With all of the horrors Americans are facing daily — a gun crisis, attacks on women’s rights, a Supreme Court hell-bent on legislating back to the olden days — it can be a difficult to engage with the artificial terror of scary movies.
Fittingly, many of the year’s best titles tapped into this anger and fear. Themes of environmental decay , the oppression of women , toxic internet culture , surveillance and sexual repression loomed large, linking fantastical scares to very real fright. Some high-profile titles have yet to come out, including festival favorites such as Mark Mylod’s “The Menu” and Luca Guadagnino’s “Bones and All.” But until then,Before the countdown, some honorable mentions:is the best crowdpleaser of the year, filled with effective jump scares, a spooky score, twists and suspense that is tailor-made for date night.skewers YouTube culture with a charming and funny haunted house tale which takes several cues from the handmade charm of Sam Raimi’s early films.
I haven’t seen a decent horror movie since 1973. Blood and gore is not horror. Bad acting is not horror. Zero storyline or dialog is not horror. Lame with gratuitous violence is not horror. Someone make a good scare. Please.
There’s no universe where Crimes of the Future is the best horror movie of 2022.