GHOSTBUSTERS: FROZEN EMPIRE MOVIE REVIEW

The time for busting has resumed, only whether it’ll make you feel good certainly seems pretty polarizing this time around. Ok, really every time around when The Ghostbusters have another film, even, apparently in retrospect now, the original. Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire follows the events of 2021’s Ghostbusters: Afterlife which brought back some original crew, but mainly focused on the granddaughter of Egon, Phoebe (Mckenna Grace), her mom (Carrie Coon), brother (Finn Wolfhard), and their new science teacher/mom love interest Gary (Paul Rudd). Now, thanks to the largesse of post-credits reveal rich guy Winston (Ernie Hudson) they live in the original firehouse, drive the original car (with some upgrades) and bust ghosts in NYC. But dickless Walter Peck (William Atherton) is back and now he’s the mayor and wants to shut down the bustin’ as much as ever. And there’s a new threat on the horizon, a god that much as the title suggests, has a whole ice vibe going, and could spell the end of everything. Murray and Aykroyd return again as does Annie Potts, now upgraded from secretary to full Ghostbuster, and Frozen Empire does everything it can to try to give you all the hits to your dopamine receptors by referencing the original. But does that do the trick or is it all just kinda cloying? Chris, Wright, Spidermike, and Marco have some different feelings about it but ultimately just have a good time discussing the film.

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DIRECTED BY: Gil Kenan

STARRING: Paul Rudd, Carrie Coon, Finn Wolfhard, Mckenna Grace, Kumail Nanjiani, Patton Oswalt, Celeste O’Connor, Logan Kim, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson, Annie Potts, William Atherton, James Acaster, Emily Alyn Lind

 

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Christopher Lawrence Cox (Founder, Da Boss)

Born in the wilds of northern Virginia, Chris managed to put all of his survival skills to use and barely escaped with his life to Austin Texas in 1992 where ever since he’s dabbled in everything from plumber’s assistant to sandwich maker, from band to bar management. An opportunity to see theatrical release films for free by becoming a critic on a local public access show called “The Reel Deal” turned into a full-time job when Chris and his friends decided to take it to the internet. They built the site Spill.com, adding multiple podcasts and animated features, to no small amount of success. During this time, a fortuitous friendship sprung up between Chris and young Brian Salisbury, who was also a local film critic, and they merged their forces of will, and their laundry list of ideas for shows, to eventually build this community of critics. While Brian eventually followed his heart to a new family, Chris continues on with a cast of colorful folks from all over the country (and a few others). You can also check out Chris in his videocast, along with Martin Thomas and Danni Danger, that One Of Us does with our friends at Bell of Lost Souls: Crossover Event. He also regularly guests on the video game website Rage Select. Follow Chris on Twitter and Facebook and check out his Amazon Wish List.

 

 

Marco Noyola (Digital Noise, Highly Suspect Reviews, Screener Squad, Audio Editor)

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