"Night Patrol" is an interesting play upon the cop/gang genre by placing it within a deeper genre context but not avoiding what the film is really about. Directed by Jordan Prows, an AFI alum, the film delves into the gangland structure of Los Angeles with a similar vengeance of something like "Training Day" but a different track.

From any point of view, the new "Avatar" film "Fire And Ash" is breathtaking. Granted it uses certain formulas and concepts of history but the sheer spectacle of it coupled with the fact of James Cameron's prowess in making something both immense and intimate simply invites criticism as well as praise. But that said, it is a sprawling story that does take three hours and fifteen minutes to tell and would be hard to tell shorter than that.

With a franchise that seemed to get old in the tooth after the 2nd go around, writer/director Dan Trachtenberg has brought "Predator" back to the cinematic structure it needs to be but albeit from a different point. "Badlands" has the DNA, edge and balance of an old school "Predator" movie but it is also made and adjusted for the era we live in.

The intention of "Die My Love" from director Lynn Ramsey skirts the idea between reality and the metaphorical nature of being. The film mostly follows Grace played by Jennifer Lawrence. Grace is a wild spirit but like anyone sees the path to settle down with Jackson (Robert Pattinson) but as often in life, things don't go as they should.

The aspect of found footage horror is about uncovering those stories which haven't been seen before. With "Hell House LLC: Lineage" which is talked about as the final film in the series (which perhaps might turn out ironically not to be true), director Stephen Cognetti gains some space back in the final act but gives up the found footage using more classic film techniques to less end. However for the most part, the film, despite some visual flairs at the end, is quite unscary.

The new imagining of "The Hand That Rocks The Cradle" is built upon a much different killer construct but is more apt with the current climate in how it presents its characters and how it plays. The original created a different psychological intent while the new version uses both concepts of sexuality and jealousy while also keeping a certain angle of the original intact.

The perspective of "Tron" and its lore has changed over the years. The aspect is approach and relevance. And with what is going on with artificial intelligence, it would seem ripe for an updated take. "Tron: Ares" has the advantage of the technology and the story is not too bad but its real world connotation doesn't contain the necessary dread and its leading man is just not the right fit.

The aspect of an 80s tinged horror film is knowing how to balance the style with a lighter sense of terror while still maintaining a sense of dread. "Night Of The Reaper" works well because it understands its working expectations and then switches it without trying to be overly clever...but yet becomes that because it is less assuming than others.

There is something beautiful in "A Big Bold Beautiful Journey". It is an experiment but reminds one what films used to look like. The film is about hope and love and yet is peppered with the messy stuff that goes along with it. Kogonada, who directed Colin Farrell in the independent "After Wang" returns here with a similar concept film but adjusts it more to mainstream.