There are no bad Scream movies. There may be some Scream movies that I like less than others, but there are no bad Scream movies. I don't think any of the sequels match the lofty heights of the first two (and, for reference, Scream 2 is my fave of the bunch), but they each bring something fun and unique to the table.
Wes Craven and Kevin Williamson's original film is a smart but loving slasher send-up, while Scream 2 applies that same formula to sequels. Scream 3, despite having one of the weakest final acts in the entire series, is secretly a great little neo-noir that acts as a prescient takedown of Hollywood and the literal people it paved over to get where it is. (It also gave us the gift of Parker Posey as Jennifer Jolie - probably the best supporting character not from the original two films.)
Scream 4 is dated in some respects and grimly cynical, but it makes up for that in inventive set-pieces and a considered if cringey meditation on new media. Scream (2022) was a good legacy sequel, and Scream VI, while suffering from another weak finale, I would argue, makes up for it with some of the nastiest chases and kills in the series.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
