Tagged: Seasonal slasher

Movie Review: April Fools Day (1986)

April Fools Day (1986) is not what you would expect from an ‘80s “slasher” flick. With names like Frank Mancuso, Jr (producer of the Friday the 13th sequels) attached, one would expect April Fools Day to be average, run-of-the-mill  horror...

Movie Review: Leprechaun (1993)

Poor Warwick Davis. After being cast to play the Ewok Wicket in Return of the Jedi at a very young age, the talented “little person” actor just couldn’t get much of a break in Hollywood. Davis...

Review: My Bloody Valentine 3D (2009)

Happy Valentine’s Day! 2009’s My Bloody Valentine 3D is notable for being one of the first theatrical films to try to bring back 3D shortly before it became a short-lived phenomenon with the release...

Review: New Year’s Evil (1980)

1980’s New Year’s Evil is without a doubt the most bizarre holiday-themed slasher flick I have seen yet. It’s a grimy little piece of “punksploitation” that is clearly from an era before filmmakers cracked...

Review: Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2

Just as Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer pierced through a veil of fog to help Santa Claus deliver joy to children, 1987’s Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 slashed its way through countless uninspired holiday-themed slasher flicks...

Review: Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)

1984’s Silent Night, Deadly Night is an odd film to dissect. Released six years after Halloween, it’s an obvious attempt to cash in on the success of John Carpenter’s seminal classic. The gimmick in this B-rate “slasher”...

Review: ThanksKilling

Let’s talk about bad movies. Generally speaking, I love ‘em, but it takes a lot more than simply being “bad” for me to enjoy poor filmmaking. That’s where things get complicated. Occasionally, a film...