The Hillside Strangler

Character actress Lin Shaye, usually relegated to grotesque supporting roles in mainstream comedies, is a revelation as Buono's embittered, cancer-ridden mother.

The filmmakers are clearly most interested in re-creating the murders in a gruesome and repugnant fashion. It's a shame the film is so exploitative, because Howell and especially Turturro deliver chilling, all too convincing performances.

A garishly slick piece of exploitation with surprisingly high production values but nary a moment of suspense.

Here's one for the Sick Voyeurs Club.

Irresponsible, exploitative trash.

A good horse kick, or a fistful of Valium, may help you get through this relentlessly sadistic exercise with your soul more or less intact.

Another repulsive, fetishistic trawl through the life and crimes of a serial killer.