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‘Freakier Friday’ Review: A Legacy Sequel That Justifies Its Existence
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‘Freakier Friday’ Review: A Legacy Sequel That Justifies Its Existence

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Finally, a legacy sequel that works! “Freakier Friday” is the sequel to the 2003 film “Freaky Friday,” and features Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan reprising their roles. In the film, Curtis and Lohan again switch bodies, this time with their teenage granddaughter and daughter (Sophia Hammond and Julia Butters, respectively) and must find a… Continue reading ‘Freakier Friday’ Review: A Legacy Sequel That Justifies Its Existence

‘Halloween Ends’ Review: The Franchise Should Take Its Title’s Advice
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‘Halloween Ends’ Review: The Franchise Should Take Its Title’s Advice

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Pretty audacious for the studio to put the word “ends” in the title of this film when you know damn well it isn’t the final installment of the franchise. “Halloween Ends” is the third installment of the requel trilogy that picks up four years after last year’s “Halloween Kills.” Jamie Lee Curtis returns to her… Continue reading ‘Halloween Ends’ Review: The Franchise Should Take Its Title’s Advice

I’m (Mostly) All-In on ‘Knives Out’
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I’m (Mostly) All-In on ‘Knives Out’

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Put “I read a tweet about a New Yorker article about you” on my gravestone and let me die a happy man. “Knives Out” is a whodunit mystery that follows a dysfunctional family that comes together following the suicide, or possible murder, of their rich patriarchal father. Written and directed by Rian Johnson, the film… Continue reading I’m (Mostly) All-In on ‘Knives Out’

The ‘Halloween’ Not-Reboot is an Oldie but (Mostly) Goodie
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The ‘Halloween’ Not-Reboot is an Oldie but (Mostly) Goodie

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Well “Roseanne” and “Will & Grace” kicked off the TV revival trend, so only made sense that the likes of “Halloween” and “Mary Poppins” would follow suit… “Halloween” is a sequel/soft reboot to the original 1978 film, ignoring all subsequent plotlines that followed in the nine sequels since. Set 40 years after the original killing… Continue reading The ‘Halloween’ Not-Reboot is an Oldie but (Mostly) Goodie