Film: A reboot that’s a ghost of its former self
The latest attempt to rejuvenate the Ghostbusters franchise falls as flat as its 2016 predecessor
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Directed by Jason Reitman
Nationwide, 12A
Rating: **
King Richard
Directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green
Selected, 12A
Rating: ****
One of the things that made Ghostbusters special to kids like me in 1984 was that it wasn’t a kids’ movie. Never mind the spicy language and racy situations, the film wasn’t made with children in mind. There were no kids in it, few hugs and even fewer life lessons.
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