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Where To Watch ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’
(L to R) Jamie Lee Curtis as Deirdre Beaubeirdre, and Michelle Yeoh as Evelyn Quan Wang in A24’s ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once.’

Watch out MCU! There’s a different kind of multiverse in town, complete with hot dog fingers.

‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ has taken this awards season by storm. The A24 movie won big at the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Editing. The film’s leading stars Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan won the Golden Globes for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor respectively, and co-star Jamie Lee Curtis took home the award for Best Supporting Actress. The movie swept at the Screen Actors Guild Awards with Michelle Yeoh and Ke Huy Quan being the first Asian actors to win in the film category.

All (googly) eyes were on ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ as the 95th Academy Awards drew near. The film was nominated for 11 awards including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Original Screenplay, Best Original Score, Best Original Song, Best Costume Design, and Best Film Editing. The film won in 7 categories including Best Actress (Michelle Yeoh), Best Supporting Actor (Ke Huy Quan), Best Supporting Actress (Jamie Lee Curtis), Best Original Screenplay, Best Film Editing, Best Director, and Best Picture.
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In the wild trailer for ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’, we see Michelle Yeoh (‘Shang-Chi And The Legend Of Ten Rings‘) not just as an exhausted immigrant mother Evelyn Wang, but also as a movie star, a martial artist, and many other variants from different universes.

The film is written and directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, collectively known as “The Daniels” and it is described as “a big-hearted sci-fi adventure about an exhausted Chinese American woman (Michelle Yeoh) who can’t seem to finish her taxes”. And this is just in one universe. Throughout the movie, we meet many variants of the characters from parallel universes as every life choice creates a new alternative universe. Evelyn must work with the Alpha-verse variant Waymond to save the multiverse from Jobu Tupaki, a variant of Evelyn’s daughter, Joy.

The film also stars Ke Huy Quan (‘Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom‘) as Waymond Wang, Stephanie Hsu (‘Poker Face‘) as Joy Wang, Jamie Lee Curtis (‘Halloween Ends‘) as IRS inspector Deirdre Beaubeirdre, and James Hong (‘Wendell & Wild‘) as Evelyn’s father.

Michelle Yeoh at the 95th Oscars on Sunday, March 12, 2023. The 95th Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 12, 2023, at the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood and will be televised live on ABC at 8 p.m. EDT/5 p.m. PDT.

Michelle Yeoh Making History

We have long enjoyed seeing Michelle Yeoh’s incredible work on the big screen. From executing death-defying stunts in ‘Supercop’ to the poised and formidable Eleanor Young in ‘Crazy Rich Asians’, Yeoh has over 60 movie and television credits under her belt. Playing Evelyn Wang in ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ gave Yeoh a chance to show off her incredible range. In an interview with the LA Times, she speaks about being approached by The Daniels for the role:

“The first thing is you feel like, ‘Finally, thank you. You guys see me, you guys really see, and you’re giving me the opportunity to show that I’m capable of doing all this.’ As an actor, you need the opportunity. You need the role that will help you showcase what you are capable to do.”

Yeoh’s win for outstanding performance by a female actor in a leading role at the Screen Actor’s Guild made her the first Asian woman to win in the film category. She is also the first woman to be identified as Asian to be nominated and win for Best Actress at the 95th Academy Awards.

Michelle Yeoh really is everywhere all at once. Catch the Award-winning actress in the upcoming Disney+ series ‘American Born Chinese’ as Quanyin. She’ll also be in James Cameron’s ‘Avatar 3’, ‘Wicked’, ‘Transformers: Rise of the Beast’, and ‘A Haunting In Venice’

Ke Huy Quan poses backstage with the Oscar® for Actor in a Supporting Role during the live ABC telecast of the 95th Oscars® at Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood on Sunday, March 12, 2023.

Related Article: ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ Wins (Almost) Everything at the 2023 Oscars

Ke Huy Quan’s Return To Hollywood

Many will recognize Ke Huy Quan from his role in the 1984 film ‘Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom’ as Indy’s young companion Short Round. Quan also starred in the 1985 cult classic ‘The Goonies’ as the aspiring inventor Data. So why did Quan stop acting? In an interview with People magazine, the actor said he never intended to stop acting but there weren’t any roles for him.

“I was waiting for the phone to ring, and it rarely did.”

With little to no opportunities, Quan made the difficult decision to step away from acting. Instead, he focused on being behind the camera and became an assistant director and stunt coordinator. After seeing ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ he passion for acting reignited and he auditioned for ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’. Not only did he land the leading role, he also performed his own stunts in the iconic fight scene in the movie armed with only his fanny pack.

With his triumphant return and a shiny Oscar statuette, Ke Huy Quan is landing roles left and right, including upcoming Disney+ series ‘Loki’ season two and ‘American Born Chinese’ (alongside EEAAO cast mates Michelle Yeoh and Stephanie Hsu), executive produced by Shang-Chi’s Destin Daniel Cretton.

(L to R) Stephanie Hsu, Michelle Yeoh, and Ke Huy Quan in ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once.’ Photo Credit: Allyson Riggs.

Where Can I Watch ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once?

The film premiere on March 11, 2022 at SXSW and had a limited release on March 25, 2022. It released nationwide on April 8, 2022 and has earned $106.7 million worldwide. You can still see the sci-fi action in theaters and it is worth seeing on the big screen. ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ has a total runtime of 2 hours and 20 minutes.

Buy Tickets: ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ Movie Showtimes

Watch the official trailer for ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ below:
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When Will It Be Available To Stream Online?

The movie is available for Showtime subscriber. The subscription starts at $11 a month. Alternatively, you can purchase the digital copy for $19.99 on other platforms.

Where To Watch: ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’’ Online

Prefer the own the physical copy? ‘Everything Everywhere All A Once’ is available for purchase on DVD and Blu-Ray as of July 5, 2022.

Buy Everything Everywhere All at Once On Amazon

Michelle Yeoh in ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once.’ Photo Credit: Courtesy of A24.

Other Films That Explore The Multiverse

‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ is more than a multiverse-jumping sci-fi action movie. It also touches on family, relationships, the daily struggle and pressure of running a business. Complete with stunning visions and incredible fight choreography.

