27 years after the events of Terminator 2: Judgement Day, Skynet sends a powerful new Terminator back in time to eliminate a person who will be key to the future of the resistance. But this time, its target isn’t John or Sarah Connor – instead it’s a mysterious young girl named Dani Ramos (Natalia Reyes). Fortunately for Dani, she finds herself aided by a hybrid cyborg-human (Mackenzie Davis), an antiquated T-800 Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger) and none other than Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton, reprising her iconic role).

Although technically the sixth instalment in the saga, Terminator: Dark Fate is a direct sequel to 1991’s T2 and disregards the sequels that have come since. Directed by Tim Miller (Deadpool) and with a story from James Cameron himself, Dark Fate rewrites the future to put the franchise back on track.

Grace (Samara Weaving) couldn’t be happier. She’s about to be married to the man of her dreams (Mark O’Brien) at his super-wealthy family’s luxurious estate. But on her wedding night, she discovers a time-honoured tradition that requires new members of the family to partake in a game. What begins as playful hide and seek, however, soon turns into a deadly game of cat and mouse as her eccentric new relatives (Adam Brody, Henry Czerny, Andie MacDowell) set out to hunt her down before sunrise.

Ready or Not is a smart, subversive and darkly funny horror film with a triumphant performance from Weaving and filled to the brim with thrilling action setpieces and sharp satire.