The defence The Arthouse Gremlin
“Its refusal to behave is the point.”
The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.
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Wes Craven's New Nightmare
Horror · Mystery · Fantasy · 1994
A demonic force has chosen Freddy Krueger as its portal to the real world. Can Heather Langenkamp play the part of Nancy one last time and trap the evil trying to enter our world?
Movie details
Wes Craven's New Nightmare
“This time the terror doesn't stop at the screen.”
1994 Horror · Mystery · Fantasy 1h 52m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.5 / 10
Community rating
A demonic force has chosen Freddy Krueger as its portal to the real world. Can Heather Langenkamp play the part of Nancy one last time and trap the evil trying to enter our world?
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over Wes Craven's New Nightmare?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Wes Craven
Written by
Wes Craven
Heather Langenkamp
Heather Langenkamp / Nancy Thompson
Robert Englund
Robert Englund / Freddy Krueger
Miko Hughes
Dylan Porter
Wes Craven
Wes Craven
David Newsom
Chase Porter
Tracy Middendorf
Julie
Fran Bennett
Dr. Christine Heffner
Court is in session
Put Wes Craven's New Nightmare on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.