Highly recommended.Ĭonsidered by many to be one of the greatest remakes ever made AND one of the best horror sci-fi films ever made, Invasion of the Body Snatchers is pure '70s paranoia. Tasked with finding the money and the man who took it by any means necessary, the only thing standing in his way is the world-weary sheriff Tommy Lee Jones who gives one of his best performances as Ed Tom Bell. The real star of the show, however, is Javier Bardem who plays the cold-blooded killer Anton Chigurh. Although you might think that's classic Coen Brothers, the film was based on the novel by Cormac McCarthy. Set in rural Texas in the wake of a drug deal gone wrong, Josh Brolin finds himself in possession of a suitcase filled with money. The Coen Brothers described No Country For Old Men as the closest they've ever come to directing a straight action film. It really is a fascinating watch and a lot of scares without resorting to cheap jump-scares or tricks. Meanwhile, the mother becomes more and more downtrodden by the son's behaviour. The son is preoccupied with a monster from a child's book, so much so that he begins to build weapons to fight it and becomes increasingly erratic. A young mother is struggling to raise her son alone following the death of her husband - who, it should be said, died when he was driving her to the hospital to give birth to said son. Not only is it genuinely unsettling in places, the story also has a lot of psychological weight to it. The Babadook was hailed, on its initial release, as one of the best horrors of the last ten years. It's got a gorgeous soundtrack, wonderful humour and heart and it earned Jeff Bridges an Academy Award nomination.Īnother Australian entry, this time in the horror genre. Which, as you can imagine, is a little bit distressing for her. In order to make contact with Earth and understand them, the alien assumes the physical form of Karen Allen's recently deceased husband. An alien life-form lands on Earth - Arizona, specifically - to respond to the then-recently dispatched Voyager II craft. One such being Starman, a beautifully romantic drama starring Jeff Bridges and Karen Allen.
John Carpenter may be more known for directing horror films like Hallowe'en or The Thing, but he's done the odd curveball here and there. We've purposefully made these a bit more obscure than usual because, let's face it, you've probably seen most of the obvious ones.Īs always, these are available at time of writing - so be aware that some of these might be gone if you're checking six months from now. In any case, we've come up with nine movie choices you can watch right now on Netflix. It leads to arguments between you and your significant other about inabilities to make decisions and before you know it, you're out in the cold with that lamp you bought in Spain that you liked and they hated. No doubt you find yourself skimming constantly through Netflix's endless genres, trying to figure out what to watch. What with the winter evenings closing in and the weather taking a definite turn, you're going to find yourself turning in earlier and you'll need something to watch.