Scream 7 (2026)

I had very low expectations for this, so maybe that’s why at times I was surprised to find it was quite good. Scary? Well no, not really, and of course “Ghostface” has all the nimble dexterity and immortality features of a baddie from a “Scooby Do” cartoon so you can guess that there are at least two of them operating in cahoots. Given that was all going to be pre-programmed from the start, I thought Kevin Williamson did just a little better than anticipated with this. The new target for our Munchian terror is “Tatum” (Isabel May), the teenage daughter…

It's interesting that this movie came out the same year as the Scary Movie. Both of them are tail ends of tired franchises, but whereas Scary Movie is rambling and incoherent, this movie at least tries to build on its formula, try a few new twists, and make something of it. The movie isn't great by any metric, but I think it might be good enough for what it wants to be. It's a callous cash grab of nostalgia, but it is well produced and well directed. The casting is of course all stars, because that's how nostalgiabait works. But the new additions pull…

As someone whose obsession with horror began with the 1996 original, reviewing a Scream film feels like critiquing a part of my own history. It is, and likely always will be, my favourite horror franchise. But love requires honesty, and the truth is that Scream 7 is a pale imitation of the sharp, subversive slasher that defined a generation. While Neve Campbell and Isabel May bring a grounded sincerity to the screen, the film around them feels fundamentally lost. The "meta" commentary, once the serie's greatest weapon, has become its Achille's heel,…