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It: Chapter Two (2019)


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Several decades after narrowly avoiding the appetites of the supernatural monster who manifests as their darkest fears, the band of lovable misfits from the prior movie are now adults struggling to live their lives and deal with a trauma that they only vaguely remember. Unfortunately for them, the creature survived their fateful encounter and has emerged from hibernation to prey on the vulnerable once again.


Since Ryan covered the first movie with Cheryl and Sylvan, they both return for a discussion about the concluding installment. Topics for this dialogue include the second movie's relative storytelling weaknesses when contrasted against its predecessor, why they second movie is still more narratively satisfying than its source material, the film's approach to remarking upon homophobic violence, and how abuse can carry over from generation to generation. 

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