Laney Grey tells her boyfriend Will that he needs to stand up to his co-worker, Nathan Bronson, who is bullying him. He says that his stepmom (Cory Chase) says the same thing. Just when things are about to hear up between Lacey and Will Pounder, Nathan barges into the house and lies, he says that he was invited. Nathan bullies Will in front of his girlfriend and the humiliated and angry pair storm off just as Cory shows up. They start talking and get into he and Will's relationship and her dissatisfaction with her marriage. Nathan has a secret to hold over Cory, and she is compelled to reveal her topless body and the seduction truly begins. What can you say, crazy things happen when The Bully Meets My StepMom.
Ready or Not takes a terrifying situation and has a fun time with horror components. The film melds horror and comedy, creating a cinematic hybrid that flows like running water. Instead of being a film that embraces gut-wrenching sensibilities, it perfectly taps into the energetic nature of hide and seek.
It: Welcome to Derry proves you can have rich representation, real humanity, and still fully enjoy Pennywise terrifying kids in sewers.
Ricky Staub’s Concrete Cowboy, based on Greg Neri’s novel "Ghetto Cowboy", tells the story of a young teenager forced to adapt to a new lifestyle.
Four more classic horror films that are entertaining even if occasionally absurd.
Darren Aronofsky’s Caught Stealing is a gritty, darkly funny thrill ride through 1998 New York, with Austin Butler delivering a raw, magnetic turn as Hank Thompson—a washed-up ex-ballplayer turned bartender whose life implodes after cat-sitting for his punk neighbor drags him into a violent underworld of gangsters, crooked cops, and chaos. Brutal yet unexpectedly hilarious, the film blends noir grit with midnight-movie absurdity, proving Aronofsky can reinvent himself while Butler cements his status as a true movie star.
Disney has kept its word and allowed a new generation of Black and/or African storytellers to tell their own original stories. The question remains, will the public keep their word?
