268 | Smile & Smile 2

The Bloodlust

Smile

Rated R

Runtime: 1hr 55min

Written & Directed by Parker Finn

Stars: Sosie Bacon, Kyle Gallner and Kal Penn

Premiered at Fantastic Fest September 22, 2022

Released in theaters September 30, 2022

RT: 79% critics / 77% audience

Synopsis

Psychiatrist Rose witnesses a disturbing event at work which leads her to believe that a demonic entity has malicious designs on her.

Smile 2

Rated R

Runtime: 2hr 7min

Written & Directed by Parker Finn

Stars: Naomi Scott, Rosemarie DeWitt and Lukas Gage

Released in theaters October 18, 2024

RT: 86% critics / 81% audience

Synopsis

A global pop star is next in line to be terrorized by the insidious Smile entity. However, her increasingly erratic behavior is seen as a drug relapse and career meltdown instead of the desperate cry for help that it is.

Join us in two weeks when we review Presence, which will be released in theaters on January 24th.

Theme music: "Secret of Tiki Island" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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