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Stars: Curtis Brockelman, Jarrett Austin Brown, John Bucy, Jasper Cole, Bella DeLong, Crystal Lake Evans, Avery Harrah, Amber Janea | Written and Directed by Andy Fickman

When reviewing a horror movie for Nerdly, I didn’t think I would ever begin my review with a sentence like ‘from the director of She’s the Man, The Game Plan, Race To Witch Mountain and Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2, comes a new horror movie’, but here we are.

Andy Fickman is the said director and Don’t Turn Out the Lights shows a group of friends travelling in a motorhome to a music festival when they come across something supernatural after their mode of transport breaks down. It’s no doubt a story that horror movie fans will have heard before but it does at least bring a few surprises.

First, I will get my biggest annoyance with the movie out of the way.

Tyler Perry’s latest film, “Duplicity,” has officially landed on Prime Video and it boasts jammin’ soundtrack that will have you groovin’ while you watch the legal thriller.

Written and directed by Perry, the film follows the journey of a confident attorney who teams up with her ex-cop boyfriend to find the culprit behind a death that hits close to home.

Here’s a description of the film: In ‘Duplicity,” high-powered attorney Marley (Kat Graham) faces her most personal case yet when she is tasked with uncovering the truth behind the shooting of her best friend Fela’s (Meagan Tandy) husband (Joshua Adeyeye). With the help of her boyfriend (Tyler Lepley) – a former cop turned private investigator – Marley’s search for what really happened leads her down a treacherous maze of deception and betrayal.”

The cast includes Kat Graham, Meagan Tandy, Tyler Lepley, RonReaco Lee, Joshua Adeyeye, Nick Barrotta, Jimi Stanton and Shannon Lanier.

In the early 2000s, Sylvester Stallone was arguably at the lowest point of his career. Having written himself into Hollywood with "Rocky" in 1976, the actor had gone on to redefine action movies as one of the most significant action stars of the '80s. When 1988's "Rambo III" and 1990's "Rocky V" failed to connect with audiences and critics, however, it seemed his time in the spotlight might have been waning. It didn't help that his longtime rival Arnold Schwarzenegger tricked him into appearing in the flop "Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot" in 1992.

In spite of this, the always resilient actor found his way back to relevancy by starring in 1993's "Cliffhanger". That same year, he also starred opposite Wesley Snipes in the box office hit "Demolition Man," which isn't remembered quite as fondly as his rock climbing actioner but was a commercial success that has garnered somewhat of...

The McManus Brothers’ Redux Redux tinkers with narrative fire. Time loops and parallel universes have bested countless indie filmmakers. For every Blood Punch, +1, or Dead End, there are double the negative examples—a fate that Redux Redux avoids. Kevin and Matthew chase their salty and suspenseful festival darling, The Block Island Sound, with a science fiction revenge thriller that throttles tension into fifth gear. It’s thoughtfully conceptualized on a modest budget, depicts temporal jumps without visual hokiness, and delivers a gutsy morality tale that drips with blood-soaked intrigue.

The duo’s sister Michaela McManus stars as Irene Kelly, a grieving mother with fantastical technology that allows her to kill her daughter’s murderer over and over. Irene’s mission is to rid every universe of Jeremy Holm’s predatory serial killer (Neville). She transports from existence to existence without much differentiation—this isn’t a Rick and Morty episode...

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings.

IFC Center

Hideaki Anno’s Love & Pop plays in a new restoration; Herzog’s Nosferatu, Mulholland Dr., Funeral Parade of Roses, The Thing, and Irreversible show late.

Roxy Cinema

Saturday brings Bruce Labruce introducing Ciao! Manhattan and Melody of Love on 16mm; Claude Chabrol’s Ten Days Wonder shows on 16mm this Sunday alongside the rare Iranian feature Dead End.

Japan Society

Masahiro Shinoda’s Pale Flower shows on 35mm this Friday.

Film at Lincoln Center

The newly restored Compensation begins screening while a career-spanning Frederick Wiseman retrospective continues.

Film Forum

Tales from the New Yorker includes films by Nicholas Ray, Orson Welles, and John Huston. Godard’s A Woman Is a Woman continues in a new 4K restoration; Meet Me In St. Louis screens on Sunday.

Anthology Film Archives

Willem Dafoe: Wild at Heart continues.

Museum of the...