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Gremlins 2: The New Batch 1990
A wacky romp that manages to function as a narrative sequel while also being a straight-faced parody, GREMLINS 2 takes a cartoon mallet to the entire concept of movie franchises.
I guess in the era of DEADPOOL and other hyper-meta IP exercises, it's hard to grasp what an oddball film this was when it first came out. It only grossed about a third of what its predecessor made at the box office, so perhaps it was a little too ahead…
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Poltergeist II: The Other Side 1986
I've been a movie score fan for pretty much as long as I've been a movie fan, and I often forgive many faults if a film's music is good. That's always been the case for me with POLTERGEIST II. Jerry Goldsmith's work here is essentially the peak of his 1980s experiments with treating synth pads as a dedicated section within the traditional orchestra, and he even throws in some OMEN-style choral chanting for good measure.
Looking back at the actual…
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Psycho II 1983
A wholly unnecessary but surprisginly engaging follow up to one of the most influential movies of all time. After 22 years, Norman Bates has been declared "restored to sanity" and is sent back to live in his old house overlooking the Bates Motel. What could go wrong?
The movie ramps up the gore a bit from the original (though it's relatively restrained compared to other slashers of the time), but the focus is still mainly on dramatic tension. It's very…
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Alien: Romulus 2024
On a purely visceral level, it succeeds. There are some very clever action and suspense set pieces, and the production design feels very "lived in." There are maybe a few too many on-the-nose callbacks to the other films in the franchise, but for the most part, Fede Alvarez shows that he does understand what makes this franchise so memorable.
All that said, the continued use of digital (and in this case animatronic) tools to resurrect deceased performers is a bit…
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