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Jul 2, 2021 · The ’90s-set Fear Street Part 1: 1994 may hope to appeal to fans of Scream and other horror bangers, but much like Scream it aches to subvert any dated expectations—and succeeds in a...
- Fear Street Part 1: 1994 Review: Netflix Slasher is a Scream
Fear Street Part 1: 1994 is a post-modern slasher which...
- Fear Street Part 1: 1994 Review: Netflix Slasher is a Scream
Jun 30, 2021 · Fear Street Part 1: 1994, the first in a new Netflix trilogy of interconnected teen horror flicks, begins with a loose homage to that classic’s famed opening sequence, with Stranger Things star...
For all you Scream fans out there—give Fear Street: 1994 a watch! So the first part of the Fear Street trilogy just premiered yesterday on Netflix, and wow! It’s a fantastic throwback slasher film with verrrry heavy Scream influence.
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Jun 30, 2021 · Fear Street Part 1: 1994 is a post-modern slasher which begins as an overt homage to Scream. It’s late night at the mall and a put-upon shop worker is closing up when she’s suddenly...
- The first entry in Netflix's new horror trilogy based on R.L. Stine's YA book series delivers.
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By Kristy Puchko
Updated: Jul 16, 2021 9:50 pm
Posted: Jun 30, 2021 4:00 pm
Fear Street Part 1: 1994 debuts on Netflix on July 2, 2021.
For generations of fans, Fear Street was not just a series of frightening books targeted at teens. It was a passcode, a way of telling others that you were part of the club that valued being scared. Tucked into bed, under a blanket, flashlight poised, you would read into the night, incapable of stopping at a cliffhanger, barreling through one twisted chapter after another until you finished the book or your mom came in to wake you for school. For decades, R.L. Stine captured the fearful imaginations of countless kids. Now, his dark tales have inspired a horror film series made just for us. And it’s scary how damn good the first film in this Fear Street trilogy is.
The first of three films releasing weekly on Netflix, Fear Street Part 1: 1994 introduces the world of Shadyside, a rundown American town, plagued by drugs, poverty, and so many bloody murders that it’s also known as “Killer Capital USA.” Every few years, another spree killer emerges to slay their neighbors, before dying violently themselves. Local legend claims Shadyside is cursed by a one-handed witch named Sarah Fier. 300 years since she was hanged for her wickedness, they believe she still possesses the townsfolk to such heinous homicidal ends. But even after some of their classmates are killed in a mall massacre, Deena (Kiana Madeira) and her Shadyside High friends have more pressing concerns, like how to stick it to their rival Sunnyvale football team and how to cope with a recent break-up.
Through all this frightening fun, Janiak’s cast is incredible. Madeira proves a sensational leading lady, balancing the badass vibes of Alien-era Sigourney Weaver with a suitably angsty scowl, and trembling inner tenderness. Olivia Scott Welch is her stellar scene partner, delivering a heady blend of passion and pain that makes her performance feel like an Olivia Rodrigo song.
Benjamin Flores lends solid support as Deena’s chatroom-obsessed conspiracy theorist little brother, while Fred Hechinger brings laughs as a shrewd update of the John Hughes-styled weirdo-bestie. Stranger Things’ Maya Hawke offers her unique style of crackling chemistry, while Julia Rehwald charges a path ferocious, funny, and a bit risqué. All together, they make for a crew you don’t want to see cut down. Sorry to say, Fear Street won’t play nice.
A Fear Street movie didn’t need to be this good. Let’s be frank: director Leigh Janiak and company could have cobbled together a rehash of one of Stine’s plotlines that boasts some sexy slasher fun slathered in nostalgia. That would have been fine, popcorn-worthy entertainment. But Janiak went above and beyond, using Stine’s books as a guide to pen...
Jul 2, 2021 · The first movie in a new trilogy, releasing on Fridays in January, Fear Street Part One: 1994 stars Kiana Madeira and Benjamin Flores Jr. in a movie fit for the Scream generation.
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Jul 2, 2021 · Netflix's Fear Street Part 1: 1994 is like getting on your favorite rollercoaster — you might know the bumps, turns, and drops, but you're in for the ride because you just know it hits.
