“Predator: Badlands” makes an actual Predator its protagonist in a story about overcoming one’s toxic family.
“Juice” looks at how an unforgiving world can produce someone who is willing to tear down everyone around him just to feel like they are on top.
“Back to the Future” makes the the year 1985, awash in decay and stagnation, Kansas while the year 1955, bristling with innocence and promise, stands in as Oz.
Teenagers need a voice to rally around. “Pump Up the Volume”, the 1990 film directed and written by Allan Moyle”, understands this quite well.
Yorgos Lanthimos channels a seemingly potent supply of anger at modern society in “Bugonia” while also harnessing two fantastic performances from the film’s lead actors.
The younger Romero takes the genre and spins it for a modern comedic tale that honors the queer community and has fun making concentred critiques towards influencer culture.
“Weapons”, the 2025 horror film from Zach Cregger, examines how a community deals with a sudden and unexplained loss of elementary school children.
Chuck Russell’s 1988 remake of the original 1958 film is a prime example of something that would qualify as a B Movie that far surpasses its original source material.
Kirk being forced from multiple directions to deal with his own mortality and the mortality of those he loves after a career of cheating death and the no-win situation is what makes this the best of Star Trek.