Film Review – Children of the Corn (2023)

I’m sure Stephen King had no idea that when he created a short story in 1977 about murderous kids in rural Nebraska, he would still be seeing movies inspired by it made to this day. “Children of the Corn” is back, but, in reality, it’s never really left, with producers determined to keep making adaptations, sequels, spin-offs, and whatevers for nearly four decades, with the last offering, the little-seen “Children of the Corn: Runaway,” released in 2018. There’s certainly big money in forgettable horror, and the brand name returns with “Children of the Corn,” which lands firmly in the whatevers category, with writer/director Kurt Wimmer (“Ultraviolet,” “Equilibrium”) conjuring his own take on King’s idea, and he has something worth developing involving poisoned land and abused kids. Unfortunately, Wimmer is lost with the feature, delivering an amateurish nightmare that becomes an unintentional comedy, adding another dud installment to the pile. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com