"IT: Chapter Two" - Some Thoughts...
I purposefully held off from writing any sort of review for IT: Chapter Two because, quite frankly, I needed some time to sit with it. Sometimes, movies are like delicious steaks. You gotta let them marinate for a bit before diving right in. I watched IT: Chapter Two on the Thursday night before its release, and again that following Tuesday. From the moment I watched it on the first viewing to this very moment where my fingers meet the keyboard, I have spent the better part of my days thinking about this movie, its source material, my love for Stephen King, how awesome the first IT movie was (from 2017), and when exactly I'll get a chance to watch IT: Chapter Two again...because believe me, a third viewing is inevitable. As of today, this movie is "number one in the world," an arbitrary notion given the nature of theater marketing and lack of real competition at the box office, but a sentiment not to be taken lightly. I loved this movie, and when I