The defence The Adrenaline Seeker
“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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Halloween Ends
Horror · Thriller · 2022
Four years after the events of Halloween in 2018, Laurie has decided to liberate herself from fear and rage and embrace life. But when a young man is accused of killing a boy he was babysitting, it ignites a cascade of violence and terror that will force Laurie to finally confront the evil she can’t control, once and for all.
Movie details
Halloween Ends
“Only one of them will survive.”
2022 Horror · Thriller 1h 51m
Critical arithmetic
The consensus, allegedly.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
IMDb
5.0 / 10
82.2K votes
Rotten Tomatoes
40 %
Tomatometer
Metacritic
47 / 100
Metascore
TMDB
6.0 / 10
Community rating
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Four years after the events of Halloween in 2018, Laurie has decided to liberate herself from fear and rage and embrace life. But when a young man is accused of killing a boy he was babysitting, it ignites a cascade of violence and terror that will force Laurie to finally confront the evil she can’t control, once and for all.
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 Halloween Ends?
For the defence
The Adrenaline Seeker
“If it slows down, you check your phone.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Prestige Tourist
“You like your greatness pre-approved.”
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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Horror · 2021
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
David Gordon Green
Written by
Paul Brad Logan · Chris Bernier · Danny McBride · David Gordon Green
Jamie Lee Curtis
Laurie
Andi Matichak
Allyson
James Jude Courtney
The Shape
Rohan Campbell
Corey
Will Patton
Frank
Jesse C. Boyd
Officer Mulaney
Michael Barbieri
Terry
Court is in session
Put Halloween Ends on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Prestige Tourist
“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.