Jordan Williams

Halloween franchise fanatics will likely hate the bizarre detours Halloween Ends takes with its band of characters as the film injects some new blood into the saga. Halloween Ends does not focus as much on Laurie Strode (let alone Michael Myers) for a significant chunk of its runtime and instead focuses on fleshing out a Haddonfeild outcast named Corey Cunningham and his relationship with Laurie Strode's surviving grand daughter Allyson. Through this period, we are greeted to significant chunk of character growth for Laurie, Corey and Allyson while the town of Haddonfield still reels from the events of 4 years prior. A sense of dread and blame overshadows them. All the while, murders continue to unflod in the town. This is not a typical Michael-Myers-Stalks-And-Kills Halloween film. And I kind of love it for that reason. Yes, Michael Myers is in fact IN the movie-- especially in a particularly exciting and creative third act. But for the most part, this is a character drama Halloween sequel. And it's kind of praise worthy for that very reason in my honest opinion.

Hilarious, absolutely uniquely hilarious.

A sequel with more on its mind and more spectacular scenery for its talented cast and action sequences of pure creative suspense to draw from.

Those Who Wish Me Dead has some remarkably tense action sequences and an ensemble of interesting characters to connect with-- it's just unfortunate that those characters are sorely underdeveloped and the plot constantly hinges on being as fast paced as ever, hardly giving the plot time to breath. As Taylor Sheridan neo-Westerns go, Those Who Wish Me Dead may be the runt of the litter, but it is still a fine film in fine enough form.

Aggressively promising demon-assassin adult comedy both vulgar and full of genuine heart!