Check out the following films that explore an alternate universe:
- ‘The One‘ (2001)
- ‘Source Code‘ (2011)
- ‘Another Earth‘ (2011)
- ‘Coherence‘ (2013)
- ‘Parallel‘ (2018)
- ‘Spider-man: Into The Spider-Verse‘ (2018)
- ‘Yesterday‘ (2019)
- ‘Spider-man: No Way Home‘ (2021)
- ‘Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness‘ (2022)
See Michelle Yeoh In Action In These Titles

Whether she’s gliding effortlessly over the top of trees in ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’ or jumping universes in ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’, Michelle Yeoh has been in an extensive and impressive list of movies that is worth checking out:
- ‘Police Story 3: Supercop‘ (1992)
- ‘Supercop 2‘ (1993)
- ‘Tomorrow Never Dies‘ (1997)
- ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon‘ (2000)
- ‘Memoirs Of A Geisha‘ (2005)
- ‘Kung Fu Panda 2‘ (2011)
- ‘Crazy Rich Asians‘ (2018)
- ‘Boss Level‘ (2020)
- ‘Gunpowder Milkshake‘ (2021)
- ‘Shang-Chi And The Legend Of Ten Rings‘ (2021)
Michelle Yeoh in ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once.’ Photo Credit: Courtesy of A24.
March 15, 2023
Best ‘Halloween’ Movies Ranked

Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode in director David Gordon Green’s ‘Halloween Ends.’

The latest movie in the ‘Halloween’ franchise, ‘Halloween Kills’ starring Jamie Lee Curtis is out now in theaters.

The series, which started in 1978 with director John Carpenter‘s ‘Halloween,’ has spawned a dozen of movies that range from sequels to remakes, and even reboots.

With the Halloween holiday taking place this week, and with ‘Halloween Kills’ currently in theaters, Moviefone has ranked every ‘Halloween’ movie ever made!

Let’s begin!

13. ‘Halloween: Resurrection‘ (2002)

When Busta Rhymes being a principle cast member is one of the least horrible things about your movie, well, you know you’re in deep doo-doo. After the success of “Halloween H20,” Dimension moved forward on a direct follow-up that undoes much of the charm of the previous film. It turns out that Laurie Strode accidentally killed a paramedic at the end of “H20” instead of Michael Myers! Whoops!

The mentally unstable Strode is now institutionalized and Michael attacks her in the asylum, eventually killing her and throwing her off the roof of the building. Please keep in mind that all of this happens in the first ten minutes of “Resurrection” and the rest of it is a dumb-as-heck riff on reality television where a group of goofballs are holed up in the old Myers house (now festooned with close circuit TV cameras). All of the action is clumsily choreographed by Rick Rosenthal, who you might remember as the guy that they fired from “Halloween II.” Yuck.
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12. ‘Halloween Ends‘ (2022)

Following ‘Halloween Kills,’ the story moves on four years, as Haddonfield has enjoyed a time of relative calm after the disappearance of Michael Myers. Though the vibrating hum of tension is always present as an undercurrent, Laurie has done her best to move on with life. She’s living without a complicated security system, writing about her experiences and the nature of evil and trying to guide granddaughter Allyson (Andi Matichak), who is still suffering the psychological scars of her parents’ loss and trying to move on by working as a nurse at the local hospital.

But even as everyone looks to cope and heal, the town is set back on edge when Corey Cunningham (Rohan Campbell) accidentally kills the boy he’s babysitting. Though it’s a tragic mistake, the repercussions are devastating, turning Corey into an unwitting bogeyman and the target of bullies. Jamie Lee Curtis is thankfully handed more to do as Laurie this time, and of course she’s still fantastic as the haunted heroine we’ve come to know and worry about. Switching up her attitude once more works for the character, as she tries to put the past behind her and concentrate instead on a future for her and her family.
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11. ‘Halloween‘ (2007)

If the latter canonical “Halloween” sequels (pre-“H20”) leaned a little too heavily into the mystical side of Michael Myers, then Rob Zombie‘s highly touted reboot goes too far in the opposite direction, as he strived to provide a psychologically grounded explanation for Myers’ madness. And the results were … iffy.

Failing to understand just how much of the character’s power lies in his unknowable mystique, Zombie’s “Halloween” focuses mostly on Michael Myers’ childhood, as he tortures animals, faces bullies at school, and is abused at home. And then, suddenly, in the last act, it shifts into a straight-up remake of the original film. It feels both incredibly risky and very safe and, in the end, quite boring, sadly.
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10. ‘Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers‘ (1995)

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The previous installment in the franchise clearly ended on a cliffhanger and an obvious attempt at building out the world, but the sixth film, “Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers,” wouldn’t happen for another six years. This installment doubles down on the mystical woo-woo that the previous films introduced, folding in elements of 1981’s “Halloween II” (there’s an extended hospital sequence) and a subplot about a mystical cult and the pagan “Curse of Thorn.”

Perhaps notable for its introduction of a young, squirrely Paul Rudd (who plays Tommy Doyle, one of the kids Laurie babysat for in the original film), for years a superior “producer’s cut” was talked about and shared at horror conventions. Spoiler alert: it’s pretty different but it’s not that much better. (It’s still awash in unnecessary backstory that would ultimately sink Rob Zombie’s remakes.)

You could tell that the franchise was hopelessly out-of-date, and that was before considering that it opened the same weekend as David Fincher‘s groundbreaking “Seven.” Barry kicks ass, though.
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9. ‘Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers‘ (1989)

“Halloween 5” doubles down on a lot of things established in “Halloween 4” (the centralized role of Michael’s niece Jamie Lloyd, here traumatized from the events of the previous movie, the idea of multiple people dressed as Myers, Loomis’ unhinged pursuit) while adding even more to an increasingly cumbersome mythological stew (Jamie and Michael’s connection is more openly supernatural, a shadowy cult is introduced).

If these elements had been woven into the already established framework more elegantly, or if they were in service of a storyline that needed such embroidery, it would be one thing, but “Halloween 5” is pretty dopey (and we haven’t even mentioned the keystone cops-type music that plays when local law enforcement shows up). Smash this pumpkin.
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8. ‘Halloween III: Season of the Witch‘ (1982)

This was supposed to be the new template for the franchise – that every year a new entry would focus on a different aspect of Halloween. Michael Myers would be retired and we’d get a big, splashy, cinematic equivalent to “The Twilight Zone.” Except that didn’t happen. Instead, “Halloween III: Season of the Witch” was indifferently received and, well, you know the rest.

