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The Strangers: Chapter 2 was moving along very mundanely and then...the wild boar scene happened. 2/10.

I've had my fill of CGI animals and this is up there with the worst. Having a near 3/4 minute fight scene with a boar during a Strangers movie? Let's just say it's not exactly The Revenant.

The movie is competent enough with a well-seasoned director in Renny Harlin behind this trilogy but you just can't escape the question of why this even exists. Multiple times Maya gets away because they need her to because it's a trilogy when logic dictates she couldn't possibly get away.

Another irritant is the identity of the killers. I couldn't figure out if it was supposed to be a mystery or not as it all seemed very obvious yet they skate round the issue as if it's going to be a big reveal.

Lastly, the backstory to the origin of 'is Tamara here' was laugh out loud funny. When they started to hold hands, my sides split.

(They really did a 'Next Time On' at the end which confirms this should have went to the small screen).

Plot? What Plot?

Ballerina is an average movie with exciting action sequences but weighed down with an underwhelming story and tired tropes.

The first 20 minutes are a chore with the standard origin story you've seen before but once the action begins, it doesn't let up and 5 minutes don't past between fight scenes. It's clear to see where the reshoots come in as they appear copied and pasted in.

Ana De Armas is the saving grace of the movie and gives a great performance while Keanu has a fun cameo with just the right amount of screen time. It's a shame to say that Gabriel Byrne is wasted as the villian and doesn't do much with the time provided.

The world of John Wick is a brilliant concept and continues to enthrall. I just wish there was more here to expand the lore and put a bit of meat on it. A decent enough time though, just not as great as i expected.

Fear Street: Prom Queen is an enjoyable entry in the series based on the R. L. Stine books. It blends the mix of comedy and horror together well and is a nice throwback to 80s movies.

The movie takes the 1980s and provides a great soundtrack to it (which you would expect considering the decade) providing tracks like White Wedding & Gloria to name a few. All that was missing for me was the original Prom Night song from the 1980 movie.

India Fowler is great in the lead (resembling a young Sabrina Carpenter) and the support cast are well placed with turns from Suzanna Son, Lili Taylor & Katherine Waterston. It's also good to see Chris Klein on screen again for the first time in ages it seems.

The movie is fairly predictable stuff for the most part with the killer reveal being easy to latch onto early on with just a quick look at the cast list. The 90 minute runtime makes up for this though with kills coming double quick once prom gets underway.

Fear Street continues to be a decent horror series and hopefully they continue to produce them with the tease in the credits seemingly confirming they are.