Review: “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire”

The self-seriousness of the nostalgia-bait Ghostbusters sequel to open with Robert Frost’s poem Fire and Ice is almost laughable. And yet, Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire— the fifth Ghostbusters movie and a direct sequel to 2021’s Ghostbusters: Afterlife— plays its ridiculous premise fairly straight. That fan service would abound in a movie that throws new characters alongside […]

Review: “Ghostbusters: Afterlife”

Nostalgia-driven stories are one of the most frustrating aspects of so many recent sequels to and reboots of past franchises. On the one hand, they’re mostly harmless, and if people enjoy that, then so be it. On the other hand, it’s irritating and even a little sad to see studios and filmmakers exhibit such a […]

Review: “Ghostbusters” (2016)

3 out of 5 stars. It was months before the film was even released when Sony’s “Ghostbusters” reboot became not only the most hated movie of 2016, but one of the most hated movies of all time, its trailer generating a barrage of nasty comments and becoming one of the most disliked videos ever on […]