The reformed Bad Guys are forced to return to crime by another set of thieves in the solid animated sequel The Bad Guys 2, directed by Pierre Perifel and based on the book series by Aaron Blabey.
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$POSITIONS [Fantasia 2025]
A crypto-addict loser’s bad decisions pile upon one another, leading to his life falling apart in the anxiety comedy $POSITIONS, written and directed by Brandon Daley, and presented through the Fantasia International Film Festival.
The Naked Gun (2025)
Detective Lieutenant Frank Drebin, Jr, is on the case to stop a villain’s plan in the worthy legacy sequel, Naked Gun, directed by Akiva Schaffer.
If you read nothing else, know this: I laughed long, hard, and often during the run time of Naked Gun. For that, it succeeds wonderfully. If you like the ZAZ-spoof subgenre of comedy, you’ll be mighty pleased.
Buffet Infinity [Fantasia 2025]
The downfall of a Canadian town is detailed with Lovecraftian comic-absurdity through faux TV programs and commercials in writer-director Simon Glassman’s Buffet Infinity, presented as part of the Fantasia International Film Festival.
Monster Island (2025)
A Japanese soldier and a British POW have to survive a stranding on a South Pacific island in 1942, one populated by a vicious monster in the sadly slight Monster Island, written and directed by Mike Wiluan, now streaming on Shudder.
Haunted Mountains: The Yellow Taboo [Fantasia 2025]
A couple is haunted by a missing friend on a strange mountain and in their lives in the chilling Taiwanese Haunted Mountains: The Yellow Taboo, directed by Tsai Chai Ying, and presented through the Fantasia International Film Festival.
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Oh, Hi! (2025)
A new couple’s weekend getaway doesn’t go as planned in the dark relationship comedy Oh, Hi!