Welcome one and all! This week for our second horror film review of the season Mike and Matt check out the reboot of a classic slasher film, Hellraiser (2022) starring Odessa A’zion and Jamie Clayton. Special topics include a new movie giveaway, metal, and horror reboots.
There really isn’t much to say about this film. Hellraiser (2022) was an attempt at creating something a little new and different for the franchise but they only partially succeeded. The story and acting, from the human characters, was just atrocious. Our beloved mythical Cenobites on the other hand were great. The Cenobites had excellent acting with great costumes and makeup but the story as we harp on all the time was just boring.
There is plenty of torture, blood, guts, and gore to satisfy most Hellraiser fans but a lot of the deaths take place off camera. That’s an interesting story telling technique that didn’t work for a film like this. It might be that we just really don’t engage with the human characters let alone care when they are taken to task. Matt and Mike both agree you can skip Hellraiser (2022), it’s just too long and boring. Mike awards the film 2.5 out of 5 Reels. Matt, not a huge fan of the Hellraiser franchise to begin with, awards it 2 out of 5 Reels.
Next week we hit the theaters for Halloween Ends, the final installment of the latest Halloween trilogy. Don’t forget to enter our giveaway for a free copy of Jo Koy’s debut film Easter Sunday. Thanks for listening and we will chat with you next week!
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Hellraiser (2022) 
Director: David Bruckner
Writers: Ben Collins, Luke Piotrowski, and David S. Goyer
Stars: Odessa A’zion, Jamie Clayton, Adam Faison, and Drew Starkey
Release Date: October 7, 2022
Storyline from IMDB
A take on Clive Barker’s 1987 horror classic where a young woman struggling with addiction comes into possession of an ancient puzzle box, unaware that its purpose is to summon the Cenobites.