while it doesn't capture the magic of the original, this Halloween brings much-needed closure to a troubled franchise, with Curtis excellent and Michael Myers pleasingly terrifying again
what elevates Halloween beyond mere fan service is the presence of Jamie Lee Curtis, whose willowy Laurie Strode has been converted, Sarah Connor–style, into a shotgun-toting shut-in with more than a hint of crazy about her
the film is stunningly shot, in highly stylized, beautiful images that never overwhelm the storytelling; For all of the deep and fascinating semiotic analysis of this film, it's also just a great Halloween movie
the 2018 "Halloween" is a kind of cracked-mirror variation on its precedent, caked in dust, but reflecting the same deep-seated fears. Yet in an intriguing twist..
a big, funny, scary, squishy, super-meta sequel that brings it all back to John Carpenter's iconic 1978 original; Michael Myers still never speaks; his mask and his slow, deadly, deliberate walk say everything they need to