Halloween Flicks Pt. 2
Four more classic horror films that are entertaining even if occasionally absurd.

Four more classic horror films that are entertaining even if occasionally absurd.
Outer Banks (2020-) knows its audience: young adults in a country that can’t stop romanticizing good ole’ treasure hunts. Add a little of Riverdale’s (2017-) sex appeal, and no one can look away. Forty years after The Goonies (1985) America’s consciousness hasn’t strayed from the same tropes: treasure hunts, a vulnerable white male lead, and the whitewashing of a racially segregated setting.
Marvel’s first Asian superhero film, 'Shang-Chi', deserves praise for balancing epic superhero action, a heartfelt family plot, and positive Asian representation.
A film about family and sacrifice... and carnivorous locusts coming after you.
Only time will tell what this new Black Panther and movie will show us with all of the old and new elements of the superhero craft integrated.
The film didn’t have to be as long as it is. It just dragged on and on with scenes that had no substance. Every so often we get an action scene, and even those isn’t that fun.