THE SCRIBBLER [2014]

Director John Suits adaptation of Daniel Schaefer's graphic novel The Scribbler is one of those films that is made with more passion than talent.
The story of a mentally disturbed young woman living in a bizarre alt. world psychiatric hospital tries to snuggle itself into something resembling a Frank Miller tale with it's gritty sex and violence.  If you're an "angry" 16-year-old emo-punk who loves reciting other people's anti-social monologues about hating society, being crazy, nasty Christians or this filthy humanity then this will be right down your alley.  If you're not into that juvenile sort of stuff then you're probably best leaving this one alone.  There's some great scene-chewing performances from it's "who's who of the nerd genre" cast and an exciting final act but it really isn't enough to make it worthwhile.

2 Suicide Suites out of 5

WRONG TURN [2003]

Rob Schmidt directs yet another hillbilly inbred serial killers film with Wrong Turn.
It's fairly generic in the storyline and stock characters but manages to supply some tension, well-timed humour and two strong leading characters.  There really aren't any surprises to be had or imaginative kill scenes however there's some entertaining chase scenes and settings which all benefit from it's brisk pace and will to get straight to the point.  It was exactly the type of crap that I wanted at the moment and it pretty much delivered.

2½ tasty mouthfuls of barbed wire out of 5