Any new zombie comedy that hits theaters is inevitably going to draw comparisons to Edgar Wright’s Shaun of the Dead (2004) or Ruben Fleischer’s Zombieland (2009), but Jim Jarmusch’s latest film owes more to the works of George A. Romero than anything else. Fortunately, Jarmusch’s deadpan sense of humor is enough to help The Dead Don’t Die hold its own.

To call Andrea Arnold’s American Honey a “great film” would be an understatement. American Honey is an extraordinary experience, albeit a subjective one. American Honey is entirely what one makes of it. It’s highly unlikely that any two viewers will have the exact same experience with this film, but there is something for everyone to love about it.

Perhaps the most common critique of Nicolas Winding Refn’s divisive film The Neon Demon is the claim that the film is “all style, no substance.” However, this argument is exactly the point that Refn is trying to make. The film focuses on the theme of vanity and condemns society’s hollow obsession with physical beauty. The way in which the film critiques this idea is by acting as an allegory.

Not only is Jennifer Kent’s The Babadook an outstanding feature debut, but the film is also a much-needed return to the roots of the horror genre. The Babadook stands out in stark contrast to the array of recent horror films that rely heavily on cheap jump scares and gory imagery.