Between The Visit and Wayward Pines, M. Night Shyamalan has been launched back into the spotlight, making him once again an exciting filmmaker to look out for. His latest thriller, Split, in which three young women are abducted by a deranged man suffering from a multiple personality disorder, features a fantastic performance by James McAvoy and retains the writer-director’s signature flair for atmospheric mystery but with a deeper bite.
Anya Taylor-Joy is clearly the new genre it-girl. Since making her feature debut in 2015's critically lauded The Witch, Taylor-Joy has starred in Luke Scott's sci-fi actioner Morgan and now in M. Night Shyamalan's upcoming thriller Split. With two more efforts in the genre set for release in 2017, she seems to have taken a liking to the darker side of cinema. It's no wonder her name keeps popping up in casting rumors for the X-Men spinoff New Mutants, which has been described as a "Stephen King meets John Hughes" style horror film.
Overstuffed and disappointing, Live By Night wastes a strong supporting cast. It's not a total loss, but it doesn’t hold up against the rest of Affleck’s filmography.
