FRAILTY (2001) at 25: The Family That Slays Together Stays Together

FRAILTY (2001) d. Bill Paxton (USA)

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A mysterious young man, Fenton Meiks (Matthew McConaughey) walks into a Texas FBI building and reveals to Agent Doyle (Powers Boothe) that he knows the identity of a local serial killer known as “God’s Hand.” Fenton tells of his father (Bill Paxton), a loving man of deep faith who awakens his sons one night with the news that he has had a vision: God has called on them to serve as slayers of demons. Of course, upon hearing that these demons are “disguised” as human beings, Fenton understandably begins to question his father’s sanity.

CLUB DREAD (2004) movie review

Club Dread (2004) d. Jay Chandrasekhar (USA) (104 min)

Comedy troupe Broken Lizard (of Super Troopers fame) tries their hand at the slasher genre, with fairly impressive results in both the gore and guffaw departments. Set at “Pleasure Island,” a Costa Rican resort owned by boozy soft-rock balladeer Coconut Pete (Bill Paxton, doing his best Jimmy Buffet) where the guests come to drink their fill, lose their inhibitions (and clothes), and get naughty. Unfortunately, a serial killer is slashing his/her way through the fun-loving staff and patrons, with the body count piling up faster than you can say “Margaritaville.”