Cobweb
GenreHorror
SimilarA Nightmare on Elm Street (1984), Constantine (2005), Jacob's Ladder (1990), Silent Hill (2006), The Omen (2006), The Ring Two (2005),
Watch afterBarbie (2023) Meg 2: The Trench (2023), Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023), Talk to Me (2023), The Nun II (2023),
MPAA RatingR
StudioLionsgate, Point Grey Pictures,
As horror movies fans, we (and I’m very much including myself here) talk a good game about wanting to see something new and different in the genre, but there are plenty of old reliable tropes that still work with us. Zombies, kaiju, masked killers, all of those have a better than good chance of drawing in audiences, without trying too hard to bring a fresh new angle to anything. We also love child in peril and creepy kid movies, and Samuel Bodin’s Cobweb manages to incorporate both, to mixed results. Continue Reading →