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Dylan O'Brien co-stars in this creepy and hilarious survival thriller as its cunning, high-powered executive antagonist. When Rob Reiner cast Kathy Bates in “Misery,” it felt like a miracle had occurred. Not only because Bates was a relative unknown, but because Reiner perfectly understood how to weaponize the actress’s apparent sweetness for suspense. The legendary 1990 film hinges on Bates’s total transformation into Annie Wilkes, an unremarkable woman overlooked by the world who reveals her vengeful nature when the rules are broken. Director: Sam Raimi Writers: Damian Shannon, Mark Swift Stars: Edyll Ismail, Xavier Samuel, Chris Pang Sam Raimi’s “Send Help” operates in a similar register with a crucial modern twist. Rachel McAdams isn’t a secret waiting to be discovered. She’s an Oscar nominee (“Spotlight”), a romantic comedy icon (“The Notebook”), and one of the great comedic villains of the 21st century (“Mean Girls”). Casting her opposite Dylan O’Brien in a two-hander surviva...