It’s an inventive, gonzo, occasionally quite shocking little occult thriller with an ingenious script by British legend Nigel Kneale and director Tommy Lee Wallace (a Carpenter confederate who had served as art director and production designer for the first film) and one of the best scores of the series (by Carpenter and Alan Howarth).
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7. ‘Halloween Kills‘ (2021)

After Laurie, Karen and Allyson leave the masked monster Michael Myers caged and burning in Laurie’s basement, Laurie is rushed to the hospital with fatal injuries, believing she has finally killed her algorithm. But when Michael manages to free himself from Laurie’s trap, his bloodbath ritual begins again. As she fights her pain and prepares to defend against it, she inspires everyone in Haddonfield to rise up against The Shape.
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6. ‘Halloween II‘ (2009)

Zombie said that he felt liberated by the fact that he wasn’t beholden to the “Carpenter-ness” of remaking the first film. And you can tell. Gone are any pretext of the floating, widescreen, Steadicam-assisted beauty of Carpenter’s film (or Zombie’s remake); instead, it’s replaced with shaky, handheld 16mm. Gone, too, is much of what made Zombie’s first film such a drag.

Michael isn’t intellectualized, but rather given a simple, effective mommy complex that’s accompanied by suitably dreamlike imagery. Of course, the filmmaker isn’t above cribbing from “Halloween II,” including the hospital setting and familial twist. But that seems like a secondary concern to Zombie, who makes this film his own in ways that he felt too intimidated by the first time around. It’s not for everybody, but that’s part of its charm.
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5. ‘Halloween H20‘ (1998)

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Conceptually, “Halloween H20” is a lot more fun than it actually wound up being. Discounting the events of the fourth, fifth, and sixth films, it would serve as a direct sequel to the second film, with Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis, back for more) living in hiding and teaching at a prestigious boarding school. (Okay.) Clearly intended to cash in on the revived slasher craze (started by “Scream,” which directly referenced “Halloween” and whose screenwriter, Kevin Williamson, was involved heavily with “H20”), the film is largely unimaginative and a waste of Curtis’ considerable talents.

Slack direction from Steve Miner gives a talented young cast (including Michelle Williams and Joseph Gordon-Levitt) very little to do. Also, the filmmakers had an infamously hard time getting the iconic mask right, resulting in several variations that were swapped out during production, including the utilization of an unsightly CGI version.
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4. ‘Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers‘ (1988)

After producers rejected a pitch from Carpenter that would have followed two of the young kids from the first movie (now babysitter-aged themselves), with a bloody climax at a drive-in movie theater, they settled on something more conventional. “Halloween 4” sees Michael Myers return for the first time since the second film; this time, he’s hunting Jamie Lloyd (Danielle Harris), Laurie Strode’s young daughter.

There are some nice flourishes to the film, including Jamie’s decision to wear a clown costume eerily similar to the one when Michael killed his older sister all those Halloweens ago, but these are largely undermined by WTF-worthy character motivation and Dwight H. Little‘s basic-cable action movie direction (that man is not much of a stylist). Still, pretty good twist ending.
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3. ‘Halloween II‘ (1981)

In a weird way, “Halloween II” is just as influential as the original. Its hospital setting has not only inspired other entries in the franchise (the sixth installment and Zombie’s “Halloween II” owe a debt) but it’s also inspired the genre as a whole, with the sequel-set-in-a-hospital idea utilized by everything from “Scream Queens” (on TV) to the underrated horror comedy “Final Girls.” Other than that, there’s not much to love about the half-baked sequel.

Sure, original screenwriters Carpenter and Debra Hill returned but were mostly out of ideas. In fact, the idea of Laurie Strode (a returning Jamie Lee Curtis) being Michael’s sister was thrown in at the last minute and not something planned by either filmmaker. (Oddly, it basically formed the basis for the rest of the franchise, including the remakes; the 2018 film wisely omits this plot point.) At some point during production, original director Rick Rosenthal was removed, leaving Carpenter to shoot key sequences. Scary.
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2. ‘Halloween‘ (2018)

40 years after Laurie Strode first faced down Michael Myers, Jamie Lee Curtis returns to the franchise for a “Halloween” that feels fresh, funny, irreverent, surprising, and totally topical. Her Strode has calcified into a wary survivalist, waiting for the day that her psychotic stalker returned. In this film, he does, and the results are spectacular.

Largely ignoring the increasingly convoluted mythology of the sequels (including “Halloween II,” so say bye-bye the Laurie-is-Michael’s-sister nonsense), co-writer/director David Gordon Green instead crafted a keenly aware and deeply entertaining back-to-basics follow-up that thoughtfully grapples with the way that violence and trauma can ripple through whole generations. This is the rare sequel that can stand proudly alongside the original, four decades later.
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1. ‘Halloween‘ (1978)

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It cannot be overstated what a monumental event the release of John Carpenter’s “Halloween” really was. Originally envisioned as a low budget cheapie, this classic is elevated by Carpenter’s commitment to craft and his dedication to getting fully realized performances out of his mostly young cast (led by Jamie Lee Curtis). For a while, “Halloween” was the most successful independent feature of all time. It not only inspired a 40-year-old franchise but also countless imitators (some of them good, most of them bad), reinvigorating the slasher franchise for generations to come.

Wonderfully entertaining and craftily made, “Halloween” remains as thrilling and artful today as it was in 1978. Much of this has to do with its simplicity. In following a group of teenagers as they are terrorized by a local murderer (who killed his older sister on Halloween night when he was just a child), Carpenter made a template simple enough to follow but roomy enough to allow for social, political, and cultural subtext.

If “Halloween” was anything less than a masterpiece, we wouldn’t still be talking about it today.
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October 30, 2022
Movie Review: ‘Halloween Ends’

(L to R) Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode, and Andi Matichak as Allyson Nelson in director David Gordon Green’s ‘Halloween Ends.’

Opening in theaters and streaming on Peacock beginning October 14th, ‘Halloween Ends’ represents David Gordon Green’s stab at closing out the trilogy he began with 2018’s ‘Halloween’.

You may recall that Green sought to up the mayhem levels in his last outing, 2021’s ‘Halloween Kills’. That film saw mob violence overtake the town of Haddonfield Illinois and largely sidelined Jamie Lee Curtis’ Laurie, hospitalized after her latest brutal encounter with Michael Myers (played by both James Jude Courtney and Nick Castle).

While it was a big swing in terms of the mythology, it didn’t quite work, coming across as unfocused and chaotic, and robbing the movie of its personal vengeance connection. It tried to balance that out by (spoiler alert for anyone who hasn’t seen the movie) killing off Laurie’s daughter Karen, played by Judy Greer.

