Texas, 1979. Led by producer Wayne (Martin Henderson), a group of young hooligans: actors Maxine (Mia Goth), Jackson (Scott Mescudi, AKA Kid Cudi), and Bobby-Lynne (Brittany Snow), director RJ (Owen Campbell), and sound/lighting/cinematography assistant Lorraine (Jenna Ortega) are making a low-budget adult film at a farmhouse, unbeknownst to its golden-ager owners, Howard (Stephen Ure) andContinue reading “Ti West’s ‘X’ is Wicked, Fun, and Un-X-pectedly Clever”
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‘Haunt’ (2019): Don’t Stick Your Arm in Mystery Holes!
Not to be confused with the 2014 film of the same name, which I already reviewed here. It’s Halloween, and our six main characters are looking for a haunted house. We have main character Harper (Katie Stevens), her love interest Nathan (Will Brittain), her roommate Bailey (Lauren Alisa McClain), and her friends, token woman ofContinue reading “‘Haunt’ (2019): Don’t Stick Your Arm in Mystery Holes!”
‘Black Christmas’ (2019): They Meant Well…
Christmas break is approaching, and the students at Hawthorne College are getting ready to party. And by party I mean the men are picking off the women because they’re possessed by the evil magic practiced by the founder of the college, Calvin Hawthorne. It’s up to a feisty band of fighters (with traditionally masculine names,Continue reading “‘Black Christmas’ (2019): They Meant Well…”
‘You Might Be the Killer’ is Definitely a Great Time
Sam (Fran Kranz, who’s getting typecast as the guy in a cabin in the woods) is a camp counselor with a staff of twelve. When a masked murderer menaces his campgrounds, he calls his buddy, horror expert Chuck (Alyson Hannigan), for advice on how to survive. Unfortunately, all signs point to Sam being the killer. Continue reading “‘You Might Be the Killer’ is Definitely a Great Time”
‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning’ is Not the Worst Prequel Ever
2006 prequel to The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, opening in 1939 with the birth of little Tommy (AKA Leatherface), appropriately enough in a meat-packing plant. He’s promptly thrown in a dumpster and found by Luda Mae Hewitt (Marietta Marich); he’s then raised by Luda Mae and her husband Charlie (R. Lee Ermey). Thirty years later, brothersContinue reading “‘The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning’ is Not the Worst Prequel Ever”
‘Stupid Teenagers Must Die!’: Unfunny “Spoofs” of Slasher Movies Must Die!
It’s the 1980s, and a group of naughty teenagers are going to have a séance in ol’ Murder McGee’s house. There’s Final Girl Julie (Ashley Schneider), her boyfriend Kane the Token Black Guy (Jovan Meredith), gay couple Jamie (Christina DeRosa) and Sissy (Jamie Carson), Tough Guy Alfie (Devin Marble), Popular Girl Tiffany (Lindsay Gareth), NerdyContinue reading “‘Stupid Teenagers Must Die!’: Unfunny “Spoofs” of Slasher Movies Must Die!”
‘Hellbent’: A Gay Slasher You Can Get Behind
Lonely wannabe cop Eddie (Dylan Fergus) and his buddies: bisexual bed-hopper Chaz (Andrew Levitas), awkward Joey (Hank Harris), and studly Tobey (Matt Phillips) head out to the West Hollywood Halloween Carnival to get some bootie. Eddie is especially interested in Jake (Bryan Kirkwood), a hottie he met earlier. They catch the attention of a maskedContinue reading “‘Hellbent’: A Gay Slasher You Can Get Behind”
‘Hatchet II’: Let it Grow on You
The film picks up moments after the first one ends. Mary Beth, faced with Victor Crowley, escapes by poking him in the eye Three Stooges style and runs away. She teams up with Reverend Zombie, her uncle Bob, Shawn’s twin brother Justin, and a group of hunters and fishermen to return to Honey Island SwampContinue reading “‘Hatchet II’: Let it Grow on You”
Adam Green’s ‘Hatchet’: A Gory Modern Take on Old School Horror
Ben (Joel David Moore) and his buddy Marcus (Deon Richmond) head up to the bayou for Mardi Gras. Ben talks Marcus into taking a haunted swamp tour. They and their companions: tour guide Shawn (Parry Shen), married couple Jim and Shannon (Richard Riehle and Patrika Darbo), porno director Doug (Joel Murray) and his subjects JennaContinue reading “Adam Green’s ‘Hatchet’: A Gory Modern Take on Old School Horror”
‘Feardotcom’: Lovely, but Completely Nonsensical
Feardotcom(.com) is a website run by serial killer Alistair (Stephen Rea), who believes that “Reducing relationships to anonymous electronic impulses is a perversion.” His solution: kidnap young women and film himself torturing them until they beg to die, thus creating “intimacy with death.” Protagonist Mike (Stephen Dorff) is the detective who’s been hunting him forContinue reading “‘Feardotcom’: Lovely, but Completely Nonsensical”
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