Most Timely: Wake Up Dead Man
Best Puppet: Brain Damage
Biggest Rise in Enjoyment From Start to Finish: Better Watch Out (Christmas Evil)
Contains Plot, Settings and Characters: Pregnancy Scheme
Most Timely: Wake Up Dead Man
Best Puppet: Brain Damage
Biggest Rise in Enjoyment From Start to Finish: Better Watch Out (Christmas Evil)
Contains Plot, Settings and Characters: Pregnancy Scheme
Best Twist/Worst Pacing: A Christmas Horror Story
Best Child Actor/ Most Heart Breaking: Hamnet
Best Snark: The Holdovers
Best Fight Scene: Chainsaw Man Reze Arc
Best Twist/Worst Pacing: A Christmas Horror Story
Best Child Actor/ Most Heart Breaking: Hamnet
Best Snark: The Holdovers
Best Fight Scene: Chainsaw Man Reze Arc
Least Sympathetic Leads: Babygirl
Clearest Example of “The Past is a Foreign Country”: The Curse of the Cat People
Most Underutilized Grandpa: Silent Night, Deadly Night
Most Beautiful Relationship: MacLaine and Sgt. Powell from Die Hard
Least Sympathetic Leads: Babygirl
Clearest Example of “The Past is a Foreign Country”: The Curse of the Cat People
Most Underutilized Grandpa: Silent Night, Deadly Night
Most Beautiful Relationship: MacLaine and Sgt. Powell from Die Hard
Catchiest Original Song: The Producers
Best Special Effects: Big Trouble in Little China
Most Sapphic: Bound
Most Scenes That Make You Say “Oh Hell Yeah” / Most Collateral Damage: Hard Boiled
Catchiest Original Song: The Producers
Best Special Effects: Big Trouble in Little China
Most Sapphic: Bound
Most Scenes That Make You Say “Oh Hell Yeah” / Most Collateral Damage: Hard Boiled
Scariest-looking Old Man: Poltergeist 2
Most Relatable Marriage: Poltergeist
Most Ham-fisted Christian Messaging/ Most Missed Potential: Black Phone 2
Most Lovable Revenant: Frankenstein
Scariest-looking Old Man: Poltergeist 2
Most Relatable Marriage: Poltergeist
Most Ham-fisted Christian Messaging/ Most Missed Potential: Black Phone 2
Most Lovable Revenant: Frankenstein
Most Emotionally Impacting: Philadephia
Dumbest Fun/ Most Nonsensical Dialogue: Split Second
Most Aptly Named/ Most Critical of Reagan Era Politics: Frankenhooker
Prettiest Cinematography: The Love Witch
Most Emotionally Impacting: Philadephia
Dumbest Fun/ Most Nonsensical Dialogue: Split Second
Most Aptly Named/ Most Critical of Reagan Era Politics: Frankenhooker
Prettiest Cinematography: The Love Witch
Most Energetic: The Collector
Most Predictable: The Collection
Most Pleased with Itself: Come True
Best Picture: Pumpkinhead
Most Energetic: The Collector
Most Predictable: The Collection
Most Pleased with Itself: Come True
Best Picture: Pumpkinhead
Best All-around film: The Pig, The Snake and the Pigeon
Least Watchable: Rat Man
Most Effective Scares: Caveat
Biggest Laughs/Most Exceeded Expectations: The Blackening
Best All-around film: The Pig, The Snake and the Pigeon
Least Watchable: Rat Man
Most Effective Scares: Caveat
Biggest Laughs/Most Exceeded Expectations: The Blackening
Most “A Very Special Episode”: The Amusement Park
Most Understood Assignment: Fantastic Four First Steps
Dumbest Brother: The Dark and the Wicked
Best Original Song/ Most Prescient Critique of Capitalism: The Harder They Come
Most “A Very Special Episode”: The Amusement Park
Most Understood Assignment: Fantastic Four First Steps
Dumbest Brother: The Dark and the Wicked
Best Original Song/ Most Prescient Critique of Capitalism: The Harder They Come
Made Me Feel the Most Personally Attacked: Friendship
Best Special Effect: Sweet Home (melting old man)
Most Hype Moment: Demon Slayer Infinity Castle (Bear Fight)
Hardest Watch/ Most Emotionally Effecting/ Most Timely: The Long Walk
Made Me Feel the Most Personally Attacked: Friendship
Best Special Effect: Sweet Home (melting old man)
Most Hype Moment: Demon Slayer Infinity Castle (Bear Fight)
Hardest Watch/ Most Emotionally Effecting/ Most Timely: The Long Walk
Jump scare.
Jump scare.
Best Sequel: Aliens
Most Quotable: Jennifer’s Body
Most Comedic Horror/ Scariest Comedy/ Best Villain: Weapons
One Cut of the Dead: Most Touching/ Favorite Twist
Best Sequel: Aliens
Most Quotable: Jennifer’s Body
Most Comedic Horror/ Scariest Comedy/ Best Villain: Weapons
One Cut of the Dead: Most Touching/ Favorite Twist
Favorite Side Characters: Monstrum
Best Comedy/ Dance by Villain: Kung Fu Hustle
Most Uplifting: Happiness of the Katakuris
Favorite Side Characters: Monstrum
Best Comedy/ Dance by Villain: Kung Fu Hustle
Most Uplifting: Happiness of the Katakuris
Most Believable Couple: Together
Most Infectiously Fun: K Pop Demon Hunters
Most Damning Depiction of the Race Divide in Feminism/ Best Choreography: Wicked
Most Nostalgic: Slum Dog Millionaire
Most Believable Couple: Together
Most Infectiously Fun: K Pop Demon Hunters
Most Damning Depiction of the Race Divide in Feminism/ Best Choreography: Wicked
Most Nostalgic: Slum Dog Millionaire
*A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night: Most Romantic
MADS: Worst choice of mask when tweaking
*Sister Midnight: Best girl-failure
Fantastic Planet: Fanciest boy
*Tied for Best Feminist Vampire Film Featuring Beautiful Night Cinematography & Off-beat humor from Asia
*A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night: Most Romantic
MADS: Worst choice of mask when tweaking
*Sister Midnight: Best girl-failure
Fantastic Planet: Fanciest boy
*Tied for Best Feminist Vampire Film Featuring Beautiful Night Cinematography & Off-beat humor from Asia
Scariest: The Vigil
Hates Women the Most: De Lift
Most Times Paused to Explain Where in the Timeline We Are: Prestige
Most Predictive of the U.S. Response to 9-11 (Elevator-based depiction): Down
Scariest: The Vigil
Hates Women the Most: De Lift
Most Times Paused to Explain Where in the Timeline We Are: Prestige
Most Predictive of the U.S. Response to 9-11 (Elevator-based depiction): Down
Best Ambient Vibes and B-Roll: Inugami
Best Character Name: 10-way tie with almost every character in Do The Right Thing
Worst Vibes (complimentary): The Hunt
Closest I Came to Crying: Scene with Pa Kent in Superman (shut up, I’m fine, shut up)
Best Ambient Vibes and B-Roll: Inugami
Best Character Name: 10-way tie with almost every character in Do The Right Thing
Worst Vibes (complimentary): The Hunt
Closest I Came to Crying: Scene with Pa Kent in Superman (shut up, I’m fine, shut up)