Forbidden Fruits is already a cult classic horror movie, I fear. The film follows Pumpkin (Lola Tung), a pretzel-bite slinger, who infiltrates the cliquish cult of Apple (Lili Reinhart), Fig (Alexandra Shipp), and Cherry (Victoria Pedretti). Pumpkin is curious about the dynamic between the Fruits and that certain, supernatural je ne sais quoi they wield throughout the mall.

From day one, the tongue-in-cheek posters and fierce little outfits of Forbidden Fruits established a strong visual identity — and I was already sat. Because, as a ’90s baby and former material...