Welcome to The Morning After, where I share with you what movies I’ve seen over the past week. Below, you will find short reviews of those movies along with a star rating. Full length reviews may come at a later date.

So, here is what I watched this past week:

Ghostbusters

I saw the original Ghostbusters in the theater. The cultural zeitgeist was astounding. I remember it fondly and cannot recall how many times over the years I’ve seen it. That said, it’s been more than 30 years now and a new team is on the scene and the end result is immeasurably entertaining.

Two paranormal researchers who had a falling out are reunited when an apparition appears at a local historical building. From there, the two women plus their quick-working engineering partner begin taking down ghosts as they discover a plot to crack open the world and release thousands of ghosts onto the city.

Director Paul Feig brings back his favorite comic muse, Melissa McCarthy and collects three other talented and funny women to power his all-female team. Kristen Wiig, Leslie Jones and Kate McKinnon join McCarthy in infusing their roles with wit and humor perfectly. The casting is perfect. Toss in a nimbly comedic turn by Chris Hemsworth and you have a brilliantly humor-laced production that engages and delights its audience with only a handful of questionable narrative choices to get in the way.