A group of eccentrics who each have a secret all checking into a hotel in the desert during the late '60s? Sign us up, please. "Bad Times at the El Royale" features a compelling ensemble cast of characters who have all arrived at the El Royale for their own reasons, few of which they're eager to share with one another. But as their paths continue to cross and they are constantly thrown together, chaos unfolds. Dakota Johnson plays Emily Summerspring, a young hippie who has just rescued her younger sister Rose (Cailee Spaeny) from a cult run by the unsettlingly charismatic Billy Lee (Chris Hemsworth). It didn't take long for "Bad Times at the El Royale" to develop a cult following of its own, as audiences were drawn in by the strange and fascinating patrons of the titular hotel. As a circuitous neo-noir, you get out of what you put into it, and if you're willing to invest in the film, "Bad Times at the El Royale" pays off massively with popcorn thrills. For Johnson's part, she was attracted to the film thanks to its uncompromising, balls-to-the-wall storytelling. "It's hardcore," she said in an interview with The Times. "My character does terrible things, but only as she's fiercely protective of her sister. It's a devotion I found beautiful."