Scream is one of horror’s most celebrated and popular franchises. Acting as a kind of State of the Genre address for decades now, Scream intermittently returns from periods of quiet to deliver updates on the tropes and trends of scary movies, as well as the men and women who make them, all wrapped up in an enduring who-dun-it formula wherein a group of friends/suspects is whittled down by the endearingly clumsy Ghostface before an inevitable climactic reveal. Scream is reliably funny and fun, existing in a pleasant median between soft and hardcore horror, leavening brutal, bloody kills with winking humor and quirky, likable characters. Elliot has been a fan of the series for a while now, and after artfully convincing Nathan to watch the movies by constantly berating him, both brothers were fully caught up with this classic slasher series in time for the latest entry. Scream 6, directed by Matt Bettineli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett and released in 2023, is currently in theaters where it is enjoying critical and commercial success and, with the brothers Magalhães now being official Scream savants, they thought they would finally release a relevant review and give their thoughts on the film in all its blood, meta glory. Do you like scary podcasts?
