(3 / 4)
After a string of misguided sequels, Halloween’s refocus on Laurie Strode combined with nostalgia fueled moments proves that the boogeyman is still very much alive.
After more than a decade’s worth of sequels, reboots, and retcons, the Halloween series has been left with the unenviable task of figuring out where to go next with the iconic masked serial killer. Rather than completely reboot the series yet again, writer and director David Gordon Green has concocted the simple solution of merely continuing from where the beloved 1978 classic left off and ignoring every entry that has followed. Despite being a drastic maneuver, the film wisely focuses on original material and avoids throwing out the baby with the bathwater, as this is arguably the first sequel that feels remotely up to par with original.