“Infinity Pool”
David’s son Brandon Cronenberg won his own generation of genre fans – and a partnership with Neon – following 2020’s violent mindfuck “Possessor.” Now Cronenberg is back for a luxurious horror tale starring Alexander Skarsgård, Cleopatra Coleman, and Mia Goth. This one centers on an all-inclusive beach vacation where a fatal accident exposes the resort’s perverse subculture of hedonistic tourism, reckless violence, and surreal horrors.
Release date: TBD via Neon.
“Men”
The logline is simple, but chilling: a young woman goes on a solo vacation to the English countryside after the death of her ex-husband, and that’s it, but the ellipsis at the end of that thought suggests a lot of psychological and existential dread. And there is nobody doing original horror like Alex Garland, and the “Annihilation” writer-director is back with a film led by Jessie Buckley. What could be better? The cast also includes Rory Kinnear and “I May Destroy You” standout Paapa Essiedu.
Release date: TBD via A24.
“Nanny”
This first film from Nikyatu Jusu starring Anna Diop, Michelle Monaghan, and Morgan Spector offers a thrillingly original premise influenced by West African folklore. The film centers on an immigrant Nanny, piecing together a new life in New York City while caring for the child of an Upper East Side family, who forced to confront a concealed truth that threatens to shatter her precarious American Dream.
Release date: Premieres in January at Sundance, then TBD.
“Nope”
While we know next to nothing, that’s ok! It’s the new Jordan Peele. If you’re a horror fan, you probably don’t need to know much more. Which is good, because we don’t really know anything about it, other than that it has a super-cryptic poster and it reunites Peele with “Get Out” star Daniel Kaluuya, plus Keke Palmer, Steven Yeun, and Barbie Ferreira.
Release date: July 22 via Universal.
“Orphan: First Kill”
“Orphan” has become something of a cult hit following its 2009 release. The premise of a grown woman posing as a child to murder is patently ridiculous, so this is a franchise we’ll be returning to for the camp factor rather than for the scares. (Luckily director William Brent Bell, who made “The Boy,” about a family that keeps a doll as their son, knows a thing or two about that.) We’re most excited to see what Isabelle Fuhrman brings back to the role as an adult, considering she just acted her ass off in the rowing drama “The Novice.”
Release date: TBD via Paramount.
