Our final Season of the Witch is the most recent (though I believe a documentary by this title also exists). Its budget dwarfs that of all previous Seasons combined.
Alas, money alone does not a good film make.
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October Countdown: Abigail (2023)
You’ve got to pick up every stitch
Oh no, must be the season of the witch
Must be the season of the witch!
–Donovan’s much-covered 1966 song.
The time has come and the clocks count down. Fantastic folklore fills the airwaves and the population lives in dread and suspense and fear. So, in order to detract you from the U.S. Election and other world events, we’re hosting our annual Halloween Countdown!
This October, the Bureau bleeds out thirteen seasonal film reviews (including four that share a title with Donovan’s song). We’re starting this weekend with a pair of unearthly Abigails, released a year apart.
Click below for a review, followed close by a sinister list of Halloween reviews for 2024.
October Countdown: Abigail (2024)
“I for one would like to revisit the ‘cut and run’ idea.”
–Rickles, Abigail.
In a spooky coincidence, 2023 and 2024 saw horror films about females with daddy issues females with daddy issues, with both titular characters bearing the name, Abigail.
The 2024 Abigail is better-known than her 2023 counterpart–
1985 – Out of Africa
1984 – Amadeus
D23 Trailer Roundup
A lot is going on here. I’ll try to get it all in one place.
In addition to the trailers below, Disney announced:
- Andor, Season 2
- Avatar: Fire & Ash
- Dream Productions (Inside Out spin-off)
- Elio (Pixar)
- Freaky Friday 2
- Frozen 3
- Hoppers (Pixar)
- Incredibles 3
- Mandalorian & Grogu
- Percy Jackson & the Olympians, Season 2
- Toy Story 5
- Tron: Ares
- Zootopia 2
1983 – Terms of Endearment
1982 – Ghandi
Trailer Park Tuesday – June 4, 2024
It’s been awhile, so let’s recap what’s coming to theaters.
Bonus news: Project Hail Mary has begun filming. If you haven’t read the book or, better yet, listened to the audiobook, go now.