Two years after 2017’s It, Pennywise the Clown and the Losers Club are back in Derry for a final showdown in director Andy Muschietti’s sequel. Read on for The Ringer’s coverage, analysis of the second installment of this Stephen King opus, plus plenty of creepy clown lore.
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Everything You Need to Know About ‘It Chapter Two’
Pennywise the Clown and the Losers Club are back in Derry for a final showdown
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September 10, 2019
Is Pennywise the Clown Good at His Job?
In ‘It Chapter Two,’ the once-prolific "eater of worlds" suffers a drop in production, buckles under pressure, and often displays a lack of interest in his child-devouring tasks
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September 10, 2019
An ‘It Chapter Two’ Deep Dive, ‘Joker’ at Venice, and Big Winners at the Toronto International Film Festival
‘The Oscars Show’ returns to read the tea leaves out of Venice and TIFF, including the shocking Golden Lion win for ‘Joker’
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September 9, 2019
The ‘It Chapter Two’ Exit Survey
Combing through all three hours of the sequel, from Bill’s job as a bad writer to Mike’s acid trips to Pennywise’s resounding sassiness
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September 6, 2019
‘It Chapter Two’ Leaves the Weirdness of Its Source Text Behind
The sequel to the 2017 adaptation of Stephen King’s novel is, unfortunately, content to be just another Evil Clown Movie
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September 6, 2019
Top Five Stephen King Movies and the Most Anticipated Movies at the Toronto International Film Festival
Ahead of the release of ‘It Chapter Two,’ Sean and Adam share their favorite King adaptations
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September 5, 2019
The ‘It’ Thing: Welcome to the New Golden Age of the Stephen King Adaptation
2017’s ‘It’ and its new sequel are just one piece of the current boom of King-related IP making its way to screen
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September 5, 2019
Let’s Put a Smile on That Face: The Evolution of Clowns in Hollywood
From the early days of silent film to Jack Nicholson’s and Heath Ledger’s Jokers to, most recently, Pennywise in ‘It Chapter Two,’ makeup artists have honed the look of cinematic jesters, repeatedly finding new ways to amplify tragedy, humanity, and horror
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September 4, 2019
The 10 Best Stephen King Movie Adaptations
No author has had his work converted to the big screen with more frequency—and more scattershot results—than the horror maestro. And with ‘It Chapter Two’ imminent, what better time to take stock of the very best of the 80-plus King movies?