Film #17 of Hooptober V

Despite retconning the previous 9 films in the series and attempting to establish itself as the true lineage to the spirit of the original Halloween this ultimately feels like a endearingly hodgepodge of the entire franchise, with the singular focus of the incomprehensibility of evil and the trauma it leaves being interrupted by inane plot-twists, meta-references, abundant comedic relief, and brutal, extended violence. David Gordon Green and Co. have fun with it, crafting some flashy…