10 Recent Movies NOBODY Expected To Be This Good

4. Slaxx

A film about a possessed pair of jeans murdering the employees of a clothing store doesn't exactly sound like something that'd get critical raves, and yet, with a rollicking 97% on the Tomatometer, this low-budget Canadian horror is one of the best-reviewed genre films of the year.

On pure premise alone, Slaxx sounds like a movie destined to receive mixed reviews at best, to play well within the gore-hound demographic but leave more general audiences absolutely baffled.

And yet, its creative execution, black comedy, and potent social commentary add up to make Slaxx a horror film that ticks all the entertaining boxes - it's funny, gory, and thoughtful to boot.

Nobody would've batted an eye if Slaxx scored 7%, 27%, or 47% with critics, but 97%? Truly, it's persuasive proof not to judge a movie by its cover - or in this case, the silliness of its premise.