Black Phone 2

...good enough for a horror sequel. But good enough will never be more than just that. 

...a confident, blood-drenched homage to one of the most popular horror franchises of all time, while injecting just enough of their own visual language and confident flair to make it feel like more than a mimic.

Ethan Hawke returns as The Grabber, not of flesh and bone; he's a boogeyman in your nightmares, yet the pain he inflicts leaves real scars.

The most impressive feat "Black Phone 2" pulls off is finding a way to bring The Grabber back that feels coherent and actually adds to the character.

Scott Derrickson and Ethan Hawke serve up chilly scares and moral outrage in a worthy Black Phone 2.

...isn’t perfect, but it’s a killer good time, and that’s more than enough.