Binge Bones

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Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning (2004) RELEASED July 10, 2004 RUNTIME 94 mins  DIRECTOR Grant Harvey  WRITERS Stephen Massicotte (screenplay), Christina Ray (screenplay)  STARS Katharine Isabelle, Emily Perkins, Nathaniel Arcand COUNTRY Canada LANGUAGE English  STUDIOS 49 Film, Lions Gate Films  GENRES Drama, Horror Streaming on: TubiTV, Tribeca Shortlist, Amazon Prime The plot: Ginger and Brigette are back in what feels like either REALLY GOOD fan fiction or REALLY BAD prequel-ing. Set in 19th Century Canada for no particular reason, sisters again are doin' it for themselves after Ginger gets bitten by a werewolf (AGAIN!). Random observations: This was shot back-to-back with Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed (2004) and it feels like Gs2 got slightly more attention. I wish Emily Perkins and Katherine Isabelle would do a Ginger Snaps TV series. It's time! The sound levels are super weird.  Disjointed in plot and dialogue, Ginger Snaps Back: The Beginning is a ...