The Crazies (2010)

In a remake of George Romero’s 1973 film, insanity caused by a mysterious virus via the U.S. government returns, but this B movie is executed at a high level, with understated performances by Timothy Olyphant and Radha Mitchell and a tense car wash scene.

d: Breck Eisner | imdb.com | trailer | Car wash | The Crazies (1973)

Friday the 13th (2009)

Director Marcus Nispel restarts the slasher franchise in a glossier but familiar fashion: The boys are drunk and high, the girls are topless and Jason, in memory of his mother, kills almost all of them. He enjoys his work, impaling campers in myriad ways.

d: Marcus Nispel | imdb.com | trailer | He’s using him as bait.