![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() While being threatened and quizzed on her landline by Ghostface (Roger L. It’s hard to get too invested in the peril of characters whose life being at stake doesn’t stop them expounding on the differences between old-school and elevated art horror. “Hollywood’s totally out of ideas.” Whether you find that amusing or so far up its own ass - to put it bluntly - that its winking humor becomes grating will be a matter of personal taste. “Someone has to save the franchise!” shrieks a character in perverse self-justification while busy notching up deaths. The fresh twist here in James Vanderbilt and Guy Busick’s screenplay is the take on toxic fandom. But meta riffs on horror are no longer a novelty, neutered by countless imitations and parodies. The entire franchise was built on a knowing dissection of the slasher film and all its tropes, so it’s quite possible that some longtime fans will eagerly consume this playful new serving of constant carnage and mayhem, which climaxes with a bloodbath in the very same house where Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell) faced down the original killer behind the Ghostface mask in the first finale. Screenwriters: James Vanderbilt, Guy Busick, based on characters created by Kevin Williamson Cast: Melissa Barrera, Kyle Gallner, Mason Gooding, Mikey Madison, Dylan Minnette, Jenna Ortega, Jack Quaid, Marley Shelton, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Sonia Ammar, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Neve Campbellĭirectors: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett ![]()
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