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GHOSTBUSTERS: FROZEN EMPIRE – Review by Valerie Kalfrin

March 24, 2024March 28, 2024 Valerie Kalfrin Annie Potts, Bill Murray, Carrie Coon, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Finn Wolfhard, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, Gil Kenan, ivan reitman, jason reitman, mckenna grace, paul rudd

Like its vault for containing trapped ghosts, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire is creaky and overstuffed. Full of references to the 1984 original, it has a plot that’s more complicated that it needs to be, jarring errors in continuity and logic, and characters with little to do. That’s a shame because, along with a passionate fan base, the Ghostbusters franchise often mixes screwball shenanigans with heart. The gentle reboot of 2021’s Ghostbusters: Afterlife, while uneven, struck the right notes, following the daughter and grandchildren of Egon Spengler (the late Harold Ramis) in Oklahoma. The family uncovered a paranormal secret and reconnected with the surviving Ghostbusters, giving Egon a proper sendoff.

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GHOSTBUSTERS: FROZEN EMPIRE – Revew by Susan Kamyab

March 19, 2024March 21, 2024 Susan Kamyab Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Finn Wolfhard, Gil Kenan, jason reitman, kumail nanjiani, mckenna grace, paul rudd, sony

In this newest sequel, the discovery of an ancient artifact unleashes an evil force, making Ghostbusters new and old join forces to protect their home and save the world from a second ice age. All the beloved cast from the previous film have returned, but this time around filmmaker Jason Reitman, son of Ivan Reitman, who directed the original movies, sticks to co-writing credits and Gil Kenan steps in as director. It’s possible this was the first mistake, as Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire is a disjointed mess, bloated with too many scattered storylines.

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WHEN YOU FINISH SAVING THE WORLD (Sundance FF 2022) – Review by Lauren Anderson

January 24, 2022January 24, 2022 Lauren Anderson (Archived Contributor) Finn Wolfhard, Jay O. Sanders, jesse eisenberg, julianne moore, sundance film festival 2022, When You Finish Saving the World

Written and directed by Jesse Eisenberg, When You Finish Saving the World explores the often uncomfortable relationship between mother and son. Julianne Moore and Finn Wolfhard deliver powerhouse performances in this Sundance 2022 film, in which there is often despair and discomfort but also a fraction of hope and change.

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GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE – Review by Susan Granger

January 11, 2022January 15, 2022 Susan Granger Carrie Coon, Finn Wolfhard, GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE, jason reitman, mckenna grace, olivia wilde

Ghostbusters: Afterlife, as a new generation battles the spirit world. Directed by Jason Reitman, son of Ivan Reitman who directed the first two 1980s movies, it’s a continuation of the story from Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II, including original cast members, including Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Annie Potts and Sigourney Weaver.