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10. Annihilation (2018) Annihilationis like a cancer movie, except the victim isn’t a person—it’s Earth itself. Like cancer, the “Shimmer” is an unexplained phenomenon that strikes suddenly and without warning. Biologist Lena (Natalie Portman) runs through some science jargon about rapidly dividing cells, setting up the premise that Earth’s decay is being sped up by some kind of metaphoric tumor. Don’t let the sci-fi elements fool you—Annihilationis definitely more artsy than generic genre fare....

10.1408(2007) Based on Stephen King’s short story,1408stars John Cusack as a skeptical author who checks into the fabled Room 1408 at the Dolphin Hotel in New York City. Taking the room’s warning to not enter as a challenge, Mike’s visit is marked by an ominous countdown starting from 60:00. Samuel L. Jackson also stars in Mikael Håfström’s adaptation of the classic King horror, providing us with three possible endings in ode to the original book’s ambiguous conclusion....

10. Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) We’re starting with a film by writer-director Wes Anderson, the one most notable as his first foray into stop-motion animation. Wes Anderson rarely disappoints, and that’s still the case here with his modern telling of Roald Dahl’s classic storyFantastic Mr. Fox. Though the original tale was published back in 1970, the modernization loses none of its charm thanks to the screenwriting prowess of Wes Anderson and frequent collaborator Noah Baumbach....

10. Happy Death Day 2U (2019) The firstHappy Death Daytapped into the familiar trope of time loops. The second film continues that setup but doubles the kills and the insanity. Once again, it follows Tree (Jessica Rothe) who gets trapped in yet another time loop and must search for a way to escape her new reality. While not as fresh as the razor-sharp first,Happy Death Day 2Ustill packs creative scares and twists that make it fun....

10.Mr. Jack Mr. Jackis a detective board game about catching the infamous serial killer, Jack the Ripper. One player embodies Jack—who is among one of the eight characters of the game—while the other player is the investigator who must identify which character is Jack the Ripper in only a single accusation. This cat-and-mouse chase lets you step into the shoes of a private eye detective. Special powers and locations come along to help or harm the characters, so every move by every character must be strategic, especially for the inspector and the one “Mr....