Cooties (2014, dir. Cary Murnion and Jonathan Milott)

Teachers are held under siege when their summer-school pupils contract a deadly virus. Serviceable horror-comedy which gets some mileage out of a game cast and script, and from its gleeful approach to child-centric gore.

I Don’t Feel At Home In This World Anymore (2017, dir. Macon Blair)

A timid nursing assistant teams up with a neighbour to retrieve stolen goods; matters soon get out of control. Splendid black-comedy thriller with whiffs of early Coens and some genuine surprises as matters ratchet up. Recommended.

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Maniac (2012, dir. Franck Khalfoun)

A mother-obsessed mannequin restorer goes on a killing spree. A proficient and times stylish remake of the 1980 original, though it adds little except a tidier narrative and well-handled use of subjective camera; not enough to justify its existence.

The Last Witch Hunter (2015, dir. Breck Eisner)


The Trust (2016, dir. Alex Brewer & Benjamin Brewer)

Vegas, present day. Mismatched burnout cops Cage and Wood plan a heist on a mob-controlled safe house. Smart little black comedy thriller with a focus on character rather than action. Low-key, but worth your while, and with some decent twisty plot work.