculed. One day, fed up with her stuffy, small-minded… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Olivia Colman, Alexander Skarsgård, Elizabeth Debicki, Peter Dinklage

Directed By: Alex Huston Fischer, Eleanor Wilson, Jasmine Daghighian, Max Silva

Synopsis: When the body of a man missing for thirty-six years is discovered at the scene of a horrific crime, it’s up to his estranged daughter… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Deborah Ann Woll, Jeffrey Donovan, Will Hochman, Jack Doolan

Directed By: Jordan Downey

Synopsis: An ancient epic follows a young prince and princess whose marriage and subsequent exile mark the beginning of a legendary journey. Their story of love,… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Ranbir Kapoor, Yash, Sai Pallavi, Ravi Dubey

Directed By: Nitesh Tiwari, Jitendra Kulkarni

Critics Consensus: Possessing all the ingredients for a guilty pleasure, Verity leans more towards guilty than pleasurable due to plot twists that are more deflating than intriguing.

Synopsis: Adapted from Colleen Hoover’s best-selling novel, this seductive, psychological thriller follows renowned author Verity Crawford (Anne Hathaway) and Lowen Ashleigh (Dakota Johnson), a struggling writer… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson, Josh Hartnett, Ismael Cruz Cordova

Directed By: Michael Showalter, Kerry Orent, Dakota Johnson, Lauren Levine

Critics Consensus: Perversely funny while giving its quartet of fine actors some of their best material yet, The Invite is a sophisticated farce that reaffirms Olivia Wilde as one of the most exciting filmmakers working today.

Synopsis: Joe and Angela’s marriage is on thin ice. When they invite their enigmatic upstairs neighbors for a dinner party, the night spirals into unexpected places…. View Full Synopsis

Starring: Seth Rogen, Olivia Wilde, Penélope Cruz, Edward Norton

Directed By: Olivia Wilde, Patrick Chu, Shayne Fiske, Chelsea Barnard

Critics Consensus: Sacha Baron Cohen goes back to a familiar well with diminishing returns in Who Iz I?, a scattershot comedy with some amusing pranks that otherwise only serves to underscore Ali G’s faded satirical value.

Synopsis: After twenty years spent “chillin’, tokin’ and bonin'”, Ali G is shocked to discover that his long-term girlfriend, Julie, is 8 months pregnant. Faced with… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Sacha Baron Cohen, Morgana Robinson

Directed By: Sacha Baron Cohen

Critics Consensus: Flattening the nuanced ideas of its acclaimed source material with a tonally broad approach, Klara and the Sun aims to be endearing and inspiring but winds up cloying and twee.

Synopsis: Based on the bestselling novel from Nobel Prize-winner Kazuo Ishiguro and written and directed by Academy-Award® winner Taika Waititi (Jojo Rabbit), Klara and the Sun… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Jenna Ortega, Amy Adams, Mia Tharia, Rachel House

Directed By: Taika Waititi, Gary Barber, Alex G. Scott, Jeffrey Clifford

Critics Consensus: Buddy weaponizes the cheery conventions of children’s entertainment into an inventive, hilarious, and creepy descent into pop culture madness.

Synopsis: Remember BUDDY–the bright orange unicorn and star of that classic children’s television show who brought joy and life lessons into your living room? Inside the… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Cristin Milioti, Delaney Quinn, Topher Grace, Keegan-Michael Key

Directed By: Chris 'Casper' Kelly, Kevin Flanigan, Dexter Braff, Roberto Linck

Critics Consensus: A graceful character study that affords John Turturro one of the best roles of his career, The Only Living Pickpocket in New York astutely captures the struggle to scrape by in a world that won’t stop changing the rules.

Synopsis: Harry Lehman (John Turturro) is an aging pickpocket who plies his trade with ever-diminishing returns in a drastically changed New York. Wallets stuffed with cash… View Full Synopsis

Starring: John Turturro, Giancarlo Esposito, Will Price, Tatiana Maslany

Directed By: Noah Segan, Rian Johnson, Ram Bergman, Johnny Holland

Critics Consensus: A chilling ghost story that deftly reimagines Japanese horror conventions, Never After Dark pairs Moeka Hoshi’s compelling performance with elegant craftsmanship and slow-building, inexorable dread.

