A generous reading of Halloween would be to say that it’s a visceral #MeToo parable in which traumatized women confront their abuser. Surely that’s how the movie will be regarded years from now, when it will be looked to as a reflection of its era. But in truth, the film clumsily stumbles into feminist significance in its final moments, without having laid much groundwork for it beforehand.

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A werewolf movie that isn’t a werewolf movie, but really kind of is.

Review: www.larsenonfilm.com/hold-the-dark

Your kids have to see you cry sometime.