
Nearly 40 years after Tim Burton’s camp horror movie became a cult classic, he brings back his 0riginal cast for a sequel that will delight fans of the original while drawing in their kids (and grandkids). The story follows Lydia (Winona Ryder), wh now has a TV show where she communicates with the dead, her stepmom (Catherine O’Hara) — now a pretentious multimedia artist — and her daughter (Jenna Ortega) as they return to the original haunted house for a funeral. Expect Halloween to be full of this movie’s outfits. From THR’s David Rooney: “The zippy pacing, buoyant energy and steady stream of laugh-out-loud moments hint at the joy Burton appears to have found in revisiting this world, and for anyone who loved the first movie, it’s contagious.” (Read the review)