Caveat is a standard low-budget horror setup: it has a minimal cast of only three people and takes place almost entirely in a single location – a spooky house of hidden and not-so-hidden horrors where things go bump in the night and strange noises echo through the halls.

But writer and director Damian McCarthy – who also serves as his own editor and production designer – quickly establishes a uniquely forbidding aesthetic and atmosphere all his own.

2018’s A Quiet Place wasn’t the first movie to use clever sound design (or lack thereof) as both a stylistic choice and a crucial part of the narrative, but it did apply it in a way that gave it blockbuster appeal.

Part post-apocalyptic survival tale and part monster flick, the film gave audiences uniquely tense thrills and showed star and director John Krasinski’s prowess as a filmmaker. As sequel’s tend to do, this year’s A Quiet Place Part II ramps everything up a notch, with new characters, more monsters and a larger scale.

There’s nothing like an old fashioned slasher that racks up the kills and has a terrifying monster at its center, and Skull: The Mask certainly delivers on that front.

An instant cult classic, Psycho Goreman is kitschy sci-fi horror that defies easy definition.

Spiral breathes new life into the franchise will still feeling familiar, and takes the series in a smart direction.

Probably best to indulge yourself and some friends with whatever substances treat you best and settle in for a deranged and thoroughly entertaining evening.

Eat Wheaties! is as admirably sweet as it is funny, and features a career best performance from star Tony Hale.

The film has a true sense of compassion for its characters and their stories, and thanks to exceptionally great performances from its three leads, offers a heartfelt plea and a resigned statement about growing up in a place that not only fails to curb its epidemic of violence, but actively pushes for it.

The latest adaptation of the legendary fighting video game delivers on its violent fights and has a ton of fun doing it.

The Irish vampire film is a refreshingly funny take on the genre that still finds plenty of time for the bloody kills as well.

Both script and direction shine in this stunning debut.

It’s a true clash of the titans in Godzilla vs. Kong, which gives audiences exactly what they’re asking for - and just might save movies as we know it.

Bob Odenkirk, like Liam Neeson and Keanu Reeves before him, finally gets his own middle-aged action star take in ‘Nobody’.

Slaxx has a lot of fun with its ridiculous premise and also surprises with a smart message about consumerism.

It’s been a rough road for Zack Snyder’s original vision for his superhero magnum opus to come to fruition, and it’s a miracle that it exists at all.

This documentary about the culture and camaraderie of the rock and metal scene will make you miss concerts more than ever.

Boss Level is a thoroughly enjoyable thrill ride that provides just as many laughs as it does badassery. It’s the kind of movie that blasts Boston during its best scenes. They don’t make ‘em like this much anymore.

Lucky is a dark, bloody, and pointed satire about a woman perpetually attacked by a masked stranger night after night, and how nobody really seems to care.

Wrote a bit about Nomadland, a film that left me deep in thought late into the night about home, family, and adaptability.

Together Together is a smart and sweet take on an unconventional relationship.