It’s been a tremendous year for horror. 2022 has delivered no shortage of sleeper hits, an onslaught of franchise gems, new original horror movies, and beyond. There’s been so much excellent genre fare that it’s easy to have missed a few of this year’s best. This week’s streaming picks aim to help you catch up on some 2022 titles that are now available on streaming.
As always, here’s where you can watch them this week.
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Crimes of the Future – Hulu
Set in a vague future, humans have long adapted to the synthetic environment they created, a world inundated by plastic waste. The human body has evolved and mutated; it no longer feels pain- except for Saul Tenser (Viggo Mortensen), a performance artist who refuses to adapt and whose body rebels by producing new non-functional organs regularly.
Saul’s become a celebrity artist with partner Caprice (Léa Seydoux), making the surgical removal of these superfluous internal bits an art form. But the avant-garde performances have attracted many who would use Saul to expose the next stage of human physiology. David Cronenberg’s Crimes of the Future isn’t so interested in plot but in pondering over philosophical questions with a distinct vision, oddball characters, and a soft-spoken yet dry sense of humor.
The House – Netflix
Netflix’s stop-motion animated anthology weaves together three creepy tales tethered to one house. The segments span time and tone, telling of a low-income family, an anxious developer, and a fed-up landlady who all become tied to the same mysterious house. Daughter Mabel (Mia Goth) navigates a mounting house of horrors as her parents lose themselves to newly acquired luxury in the first story. The second sees unwanted pests swarming and waylaying a developer’s plans, while the third segment closes the darkly comedic and unsettling anthology on an uplifting note amid an isolated dystopia. The House occasionally unnerves but always taps into deep-seated dread.
No Exit – Hulu
Havana Rose Liu as Darby in 20th Century Studios’ NO EXIT, exclusively on Hulu. Photo by Kirsty Griffin. ©2022 20th Century Studios. All Rights Reserved.
Darby Thorne (Havana Rose Liu) just received a call that her mother is gravely ill and in the hospital. She escapes her rehab center and begins the road trip to see mom. A raging blizzard forces Darby to seek refuge for the night at a highway rest stop along with four other strangers. When she discovers a young girl (Mila Harris) bound and gagged in the back of a van, she realizes one of the strangers inside is the kidnapper, and it kickstarts a harrowing fight to survive. The kidnapper’s identity is only the beginning of an increasingly intense survive-the-night thriller.
The Innocents – Shudder
The Innocents is a provocative look at the fine razor line between good and evil and the darker side of innocence. Four compelling performances ground the disturbing horror, adding complex emotions and morality to fuel the tension. Writer/Director Eskil Vogt crafts a stunning portrayal of childhood morality with a tale of four children discovering supernatural abilities over a summer. Vogt twists the knife further by setting it under the bright Nordic sun; the terror these kids commit happens right under the adults’ noses, often in plain sight, with no one the wiser. The emotional authenticity heightens the horror, creating one of the most viscerally disturbing depictions of childhood in recent memory.
Nope – Peacock (November 18)
OJ Haywood (Daniel Kaluuya) struggles to keep his recently passed father’s horse ranch afloat. The arrival of OJ’s lively sister Emerald (Keke Palmer) adds to his stress as he tries to maintain faithful responsibility toward the family ranch. But then, an eerie phenomenon begins swooping over their valley; the siblings become determined to capture it on camera. On the surface, Nope is an accessible, straightforward sci-fi horror movie that nails its humor as much as it elicits gasps. Below is a darker examination of media and those it abused and left behind. Jordan Peele effectively captures the scope and spectacle of a summer blockbuster, packing it with chill-inducing moments, gasp-worthy thrills, and endlessly endearing characters.
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