If you’re looking for something to watch this weekend, you’ll be happy to learn that several must-see movies were released this week. We’ve got a list of five of them, so pop some popcorn, slide into your PJs, and watch these movies.
Cobweb
Directed by Samuel Bodin and written by Chris Thomas Devlin, the film stars Lizzy Caplan, Woody Norman, Cleopatra Coleman, and Antony Starr.
In Cobweb, “A mysterious, constant tap plagues Eight-year-old Peter, tap from inside his bedroom wall – a tapping that his parents insist is all in his imagination. As Peter’s fear intensifies, he believes his parents (Lizzy Caplan and Antony Starr) could be hiding a terrible, dangerous secret and questioning their trust. And for a child, what could be more frightening than that?”
Be sure to check out our interview with director Bodin, who talks about not only Cobweb but his first film, The Ruins.
What the Waters Left Behind 2: Scars
Five years after Nicolas Onetti’s’ first installment comes What the Waters Left Behind 2. The sequel tells the story of an Anglo-American indie rock band stranded in the desolate city of Epecuén. Their internal conflicts and the bad luck of their tour quickly fade when they begin to discover the bloody hell that awaits them.
Sharksploitaiton
Dive into the trailer for Shudder’s new shark-themed documentary Sharksploitation, from filmmaker Stephen Scarlata, in the wake of blockbuster classics like Jaws, which created its own subgenre. This new documentary explores sharks’ weird, wild cinematic legacy on film and the world’s undying fascination.
Mad Heidi
“This wicked odyssey of blood and cheese puts a new spin on the classic tale of “Heidi,” finding our heroine (Alice Lucy) all grown-up and living an idyllic life in the Swiss Alps with her beloved grandfather (David Schofield) far above an increasingly-dystopian landscape presided over by Our Very Swiss Leader (Casper Van Dien) – a ruthless dictator bent on world domination through dairy. But when government thugs brutally murder her goat-herding lover (Kel Matsena) for distributing illegal cheese, Heidi embarks on a wild quest for vengeance that will bring her toe-to-toe against fierce female prison inmates, cheese-fueled Swiss super-soldiers, ninja nuns, and more, as she fights to take down the tyrannical regime and restore freedom to Switzerland.
Natty Knocks
Natty Knocks, the new Halloween set horror film starring horror icons Robert Englund (Nightmare on Elm Street), Bill Moseley (Devil’s Rejects), and Danielle Harris (Halloween).
Directed by Dwight H. Little, the film centers on Charlotte Fountain-Jardim as a small-town babysitter where she, and the kids she is looking after, struggle to survive a serial killer on Halloween Eve.
For more on the films, click on the highlighted title.
