The big red cheese

SHAZAM!

Better than most movies about kids meeting wizards, and one reasonably terrific addition to the DCEU's growing stable of very good superhero movies.

2019

Directed by David Sandberg

Written by Henry Gayden and Darren Lemke

Spoiler alert: moderate

We have met the enemy, and he is...

US

While both atmospheric and willing to go for broke, neither craft nor courage quite manage to win the day against the plodding unscariness and poorly-used metaphors of Us.  (Also, I apologize for the hiatus.  I was busy.)

2019

Written and directed by Jordan Peele

Spoiler alert: moderate