In this episode of Cult Film School, hosts Adrian and Dion dissect David Gordon Green's Halloween trilogy. They discuss the successes and shortcomings of Halloween (2018), Halloween Kills (2021) and Halloween Ends (2022). The conversation spans the trilogy's themes, character arcs, and narrative choices, while also comparing the recent films to previous entries in the iconic Halloween franchise.

Chapters:

0:00:14 Welcome to Cult Film School

0:02:47 The Halloween multiverse (of continuities)

0:06:21 Halloween (2018): IMDb Plot Summary

0:10:26 2018 Michael Myers “on brand” + futile searches for motivations

0:16:29 Why comedy kills tension in Halloween (2018)

0:20:40 Legacy Sequel / Soft Reboot / Halloweens Redux

0:26:39 Halloween (2018): Tagline

0:28:08 Halloween Kills: IMDb Plot Summary

0:31:19 Michael Myers - Man or Supernatural?

0:36:35 “Evil Dies Tonight!” (And Other Attempts at Subtlety)

0:38:29 “It’s Not About You! It’s About Me!”

0:42:31 Is Halloween Kills a Black Comedy or Satire?

0:52:24 Halloween Kills: Tagline

0:52:51 Halloween Ends: IMDb Plot Summary

0:53:32 A Halloween Love Story

0:55:45 Carpenter’s Halloween or Carpenter’s Christine?

1:00:53 A Character Arc for Laurie Strode?

1:06:17 Allyson forgotten

1:11:43 Halloween Ends: Tagline

1:14:23 Trilogy Postmortem

1:20:13 Next Episode Preview

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