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Stars: Eric Olson, Jessica Sula, Candice Coke, Kevin Wayne, Natalie Victoria, Chaney Morrow | Written by Anthony Diblasi, Scott Poiley | Directed by Anthony Diblasi

Malum is, according to its press release “a bold and expanded reimagining of the 2014 horror cult classic, Last Shift”. Now some may simply take that as a fancy way of saying it’s a remake of a film that’s less than ten years old. But there’s a difference between this and your average remake, it’s the work of the original director Anthony Diblasi and his co-writer Scott Poiley.

I considered revisiting Last Shift before watching Malum because while I remembered the basic plot and that I really liked the first hour then being let down by the final act, I didn’t recall a lot of the details. But, in part due to how knowing what to expect spoiled the impact of another recent reimagining,...

Skateboarding outside the Brooklyn townhouse she shares with five roommates, Alexis Sablone soars through a shaft of January light with her hoodie pulled over a beanie, her five-foot-four frame swimming in baggy jeans. A seven-time X Games medalist, her movement is effortless.

Yet Sablone, 33, is more than just one of the world’s best women’s street skaters. She has a master’s degree in architecture from MIT. She designed a skateable public sculpture in Sweden, and is in talks for similar projects in the U.S. In a studio,...