Movie review: 'