Episode 216: Scream 4 (with Ashley Simmons)

There’s a new Scream flick in theaters right now, and while that film is what most of the fans are talking about, we’re throwing it back to 2011 to dissect the very mid Scream 4. Released over a decade after the original three films, this one suffers from an identity crisis and fails to justify its existence in the overstuffed remake/reboot crowd of the time. Does this movie have anything to say about the then-current state of horror? We’ll let you know as we discuss the film, plus our twist on a Punk’d revival, David Arquette’s strange puppet bar, and Dustin’s inability to physically see any woman who isn’t his wife (“lady blindness”). All of that and a lot more with returning guest Ashley Simmons.

Scream 4 stars Kristen Bell, Rory Culkin, Anthony Anderson, Alison Brie, Hayden Panettiere, Emma Roberts, Neve Campbell, Anna Paquin, David Arquette, and Courteney Cox. Directed by Wes Craven.