Filmmakers love to tinker with their movies until the last possible second. A nip here, a tweak there, change the sound, the levels, etc. But, eventually, the studios need a finished movie so it can be sent to theaters, screened for press, etc. This week’s new horror film, I Know What You Did Last Summer, […]
The New ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ Betrays Itself From the Very Start
If you make an I Know What You Did Last Summer movie, one thing has to work above all else. Whatever the characters “did last summer” has to be bad enough for someone to plausibly return a year later and try to kill them. It’s one of the things the 1997 original gets right. A […]
‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ Cleverly Hooks a New Generation
The new I Know What You Did Last Summer offers a bold, refreshing take on horror requels that’s a worthy successor to the original film. While stars of the 1997 film Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr. reprise their roles as Julie James and Ray Bronson, it’s a relief that they are not the parents […]
Karma Strikes Back in the New ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ Trailer
It’s been 28 years since that vengeful hook-handed killer targeted Julie (Jennifer Love Hewitt), Ray (Freddie Prinze Jr.), and their friends—but 29 since the hit-and-run that set their misery in motion. In the new I Know What You Did Last Summer, a direct sequel to 1998’s I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (the […]
I Know What You Did Last Summer’s Returning Star on Being a Slasher Survivor
Freddy Prinze Jr.’s Ray survived the first round of hook-wielding horrors in 1997’s I Know What You Did Last Summer—then prevailed again when the mayhem shifted to a different seaside locale in 1998 sequel I Still Know What You Did Last Summer. That’s an incredible record for a Final Girl boyfriend in a slasher series, […]
I Know What You Did Last Summer Reboot Gets Its First Trailer
Sony has wanted to remake 1997’s I Know What You Did Last Summer for a decade, and it finally got its wish. Part reboot, part sequel to the originals, the new film keeps the same basic premise while hoping to get in on that legacy sequel craze that turned Scream into a franchise again. Set […]