Horror Films

Mother: She Cleans Up Her Son's Bloody Mess

Music in Movies on Mondays: "For Whom the Bell Tolls" from Zombieland

Using familiar songs in film is tricky business. It can set the perfect tone for what's to unfold, but if it's either too contemporary or deeply associated with, say, the artist who originally sang it, it can prove distracting. In the case of horror-comedy Zombieland, they got it just right when the ... More >>

Karaoke Korrespondent: KJR Tries to Bag a Wild Minx at One Eyed Jacks

​This week, Karaoke Jeff Roman heads to a strange land: Lynnwood, which is actually not so strange to him because he spent his high school years in nearby Brier. The only thing I like better than regular karaoke is out-of-town karaoke. Of course, everything's more fun on vacation. I treat eve ... More >>

Halloween DVD Roundup: Looking for Horror in the 1980s

​This week, Karaoke Jeff Roman heads to a strange land: Lynnwood, which is actually not so strange to him because he spent his high school years in nearby Brier. The only thing I like better than regular karaoke is out-of-town karaoke. Of course, everything's more fun on vacation. I treat eve ... More >>

The Horror of Kent

​Inglourious Basterds isn't the only movie out to feature a baseball bat as lethal weapon. Arriving on DVD this week is Frayed (Lionsgate, $26.98), the bloody product of three local filmmakers from Kent. Rob Portmann, Kurt Svennungsen, and Norbert Caoili (pictured L-R) grew up in the VHS era w ... More >>

Late Review: Dance Flick

Any movie containing Amy Sedaris can't be all bad, right? Our Aaron Hillis went to see Dance Flick, which opens today at the Meridian and other theaters. Here's his take: The Wayans clan peaked with their 1988 blaxploitation parody I'm Gonna Git You Sucka. Their 2000 hit, Scary Movie, a parody of, ... More >>

The Unborn: D-List Actors Die in Droves

Any movie containing Amy Sedaris can't be all bad, right? Our Aaron Hillis went to see Dance Flick, which opens today at the Meridian and other theaters. Here's his take: The Wayans clan peaked with their 1988 blaxploitation parody I'm Gonna Git You Sucka. Their 2000 hit, Scary Movie, a parody of, ... More >>

Opening Tonight: Michael Bray's Remake at Crawl Space

Any movie containing Amy Sedaris can't be all bad, right? Our Aaron Hillis went to see Dance Flick, which opens today at the Meridian and other theaters. Here's his take: The Wayans clan peaked with their 1988 blaxploitation parody I'm Gonna Git You Sucka. Their 2000 hit, Scary Movie, a parody of, ... More >>

Shrooms: Stoners Take a Very Bad Trip

Any movie containing Amy Sedaris can't be all bad, right? Our Aaron Hillis went to see Dance Flick, which opens today at the Meridian and other theaters. Here's his take: The Wayans clan peaked with their 1988 blaxploitation parody I'm Gonna Git You Sucka. Their 2000 hit, Scary Movie, a parody of, ... More >>

The Mist: Stephen King Gives Us Too Much Chatter, Not Enough Monsters

Any movie containing Amy Sedaris can't be all bad, right? Our Aaron Hillis went to see Dance Flick, which opens today at the Meridian and other theaters. Here's his take: The Wayans clan peaked with their 1988 blaxploitation parody I'm Gonna Git You Sucka. Their 2000 hit, Scary Movie, a parody of, ... More >>

Malick and Kubrick Are Ready for Christmas

Any movie containing Amy Sedaris can't be all bad, right? Our Aaron Hillis went to see Dance Flick, which opens today at the Meridian and other theaters. Here's his take: The Wayans clan peaked with their 1988 blaxploitation parody I'm Gonna Git You Sucka. Their 2000 hit, Scary Movie, a parody of, ... More >>

The Art of the Horror Film Soundtrack

Our faves, from Halloween to The Omen.

Fall Preview: Brad Pitt and Company Stake Their Oscar Claims

Our faves, from Halloween to The Omen.

Joshua: Parenthood as a Literal (Yet Funny) Horror Show

Our faves, from Halloween to The Omen.

Behind the Mask

Don't bother looking into this slasher-flick confidential.

Oct. 25-Nov. 2, 2006

Jazz cats and architects caught on film. It's crazy theory, man!

The Hills Have Eyes

Opens at Varsity and others, Fri., March 10. Rated R. 107 minutes.

DVDs of the Week

Opens at Varsity and others, Fri., March 10. Rated R. 107 minutes.

Film Calendar

Opens at Varsity and others, Fri., March 10. Rated R. 107 minutes.

Death by Natural Causes

Drama and violence spring from a desolate land.

Project Grizzly

Ventura Distribution, $19.95.

Meathook: A Melodrama

Also: Door Stories.

Oh, God! Book II

Also: Door Stories.

A Mighty Wind

Warner Bros. Home Video, $27.95

Not So Fresh From the Grave

Vintage horror flicks don't necessarily look better in retrospect.

Scary Movie 2

Vintage horror flicks don't necessarily look better in retrospect.

Thermal dynamics

Previewing the sticky floors of summer cinema.

Ebb tide

There's not enough sand in these shorts.

Scary Movie

Scream, Stab, whatever.

SIFF Events

Scream, Stab, whatever.

Lou Reed, American Psycho soundtrack, and more.

Scream, Stab, whatever.

American Psycho

The difficult task of adaptation.

Scream 3

Required viewing for veterans of the first two films only.

Scream 3 Preview

What's to come...

Deep-sixed

Bruce Willis in a tired new genre: therapy thriller.

Hit the showers

Gus Van Sant's 'Psycho' goes right down the drain.

Real evil vs. reel evil

Director Bryan Singer gets caught in Stephen King Land.