If you’re heading to the movies this weekend thinking, “Finally, another classic horror thriller like Get Out,”—nope, this ain’t that. HIM, directed by Justin Tipping and produced by Jordan Peele, may flirt with the psychological thriller label, but that barely scratches the surface. Under the stadium lights, the gridiron becomes an altar. Blood and sweat turn ritualistic. And the training field becomes an initiation.

If you were hoping to watch two athletes learn to accept each other’s differences and bring a divided town together as they win the championship during the final seconds of the game, sorry to disappoint. No spoilers, but HIM doesn’t play by those rules. It’s not a sports drama. It’s closer to a high-budget Nike commercial forged into something far beyond human, with each twi

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