'EXmas' (2023)
Holiday hijinks ensue when a recently separated couple are both accidently invited to same holiday celebration.

In 2030, TOKYO. A.I. assistant service robots for practical use are increasing in human lives. They are now able to support humans for schedule management and communications. They also help humans as parts of functions in social media application services. Providing companies data such as personal hobbies, preferences, behavior analysis, A.I. is used in common for the development of technologies. Living in an era that A.I. and humans coexist, what problems do humans face?
Holiday hijinks ensue when a recently separated couple are both accidently invited to same holiday celebration.
When it comes the horror genre, I am VERY hard to please or impress, much less scare. Coming from a current mindset of appreciation for chilling, unsettling, tension-inducing efforts such as "Hereditary", "The Conjuring" (ONLY the first one to date, mind you), "Lights Out", "The Babadook", "Midsommar", "Talk To Me", "Oddity", "Bring Her Back", and the like
Sing 2 the beat in this jukebox sequel featuring anthropomorphic animals with musical talent.
The height of subversive horror cinema is Jennifer’s Body. No, I will never budge on that. Yes, Cabin in The Woods is funny, Scream is very well made, and the Scary Movie franchise is …. there. But nothing is quite as satisfying as watching the teenage succubus that is Jennifer Check rip apart boys. In the post #metoo era where the industry is far from changed, watching revenge flicks like these is probably one of the most cathartic experiences due to the slow-moving progress being made.
This is a film that is going to leave some people bored, and some people thrilled.
A complex, realistic, and loving mother-daughter relationship is at the heart of this story about Black pageants and the fight for a better future.