Thursday, May 27

Motel Hell

Director: Kevin Connor

Review: Fun and weird in the right places with some genuinely startling images.

Watch it if: You want something that keeps throwing things at you.

And if you liked: Bad Taste, Leatherface, The People Under the Stairs

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

Director: Timur Bekmambetov

Review: A few enjoyably silly ideas swimming in mediocrity and unconvincing visual effects.

Watch it if: You need something mildly distracting.

And if you liked: 30 Days of Night, Night Watch, Resident Evil: Retribution

Monday, May 17

The New Mutants

Director: Josh Boone

Review: Some interesting ideas and images let down by a by-the-numbers film-making style and some ropey performances.

Watch it if: You want something fairly distracting but not too challenging.

And if you liked: X-Men, The Orphanage

Check this out: New Mutants

Spiral

Director: Darren Lynn Bousman
Review: An interesting core plot that never really grabs due to dull execution and a rushed feel.

Watch it if: You're interested in the Saw movies.

And if you liked: Saw

Thursday, May 13

Sleepaway Camp

Director: Robert Hiltzik
Review: Enjoyable if formulaic slasher with some impressive prop-work and a genuinely shocking ending.

Watch it if: You're ok with some very poorly aged aspects.

And if you liked: The Burning, Friday the 13th