Sometimes the remake is better.

After three false starts, we finally got hold of the Japanese remake of 1990’s Ghost. And honestly, we can’t think of a better movie to start the decade with. Now we get to audibly despair for an hour about the production oddities that make this beautiful little gem so incredibly hard to find.

CONTENT WARNING for discussion of fatshaming, racism, police brutality

0:30 THE GRAIL APPEARS
8:00 Swayze Ghost
14:00 Their Love Story
22:00 Cancer Child and Anne Rice Psychic
28:00 Oh Yeah, Extortion Subplot
36:00 GHOST SUPERPOWERS
47:00 Should You Watch This

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