Warning: This article reveals plot spoilers for the movie Opus.* The trend of cult thrillers in Hollywood seems to have hit a snag, with Ayo Edebiri unfortunately caught in the middle. The emerging actress has spent over a decade demonstrating her ability to engage audiences,

Mark Anthony Green curates an incredible vibe in Opus but that isn’t enough to elevate this film to cult status.

This satirical thriller — starring John Malkovich as a pop-star cult leader and Ayo Edebiri as the reporter that sees through him — takes aim at the attention economy. It’s sometimes funny,

Though not quite wild enough. Malkovich plays a reclusive music superstar, but the cult-of-celebrity satire of “Opus” never quite sorts out its thriller elements.