‘Ends’ moves the story on four years, as Haddonfield has enjoyed a time of relative calm after the disappearance of Michael Myers. Though the vibrating hum of tension is always present as an undercurrent, Laurie has done her best to move on with life.

Andi Matichak as Allyson in ‘Halloween Ends,’ co-written, produced and directed by David Gordon Green.

She’s living without a complicated security system, writing about her experiences and the nature of evil and trying to guide granddaughter Allyson (Andi Matichak), who is still suffering the psychological scars of her parents’ loss and trying to move on by working as a nurse at the local hospital.

But even as everyone looks to cope and heal, the town is set back on edge when Corey Cunningham (Rohan Campbell) accidentally kills the boy he’s babysitting. Though it’s a tragic mistake, the repercussions are devastating, turning Corey into an unwitting bogeyman and the target of bullies.

And when he makes an unexpected connection with Allyson, their traumatic histories drawing them together, things become even more complicated, forcing Laurie to act.

Of course, by this point, you’re probably wondering how Michael Myers factors into all this – but we’ll not reveal that for the sake of keeping the movie’s secrets.

(L to R) Jamie Lee Curtis and director David Gordon Green on the set of ‘Halloween Ends.’

Suffice to say, this once again represents Green, plus co-writers Danny McBride, Chris Bernier and Paul Brad Logan, still trying new ideas within the existing ‘Halloween’ mythology. But as with ‘Kills’, the results are severely mixed.

Curtis is thankfully handed more to do as Laurie this time, and of course she’s still fantastic as the haunted heroine we’ve come to know and worry about. Switching up her attitude once more works for the character, as she tries to put the past behind her and concentrate instead on a future for her and her family.

But of course, she can never quite put Michael Myers out of her mind, given all the pain and suffering she’s endured at his hands (and knives).

The emphasis, though, is less on her than it is on Matichak and Campbell. And while they try to make the unexpected partnership work, there’s often the creeping feeling that you’re watching people act a certain way because the movie demands they do, not out of logic. Certain actions you can understand, but as the narrative goes to more extreme ends, it becomes less easy to comprehend.

(L to R) Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode, and Rohan Campbell as Corey Cunningham in director David Gordon Green’s ‘Halloween Ends.’

Campbell’s Corey is at least an interesting addition to the story, a young man pushed to extraordinary behavior by guilt, grief and the local community’s reaction to him. He’s got a haranguing mother and an indulgent quiet-spoken father, so there are added layers to how he’s gotten to this point and what happens when he decides he’s been pushed too far.

As for others in Haddonfield, there are brief, human moments for Kyle Richards’ Lindsey and particularly Will Patton’s Hawkins, who fosters his tentative feelings for Laurie. But while the story is fortunately trying to juggle far fewer balls this time, there’s still the feeling of not quite hitting all its targets.

On a subtextual level, there are attempts here to reflect on the effects of trauma and the continuing injuries that no one can see or comprehend. And in slightly clunky voice-over as she continues writing, Laurie muses on the nature of evil.

For those after a slasher movie – because, after all, isn’t that what we really want from a ‘Halloween’ installment? – there could be some disappointment, at least until the slaying starts. But while it was Laurie in the background in ‘Kills’, here it’s her nemesis, which can be disappointing (again, we won’t go into details).

Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode in director David Gordon Green’s ‘Halloween Ends.’

Musically, ‘Ends’ is of course up to the task, with franchise founder John Carpenter once more providing the score, all electronic terror and creeping notes.

As shot by Michael Simmonds, who was cinematographer for both ‘Halloween’ and ‘Halloween Kills’, Haddonfield here is at least authentic looking (albeit with suburban Illinois played by Georgia and Utah) and there are some fantastic visual moments.

Green has also not lost his talent for building tension. There’s less of it here than in the previous two movies, but he and his team are adroit at designing sequences that quicken the pulse. Yes, there are the usual fake-outs and jump scares, but Green doesn’t lean on them.

Without going into specifics, ‘Ends’ truly does aim to wrap a bow on at least Green’s take on the franchise but pushed to slightly ridiculous levels. The result is a movie that succeeds more than ‘Kills’ but never lives up to the promise of the director’s first film featuring Laurie vs. Michael.

‘Halloween’ as a franchise never truly ends (no matter how many times Michael has died – or appeared to), but this particular conclusion is never as satisfying as it might have been, and that’s a shame.

‘Halloween Ends’ receives 2.5 out of 5 stars.

Michael Myers (aka The Shape) in ‘Halloween Ends,’ directed by David Gordon Green.
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October 13, 2022
‘Halloween Ends’ Interviews: Andi Matichak and Rohan Campbell

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Opening in theaters on October 14th is ‘Halloween Ends,’ which is the thirteenth film in the ‘Halloween’ franchise and the final movie in the “H40” trilogy that began with 2018’s ‘Halloween’ and continued with 2021’s ‘Halloween Kills.’

Once again directed by David Gordon Green (‘Pineapple Express’) and co-written by Danny McBride (‘Tropic Thunder’), ‘Halloween Ends’ stars Jamie Lee Curtis reprising her iconic role as Laurie Strode.

Set four years after the events of ‘Halloween Kills’ and Michael Myers last rampage, the new movie finds Laurie living a quiet life with her granddaughter Allyson (Andi Matichak). But when Corey Cunningham (Rohan Campbell) is accused of killing a boy he was babysitting, it will force Laurie to finally confront the evil she can’t control, once and for all.

In addition to Curtis, Matichak, and Campbell, the cast also includes Will Patton, Kyle Richards, and James Jude Courtney and Nick Castle, who together portray Michael Myers.

Moviefone recently had the pleasure of speaking to Andi Matichak and Rohan Campbell about their work on ‘Halloween Ends,’ their characters, the plot, and working with director David Gordon Green.

(L to R) Rohan Campbell and Andi Matichak star in ‘Halloween Ends,’ co-written, produced and directed by David Gordon Green.

You can read the full interview below of click on the video player above to watch our interviews with Matichak, Campbell, and Kyle Richards.

Moviefone: To begin with, Andi, Allyson went through a lot in ‘Halloween Kills.’ What is she doing when we catch up with her at the beginning of ‘Halloween Ends?’

Andi Matichak: What is really wonderful is that there is that four-year time jump. So, we had a lot of attention to detail and a lot of care went into figuring out what happened and where she goes on that journey in that four-year period that as an audience you do not see. When you meet Allyson in this new version, she’s seemingly quite okay.

