While the trailer definitely created a sense of anticipation specifically around the Johnny Cage character, played with gusto by Karl Urban, the tonal unevenness specifically with the performances still relegates this new entry in "Mortal Kombat II" into B movie territory despite its B+ intentions. Granted the actual play of the Kombat competition makes sense. But in a new world, it is not as simple as the 90s version that was all balls and fury.

The intent of any "Mummy" film is to try to find the angle of perspective making it intense while mixing in certain elements of adventure. With "Lee Cronin's The Mummy", Cronin leans in more to the horror aspect. While he was really able to make the tone work in "Evil Dead Rise" which was wonderfully done, this film more skirts the edge of taste but also what the concept should be.

With "They Will Kill You", the movie starts off with a prologue meant to establish what Asia Reeves (Zazie Beetz) is fighting for. The trailer for this movie was bonkers and pretty much only teased the first twenty minutes which is a good trick. But the reasoning for the residents of their situation is never quite given the mythology it should given that Barbara and Andy Muschietti were shepherding this.

Finding an interesting entry point for "Evil Dead Rise" helps if there is a perfunctory understanding of the world, both in the essence of the Bruce Campbell -led structure and the more dark horror elements of some of the later adaptations. Producer Rob Tappert and Exec Producer Sam Raimi know that reinterpretation in certain ways helps to make any entry its own.