Arriving for Halloween is “Monster Summer,” and while most genre movies want to go for the throat with violence and gore, this feature aims for a more Spielberg-ian type of viewing experience. The filmmaker’s influence is felt almost everywhere in the endeavor, with director David Henrie (“This Is the Year”) looking to recreate the days of juvenile adventuring, when kids on bikes took on major issues in their neighborhood. The screenplay (by Bryan Schulz and Cornelius Uliano) works to blend elements of youthful curiosity with more mysterious happenings involving a potential force of evil in the area. It’s a concoction that’s been done before (certainly the success of “Stranger Things” is an influence here), but familiarity doesn’t hurt “Monster Summer,” which remains mostly appealing due to its cast and effort to add a little spookiness for younger viewers not ready to see people turned inside out on the big screen just yet. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com