2001 / USA (advance look)
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1984 / USA / **** (JA Kerswell)
"
Presumed lost for over 30 years, this punk-rock, classic-era slasher hybrid is a real low-fi gem. A band falls afoul of a psycho drug dealer."
2026 / Uzbekistan / ** 1/2 (JA Kerswell)
"A surprisingly violent, high-octane psycho whodunnit that teases a strict, socially conservative ethos might underpin its bloody mayhem."
1984 / USA / ** (JA Kerswell)
"Little more than a home movie shot on Super 8 with high schoolers, yet it has an undeniable vintage mid-‘80s charm."
1999 / Australia / * 1/2 (JA Kerswell)
"Half post-SCREAM slasher and half mad doctor, religious freak-out. This Australian effort is long on ambition but short on almost everything else."
1978 / USA / ***** (JA Kerswell)
"First reviewed in 1999, John Carpenter's Halloween (1978) gets a major update. Revisiting Michael Myers and the slasher that changed horror."
2009 / USA / **** (JA Kerswell)
"Like a bloody penny, the slasher bounced back in 2009 with this hugely entertaining slice of mayhem from one of the most unexpected sources: MTV."
2025 / USA / **** (JA Kerswell)
"
A man who takes the rap for an accidental death finds his old club friends carved up by a disco death dealer in studs and black leather."
2026 / USA / *** 1/2 (JA Kerswell)
"An often very funny love-letter spoof of early ‘80s slashers ... almost convinces you’re watching a film from 1981."
1982 / Imprint (Australia)
(JA Kerswell solo commentary)
2006-2010 / Second Sight (UK)
(JA Kerswell liner notes)
1994 / Vinegar Syndrome (US)
(The Hysteria Continues)
1983 / Vinegar Syndrome (US)
(with Amanda Reyes)
1986 / Red Shirt Pictures (US)
(with Amanda Reyes)
1995 / Vinegar Syndrome (US)
(JA Kerswell booklet essay)
1971 / Celluloid Dreams (Ger.)
(JA Kerswell liner notes)
1982 / Vinegar Syndrome (US)
(with Amanda Reyes)
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