Tag: Mustapha Akkad
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Halloween: Resurrection (2002)
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Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)
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Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (1995)
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Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989)
These Slasher sequels are supposed to be simple. Trot out a brace of clay pigeons, watch them all die one by one, tack on some stupid cliffhanger, and you’re all good to go. It seems impossible to screw that up, but by God, Mustapha Akkad found a way. Several, in fact. The first, Halloween 4, […]
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Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
In all the history of cinema, Godzilla and Star Trek stand alone as the only franchises in history who’ve managed field strong fourth films (Mothra vs. Godzilla and The Voyage Home, respectively – though this feels like an invitation for everyone to “well, actually” me). One day they will do epic battle for the hearts […]
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Halloween II (1981)
And here we have a film never should’ve seen the light but, like that three-car pile-up on your way to work, resolutely sits right in the middle of the road refusing to be ignored. The same way most critics ignore John Carpenter’s made-for-TV movies. Awkward segues aside, there’s two very good reasons to focus on […]