Review: ‘M3GAN 2.0’ gets a humor upgrade with twice the killer dolls and half the scares

'M3GAN 2.0' review: More camp, more kills, less chills

Your favorite killer doll's favorite killer doll is back.M3GAN 2.0 is out in theaters now, bringing the beloved gay icon — and Out digital cover star — back to the big screen. Sign up for the Out Newsletter to keep up with what's new in LGBTQ+ culture and entertainment — delivered three times a week straight (well…) to your inbox! Gerard Johnstone, who directed the first film, is back to helm the sequel. Johnstone also wrote the screenplay for…

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‘M3GAN 2.0’ gets a humor upgrade with twice the killer dolls and half the scares

“M3GAN 2.0” is another shiny display case for its violent antiheroine, an artificially intelligent doll with little regard for human life. In the new movie, there are two of them: Meet AMELIA, a lithesome blond who opens the film decimating a bunker somewhere near the border of Turkey and Iran. The robot babe’s name stands for Autonomous Military Engagement Logistics and Infiltration Android, and one can imagine the real White House asking if we…

Review: ‘M3GAN 2.0’ gets a humor upgrade with twice the killer dolls and half the scares

Gerard Johnstone's funnier sequel to the 2022 horror hit is a disposable B-movie in which actors Allison Williams and Jemaine Clement get weirder than its android star.

Megan 2.0 Review: A Successful Change of Pace And Genre

MEGAN 2.0 (stylized M3GAN 2.0) may feature most of the original creative team behind the phenomenon that was the first film, but it’s vastly different from anything fans should expect. Director and written by Gerard Johnstone and produced by James Wan for Atomic Monster, Jason Blum for Blumhouse, MEGAN 2.0 is a wild new chapter with just as much AI mayhem and actually, a lot less horror.  The film co-stars returning cast members Brian Jordan Alv…

M3GAN 2.0 — PG-13 (A-lll)

Allison Williams as Gemma and Violet McGraw as Cady in a scene in “M3GAN 2.0.” The OSV News classification is A-III — adults. The Motion Picture Association rating is PG-13 — parents strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. OSV News photo/Kirsty Griffin, Universal Pictures The same crackling wit that marked the 2022 debut of the murderously malfunctioning android of the title is present again as she makes a s…