Quartile rating: 7/10 · 1 rating
Twenty-five years after a streak of brutal murders shocked the quiet town of Woodsboro, a new killer has donned the Ghostface mask and begins targeting a group of teenagers to resurrect secrets from the town’s deadly past.
The 2022 Scream requel is most notable for its sharp meta-commentary on legacy sequels and toxic fandom, giving it genuine Novelty as a self-aware horror film that critiques its own genre's sequel culture — a fresh angle even for a franchise built on self-awareness. The plot competently revives the whodunit slasher formula with some clever misdirection, though it leans heavily on the original's structure. Acting is serviceable, with the legacy cast (Campbell, Cox, Arquette) outshining the new ensemble. Cinematography is workmanlike for the genre. The ending's reveal and resolution feel underwhelming — the killers' motivations (extreme fandom) are intriguing conceptually but the execution is rushed and the final confrontation relies on convenient contrivances.