I join “CTV News Toronto at Five” with anchor Michelle Dube to talk about new movies in theatres including the new “Scary Movie,” the live-action cartoon “Masters of the Universe” and the tuneful “Power Ballad.”
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I join CTV Atlantic’s Todd Battis to talk about the new “Scary Movie,” the live-action cartoon “Masters of the Universe” and the tuneful “Power Ballad.”
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I join “CP24 Breakfast” hosts Nick Dixon and Jennifer Hsiung to talk about the live-action cartoon “Masters of the Universe,” the new “Scary Movie” and the Disney+ series “Deli Boys.”
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I join CTV NewsChannel anchor Akshay Tandon to talk about the new releases in theatres, including the new “Scary Movie,” the live-action cartoon “Masters of the Universe” and the tuneful “Power Ballad.”
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I sit in on the CFRA Ottawa morning show with host Bill Carroll to talk about the new movies coming to theatres including the new “Scary Movie,” the live-action cartoon “Masters of the Universe” and the tuneful “Power Ballad.”
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I join the Bell Media Radio Network national night time show “Shane Hewitt and the Night Shift” to talk about the newly minted Sir Idris Elba, why Gen Zers are flocking back to movie theatres and then I review “Scary Movie 6” and suggest some cocktails that will make you say “Wazzzup!”
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Fast reviews for busy people! Watch as I review three movies in less time than it takes to brush your teeth. Have a look as I race against the clock to tell you wazzzzup with the new “Scary Movie,” the live-action cartoon “Masters of the Universe” and the tuneful “Power Ballad.”
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SYNOPSIS: In “Scary Movie 6,” the Core Four—Cindy Campbell, Brenda Meeks, Shorty Meeks and Ray Wilkins—and some franchise newcomers are on the run from masked killer Ghostface.
CAST: Marlon Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Anna Faris, Regina Hall, Cheri Oteri, Chris Elliott, Dave Sheridan, Lochlyn Munro, Jon Abrahams, Anthony Anderson. Directed by Michael Tiddes.
REVIEW: A non-stop stream of references, crude puns and goofy gags, “Scary Movie 6” makes other spoof flicks like “Airplane!” and “The Naked Gun” seem sophisticated by comparison.
Twenty-six years after the first “Scary Movie” debuted in theatres, the original cast and Core Four—Cindy Campbell (Anna Faris), Brenda Meeks (Regina Hall), Shorty Meeks (Marlon Wayans), and Ray Wilkins (Shawn Wayans)—return to jab fun (and knives) at the slasher film genre.
The new parody updates the references from the standard slasher movies to recent trends like elevated horror, reboots, requels and “final chapters” to make politically incorrect fun of “Terrifier 3,” “Smile,” “M3GAN,” “Get Out,” “Longlegs,” “The Substance” and “Sinners.”
Returning to the franchise for the first time since 2002s “Scary Movie 2” the Wayans family (who wrote and star in this film) present a pop culture pastiche of spoofs in rapid fire.
From new refences like Teyana Taylor’s Oscar loss, the recent Michael Jackson biopic and Worldstar fight videos to old-ish references like Hawk tuah and the Manosphere to ancient gags about “Silence of the Lambs” and O.J. “If it doesn’t fit you must acquit.” Simpson, it’s a firehose of spoofery.
That furious gusher of gags sprays off in all directions, but you won’t get drenched. Most of the jokes evaporate as soon as they hit the air, leaving behind only a mist that actually connect. It’s silly and bound to offend sensitive viewers with edgy material that veers into mean spirited territory, consistently punching down instead of up. The Wayans say the humor “cancels cancel culture,” so judge yourself accordingly.
“Scary Movie” franchise fans, however, may get a kick out of this “resetquel.”
There’s the nostalgic blast of seeing the Core Four again. They’re game, there for a good, over-the-top time and provide a few (very few) genuine laughs. Mostly, however, the movie feels like scrolling through TikTok as disjointed scenes are banged together in search of a cohesive plot and consistent laughs.
Near the end of the film Jack, the “not-at-all-suspicious” love interest, says something you may find yourself wondering about on the way out of the theatre: “Hollywood is out of ideas,” he says. “Why else would they make a ‘Scary Movie 6’?”
