‘Happy Death Day 2U’
While not as strong as the first, stellar entry in this slasher-meets-Groundhog Day franchise, Happy Death Day 2U still has plenty of laughs and scares, as well as a not-so-secret weapon: star Jessica Rothe as Tree Gelbman, a woman forced to relive the same, awful day that only gets reset when she dies. The second entry expands on the premise of the first, teasing a sort of Happy Death Day multiverse that remixes personalities and situations from the first movie, while still having a baby-masked killer stalking in the background. More emotionally grounded than you might expect from a horror flick, it’s a fun watch that works even for those who aren’t fans of the genre.