Hi. I'm trying to decide on a movie to watch today.
Hello! Movies playing today include: Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, Joker, Zombieland, The Addams Family, Judy, Hustlers and Countdown.
I'm in the Halloween spirit and would enjoy a thriller or something a bit spooky.
Current thrillers playing include Countdown, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil and Zombieland.
Hm. Are there any animated movies out?
The Addams Family is an animated movie that is now playing and is spooky.
Can you tell me more about this movie?
The Addams Family features a creepy family's mysterious story and connection to their eerie mansion. When a popular TV personality tries to sell all the homes in their neighborhood, trouble arises.
Sounds interesting! What are the ratings?
IMDb rates it 5.9/10 and Rotten Tomatoes gives it 40%.
What are critics saying?
According to Bob Hoose from Plugged In, "Like Uncle Fester's misguided and malodorous attempts at charm, The Addams Family ain't quite what it could have been." Owen Gleiberman from Variety says, "'The Addams Family' has an overly processed outre harmlessness. It's so busy treating its famous domesticated ghouls as icons that it forgets to rediscover what's memorable about them."
Sounds disappointing. Can you tell me more about Countdown instead?
Countdown is a movie about an app that predicts a persons death. When a nurse downloads the app and learns that she has only three days to live, its up to her to try to save her own life.
My friends and I love movies that feature technology like this! Can you get me some reviews?
Sure! According to TheWrap, "Countdown can never be taken seriously enough to work as a conventional horror thriller, and it's never quite funny enough to be a great horror comedy. But it's got just enough eccentricity and self-awareness to entertain despite those obvious deficiencies." Kimber Myers states, "This isn't a subtle, moody film filled with a sense of unease; instead, jump scares are around every corner. If that's all you want from a horror movie, you'll have a very good time - and an elevated heart rated for its speedy 90 minutes."