She is trying to live a pretty normal life and holds a job and just has this kind of stoic facade. The thing about trauma and the thing about pain and tragedy is it kind of lives within you. Even if you’ve done the work, done the healing and moved on in the best way you can, it still is right under the surface. As new characters emerge and new relationships blossom, it’s kind of tested and you start to get a peek underneath, which is really a fun exploration of character.

MF: Rohan, what does it mean to you to be a part of this movie and join the ‘Halloween’ franchise?

Rohan Campbell: It’s crazy. It’s just incredible. I mean, obviously I’m a massive fan of John Carpenter’s ‘Halloween.’ It was one of the first horror movies I ever watched. It’s a crazy thing because the opportunity comes and you’re so excited. I was so amped.

Then you show up on set and you’re actually making a ‘Halloween’ movie and you freak out. You’re like, “What am I doing here? This is crazy!” It’s just an honor. I’m so grateful and it’s just been the most special experience of my life so far.

(L to R) Director David Gordon Green, Andi Matichak and Kyle Richards on the set of ‘Halloween Ends.’

MF: Andi, what was it like for you to reunite with director David Gordon Green after making the last two ‘Halloween’ movies with him?

AM: He is an incredible filmmaker. This to me is really David Gordon Green’s stamp on the franchise. This is him personified in a movie and albeit a ‘Halloween’ movie. It is an incredible film. I have a deep appreciation for it, largely because I do feel like it’s so close to David’s heart. He’s such a blast to work with.

MF: Finally, Rohan, what was your experience like working with David Gordon Green on this project?

RC: I think when I first watched the film, I had an experience where the movie’s end credits are rolling, and I said, “I don’t think I’ve ever experienced a movie with a tone like this.” I realized it’s just the purest part of David coming out in cinema. It’s such a wild ride and I can’t wait for people to watch it.

(L to R) Allyson (Andi Matichak) and Corey (Rohan Campbell) in ‘Halloween Ends,’ co-written, produced and directed by David Gordon Green.
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October 11, 2022
‘Hocus Pocus 2’ Interview: Sam Richardson and Doug Jones

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Premiering on Disney+ beginning September 30th is the sequel to the 1993 hit film ‘Hocus Pocus,’ which is aptly entitled ‘Hocus Pocus 2,’ and was directed by Anne Fletcher (‘The Proposal’).

Set twenty-nine years after the original in present day, the Sanderson sisters, including Winifred (Bette Midler), Mary (Kathy Najimy), and Sarah (Sarah Jessica Parker) are back and causing havoc in Salem, Massachusetts.

Now, three young girls, Becca (Whitney Peak), Cassie (Lilia Buckingham), and Izzy (Belissa Escobedo), must team with Gilbert (Sam Richardson), a magic store owner, and Winnie’s former lover, Billy Butcherson (Doug Jones) in order to stop the Sanderson Sisters from killing the Mayor of Salem (Tony Hale), who is also Cassie’s dad.

Moviefone recently had the pleasure of speaking with Sam Richardson and Doug Jones about their work on ‘Hocus Pocus 2,’ Richardson’s love for the original, what it was like for Jones to reprise his role, working with the witches, the challenges of playing a headless character, and how Gilbert betrays his friends’ trust.

(L to R) Sam Richardson and Doug Jones star in Disney+’s ‘Hocus Pocus 2.’

Moviefone: To begin with, Sam, were you a fan of the original movie, and what was it like for you to share the screen with the Sanderson sisters?

Sam Richardson: I wouldn’t say that I was a fan of the original, I would say that I was an uberfan and a true obsessed maniac for this movie. So, to get to work with them as a fan, it was a constant struggle to make sure that I was acting and not just being myself talking to these ladies. But it was such a treat. Luckily, Gilbert is a fan, so to wear that layer, about half the work was done for me over the course of 30 years.

MF: Doug, can you talk about returning to the franchise and reprising your role as Billy Butcherson, and what are the challenges physically of playing a headless character?

Doug Jones: Well, returning to the franchise was something I had hoped for but never thought possible. You never know. But as the fandom grew over the years to a point now where it is a part of everyone’s Halloween, our original fans have kids of their own that are now fans of the movie. So, it’s just grown and grown and grown, and because of that, and petitions online, they’re like, “We need a sequel.” Thank heaven for the fans that made this sequel happen.

And being headless is a part of the deal for Billy Butcherson, unfortunately. He’s strung together with dust, he can’t help himself and he’s been dead for 300 years. I’m surprised he’s even walking. So, you’ll see more things come apart on Billy in the sequel. It won’t let you down.

Doug Jones as Billy Butcherson in ‘Hocus Pocus 2,’ exclusively on Disney+. Photo by Matt Kennedy. © 2022 Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

MF: Finally, Sam, can you talk about Gilbert’s friendship with Becca, Cassie, and Izzy, and how he betrays their trust?

SR: Gilbert owns the magic shop, which is the witches’ original home. Gilbert’s magic shop is the place where the girls frequent, and he’s sort of a mentor to them in the magical arts and such. So, he’s a person that they trust, but then Gilbert surreptitiously uses their love of magic to bring these witches back. That betrayal is something he immediately regrets, seeing what he’s wrought upon the world, but also, he’s trying to fix this thing and sort apologize to the girls, and then to apologize to Billy.

DJ: He betrayed me, too. Let’s be honest.

SR: He’s in over his head, no pun intended. He’s just always at the back on his heels from the start of the movie on. It was a fun thing to play with in this movie.

Sam Richardson as Gilbert in Disney’s live-action ‘Hocus Pocus 2,’ exclusively on Disney+. Photo courtesy of Disney Enterprises, Inc. © 2022 Disney Enterprises, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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September 30, 2022
New ‘Halloween Ends’ Trailer

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How exactly do you go about ending a run of films where the villain has a notorious habit of always coming back? That’s the challenged faced by director David Gordon Green, who gave the ‘Halloween’ horror franchise a jolt back in 2018 with his first entry (which directly followed the events of the original and largely ignored most of the other sequels) and is here wrapping up his own run on the movies.

Jamie Lee Curtis is back once again as Laurie Strode, one of the few survivors of Michael Myers’ original October slaughter rampage, who has since turned herself into a lean, mean fighting machine, ready to put an end to him once and for all.

To be honest, we’ve heard that before – no matter how many times someone (even Laurie) thinks they have put an end to Michael, he always seems to return, ready to pick up whatever is around and start slashing people.

