Halloween Kills (2021)

Michael Myers is back, and so are we -- it's time to close out
another "season of the witch" with an episode about
Halloween Kills, the long-awaited (by us,
anyway) second entry in David Gordon Green and Danny McBride's
sequel trilogy! After debuting to stellar box office numbers and
some decidedly mixed reviews from critics and audiences, the new
movie has left Chris and Nick with a lot to talk about, so pull
that William Shatner mask over your face, grab your favorite
piece of cutlery, and strap in for a mayhem-filled ride.
Kills has what is likely the highest body
count in the entire franchise, it brings back A LOT of supporting
characters from Carpenter's 1978 original, and -- of course -- it
treats us to another go-round of Jamie Lee Curtis in her most
iconic role of Laurie Strode. There's even an extended flashback
to 1978 that painstakingly recreates the look and feel of the
FIRST night that Michael Myers came home. Is all of that enough
to satisfy fans of the long-running franchise and, more
importantly, of the film that put John Carpenter on the map? Your
humble co-hosts break it down piece-by-piece, from the screenplay
to the score to the bigger, badder, meaner tone that allows for
brutality and bloodshed that might surprise even a hardened
slasher fan. Does this film improve on the one that it (sort of)
replaces in the series' continuity, Halloween
II? Will fans enjoy the return of characters like
Brackett and Tommy Doyle for a four-decades-later showdown with
The Shape? And what, exactly, does this film have in common with
Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ?
All that and more on this very special Halloween episode!
Incidentally, we keep the spoilers as limited as possible for
most of the episode, but if you're wary of big-time spoiler
content, then skip from 1:06:30 to
1:38:30, and you'll be all good! We've got a few
last-minute spooky-season movie recommendations for you, too, of
course, so enjoy this jam-packed episode, have a very happy
Halloween, and don't forget: EVIL DIES TONIGHT!!!