The idea of perspective and perception comes back in the new Zach Creggers film "Weapons". While not as jarring as "Barbarian", its structure is much more specific and crisp despite a little bit of a silly conclusion that nonetheless plays to mythology. Julia Garner and Josh Brolin have the main protagonist roles with a couple other character actors really nicely rounding out the cast.

"Strange Harvest: Occult Murders In The Island Empire" takes itself quite serious and tries to dot all the is. Like "The Killer" where Michael Fassbender meticulously used storage units, different houses and such, this film shows a progression in documentary style over a 20 year period. It is definitely engrossing, furthering its “mock” style..

"Clown In A Cornfield", premiering on Shudder, mixes some "Children Of The Corn" with a bit of "The Purge". Quinn (Katie Douglas) moves to Missouri with her dad (Aaron Abrams) to get away from a tragedy that happened. At school at detention (an ode to "The Breakfast Club", she integrates with a couple kids making viral videos including one whose family created the syrup empire in town which keeps everything running. A clown is on the label.

The aspect of an island of terror is nothing new but the structure of any horror movie in this vein depends on context. With "Monster Island" which premiered on Shudder, it follows a crew marooned on an island during the latter part of World War II off of what was called a "hellship" which was a POW prisoner camp on the water. Often the Allies would sink these boats not realizing it contained their own.

The auspice of "The Naked Gun" is that it has to be done in a certain way. Many people have tried over the years to bring it back to life. Liam Neeson is now the right age, temperament and career standing to be able to take risks and play with his image. Like Leslie Nielsen that is the reason it mostly works.

The idea of togetherness in the modern world is an interesting conundrum especially with more single people of all genders into their mid-40s. It might be a bank of individualism. It might be the continuing element of egocentric society (though that might just be cell phone and social media related). "Together," a new body horror/psychological thriller of sorts starring real life couple Alison Brie and Dave Franco tests this in many ways.

Looking at the concept of "The Fantastic Four." the crux is the aspect of teamwork. A collection of close knit almost family (and pretty much family) is what binds them. Even in the previous iteration (with Jessica Alba and Chris Evans), the team itself tries to be wholesome...though this new version takes it a little farther.

The aspect of Superman is how does one approach to make it specific for a new generation. Like James Bond, every iteration is its own beast fueled by those making it. As the first progression from James Gunn as DC Studios, his “Superman” wants to be edgy but it feels almost too saccharine while pretending to be edgy.

The approach to rebooting a successful franchise comes down to perspective but also it is about keeping it from going off the rails. The saving grace of "Jurassic Park: Rebirth" is the balance between writer David Koepp (who wrote the screenplay for the first "Jurassic Park" as well as "The Lost World") and director Gareth Edwards who knows a thing or two about restoring franchises.