This latest movie is being billed as Laurie’s last stand, as she faces off for the last time against the embodiment of evil in a final confrontation unlike any captured on-screen before. Only one of them will survive.

Four years after the events of last year’s ‘Halloween Kills’, Laurie is living with her granddaughter Allyson (Andi Matichak) and is finishing writing her memoir. Michael Myers hasn’t been seen since. Laurie, after allowing the specter of Michael to determine and drive her reality for decades, has decided to liberate herself from fear and rage and embrace life.

(L to R) Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode, and Rohan Campbell as Corey Cunningham in director David Gordon Green’s ‘Halloween Ends.’

But when a young man, Corey Cunningham (Rohan Campbell), is accused of killing a boy he was babysitting, it ignites a cascade of violence and terror that will force Laurie to finally confront the evil she can’t control, once and for all.

And from the sounds of it, both Green (who is already moving on to an ‘Exorcist’ movie) and Curtis are ready to hang up their respective director’s chairs and knives. “I speak with John (Carpenter, godfather of the whole movie series) and Jamie Lee Curtis regularly about it,” Green told Empire magazine recently. “It’s exciting, uncertain, satisfying and sad. I’ve enjoyed the ride but it’s probably time to get off. I think we’re gonna go out with a bang.”

But while there will – of course – be blood, don’t expect quite such a huge conflict as the Haddonfield-engulfing drama of the previous movie. “If our second film was free-for-all, violent chaos, this is a more intimate, atmospheric conclusion,” says Green.

As well as directing, Green wrote this one with regular collaborators director Paul Brad Logan, Chris Bernier and Danny McBride.

The movie also features the likes of returning cast Will Patton as Officer Frank Hawkins, Kyle Richards as Lindsey Wallace and James Jude Courtney as The Shape/Michael Myers.

‘Halloween Ends’ will be in theaters and streaming via Peacock on October 14th.

(L to R) Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode, and director David Gordon Green on the set of ‘Halloween Ends.’

Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode in director David Gordon Green’s ‘Halloween Ends.’

(L to R) Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode, and Andi Matichak as Allyson Nelson in director David Gordon Green’s ‘Halloween Ends.’

(L to R) Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode and Michael Myers (aka The Shape) in ‘Halloween Ends,’ directed by David Gordon Green.

(L to R) Michael Myers (aka The Shape) and Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode in ‘Halloween Ends,’ directed by David Gordon Green.

Michael Myers (aka The Shape) in ‘Halloween Ends,’ directed by David Gordon Green.

Michael Myers (aka The Shape) in ‘Halloween Ends,’ directed by David Gordon Green.

Michael Myers (aka The Shape) in ‘Halloween Ends,’ directed by David Gordon Green.

Will Patton as Deputy Frank Hawkins in director David Gordon Green’s ‘Halloween Ends.’

Director David Gordon Green on the set of ‘Halloween Ends.’
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September 27, 2022
First Trailer For ‘Halloween Ends’

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How many times can Michael Myers truly come back to terrorize the residents of Haddonfield?

If the ‘Halloween’ franchise is anything to go by, the answer to that is, “as long as people show up to watch the movies.” And the latest entry is on the way this fall, so the first trailer for ‘Halloween Ends’ has now stalked online.

Director David Gordon Green, who gave the horror franchise a jolt back in 2018 with his first ‘Halloween’ (which directly followed the events of the original and largely ignored most of the other sequels), is here wrapping up his own run on the movies.

Jamie Lee Curtis is back once again as Laurie Strode, one of the few survivors of Michael Myers’ original October slaughter rampage, who has since turned herself into a lean, mean fighting machine, ready to put an end to him once and for all.

To be honest, we’ve heard that before – no matter how many times someone (even Laurie) thinks they have put an end to Michael, he always seems to return, ready to pick up whatever is around and start slashing people.

This latest movie is being billed as Laurie’s last stand, as she faces off for the last time against the embodiment of evil in a final confrontation unlike any captured on-screen before. Only one of them will survive.

(L to R) Michael Myers (aka The Shape) and Jamie Lee Curtis as Laurie Strode in ‘Halloween Ends,’ directed by David Gordon Green.

Four years after the events of last year’s ‘Halloween Kills’, Laurie is living with her granddaughter Allyson (Andi Matichak) and is finishing writing her memoir. Michael Myers hasn’t been seen since. Laurie, after allowing the specter of Michael to determine and drive her reality for decades, has decided to liberate herself from fear and rage and embrace life.

But when a young man, Corey Cunningham (Rohan Campbell), is accused of killing a boy he was babysitting, it ignites a cascade of violence and terror that will force Laurie to finally confront the evil she can’t control, once and for all.

You knew it wasn’t going to be that easy, right? Laurie’s spent decades being worried that Michael would return, even when everyone else was convinced he was gone for good. Of course, he wasn’t, and the end of ‘Halloween Kills’ hinted that he’d once more be wandering the suburb killing people.

Green now faces the true challenge of putting a capper on the whole story – even if someone picks up the baton in the future.

‘Halloween Ends’ co-stars returning cast Will Patton as Officer Frank Hawkins, Kyle Richards as Lindsey Wallace and James Jude Courtney as The Shape/Michael Myers.

As well as directing the movie, Green also co-wrote it with regular collaborators Paul Brad Logan, Chris Bernier and Danny McBride.

‘Halloween Ends’ will be in theaters on October 14th, just in time for… is it Christmas? No, wait, another holiday that slips our mind right now.

‘Halloween Ends’ will be in theaters on October 14th.
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July 20, 2022
Best Legacy Sequels

Tom Cruise plays Capt. Pete “Maverick” Mitchell in ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ from Paramount Pictures, Skydance and Jerry Bruckheimer Films.

According to Wikipedia, a legacy sequel is a movie that follows the continuity of the original movie, but takes place further along the timeline, often focusing on new characters with the original ones still present in the plot.

We’ve seen this on TV with shows like ‘Cobra Kai’ and ‘The Book of Boba Fett,’ and in movies such as ‘Toy Story 4,’ or ‘Terminator: Dark Fate,’ and most recently with ‘Jurassic World Dominion‘ and ‘Top Gun: Maverick.’

With ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ and ‘Jurassic World Dominion’ currently killing it at the box office, now is a good time to countdown the top ten best legacy sequels ever made.

Let’s Begin!

