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M3gan

A Child’s Play for the technophobic age, this instant horror-comedy classic imagines a near future when AI robots assume a hybrid role as nannies and best friends to our children. It then compounds the nightmare, as M3gan goes to extremes to protect her young charge. Peacock

Smile

The inflection point at which a grin becomes sinister provides the nervous energy of this effective recent horror drama. Sosie Bacon is terrific as a terrorized therapist who is haunted by other people’s smiles after a disturbing encounter with a patient. Paramount+

Huesera: The Bone Woman

This acclaimed new bodyhorror drama from Mexico should come with a “not for expectant mothers” disclaimer. The tale of a pregnant young woman cursed by a dark entity, it’s a worthy heir to Rosemary’s Baby in its exploitation of the anxieties of childbearing. $6 on YouTube

Infinity Pool

Brandon Cronenberg, son of David, expands the family’s body-horror brand with this unnerving recent film about a wealthy tourist who pays to watch a clone of himself executed. Alexander Skarsgard stars. $10 on demand

Resurrection

The consistently remarkable Rebecca Hall creates an unforgettable portrait of a professional single mother who unravels when an abusive ex quietly slips back into her life.Tim Roth co-stars. $4 on demand

Swallowed

You’ll think twice about a career as a drug mule after watching this intensely uncomfortable, can’t-lookaway new movie about a drug-smuggling adventure gone wrong. $4 on demand