'Halloween Kills' is a strange title for a franchise that just won't die
CNN
"Halloween Kills" is a strange name for a 43-year-old franchise that positively refuses to die. Then again, this 12th film in the series -- a direct sequel to the 2018 reset "Halloween" -- is odd on various levels, starting with the wholly misguided attempt to weave a half-baked message into its bloody mayhem.
Another title delayed by Covid, the Universal release will also be same-day available on the studio's streaming service Peacock, testing the power of horror as a shared experience to overcome the at-home option.
Seeing the movie in a theater, however, merely reinforces how clunky it feels, creating uncomfortable moments where the audience seemingly doesn't quite know whether to laugh with it in its nods to the franchise's history or laugh at it, ultimately the prevailing sensation.