SXSW Film Review: Evil Dead Rise

The possessed cabin franchise takes a gruesome trip to the city

"...open sewer and die." When people talk about the Evil Dead franchise being horror-comedy, what they mean is the..."

March 17, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Evil Dead Rise

Deadites go to the big city in the franchise's fifth film

"...open sewer and die." When people talk about the Evil Dead franchise being horror-comedy, what they mean is the..."

April 21, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

'Evil Dead' Rises Again

Three originals brought in Fede Alvarez for this horror remake

"...Games. Now the three men behind the original The Evil Dead ­­– star Bruce Campbell, producer Robert Tapert, and..."

April 5, 2013 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Garth Manor Brings Out the Dead

FX maestro Robert Kurtzman on the seminal Evil Dead 2

"...The elevator pitch for 1987's classic comedy-horror Evil Dead 2 would be simple: the same, but more...."

July 31, 2015 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Brahms: The Boy II

The well-dressed, porcelain, miniature killer is back. Um … how?

"...The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. Unfortunately, Brahms: The Boy II boasts precious little of the prior film’s crepuscular charms,..."

Feb. 28, 2020 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Guillermo del Toro's Hellboy II is the most splendidly imaginative and creatively uncorked piece of fantastic cinema since his Pan's Labyrinth netted an Oscar trifecta in 2007.

"...It's not perfect – thank Satan! – but Hellboy II: The Golden Army is by far the most splendidly..."

July 11, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Species II

"...but in the end the point is moot: Species II is formulaic sex and violence devoid of even a..."

April 17, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Owls, Hooters & the Devil: Graveyard Part II

Graveyard Part II

"...their way to North Carolina, confessed to the band’s “Evil Ways,” walking metal’s “Thin Line” between a “Blue Soul”..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

Page Two: Name-Calling, Part II

Name-Calling, Part II: The proud badge of 'cowardice'

"...veteran would never so casually dismiss King's dream as dead...."

Feb. 10, 2006 Column by Louis Black

Drag Me to Hell

Sam Raimi makes a triumphant return to the "splatstick" horror genre he more or less invented with The Evil Dead and its two sequels.

"...horror genre he more or less invented with 1981's Evil Dead and its two sequels – the giddy, gooey..."

May 29, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SXSW Goes Monster Hunting With Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves

Evil Dead Rises and more added to festival lineup

"...this year's opening night film, while eagerly-anticipated horror sequel Evil Dead Rise is also part of this year's headliners...."

Jan. 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Just Your Average Stiff

"...Bruce Campbell in Evil Dead II A hapless Shemp facing off against ravenous..."

June 4, 1999 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Gift

"...of the structure straight from his early cult sensation Evil Dead II (itself a conscious remake, but with a..."

Jan. 19, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Halloween at the Movies

Your ultimate guide to spooky season screenings in Austin

"...The Violet Crown becomes the Violent Crown with some..."

Oct. 13, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Kill Bill: Vol. 1

Quentin Tarantino goes into overdrive with this story about the bride who was left for dead on her wedding day and seeks revenge against them that done her wrong.

"...one of Tarantino’s all-time favorite vendetta films, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. It’s the perfect way for..."

Oct. 10, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Short Cuts

"...Cinemaker, a free filmmaking workshop, and public recognition. The deadline for entries is Friday, June 4. For more information,..."

May 14, 1999 Screens Column by Marjorie Baumgarten

Hundreds of Beavers

Loony live-action cartoon about a fur trader who goes to war with rodents

"...very game Graves), never comes within peering distance of Evil Dead II levels of grisly. Also, the racoons are..."

Feb. 23, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: From the Dark

Star and director talk monsters, mud, and New Kids on the Block

"...see fear films until he was 17. "I watched Evil Dead II and suddenly I was hooked. I had..."

April 11, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Reindeer Games

"...master of the American car chase (Ronin, French Connection II) can barely mount a slippery scene pitting Ben Affleck..."

March 4, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Robert Kurtzman Invades Garth Manor

FX legend talks Evil Dead 2

"...a special screening of one his earliest successes, 1987's Evil Dead 2. You can read all about that in..."

July 30, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Overlord

How do you make killing Nazi zombies this dull?

"...been processed by pop culture into Frankenstein-esque plots of undead Wehrmacht. Of course producer J.J. Abrams, who seems to..."

Nov. 9, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

A Year's Cheers

The nominees for the 2010 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Evil Dead: The Musical, Doctuh Mistah Productions..."

May 14, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Lee Majors Can't Stop

The Six Million Dollar Man visits Wizard World

"...Bruce Campbell's father in season 2 of Ash vs. Evil Dead, Majors has been kicking around for a while...."

Sept. 23, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Into the Woods With Fede Alvarez

Director talks rebuilding Lisbeth Salander as a fairy tale

"...Both of his first two films – 2013's ultragory Evil Dead and 2016's home invasion shocker Don't Breathe –..."

Nov. 8, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Devil's Backbone

Set in a crumbling boys' school/orphanage/fallout shelter during the Spanish Civil War, the lost boys of this haunting film contend with a vengeful ghost as well as the more worldly traumas of war, greed, and abandonment.

"...– yet one suspects they would agree on The Devil's Backbone, a Spanish-language festival darling in which Guillermo del..."

March 15, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Fantastic Fest Review: Overlord

J.J. Abrams enters the surprisingly deep zombie Nazi genre

"...been processed by pop culture into Frankenstein-esque plots of undead Wehrmacht. Of course producer J.J. Abrams, who seems to..."

Sept. 24, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Crawlspace/Sightseers

This week's horror lesson: Can't stay home, don't dare risk leaving

"...Saw franchise, The Collector and even the Japanese gorefest Evil Dead Trap. It's familiar territory for Schmoeller, since seven..."

Dec. 14, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Unrelentingly Hostile: Editor's Cut

This is an extended version of the story that ran in the print edition.

"...Hitchcock's Psycho -- George Romero's Night of the Living Dead (1968), Tobe Hooper's The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974),..."

Oct. 17, 2003 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Killing Nazis the Finnish Way: Jalmari Helander on Hyperviolent Action-Comedy Sisu

How mud and sand made for a gritty World War II romp

"...for Rare Exports, his unexpected international breakout success about evil Christmas elves in Lapland. The other is for Rambo:..."

April 25, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Ha-Ha-Hitler: The Importance of Mocking Nazis in Jojo Rabbit

Taika Waititi, Stephen Merchant dissect hate in anti-Nazi satire

"...If you can't laugh at evil, what can you do? That's the message of Jojo..."

Oct. 25, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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