2 Best Movies To Watch After Strays (2023)

The Spool Staff

Sitting in Bars with Cake

Watch afterBarbie (2023) Blue Beetle (2023), Elemental (2023), Shortcomings (2023), The Marvels (2023),
MPAA RatingPG-13
StudioAmazon MGM Studios, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,

(Editor's note: A previous version of this review included the full name of the presumptive real-life inspiration for the film; upon a subsequent request to maintain their privacy, we have removed that sentence.) Continue Reading →

The Last Voyage of the Demeter

Similar8 Million Ways to Die (1986), Blade Runner (1982) Blindness (2008), Carrie (1976), Carrie (2002), Children of Men (2006), Devil in a Blue Dress (1995), Die Hard (1988), Dr. No (1962), Eyes Wide Shut (1999) From Russia with Love (1963) Goldfinger (1964), Gorky Park (1983), I Am Not a Serial Killer (2016), Jackie Brown (1997) King Kong (1933), Live and Let Die (1973) Lord of the Flies (1963), Mystic River (2003), Nosferatu (1922), Patriot Games (1992), Poseidon (2006), Rebecca (1940) Shaft (2000) Shooter (2007), Starship Troopers (1997), Swimming Pool (2003), The 39 Steps (1935), The Name of the Rose (1986) The Perfect Storm (2000), The Poseidon Adventure (1972), The Silent Partner (1978), The Time Machine (1960), War of the Worlds (2005) Wild at Heart (1990), You Only Live Twice (1967),
Watch afterAmerican Fiction (2023), Barbie (2023) Gran Turismo (2023), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023), Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023), Meg 2: The Trench (2023), Talk to Me (2023), The Nun II (2023),
MPAA RatingR

The Last Voyage of the Demeter feels like a movie from a different era. To a point, it is—writer Bragi Schut first drafted his adaptation of the 'Log of the "Demeter"' sequence in Bram Stoker's Dracula in the early 2000s. It's a capital letters Hollywood Creature Feature—a grimmer straight horror cousin to 2004's action/horror hybrid Van Helsing. At its best, it's an admirably gnarly monster flick—bolstered by sturdy craft from director André Øvredal and consistently good performances from a game ensemble. At its worst, it loses confidence and resorts to bumbling attempts to guide its audience by the hand—most notably in its prologue and epilogue. Continue Reading →