Daybreakers

Daybreakers
Ethan Hawke, Willem Dafoe

Horror movies released in January (the thriftiest month) scare only the studios that spend money on them. But here’s a fine exception to the rule: a thriller that brings all the terror and buckets of gore that you expect from a primo October offering. Daybreakers is a vampire flick, a superstylish one set in a future where blood is stirred into your Starbucks. Vamp virologist Hawke may have found a cure, but the undead powers-that-be are less than thrilled, and the rebel human underground—led by a grinning, unhinged Dafoe—calls to Hawke. The kills in the movie are sudden and sick, sure to quicken your pulse. We’d call it a date movie.