John Carpenter priced himself out of the production, so it was up to Friday the 13th Part II and III director Steve Miner to fill his shoes for Halloween H20. But can anyone really fill Carpenter’s shoes? In this update (terrible title, my god) we meet Laurie Strode again, 20 years after the Haddonfield massacreContinue reading “Halloween H20: Revisited”
Author Archives: Really Awful Movies
The Ritual
We’re in the back-country, minus a backstory. At least with respect to what’s lurking in the woods. The Ritual is both a solid effort, as well as wasted opportunity, burning out like a booster rocket after such a strong, claustrophobic, and very disquieting start. The setup ain’t exactly reinventing the wheel, it’s that shop-worn introContinue reading “The Ritual”
