Some say masculinity is acknowledging a relationship to violence, and defining on which side of that violence you stand. Marketing for Him teased exploring that relationship, but Justin Tipping’s athletic horror film fumbles far from the end zone (the sports puns that follow are being flung by a non-sportsfan, so bear with me). Despite bearing Jordan Peele’s name as executive producer, Him fails to delve into the textually rich subjects it references—American masculinity, spirituality, healthcare, privacy, sociopolitical conditions that make athletes risk their bodies for a chance at a chance of making it, and these are just off the cuff—instead relying on superficial pageantry to run 96 minutes off the clock.

After surviving an attack by a deranged fan, rising football star Cam Cade

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