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‘GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE’ Goes Full Amblin But Remains Haunted by Mediocrity 

For some inexplicable reason, Ghostbusters just won’t stay dead. The original was a major hit at the summer ’84 box office and earned both critical and fan affection but in the nearly-four decades years since its release, there has been a not-as-well-received sequel, one season of a kids animated series, a failed video game, and two attempts at a reboot/sequel. None of them really connected with the rapidly aging fan base and all have been seen as a disappointing addendum to the popular supernatural comedy that your dad loved so much. Read More

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First ‘GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE’ Trailer Pumps Up the Nostalgia

35 years after Bill Murray, Dan Akroyd, Harold Ramis introduced the world to ectoplasm, Slimer, Proton Packs and the “Ghostbusters” theme song, Ghostbusters: Afterlife is here to capitalize on that sweet sweet nectar of 80s nostalgia all over again. Following in the aftermath of Paul Feig’s financially disappointing female-led Ghostbusters: Answer the Call, Afterlife pivots from an all-female cast to …a cast of mostly kids. If this first look at Afterlife is any indication, the sequel from Jason Reitman seems to take the Stranger Things approach, Finn Wolfhard and all. Read More