“Smile,” a Paramount Pictures release, is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for strong violent content and grisly images, and language. Running time: 115 minutes. One and a ...

A relentlessly somber, precision-tooled picture whose frights only reinforce the wit of its premise, “Smile” turns our most recognizable sign of pleasure into a terrifying rictus of pain.

Now we know that to pull off Smile 2’s signature creepy grin, we need to follow Naomi Scott’s advice to be still with our heads tilted and eyes wide. I’m getting chills just thinking about ...

Now we know that to pull off Smile 2’s signature creepy grin, we need to follow Naomi Scott’s advice to be still with our heads tilted and eyes wide. I’m getting chills just thinking about ...