The Bourne Legacy (2012)

New CIA operative Aaron Cross (Jeremy Renner) experiences life-or-death stakes that have been triggered by the previous actions of Jason Bourne (Matt Damon).
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Halloween (2018)

Jamie Lee Curtis returns to her iconic role as Laurie Strode, who comes to her final confrontation with Michael Myers (James Jude Courtney), the masked figure who has haunted her since she narrowly escaped his killing spree on Halloween night four decades ago.
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The Color of Money (1986)

Former pool hustler “Fast Eddie” Felson (Paul Newman) decides he wants to return to the game by taking a pupil. He meets talented but green Vincent Lauria (Tom Cruise) and proposes a partnership. As they tour pool halls, Eddie teaches Vincent the tricks of scamming, but he eventually grows frustrated with Vincent’s showboat antics, leading to an argument and a falling-out. Eddie takes up playing again and soon crosses paths with Vincent as an opponent.
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Ghostbusters Afterlife (2021)

When a single mom (Carrie Coon) and her two kids (Finn Wolfhard and Mckenna Grace) arrive in a small town, they begin to discover their connection to the original Ghostbusters (Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd and Ernie Hudson) and the secret legacy their grandfather (Harold Ramis) left behind.
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Star Trek (2009)

The brash James T. Kirk (Chris Pine) tries to live up to his father’s (Chris Hemsworth) legacy with Mr. Spock (Zachary Quinto) keeping him in check as a vengeful Romulan (Eric Bana) from the future creates black holes to destroy the Federation one planet at a time, seeking revenge against a future version of Ambassador Spock (Leonard Nimoy).
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Creed (2015)

The former World Heavyweight Champion Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) serves as a trainer and mentor to Adonis Johnson (Michael B. Jordan), the son of his late friend and former rival Apollo Creed (Carl Weathers).
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)

Thirty years after defeating the Galactic Empire, Han Solo (Harrison Ford) and his allies (Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, and Oscar Isaac) face a new threat from the evil Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) and his army of Stormtroopers.
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TRON: Legacy (2010)

Sam Flynn (Garrett Hedlund), the tech-savvy and daring son of Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges), investigates his father’s disappearance and is pulled into The Grid. With the help of a mysterious program named Quorra (Olivia Wilde), Sam quests to stop evil dictator Clu (also Jeff Bridges) from crossing into the real world.
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Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

Thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K (Ryan Gosling), unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what’s left of society into chaos. K’s discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard (Harrison Ford), a former LAPD blade runner who has been missing for 30 years.
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Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

After more than thirty years of service as one of the Navy’s top aviators, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell (Tom Cruise) is where he belongs, pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot and dodging the advancement in rank that would ground him.

When he finds himself training a detachment of TOPGUN graduates for a specialized mission the likes of which no living pilot has ever seen, Maverick encounters Lt. Bradley Bradshaw (Miles Teller), call sign: “Rooster,” the son of Maverick’s late friend and Radar Intercept Officer Lt. Nick Bradshaw, aka “Goose.”

Facing an uncertain future and confronting the ghosts of his past, Maverick is drawn into a confrontation with his own deepest fears, culminating in a mission that demands the ultimate sacrifice from those who will be chosen to fly it.
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July 3, 2022
25 Best Teen Horror Movies to Watch

Here are the best slasher pics that all fans of the horror movie genre should see.

25. ‘Disturbing Behavior’ (1998)

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Not a great film, but a decent premise, at least — it’s a high school version of “The Stepford Wives,” with delinquent teens turned into overachieving, fascist automatons. Katie Holmes and James Marsden are the well-scrubbed leads, but Nick Stahl steals the movie as the most tormented of the teens.
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24. ‘The Slumber Party Massacre’ (1982)

This chiller, about teen sleepover guests menaced by a power-drill-wielding serial killer, was written as a genre parody (by “Rubyfruit Jungle” novelist Rita Mae Brown, of all people), but it was shot as a straight horror film. It works on both levels, scary and tongue-in-cheek.
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23. ‘Urban Legend’ (1998)

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Here’s one about a copycat killer whose murders mimic famous urban legends. A cast that includes Jared Leto, Joshua Jackson, Alicia Witt, and Rebecca Gayheart give this premise more credibility than it merits.
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22. ‘My Bloody Valentine’ (1981)

Not just the name of a cool band, “My Bloody Valentine” was also perhaps the goriest of the early wave of holiday-themed slasher movies. Here, the target is a Valentine’s Day dance in a mining town beset by gruesome tragedy. The killer is armed with a miner’s pickaxe and has a fondness for cutting out people’s hearts and putting them in candy boxes. How festive.
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21. ‘Sleepaway Camp’ (1983)

You’d think “Friday the 13th” would have had this territory covered, but you’d be wrong. Typical exploitation fare, but for a gender-bending shocking-twist finale worthy of “Psycho.”
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20. ‘The Faculty’ (1998)

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Robert Rodriguez’s tongue-in-cheek teen horror movie, written by “Scream” scribe Kevin Williamson, probably deserves a better reputation than it’s earned over the years. The tale of a high school whose students believe their teachers have been taken over by alien parasites is not that original, but it’s well-executed — thanks to Rodriguez’s inventive direction and a cast of future all-stars that includes Elijah Wood, Jordana Brewster, Josh Hartnett, and Jon Stewart.
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19. ‘I Was a Teenage Werewolf’ (1957)

Today, it’s considered camp, but back then, the idea of a teenage monster was actually considered shocking. This movie launched a series of similar exploitation films in which puberty, adolescence, and delinquency are conflated with monstrous metamorphoses. It was a huge hit, and it made a star out of Michael Landon in the lead role.
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18. ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ (1992)

Yeah, this horror-comedy lacks the dark brilliance of the TV adaptation that followed, but the original movie, for all its “Valley Girl”-with-vampires silliness, is actually not that bad. That climactic prom night vampire attack certainly hints at where Joss Whedon would go with the series.
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17. ‘Last House on the Left’ (1972)

This early Wes Craven film is adapted from no less arty a source than Ingmar Bergman’s “The Virgin Spring.” Two teenage girls are tortured, raped, and murdered by a Manson-like gang, but their parents capture the killers and wreak bloody vengeance. Craven later remade the movie when he could command a real budget, but the original, in all its cheap, exploitative glory, is the one to watch.
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16. ‘Prom Night’ (1980)

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Long before “I Know What You Did Last Summer” came this cult-fave entry in the group-secretly-responsible-for-manslaughter-stalked-by-vengeful-killer genre. Jamie Lee Curtis cemented her early scream-queen reputation as the dead girl’s sister, whose prom night is ruined by the relentless slasher.
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15. ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ (1997)

