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Re-evaluated: Halloween II (1981) Awesome poster art by Matthew Peak   I don't believe horror sequels are worthy enough to earn coverage in an episode of Revaluated, as I only desire to cover standalone films. There are a plethora of movies waiting to get the retrospective treatment they deserve. However, I ultimately decided to cover sequels on Revaluated , albeit doing so for special occasions or by request from followers; sequels will be few in this series, only being featured should I find them worthy enough to get the revaluation treatment. With Halloween just around the corner, I thought of making a special episode of Revaluated to celebrate the holiday of All Hallow's Eve, and what would be a great way to honor the holiday than to cover the sequel to one of the all-time classics of horror cinema,  Halloween II (1981). Director John Carpenter ( The Fog , Starman , Escape from New York , They Live )   In 1978, John Carpenter gave us a classic horror film for the ages, in

 Re-evaluated: Cruising (1980)   I never considered reviewing an erotic thriller on Revaluated , less a film that I've never heard about before discovering it in any other media. However, with home media distributor Arrow Video releasing many cult films on excellent blu-ray releases, I may have found a plethora of movies to cover from their massive library of films. With Arrow Video providing plenty of great material to cover for this series, I decided to look at the 1980 Al Pacino erotic thriller Cruising.    Cruising was directed by William Friedkin, one of the figures of the "New Hollywood" movement of the 1970s, an era of filmmaking where young directors had complete creative over their films. Back then, film studios never intervened in the production, nor did they dictate mandates the director had to conform with to meet expectations. Friedkin had previously directed The French Connection (1971) and The Exorcist (1973), both films winning him acclaim from critics an