Odds and Ends (05/13/10)

My 80s-style cheerleader flick Spirit Camp just scored a spot at the Dances With Films Festival—catch its LA premiere on June 5 at the Laemmle Sunset 5! I’ve also added artsy sidebar banners to help you zip straight to reviews, retro throwbacks, and all the blog fun.

Odds and Ends (05/07/10)

Guess what: the Super 8 trailer leak might be an undercover Cloverfield origin story! Meanwhile, stream my three-song download, admire the new Chuckamania banner, and get pumped for Ghostbusters 3 at Christmas 2012 as Rambo takes his final bow.

The Donner Party (2009)

Join the Donner Party’s desperate journey through snowbound mountains, where hope and horror collide in a gripping true‐story drama. With stellar performances and a haunting, slow‐burn intensity, this film will captivate history buffs and horror fans alike.

Necrosis (2009)

Six friends, a remote cabin and the Donner Party’s restless ghosts set the stage for Necrosis (2009), but Tiffany’s star turn and copious CGI gore can’t redeem its stiff acting and mind-boggling plot holes.

Dr. Giggles (1992)

Ready for some gloriously goofy 90s horror? Dr. Giggles (1992) delivers Larry Drake’s delightfully deranged surgeon, a bottomless bag of gags, and off-screen shockers that make this cult oddity as baffling as it is entertaining.