Black Christmas (2019) - Podcast Episode 37
The second remake of Black Christmas has some admirable goals and intended messages, but did it succeed in creating an entertaining and socially aware slasher movie in the tradition of the original?
The original Black Christmas is a classic horror movie that helped shape the slashers that followed it, and its socially aware messages still resonate today. The second remake of the original, 2019's Black Christmas, is a movie with similar aspirations. This modern reinterpretation tried hard to create something significant and meaningful, but the end result feels like less than the sum of its parts. Find out why in the latest episode of The Last Theater!
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Theme music: “Rising Game” by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
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Additional Music: “Opening” and “Up in the Frat House” from the Black Christmas soundtrack by Will Blair & Brooke Blair