- John Hansen
- April 2, 2021
‘Slumber Party Massacre’ (1982) is moldy slasher cheese
The best thing to be said about “The Slumber Party Massacre” (1982) is that it’s easy to watch. You might check more than once to
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- John Hansen
- March 26, 2021
‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2’ (1986) a bonkers comedy
Finally delivering a sequel after 12 years and a detour to the big-time success of 1982’s “Poltergeist,” Tobe Hooper directs Cannon Films’ “The Texas Chainsaw
- John Hansen
- March 19, 2021
‘Sleepaway Camp’ sequels (1988-89) coast on momentum
“Sleepaway Camp” (1982) is a cult classic with mesmerizingly stiff direction, editing and acting that leads up to one of the most famous final-frame twists
- John Hansen
- March 12, 2021
‘Texas Chain Saw Massacre’ (1974) a prime cut of horror
“The Texas Chain Saw Massacre” (1974) is perhaps the first slasher film, or at least a proto-slasher, depending on how you reckon it. Marilyn Burns,
- John Hansen
- March 5, 2021
‘Hannibal Rising’ (2007) elegantly tells backstory
To mark the 40th anniversary of author Thomas Harris’ invention of Hannibal Lecter and the 30th anniversary of “The Silence of the Lambs” – the
- John Hansen
- February 26, 2021
‘Red Dragon’ (2002) lacks ‘Manhunter’s’ style
To mark the 40th anniversary of author Thomas Harris’ invention of Hannibal Lecter and the 30th anniversary of “The Silence of the Lambs” – the
- John Hansen
- February 19, 2021
‘Hannibal’ (2001) can’t recapture magic of ‘Lambs’
To mark the 40th anniversary of author Thomas Harris’ invention of Hannibal Lecter and the 30th anniversary of “The Silence of the Lambs” – the
- John Hansen
- February 12, 2021
‘Silence of the Lambs’ (1991) threads needle to Oscar glory
To mark the 40th anniversary of author Thomas Harris’ invention of Hannibal Lecter and the 30th anniversary of “The Silence of the Lambs” – the
- John Hansen
- February 9, 2021
Vaughn, Newton are great, but ‘Freaky’ is rather basic
“Freaky” has slasher-flick moments and it has comedic moments, but never at the same time, leading to a patchwork hybrid that always feels like a
- John Hansen
- February 5, 2021
Mann’s ‘Manhunter’ (1986) sparingly adapts ‘Red Dragon’
To mark the 40th anniversary of author Thomas Harris’ invention of Hannibal Lecter and the 30th anniversary of “The Silence of the Lambs” – the