“The Watchers” (2024)

The directorial debut of Ishana Night Shyamalan, daughter of M. Night, “The Watchers is like many first features, in that it falls apart at the finish line. Still, Shyamalan shows enough talent behind the camera, and enough ability to conjure a chilling energy, that the underrated 2024 film is worth a watch. Dakota Fanning, Georgina Campbell, Olwen Fouéré and Oliver Finnegan star as four strangers who get lost in the woods of West Ireland and end up trapped in a bunker known as “The Coop,” their only protection from a strange race of magical beings known as “The Watchers” that haunt the forest. The reveals at the end are a bit groanworthy, but Shyamalan makes a film that will disturb anyone who has ever had a fear of being watched.