Review – Children of the Corn (2023)

This production takes several huge risks, some of which pay off. The story starts before the town’s children go bad, which detracts from the power of the original short story and several of the movie versions. It also bets almost the whole farm on the performance of the lead evil kid. Fortunately 12-year-old Kate Moyer proves up to the task. Though not as creepy as the Isaac / Malachai combo from the original, her character is more multi-dimensional and has to carry more of the total screen time. Beyond her performance, however, this is an uninspiring gore fest. Mildly amusing