It ’s a holiday weekend , which plausibly mean you have some down time . What better body process , while you ’re digesting that leftover Turkey , than catching up on some of 2016 ’s best scifi and fantasy films ?
The films below are currently uncommitted to stream ( or to buy on Blu - ray ) and had a comparatively pocket-sized or abortive release , so we ’re guessing you missed at least some of them . Most significantly , they ’re good ! .
Synchronicity
This ultra small scifi mind - booze-up is one of those films that you view and immediately desire to dissect . It ’s about a grouping of friends who make time travel and then get paranoid about people attempting to slip it . Or have they already?Read more about it here .
Lazer Team
The squad behind Rooster Teeth crowd - sourced this surprisingly polished and funny pic about a mathematical group of regular guy who separate up elements of an alien super suit that make its wearer invincible . For a movie as small as this is , you ’ll be surprised how dependable it see .
Southbound
This repugnance anthology tells multiple stories that plunk into hatful of eldritch , creepy places , all in a vast , desert waste . come in for the creepy cults , stay for the awesomely - designed beast and gross - out surgery . scan more about it here .
The Witch
The Witch is n’t a firm or sporty movie , but it suck you in with its realism and eventually pick apart your drogue off with its culmination . It ’s terrific and ballsy if you just give it a chance to vagabond its tour . Read our revue .
10 Cloverfield Lane
This movie was a nice sized strike at the box office but , in case you missed it , you should check it out . It ’s about a young cleaning lady who is mysteriously lock in a dugout and tell the public is finish around her . Great performances and a killer end make this one worth your while . Read our reviewandmore here .
Midnight Special
Midnight Special is a film very much made in the mold of ‘ 80s scifi , with a small more warmheartedness and modern effects . It ’s about a boy with special great power and the multitude who are quick to give their life to get him where he ask to be . Read our reviewandmore here .
The Lobster
suppose a world where , if you do n’t have a meaning other by a sure power point in your life , you are throw out and turned into an animal . That ’s just part of this weird , uproarious , and seditious photographic film . say our revue .
Hardcore Henry
The creation ’s first , wholly POV action film is unaccented on story and character but ponderous on incredibly telling visual effects and stunts . You are put into the optic of a cyborg on a missionary post to save the fair sex he screw and , holy crap , the thing you ’ll see are mad . Read our reviewandabout the making of the film here .
Elstree 1976
This enchanting documentary travel along several actors who play teeny , lilliputian role in a movie you may have mayhap seen before , by the name of Star Wars . It certainly has its lulls , but the secure parts make it worth watching . Read our recapitulation .
High-Rise
The messed up exploit of an apocalyptic apartment building are the subject of this visceral thriller starring Loki , a.k.a Tom Hiddleston . Read our reassessment .
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows
Yes , for literal . This movie , of course , get under one’s skin a huge spill but bombed awfully . Which sucks because it ’s lightyears better than the crappy first film . If you had any interest and skipped it , we extremely recommend right that wrong . Read our reexamination .
Swiss Army Man
A man stranded on a derelict island is ready to bolt down himself when a dead consistence washes up on the beach . What follow is a weird , funny but ultimately uplift tale of a man , a stiff , and what simply fellowship can do for the human feeling . interpret our review .
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Kubo and the Two Strings
Again , this picture show also got a pretty wide release but audiences , for the most part , did n’t show up . It just came out on Blu - ray and it ’s a gorgeous , exciting adventure you ’ll be glad you took . Read our reviewandabout the making of the movie here .
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