In Shadow Of The Moon

 Genre: Sci-Fi / Noir / Mystery

Directed by: Jim Mickle

This film is a genre-fluid experiment that starts as a gritty 1980s police procedural and slowly warps into a time-traveling head-scratcher.

The Plot: Boyd Holbrook plays Thomas Lockhart, an ambitious cop obsessed with a serial killer whose crimes defy medical logic and reappear every nine years. As the decades pass, the mystery begins to unravel his life.

The Good: It’s visually moody and features a solid, aging-up performance from Holbrook. The "hook"—how the killer operates—is genuinely clever and differentiates it from your standard time-travel fare.

The Bad: The internal logic can get a bit "don't think too hard about it" toward the third act. It sacrifices some emotional depth for the sake of its high-concept twist.

Verdict: A great "Friday night movie." It’s ambitious and punchy, even if it doesn't quite stick the landing with total grace.

3 out 5