The kids-stalked-by-hook-handed-killer plot is no more original than the urban legend that spawned it. Still, as with other Kevin Williamson horror movies, this one benefits a lot from the casting, which includes Jennifer Love Hewitt (in her first ghoulish role), “Scream” alumna Sarah Michelle Gellar, Freddie Prinze, Jr., and Ryan Phillippe.
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14. ‘The Blob’ (1958)

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Steve McQueen’s first feature film lead came as the teen hero in this tale of a small town whose populace is rapidly being consumed by a mass of alien Jell-O. The film’s clever centerpiece involved the blob attacking an theater full of teens watching a horror movie. (Meta!) The 1988 remake with Kevin Dillon and Shawnee Smith isn’t bad, either.
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13. ‘The Craft’ (1996)

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A coven of teen witches uses magic to obtain the usual teen-girl wants: boyfriends, clear skin, etc. Of course, they go too far (especially freaky Fairuza Balk), and a cosmic comeuppance is in order. Known more for its style than its scares, this one was still frightfully influential.
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12. ‘Fright Night’ (1985)

This fondly-remembered horror comedy about a teenage boy who discovers that his suave neighbor, played by Chris Sarandon (“The Princess Bride”), is a vampire but can’t convince anyone except for a cheeseball TV horror-movie host (Roddy McDowall). Pick this over the Colin Farrell remake.
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11. ‘Final Destination’ (2000)

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A nightmare vision keeps a group of teens from boarding what turns out to be a doomed plane, but Death will not be cheated. It soon picks off the survivors one by one, by staging a series of elaborate, lethal accidents. As the franchise continued, the killings became increasingly complex — and far-fetched. Still, there’s much to be said for a horror villain that can’t be defeated, only put off for a while.
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10. ‘Ginger Snaps’ (2000)

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This Canadian cult-classic launched a franchise and brought something fresh to the werewolf genre. Here, the afflicted heroine’s monstrous changes are linked to her beginning menstruation and burgeoning sexuality. The result is both scary and a smart critique of the horrors of puberty for girls in our society.
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9. ‘The Lost Boys’ (1987)

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This horror comedy earned a lot of derision for giving us the Coreys (Haim and Feldman), but it works on many levels — gothic teen romance (between bitten Jason Patric and Jami Gertz), teen peer pressure cautionary tale (if a gang of teen vampires tries to recruit you, just say no — especially if creepy Kiefer Sutherland is the gang leader) — comic-book parody, and seedy frightfest.
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8. ‘Friday the 13th’ (1980)

You never forget your first visit to Camp Crystal Lake, especially if you’re a promiscuous teen. Before Jason became an unstoppable, hockey-masked killer in the later entries, it was his mom who did the slashing, back when the premise was still fresh.
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7. ‘It Follows’ (2014)

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This bare-bones teen horror thriller centers on a young teen and her friends plagued by some sort of curse (its origins and specifics are intentionally, terrifyingly, vague) that spreads like an STD. That aspect makes the film even more relevant and clever as it slow-burns toward one hell of an unsettling climax.
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6. ‘IT’ (2017)

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Stephen King scored his most successful (commercially) adaptation with this record-breaking hit, that pit the teens of Derry against the murder-fueled clown Pennywise. The rest is box office history.
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5. ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ (1984)

If other slasher films implicitly punished teens for bad behavior, this one went after them merely for thinking bad thoughts. Not even your subconscious is safe from Freddy Krueger. Yeah, this franchise-launcher has a lot of lame imitators to answer for. On the other hand, it also gave us Johnny Depp. So there’s that.
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4. ‘The Cabin in the Woods’ (2011)

Joss Whedon co-wrote with director Drew Goddard one of the best modern horror films, full of meta references to many movies on this list. In doing so, they successfully pay homage to — and subvert — the genre. Ever wonder why so many teens meet stab-happy deaths at the titular location? “Cabin” answers that question with an intricate (and terrifying) “upstairs, downstairs” mythology that involves zombie pain worshipers, werewolves and, of course, a mer-man.
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3. ‘Carrie’ (1976)

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The first Stephen King novel to be translated to the screen, “Carrie” remains a well-executed film of bullying and horrific revenge. It’s a cautionary tale about religious extremism, an allegory about the terrors of puberty and female adolescence, a hear-wrenching showcase for Sissy Spacek in the title role, a source of iconic moments (Worst. Prom. Ever.), and a brutally effective Brian De Palma scare machine, right down to that shocking final shot.
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2. ‘Halloween’ (1978)

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John Carpenter’s classic pretty much wrote the rules for teen slasher films as we know them. Michael Myers is, of course, one of the scariest horror villains ever, and Jamie Lee Curtis is one of the great scream-queens of all time. The rest of the franchise may have come to seem rote, but the original is still plenty terrifying.
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1. ‘Scream’ (1996)

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Before the franchise descended into (deliberate?) self-parody, Wes Craven‘s slasher saga managed to spoof a tired genre while revitalizing it for a new generation. It works as both a parody and a damn scary movie on its own terms.
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August 22, 2021
‘Halloween Kills’: Anthony Michael Hall to Star Alongside Jamie Lee Curtis

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Another original “Halloween” character is coming back, but a new actor will take over the role in the next installment in the horror franchise.

Anthony Michael Hall has been cast as Tommy Doyle, Variety reports. He’ll star alongside Jamie Lee Curtis as the grown-up version of the bogeyman-fearing boy she babysat the night Michael Myers went on his chilling 1978 rampage. The role was first played by Brian Andrews.

As a follow-up to 2018’s “Halloween,” the upcoming movie will ignore the sequels that came before it, including 1995’s “Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers.” In that film, Paul Rudd played Tommy. Another version of the character was portrayed by Skyler Gisondo in 2007’s “Halloween.” Hall’s Tommy is part of a script that director David Gordon Green and Danny McBride will co-write.

While this is Hall’s first film in the famed horror franchise, he’s had a long and notable career. He has starred in classics such as “National Lampoon’s Vacation,” “Edward Scissorhands,” “The Breakfast Club,” and more. More recently, he was seen in the films “Bodied” and “War Machine” as well as the series “Murder in the First.”

“Halloween Kills” will lead to more scares; another sequel, “Halloween Ends,” will shoot directly after. The two films are set to open on Oct. 16, 2020 and Oct. 15, 2021, respectively.

[via: Variety]

August 26, 2019