118 - Halloween (2018)

You know you are through the looking glass when the latest installment of your horror franchise is written by Danny McBride. But that’s exactly where the final chapter in Haddonfield Nights takes us: HALLOWEEN (2018), yet another rewriting/erasing of Michael Myers’ rich backstory! Listen to Alex and Julio discuss what happens when a filmmaker tries too hard to imitate what made Halloween H20 so cool, wonder why is it that even a jaded, wiser Laurie Strode continues making rookie mistakes, and lament the fact that every single man in this movie is a dumbass.

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Bonus! - Halloween H20

You would think that the return of Jamie Lee Curtis to the Halloween franchise would be received with much more enthusiasm than a paltry 53% on the Tomatometer… and you’d be wrong. Audiences and critics were split, failing to rally together behind a film that boldly retconned Michael’s cosmic origin story and brought a much needed post-modern Scream vibe to the franchise 20 years after its debut. Listen to Alex and Julio discuss HALLOWEEN H20, a movie that may not have anything to do with water, but has everything to do with introducing Josh Hartnett! Plus: MIchelle Williams, LL Cool J, Adam Arkin… How could you resist???

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117 - Halloween 6: The Curse of Michael Myers

Throughout five movies, audiences demanded an explanation for Michael Myers’ behavior. In 1995, they finally got it with THE CURSE OF MICHAEL MYERS, and it was an epic whopper of a backstory. Did anyone appreciate it? Of course not! Listen to Alex and Julio as they discuss Paul Rudd’s film debut, Donald Pleasence’s film exit, and The Shape’s… baby?!?! It’s the lowest ranked Halloween movie and the most recent installment of our HADDONFIELD NIGHTS!

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Bonus! - Halloween III: Season of the Witch

How important is Michael Myers to the Halloween franchise? According to HALLOWEEN III: SEASON OF THE WITCH, not important at all - a bold stance that made it an unfairly maligned film. Listen to Alex and Julio as they take a minor Haddonfield Nights detour into the black sheep of the Halloween family, the one that replaced Dr. Loomis and Laurie Strode with younger, sexier counterparts! Share their awe at Tom Atkins’ sexual feats! And celebrate the pure insanity of the Silver Shamrock genocidal plan!

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116 - John Carpenter's Halloween (1978)

Remember earlier this year, when Julio was over the moon about the MCU and Alex struggled to care? Well, the tables have turned, as The Contrarians finally cover Alex’s favorite movie ever, John Carpenter’s original HALLOWEEN! But before they can reconcile their differences regarding this so-called classic, they have to give it the Contrarians Corner treatment: how bad is Carpenter’s version of a Sorkin “Walk & Talk”? How can Laurie spend an entire night watching horror movies, then constantly fall into horror genre tropes? And how ridiculous is it to see Michael Myers drive all around Haddonfield? It’s the second installment of our HADDONFIELD NIGHTS!

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115 - Rob Zombie's Halloween (2007)

And now, for something completely different… We leave Winona Ryder behind and jump feet first into the world of Michael Myers! First stop? Rob Zombie’s controversial reimagining of the Halloween mythos! Listen to Alex and Julio as they revisit Roberto Zombirelli’s most mainstream movie and the Halloween franchise’s most brutal and excessive entry as The Contrarians start their HADDONFIELD NIGHTS!

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