Him: Netflix Hit, Cult Football Horror

0:00On April 25th, Justin Tippings 2025 horror flick, him mixes NFL dreams with satanic vibes, like the wicker man on the gridiron. It stars Tereek Withers as Cam Cade, a young football hopeful obsessed with the fictional San Antonio saviors and their legendary quarterback, Isaiah. White, played by Marlon Wayans. Cam gets a shot at a secret desert training camp, run by white, but things turn nightmarish, fast, with weird rituals and brutal drills. Right from the start, Cam takes a headshot from a goat-mast attacker, yet pushes through brainfall for his big break. The camp feels like a cult, where injuries pile up and everything screams dark-flip ball sacrifice. Produced by Jordan Peele, the movie clocks in at 96 minutes of surreal tension. Critics weren't feeling in. Hitting just 31% on rotten tomatoes from 229 reviews. Box office wise, it pulled $28 million against a $27 million budget, so no touchdown there. Still, audiences at the time had mixed takes, calling it stylish, but too oblique.

1:05Now it's blowing up on Netflix, cracking the top 10 most watched list per flicks patrol. More eyes mean fresh buzz, maybe flipping that critic score as folks dig the gonzo energy. Him nails football's cult-like worship, and hints at exporting black athletes, though it stays surface level. Wayans kills it as the faded star, and with this streaming surge, it might get the rewatch it deserves. That's the story for today. Entertainment and celebrity news today, driven by AI.