There’s a push and pull in Scott Derrickson’s follow-up film Black Phone 2 that bothers me. The film picks up several years after the events of The Black Phone, in which central protagonist Finney (Mason Thames) slayed his captor, The Grabber (Ethan Hawke). But alas, Black Phone 2 instead just awkwardly shoehorns Christianity in where it doesn’t need to be. Universal PicturesBut I’d be remiss not to say that Black Phone 2 has some very stark positives despite the overall dark cloud of religion that taints the overall experience. Black Phone 2 premiered September 20 at Fantastic Fest.