Synopsis: A wandering medium, Airi spends her life guiding restless spirits out of the world of the living. Summoned to an isolated country house, she comes… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Moeka Hoshi, Kento Kaku, Kurumi Inagaki, Mutsuo Yoshioka

Directed By: Dave Boyle

Synopsis: War reduced Japan to zero, and Godzilla plunged it into minus. Two years have passed since then, and the country has faced agonizing struggles to… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Ryûnosuke Kamiki, Minami Hamabe, Yuki Yamada, Kuranosuke Sasaki

Directed By: Takashi Yamazaki

Critics Consensus: Immersive and tasteful, Tenzing is a rock-solid adventure that pays overdue tribute to a mountain-climbing pioneer who history unfairly overlooked.

Synopsis: Based on true events, “Tenzing” chronicles the little-known story of Tenzing Norgay, a gifted Himalayan climber who, alongside New Zealand mountaineer Edmund Hillary, was the… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Genden Phuntsok, Tom Hiddleston, Willem Dafoe, Caitriona Balfe

Directed By: Jennifer Peedom

Critics Consensus: The latest iteration of Street Fighter has plenty of affection for its source material and doesn’t lack for dizzying style, but its incoherent storytelling and juvenile humor make for a disappointing regression among video game adaptations.

Synopsis: Estranged street fighters Ryu and Ken Masters get thrown back into combat when the mysterious Chun-Li recruits them for the next World Warrior Tournament –… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Noah Centineo, Andrew Koji, Jason Momoa, 50 Cent

Directed By: Kitao Sakurai, Jonathan Hook, Jay Ashenfelter, Kenzo Tsujimoto

Critics Consensus: The Weight turns a stripped-down tale of desperation into a gripping, hard-hitting thriller, elevated by Ethan Hawke’s magnetic performance and Padraic McKinley’s assured direction.

Synopsis: In Oregon in 1933, Samuel Murphy is torn from his daughter and sent to a brutal work camp. Warden Clancy tempts him with early release… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Ethan Hawke, Russell Crowe, Julia Jones, Austin Amelio

Directed By: Padraic McKinley, Andreas Rübo, Klaus Dohle, Frédéric Fiore

Critics Consensus: Taking an icky conceit and twisting it to deviously crowd-pleasing ends, Obsession is dauntingly disturbing while also skillfully amusing and thrilling.

Synopsis: After breaking the mysterious “One Wish Willow” to win his crush’s heart, a hopeless romantic finds himself getting exactly what he asked for but soon… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Michael Johnston, Inde Navarrette, Cooper Tomlinson, Megan Lawless

Directed By: Curry Barker

Critics Consensus: Despite a valiant turn from Jessica Chastain as the spectral embodiment of a smothering parent, Other Mommy proves too silly for its intermittently effective jump scares to add up to a spooky whole.

Synopsis: An 8-year-old girl encounters a sinister entity that looks and sounds just like her mother.

Starring: Jessica Chastain, Jay Duplass, Arabella Olivia Clark, Dichen Lachman

Directed By: Rob Savage, Michael Clear, Judson Scott, Rob Savage

Critics Consensus: Packing unforgettable scares into a sleek runtime while Austin Abrams’ crack comedic timing provides crucial levity, Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil is a propulsive tribute to the pleasure and terror of playing a truly spooky video game.

Synopsis: From the mind of visionary filmmaker Zach Cregger (Weapons, Barbarian) comes a thrilling — and terrifying — reinvention of the Resident Evil franchise. In an… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Austin Abrams, Zach Cherry, Kali Reis, Johnno Wilson

Directed By: Zach Cregger, Oliver Berben, Victor Hadida, Richard S. Wright

Critics Consensus: A classic haunted house story enriched with atmospheric folklore and perfectly-timed shocks, Hokum further solidifies writer-director Damian McCarthy as a modern master of horror.

Synopsis: When novelist Ohm Bauman (Adam Scott) retreats to a remote inn to scatter his parents’ ashes, he is consumed by tales of a witch haunting… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Adam Scott, David Wilmot, Peter Coonan, Florence Ordesh

Directed By: Damian McCarthy, Terence Chan, Andrew Childs, Dan Kagan

Critics Consensus: A startlingly assured feature debut from director Kane Parsons, Backrooms bends the liminal spaces that have haunted the internet for years into a horror film that’s as mesmerizing as it is terrifying.

