The 2020s mark a transformative era in film and television, where creativity, innovation, and boundary-pushing narratives have defined the screen. This collection showcases standout titles across all genres, including indie gems, streaming originals, international entries, and cult-worthy experiments. Curated by Mother of Movies, this archive captures the evolving voice of modern cinema throughout the decade.
Fear Below mixes Aussie crime grit with underwater horror. Read the full review of this indie shark attack movie, where Sea Dogs meet murky deaths.
In Clown in a Cornfield (2025), Frendo the clown haunts a dying Midwestern town in a blood-soaked horror-thriller that pits nostalgia against chaos. Directed by Eli Craig, starring Katie Douglas and Aaron Abrams, this cornfield carnival of carnage delivers jump scares, slasher tropes, and a few surprises, though not all land clean.
Hold the Fort (Fantasia 2025) is a horror-comedy where homeownership comes with hellspawn battles, HOA absurdities, exploding heads, and a mercenary named McScruffy. Review by Mother of Movies.
In Bring Her Back (2025), the directors of Talk To Me return with a haunting foster horror soaked in grief, guardianship, and spiritual misfires. Sally Hawkins delivers an eerie, layered performance in a film that doesn’t always explain itself, but always knows how it wants you to feel.
n The Surfer (2024), Nicolas Cage returns home only to face spiritual and social exile from a brutal beachside cult. Set in a warped vision of Australia, the film unpacks toxic masculinity, ritualistic control, and identity collapse under the sun-bleached weight of the past.
Monster Island (2024) is a WWII survival horror film steeped in Malay folklore, where a Japanese soldier and British POW battle inner demons and an ancient monster. Directed by Mike Wiluan and streaming via Shudder, the film is a slow-burn descent into character-driven chaos, soaked in myth and moral ambiguity.
