But its also the story of a survivors journey to heal his body and move forward.
EWs critic calls the filmharrowingly effective, but trigger warnings abound.
EnjoyA Simple Favor, and keep an eye out for the sequel, which wasgreenlit in March of 2024.

Sandra Bullock in ‘Bird Box’; Aaron Paul in ‘El Camino’; Allison Janney in ‘Lou’.Credit:Netflix; Ben Rothstein/Netflix; Liane Hentscher/Netflix
Trust us you’ve never seen Eddie Redmayne like this before.I.G.
America,we’d straight-up watchMelanie Lynskeyin anything, but even we missed Macon Blair’s 2017 sleeper.
(Smollett tells EW, “The mud is a character in itself!")

Isak Bakli Aglen and Jonas Strand Gravli in ‘22 July’.Erik Aavatsmark/Netflix
Interactions with the system’s AI dubbed M.I.L.O.
Those at the top feast heartily, while those below get the leftover table scraps.
(FYI:The Platform 2is now available towatch on Netflix.)

Clive Owen in ‘Anon’.Netflix
Traveling through the country in search of disguise and safe passage, Queen and Slim bond.
The road is bumpy, but what a trip.I.G.
The overall outcome is a tense ride filled with legal U-turns and commanding performances.I.G.

Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively in ‘A Simple Favor’.Peter Lovino/Lionsgate/Everett Collection
“A story that is based on humanism,“J.A.
It’s not only physical survival.
It’s to understand that there’s something bigger than yourself.“J.M.

Sandra Bullock in ‘Bird Box’.Netflix
Where to watchSociety of the Snow: Netflix
Director:J.A.
Fontaine (John Boyega) is a drug dealer living in an impoverished area called the Glen.

Dreama Walker in ‘Compliance’.Magnolia Films/Courtesy Everett

Tom Holland in ‘The Devil All the Time’.Glen Wilson/Netflix

Aaron Paul in ‘El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie’.Ben Rothstein/Netflix

Aubrey Plaza in ‘Emily the Criminal’.Roadside Attractions/Vertical Entertainment

Alden Ehrenreich and Phoebe Dynevor in ‘Fair Play’.Courtesy of Sundance Institute

Eddie Redmayne and Jessica Chastain in ‘The Good Nurse’.Courtesy of TIFF

Angelina Jolie in ‘The Good Shepherd’.Universal/Courtesy Everett

Rosamund Pike in ‘I Care a Lot’.Seacia Pavao/Netflix

Elijah Wood and Melanie Lynskey in ‘I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore’.Allyson Riggs

Allison Janney in ‘Lou’.Liane Hentscher/Netflix

Octavia Spencer in ‘Ma’.Universal/Kobal/Shutterstock

Jeremy Irons in ‘Munich — The Edge of War’.Everett Collection

Isabelle Fuhrman in ‘The Novice’.IFC Films/Courtesy Everett Collection

Mélanie Laurent in ‘Oxygen’.Netflix

Song Kang-ho and Hye-jin Jang in ‘Parasite’.Neon

Alexandra Masangkay in ‘The Platform’.Netflix/Everett Collection

Jodie Turner-Smith in ‘Queen & Slim’.Universal Pictures

Gene Hackman in ‘Runaway Jury’.20th Century Fox Film Corp/Courtesy Everett

‘The Society of the Snow’.Netflix

John Boyega, Teynah Parris, and Jamie Foxx in ‘They Cloned Tyrone’.Parrish Lewis/Netflix

Ziad Bakri and Leighton Meester in ‘The Weekend Away’.Everett Collection