Synopsis: A strange doorway appears in the basement of a furniture showroom.

Starring: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Renate Reinsve, Mark Duplass, Finn Bennett

Directed By: Kane Parsons, Kane Parsons, Jesse Savath, Judson Scott

Critics Consensus: Unforgettably visceral whenever it isn’t getting mired in flashbacks, Whalefall‘s freaky concept requires suspension of disbelief that is rewarded with some of the most unusual set pieces the survival thriller genre has to offer.

Synopsis: Following the death of his father (Josh Brolin), Jay Gardiner (Austin Abrams) goes diving off the central Coast of California in search of his remains,… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Austin Abrams, Josh Brolin, Elisabeth Shue, John Ortiz

Directed By: Brian Duffield, Richard Abate, Douglas C. Merrifield, Will Rowbotham

Synopsis: When their son is kidnapped, a Los Angeles mayoral candidate and his wife find themselves drawn into a web of deception. As they scramble to… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Ben Affleck, Kerry Washington, Gillian Anderson, Steven Yeun

Directed By: Ben Affleck, Michael Beugg, Kevin Halloran, Michael Joe

Critics Consensus: A derivative and drowsy tour through the post-apocalypse, The Dog Stars‘ lush visuals can’t compensate for its listless narrative and underpowered pacing.

Synopsis: Ridley Scott’s “The Dog Stars,” is a riveting, epic thriller set in a world where survival is instinct, but humanity is a choice. Scott tells… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Jacob Elordi, Josh Brolin, Margaret Qualley, Allison Janney

Directed By: Ridley Scott, Lily Brooks-Dalton, Brandon Scott Smith, Peter Heller

Critics Consensus: Elevating the Dashwood sisters’ relationship to the forefront of Jane Austen’s classic tale of courtship, Georgia Oakley’s Sense and Sensibility may not best previous adaptations but achieves a wistful identity of its own.

Synopsis: From Focus Features and Working Title comes an irresistible new take on Jane Austen’s iconic Sense and Sensibility: a charming, witty, and deeply relatable story… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Esmé Creed-Miles, Caitriona Balfe, Bodhi Rae Breathnach

Directed By: Georgia Oakley, Thea Paulett, Angela Moneke

Synopsis: Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, four of America’s top college football stars set their fame aside to enlist in the Marines. As they prepare… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Nicholas Galitzine, Bill Skarsgård, Peter Berg, Olga Petsa

Directed By: Peter Berg, Ezra Emanuel, Buzz Bissinger, Jeb Brody

Critics Consensus: John Malkovich is at his cantankerous best in Wild Horse Nine, an uproariously funny espionage comedy with crackling dialogue and biting political commentary that practically bleeds from writer-director Martin McDonagh’s pen.

Synopsis: Shortly before the 1973 Chilean coup, CIA agents Chris (John Malkovich) and Lee (Sam Rockwell) are dispatched from Santiago to Easter island by their bureau… View Full Synopsis

Starring: John Malkovich, Sam Rockwell, Steve Buscemi, Tom Waits

Directed By: Martin McDonagh

Synopsis: The story follows the Seversons, a family starting fresh in a quiet suburban neighborhood, whose next-door neighbors, the Kringles, celebrate Christmas year-round. What begins as… View Full Synopsis

Starring: Ron Livingston, Rachel Bilson, Rob Riggle, Arden Myrin

Directed By: Kevin Lewis, George Bennett, Yevgeny Jack Berner, Miguel Cebolla

Critics Consensus: A rigorously entertaining adventure story told through a spartan script and memorable set pieces, Heart of the Beast pays rousing tribute to man’s best friend.

Synopsis: After a harrowing plane crash, Special Forces veteran James Belmont (Brad Pitt) and his combat dog, Odin, find themselves stranded deep in the Alaskan wilderness…. View Full Synopsis

Starring: Brad Pitt, J.K. Simmons, Anna Lambe

Directed By: David Ayer, Damien Chazelle, D. Scott Lumpkin, Cameron Alexander