[CFF ’22] ‘The Third Saturday in October Part V’ review: Horror movie uses franchise fatigue to its benefit

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by Nathaniel Muir

The Third Saturday in October Part V made its world premiere at the Chattanooga Film Festival in an interesting way. It was screened before the first installment intentionally. The idea was to serve as a reminder to those old enough to remember the days before streaming. Before the current media landscape made it possible to watch every installment of a franchise in order (either by release date or the movie’s chronology), a person had to count on whatever video store they went to if they were going to see a series of movies in order. Inevitably, you were left watching things in random order. (I saw Phantasm II and Friday the 13th Part 3 before I saw the originals.)

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