Stubs - Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024) starring Paul Rudd, Carrie Coon, Finn Wolfhard, Mckenna Grace, Kumail Nanjiani, Patton Oswalt, Celeste O'Connor, Logan Kim, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson. Directed by Gil Kenan. Screenplay by Gil Kenan and Jason Reitman. Based on based on the 1984 film Ghostbusters by Ivan Reitman, and on the 1984 film Ghostbusters written by Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis. Produced by Ivan Reitman, Jason Reitman, Jason Blumenfeld. Run time: 115 minutes. Color. USA Supernatural, Comedy

Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021) was a re-awakening of a franchise which had been dormant for more than 30 years. (I am purposely not counting the 2016 gender-bending remake/reboot since that is not part of this continuity.) The ending of the 2021 film, and by that, I mean the after-credits scene, pointed to bringing the story back to New York, which is where the new film comes in.

Monster House

In 2004, Robert Zemeckis’ ImageWorks began experimenting in motion capture animation with The Polar Express, which, despite uncanny valley criticisms, managed to do well enough for another film, Monster House, to be animated with the same technology in 2006. Though I had seen Monster House as a kid when it came out and liked it, I hadn’t really seen it since then, deciding to revisit it again nearly two decades later to see how well it holds up. Though the visuals are a little dated, it manages to hold up surprisingly well as a decent, timeless horror film.