Yet while many of the same characters who made those jokes appear in Frozen Empire, more so than even 2021’s Amblin-adjacent Afterlife, Frozen Empire has drifted entirely toward being a kids’ movie. In fact, the only major character arc in the film is carried by the newest films’ best addition, …
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Are you troubled by strange noises in the middle of the night? Do you experience feelings of dread in your basement or attic? Have you or your family ever seen a spook, specter, or ghost? If the answer is yes, then don’t wait another minute. Pick up your phone and …
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In the late 90s, if you told me I would get three more Ghostbusters films, two with the original cast members, I would have shouted your name from the mountains the way Stilgar proclaims Paul Atreides as the Lisan al Gaib in Dune. Alas, 40 years, a handful of cartoons, …
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No one expected Ghostbusters to become the phenomenon it has over the past 40 years. In 1984, Columbia Pictures was just hoping the Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis-penned high-concept film could break even and, at the very least, turn a small profit, despite director Ivan Reitman’s prior success. No one …
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When Jason Reitman and Gil Kenan first conceived what would become 2021’s Ghostbusters: Afterlife, their top order of business was to reframe the franchise around a 12-year-old girl with a proton pack. Well, since then, Mckenna Grace has proven time and time again that her co-writers/directors made the absolutely right …
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As we prepare for the latest ghost-busting adventure, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, I’m looking back at two sequels in the long-running franchise: Ghostbusters 2016 and Ghostbusters II. You can read about the former here, but now it’s time to get honest about the 1989 follow-up to Ivan Reitman’s blockbuster. Making a …
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“Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Sets Franchise Record With Rotten Tomatoes Score,” the headlines screamed this week, as the latest Ghostbusters sequel debuted squarely in the rotten area of the Rotten Tomatoes ratings system. To be sure, I don’t take issue with Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire going down in history as the worst-reviewed Ghostbusters (even if I personally would …
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Ghostbutsers Frozen Empire attempts to build the franchise out into an extended universe, but falls a little flat in the process. PLOT: After having relocated to NYC to fight ghosts, the Spengler (Carrie Coon, Paul Rudd, McKenna Grace & Finn Wolfhard) find themselves tangling with an old nemesis of the …
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With Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire opening this weekend, I want to look back on some lesser Ghostbusters films to see how they hold up. Today, I’m looking at the largely reviled Ghostbusters 2016, followed by Ghostbuster II later this week. I’m excited to revisit both films, as it has been a …
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Finn Wolfhard’s second collaboration with Jason Reitman and Gil Kenan, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, hits theaters in less than ten days, but the young actor has already reunited with the writing duo for a third time on the set of their highly anticipated drama, SNL 1975. If that wasn’t enough, the …
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New images from Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire feature original Ghostbusters Ernie Hudson and Bill Murray, plus Slimer and other characters The Ghostbusters: Afterlife (watch it HERE) sequel Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (which, of course, also serves as a sequel to the original Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II) is set to reach theatres on March 22nd – and in the build-up to that release date, …
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The Real Ghostbusters was a source of inspiration for Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, as were John Hughes movies and The Royal Tenenbaums The Ghostbusters: Afterlife (watch it HERE) sequel Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (which, of course, also serves as a sequel to the original Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters II) is set to reach theatres on March 22nd – and during an interview with …
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