The Power of 3 Can't Help This Reboot

Listen sis. They did not kill Shannon Doherty off Charmed for this. Prue is rolling over in her grave. When The CW announced they were doing a Charmed reboot, I honestly was not excited. Charmed was my absolute favorite show as a pre-teen. A reboot wasn’t needed. But since it was my favorite show I decided to give it a chance. It was a train wreck. 

I really love the idea that the new Charmed ones are Hispanic (One of them for sure is Afro Latina-even better) but these actresses have absolutely no chemistry with each other. In the original Charmed, you really believed they could’ve been sisters. We didn’t even know Shannon Doherty was acting a fool on set. They had to kill her off the show her behavior was so bad, but on camera they never skipped a beat. You can tell the 2018 Charmed ones are actresses thrown together. Watching them on camera seems like we are watching their very first interaction with each other ever. 

Something that also really bothered me in the premiere episode was how much they shoved down our throats that it’s 2018 and all of the political issues we are facing. That wasn’t what Charmed was about. This episode consistently threw the #MeToo movement in our faces. I’m totally aware of the climate we live in and what issues our country is facing, but the writers tried so hard to make this an issue on the show it  felt forced and unnatural. Where is the magic? Where’s the power of 3? If I wanted to hear this much about the movement I’d watch CNN. WE GET IT. Charmed is about magical sisters not political activists. I understand keeping with the times but the original Charmed never had to remind us it was 1998- we just knew. The art of subtlety is lacking here. In the reboot of Sabrina, (review for this coming soon) that began streaming this weekend, it is definitely clear the women feel more powerful than the 90s version but it’s still clear that they have to bow to the will of men. Charmed writers, Take notes on how to make a statement without saying it over and over again. Show us. Don’t tell us. 
On top of everything else, the special effects on this show are really childish. How did the effects look way better than this in the late 90s? 
I watched the second episode of the show because I tried to look at it like “If the original Charmed didn’t exist would I like this show?” The answer is still no. The lack of chemistry and plot is just to bad to endure week after week. I give up. Bring back the Halliwells. Raise Prue from the dead. Anything is better than this sis. 

Halloween (But Not the Tyler Perry Version)

In today’s episode of “White People do Dumb **** in Scary Movies” I present to you Halloween (2018). The fact that after 40 years, Michael Myers is still out here killing people who are running at full speed while he is doing a smooth pimp stroll is beyond me, but nonetheless, this was one of my most anticipated movies of the year. 

The new Halloween is a “sequel” to the original. We are supposed to forget any movie that came after the original in 1978. We are supposed to forget they said Jamie Lee Curtis was his sister and we are even supposed to forget about Busta Rhymes running from Michael too. Weirdly enough, forgetting all the sequels really worked. This movie picks up 40 years after the Halloween night Michael Myers murdered Laurie Strode’s friends and almost killed her. We learn that life after this night hasn’t been a crystal stair for Laurie. Two podcasters come to interview her and we learn she has two failed marriages and a daughter that doesn’t really bang with her like that. She lives in a heavily guarded house in the woods, waiting for the day Michael comes for her to finish what they started all those years ago. 

Of course after this, lots of murder ensues. Overall, this was a really solid movie. Although it was not extremely scary, it had an excellent plot and a couple of jumps throughout. There was even some comedic relief in the form of little Julian. Julian was legit the smartest character in the movie. Why? Because he knew to get tf low when Michael came in his house. And why did he get low? Because Julian was black and his parents taught him well. Chile, I was so frustrated with all of the other characters just standing around instead of escaping when Michael came for them. For instance, the podcaster trapped in the bathroom had AMPLE opportunity to get low but she sat in that stall holding onto that crowbar like she was about that action. I wanted to throw my phone at the screen. 

I really loved the character development between Laurie, her daughter Karen, and her granddaughter Allyson. We learn that their relationships have not been great over the years but when things go left this family really stuck together. Something else that was important to me in this movie is that it felt genuine. A lot of film and tv reboots try to force it down your throat that we are now in 2018 as opposed to whenever the original came out (hello Charmed reboot). But this felt like we just picked up in Laurie’s life all these years later and we didn’t have to be consistently reminded of how much time had passed. 

This was the perfect October release getting us ready for everyone’s fave holiday. Share your thoughts below!

Hulu's "The Body" Does Not Disappoint

I was so excited when I learned that Blumhouse and Hulu were teaming up to create Into the Dark. Into the Dark is a monthly anthology film series that will feature a new scary movie every month, for 12 months, based on a holiday that falls in that month. First up- “The Body.”

“The Body” tells the story of a hitman who has to transport a body in a short amount of time on Halloween night. Of course he blends in with the crowd and everyone thinks he has the coolest costume... until it gets real and they realize this is far from a Party City prop. 

I really enjoyed this film. It kept me intrigued with lots of action. Typically I do not care for a lot of gore in my horror movies but this one did not overdo it. Even though you are basically thrust into this story after the murder has taken place, you never feel lost or confused about what is going on. The story has comedic relief throughout provided by the random group of friends who are running from the killer all while trying to save the body and take it to the police for reward money they just imagine they’ll get (because SURPRISE- the dead body is a celebrity)

The ending was a very interesting plot twist that I kinda didn’t see coming. 

Watch on Hulu and give me your feedback below!