Touching slice of nostalgia raises spirits

Sky

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

Cinema Premiere ●●●●●

The main protagonists are newbies to the series, with Mckenna Grace’s Phoebe discovering her connection to the spectre-zappers after she moves to a small town with her mum Callie (Carrie Coon) and brother Trevor (Finn Wolfhard).

There’s a lot of nostalgia at play here but helmer Jason Reitman and co-writer Gil Kenan wisely don’t pile it on with too big a shovel as the fresh characters are given their own time to shine and earn our admiration. I won’t spoil how and when the original Busters make their appearances but rest assured it’s crowd-pleasing filmmaking at its best.