Argylle (February 2)
Director Matthew Vaughn has made a name for himself making off-the-wall spy films like Kingsman, but Argylle is something new entirely. Or so we think. The film, following an spy author whose work is happening in real life, has been marketed with an odd mystery at its center. The only mystery we’re worried about is whether it’ll be as good as most of Vaughn’s previous films.
She Is Conann (February 2, limited)
A queer, surrealist take on the legend of Conan the Barbarian.
Skin Deep (February 2, limited)
Relationship therapy takes on a whole new meaning when a couple is given the ability to exchange their bodies with other people.
Lisa Frankenstein (February 9)
Oscar-winning writer Diablo Cody is back with a gender-swapped take on the Frankenstein story where a woman (Kathryn Newton) creates a man (Cole Sprouse) from a corpse. It looks weird and fun, like most of Cody’s work, and is directed by Zelda Williams, the daughter of the late Robin Williams.
Out of Darkness (February 9, limited)
In the distant past, a group of people struggling for survival find themselves up against a mysterious creature.
Madame Web (February 14)
With its odd trailer and meme-worthy dialogue (“He was in the Amazon with my mom when she was researching spiders right before she died”), it’s hard to take this very serious Spider-Man spinoff seriously. But its cast—Dakota Johnson, Sydney Sweeney, Adam Scott—has us holding out hope it’ll be a fun addition to the world.
River (February 16 on AsianCrush)
Though it won’t be a theatrical release, this hilarious, heartfelt, and brilliant time-travel comedy is guaranteed to be on our best of 2024 list. It’s coming to the streaming service AsianCrush and is not to be missed.
No Way Up (February 16, limited)
You’ve heard of Snakes on a Plane? What about “Sharks on a Plane?” Sounds unhinged, right! Well, it’s not. This movie is actually about a plane that gets submerged in the ocean and the survivors aboard must battle sharks, which feels a bit too grounded to be as fun as we’d expect.
Stopmotion (February 23, on Shudder May 24)
A lonely stop-motion animator attempts to make a new film, but the characters from it begin to come to life.
History of Evil (February 23 on Shudder)
In this part dystopian sci-fi, part haunted house film, a family on the run from an evil militia ends up in a safe house that’s not so safe.
Spaceman (February 23, on Netflix March 1)
Adam Sandler stars as an astronaut shot into deep space who meets a spider-looking alien (Paul Dano) who helps him deal with the pain of missing his wife (Carey Mulligan). It looks very un-Sandler, and we’re here for it.
