As a mother I’ve got to agree with one of the life (death?) lessons in Leatherface – never diss someone’s mom. This is a prequel to the 1974 film The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and it has some good moments, though it never reaches the heights of that classic. The central metaphor of the teen shedding… Leatherface Read More
Texas Chain Saw Massacre 4.5 stars
The most fascinating person in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is Franklin, a disabled man confined to a wheelchair. Horror films often put all their character-building into the final girl, and ignore the rest as mere fodder. But here Franklin (Paul A Partain) held my attention more, ironically because his vulnerabilities force him to mimic the ways that women… Texas Chain Saw Massacre Read More