A Collage of Screenshots of the Two Movies Discussed in This Review (CREDIT: Warners Bros./Screenshot; Sony Pictures Classics/Screenshot)

Starring: Souheila Yacoub, Tandi Wright, Hunter Doohan, Luciane Buchanan, Erroll Shand, Maude Davey, George Pullar

Director: Sébastien Vaniček

Running Time: 109 Minutes

Rating: R

Release Date: July 10, 2026 (Theaters)

Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass

Starring: Zoey Deutch, Jon Hamm, John Slattery, Sabrina Impacciatore, Ben Wang, Miles Gutierrez-Riley, Joe Lo Truglio, Mather Zickel, Ken Marino, Tobie Windham, Fred Melamed, Michael Cassidy

Director: David Wain

Running Time: 94 Minutes

Rating: R

Release Date: July 10, 2026 (Theaters)

Okay, I suppose it’s time for another round of movie reviewing that is driven by the question: would I like to live in the world of this movie?

For Evil Dead Burn, the answer is of course “definitely not.” But at the same time, it’s not that far from a “yes.” Naturally, I don’t want to be bothered by the strong possibility of becoming possessed by a nasty undead creature. But we mustn’t forget that in the original Sam Raimi-directed entries in this series, the characters could eke out some fun amidst the ambush. There are a few notes of similar gory slapstick in Burn that are worth a chuckle, but it’s all within the larger context of dysfunctional and abusive family dynamics, which are always best avoided.

As for Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass, I simply must welcome this world with open arms. We could all use a Wizard of Oz dynamic in our lives, after all! As for the concept of allowing your significant other to sleep with their favorite famous person, that sounds intriguing, but also filled with potential pitfalls. Much less pitfall-plagued is this fictional landscape’s dorkily whimsical relationship with the town of Hollywood. I would expect nothing less from a movie directed by David Wain and co-written by Wain and Ken Marino, and indeed, they and their merry troupe of collaborators delivered as expected.

Grades:
Evil Dead Burn: 13 Car Seats out of 21 Daggers
Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass: 5 Movie Pitches Into One Hot Air Balloon