The Craft: Legacy Is Better Than The Original
The 1996 horror movie The Craft is a brilliant and fresh look at teenage girls who are also witches. Starring Neve Campbell, Fairuza Balk, Robin Tunney, Skeet Ulrich, and Rachel True, the story follows Sarah Bailey (Tunney) as she moves to a new town and doesn't care about fitting in. The film became a cult hit and it makes sense that there was interest in a reboot.
The Craft: Legacy was released from Blumhouse Productions in 2020 and the story has the same bones as the original as an interesting teenage girl moves to a new town and falls in with a group of witches. But while there's still much to enjoy about the original film, there are some smart changes that make The Craft: Legacy a better horror film than The Craft.
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The Craft is a cult favorite and stands out among the most underrated '90s horror films. While The Craft is an intelligent and scary film, and countless horror fans enjoy rewatching it regularly, there's something special about The Craft: Legacy. The new movie feels more fun, entertaining, and fresh because it's less dark and disturbing but still explores the same important topic of not wanting to fit in or be cool. When Lily (Cailee Spaeny) is the new girl in town, Frankie (Gideon Aldon), Lourdes (Zoey Luna), and Tabby (Lovie Simone) want her to be their fourth, much like Nancy (Balk), Bonnie (Campbell) and Rochelle (True) are interested in exploring witchcraft with Sarah.
The Craft: Legacy is inclusive, with trans actress Zoey Luna playing the character of Lourdes and Zoe Lister-Jones, who wrote and directed the film, talked to Scott Turner Schofield and GLAAD. As Luna explained in an interview with The Wrap, “All of the women that were so aware and educated before
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