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GHOSTBUSTERS: FROZEN EMPIRE – Dario Marianelli

March 26, 2024 Leave a comment

Original Review by Jonathan Broxton

The fourth film in the ‘primary timeline’ series of Ghostbusters films that began in 1984, and the fifth Ghostbusters film overall, Frozen Empire picks up the story several years after the events of the last film, Ghostbusters: Afterlife. Callie Spengler (Carrie Coon), her boyfriend Gary Grooberson (Paul Rudd), and her children Trevor (Finn Wolfhard) and Phoebe (McKenna Grace) have now taken up residence in the New York firehouse used by the original Ghostbusters, and are using the ghostbusting equipment to fight supernatural entities across the city. However, the Ghostbusters face several threats: New York Mayor Walter Peck (William Atherton), who has never forgiven the ghostbusters for the humiliation of him back in the 80s, continues to try to have them shut down on environmental grounds, and as a result the under-age Phoebe is barred from taking part in ghost hunts, leading to her becoming estranged from her family. Meanwhile, original ghostbuster Ray Stantz (Dan Aykroyd) purchases a brass orb from local resident Nadeem Razmaadi (Kumail Nanjiani) for his occult books and memorabilia store, but quickly determines that the orb is actually a prison for Garraka, a malevolent god who has the ability to telepathically control ghosts, can lower temperatures to absolute zero, and can literally scare people to death. When Garraka escapes from the orb, Ray must come together with the new Ghostbusters – plus some old familiar faces – to stop him taking over the city. Read more…