268 | Smile & Smile 2

Smile

• Rated R

• Runtime: 1hr 55min

• Written & Directed by Parker Finn

• Stars: Sosie Bacon, Kyle Gallner and Kal Penn

• Premiered at Fantastic Fest September 22, 2022

• Released in theaters September 30, 2022

• RT: 79% critics / 77% audience

Synopsis 

Psychiatrist Rose witnesses a disturbing event at work which leads her to believe that a demonic entity has malicious designs on her.

Smile 2

• Rated R

• Runtime: 2hr 7min

• Written & Directed by Parker Finn

• Stars: Naomi Scott, Rosemarie DeWitt and Lukas Gage

• Released in theaters October 18, 2024

• RT: 86% critics / 81% audience

Synopsis 

A global pop star is next in line to be terrorized by the insidious Smile entity. However, her increasingly erratic behavior is seen as a drug relapse and career meltdown instead of the desperate cry for help that it is.

Join us in two weeks when we review Presence, which will be released in theaters on January 24th.

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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263 | Terrifier 3

• Not Rated 

• Runtime: 2hr 5min

• Written & Directed (and edited) by Damien Leone

• Stars: Lauren LaVera, David Howard Thornton and Antonella Rose

• Premiered at Fantastic Fest September 19, 2024

• Released in theaters October 11, 2024

• RT: 76% critics / 86% audience

Synopsis 

Five years after the events of Terrifier 2, Art the Clown is back and has plans to eliminate the only person that can stop him - Sienna. But first, to kill anyone and everyone he comes across on the way. That’s not Santa coming down the chimney, kiddies.

Join us in two weeks when we review Strange Darling, currently streaming on Amazon Prime.

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
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