THE BUTCHER

If you happen to be in the mood for nothing special, if you find yourself in the midst of the video store looking to not be challenged, or not have anything new to deal with, or nothing in particular to be scared by, but you just want a big loud gory romp with a plot so antique it could be featured on PBS, then go ahead, and grab that copy of THE BUTCHER off the shelf.

LEATHERFACE: TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE PART 3

LEATHERFACE is the most disappointing of the TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE movies – mostly because it doesn’t take us anywhere new.  But then again, with the exception of PART 2, none of them really do. Ultimately, almost every TCM film follows the same formula as part one, just does it a bit more slickly.  The formula is: normal people, driving through Texas, meet seemingly normal other people, break down, find out that seemingly normal other people are in fact part of insane, inbred, mutant cannibalistic family, Leatherface comes out with a chainsaw, and inevitably some woman survives the whole thing. And there, in a nutshell, is the plot of TCM 3.

THE LAST BROADCAST

Oh, what a great day this is for me. I've been waiting for this sucker to come out since the late nineties, when it first emerged, and I bought a copy on VHS. Let me lay it out for you, here...this is a moment of history staring you in the face. THE LAST BROADCAST is the first ever totally digital film ever released, so saith the IMDB. Shot digitally, edited digitally, and released via digital projection--not so much as one inch of film was used in the creation of the movie. Which is a nifty achievement, make no mistake--but if it doesn't stack up plotwise, it's not going to be worth your time to watch, whether it was shot digitally, on film, or on a print of solid gold.

MR JINGLES

Well, folks, the Killer Clown subgenre of horror, made so popular by Stephen King's "IT", has finally hit rock bottom. And rock bottom is currently populated by MR. JINGLES, a killer clown feature that never should have left the circus.

HEAD TRAUMA

Posted by guest reviewer Steve Anderson

If you’ve ever taken a surprise blow to the head, you know very well how seemingly fragile the nature of reality actually is. Even if you haven’t, you may well have had those moments of unreality that cause you to think twice about where you are and what role you play in that particular locale.  HEAD TRAUMA is going to have you feeling that disconnection all over again, and this time, loving it.