Little Evil (2017)
Chosen by me from Netflix.
International treasure Adam Scott (who despite his lovable turn in Parks and Rec seems to mostly play douche-bags) is brilliant in this clever and well observed pastiche of demon child movies (most notably of course The Omen).
It's not quite as funny and interesting as Eli Craig's previous movie Tucker and Dale Vs Evil (reviewed here) the jokes not quite as fast and fun. It gets a lot of it's mileage by acknowledging we as viewers know these tropes and know that the characters understand them too. Scott references having watched The Omen directly in a funny bit that comes just before the film flips expectations and strives for something heartfelt. It may lose some of the more horror bent audience at this point but the film becomes funnier and about something more than just getting points for having seen a lot of scary films.
Evangeline Lilly gets a bit lost in all the father stuff though she has some nice bits of business as a doting mother who thinks every horrible thing her son does is adorable.
Also great is Bridget Everett whose part in the very funny group of step-fathers (who each have their own evil children to deal with) in counselling brings a welcome level of different energy to the film.
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