Halloween (2018) f/ Alexandra Wiles

With the long-awaited sequel Halloween
Kills hitting theaters and All Hallow's Eve just a
few weeks away, it was the perfect time to revisit one of the
most high-profile, critically acclaimed, and financially
successful remakes of any film in the John Carpenter catalog.
2018's Halloween, directed by David
Gordon Green and co-written by Danny McBride, tosses away all of
the franchise's continuity after what was established in
Carpenter's original, and it attempts to faithfully capture the
spirit of the 1978 classic and pick up the story four
decades after we left off. How successful is it in doing that,
and what's in store for the rest of the trilogy it began? Chris,
Nick, and returning guest co-host Alexandra Wiles discuss those
questions and many more in a comprehensive breakdown and review
of Green's sequel/reboot/homage. We've covered a lot, here --
from the evolution and psychology of Laurie Strode to the (too
plentiful?) meta nods to the original film to the music and
cinematography that, like a lot of this effort, take inspiration
from Carpenter's classic work while catering to a more modern
taste in horror cinema. Along with that, we also have some more
recommendations for your Halloween movie-viewing month -- and, of
course, we'll be back in two weeks to tackle our most highly
anticipated horror film of the season, Halloween
Kills!