is like an internet edgelord of evil: It doesn’t just feast on the distress of its triggered victims, it meets that feeling with a mocking grin, an IRL emoji of “u scared bro?” malevolence.

Little is known of this new version of Edward Richtofen. The fan-favorite Zombies character has returned, and this time, with his soul intact. Eddie Richtofen is the Director of Requiem ...

crispy 86 minutes of in-the-moment immediacy with an evil-grin-worthy payoff in the final moments. And most importantly, no characters pause to explain anything, which happens a lot in bad movies.

There’s more to “Smile 2” than just another creepy grin. It takes director Parker Finn a long time, however, to get the story to crack. As a result, we’re never quite sure where the evil ...