They should’ve called this one Ghostbusters Nostalgia: remember what you loved about the 1984 original? Here it is again, but slightly different!
Everything about Ghostbusters: Afterlife certainly fits in with that subtitle. Instead of young male physicists, the titular Ghostbusters are and Phoebe (McKenna Grace) and Trevor Spengler (Finn Wolfhard), grandchildren of original Ghostbuster Egon Spengler, and their friend who is simply named Podcast (Logan Kim). They discover the remnants of the team’s initial iteration, just as a supernatural event begins to rock their small town.
Afterlife is fun, and succeeds in what it endeavors to do. The characters aren’t spectacular and don’t offer anything particularly new to the franchise, but their on-screen interactions make every scene interesting to watch. McKenna Grace, especially, does a wonderful job, proving that she’s one of the best young talents of her generation.
Is Ghostbusters: Afterlife a worthy continuation of the franchise, and is House of Gucci a substantial follow-up to The Last Duel? In the debut episode of The Lenient Critic Podcast, Foster Harlfinger joins Rowan to review four of the latest films, and preview four that we will see in the coming weeks! They also break down their favorite biopics (a loaded category!) and talk about what they’ve been watching in November, whether it be very good...or very bad.
