The root of all evil turns out to be a dilapidated funhouse on the beach at Santa Cruz, Calif. And Adelaide Wilson, played by Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o, does just that. She experiences a number of mildly creepy coincidences, culminating in a calm, chilly statement from her son: “There’s a family in our driveway.”Indeed there is, and this is where Peele’s horror really takes off. It features shades of the recent sci-fi Annihilation, the excellent 2014 horror ItFollows, and even the royal drama The Favourite (all those rabbits! Peele spoiled us with his last film, and his delivery of a merely moderate success with this one is hardly cause for alarm.

Source: National Post March 21, 2019 15:56 UTC