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26. Totally Killer (Amazon Prime)

A Back to the Future slasher comedy? AND it's actually pretty hilarious, charming, and witty? Sign me up!

Totally Killer is about a girl who accidentally gets sent back in time and has to stop the Sweet Sixteen Killer before it can kill her mom and her friends.

So alright, there is exactly one hurdle to jump past here to enjoy this movie to the fullest. And that's the protagonist's best friend creating a time machine for her high school science fair. Get past that, and this movie is an absolute blast.

This movie could be a lazy Back To The Future But Horror movie--it would be extremely easy to do that. But it goes above and beyond to deliver something unpredictable that takes complete advantage of the genre with tons of hilarious time travel jokes. We've seen movie and TV with this stuff and it's usually tired and played out, but this movie does it better than most. I laughed out loud multiple times in this.

And aside from the humor, the plot is actually outstanding too. It has tons of twists and turns and developments you won't expect, and seeing our protagonist navigate it all is just great.

And Kiernan Shipka is our lead in this, who you may know as Sabrina from the new Sabrina series that was on Netflix. And she absolutely blows it out of the park. She acts with such presence and confidence that I think it's inevitable she'll reach big things. She carries this film effortlessly and she was funny, emotional, and charismatic. Her being able to sell her frustration at trying to save all of these idiots from being murdered.

Honestly, if you're looking for an outstanding horror comedy, this is a great one to go with. It probably would've done well for itself if it got released in theaters. I don't have much else to say about it but that I highly recommend it!

Rating: 8.5/10