2006 · documentary · slasher
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film
Directed by Jeff McQueen1h 28m2006
This historical and critical look at slasher films, which includes dozens of clips, begins with Halloween, Friday the 13th, and Prom Night. The films' directors, writers, producers, and special effects creators comment on the films' making and success. During the Reagan years, the films get gorier, budgets get smaller, and their appeal wanes. Then, Nightmare on Elm Street revives the genre. Jump to the late 90s, when Scream brings humor and TV stars into the mix.
Our read: Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film (2006) reads as a neutral, kinetic, grounded documentary · slasher entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, measured in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Neutral, kinetic, measured documentary / slasher, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, measured.
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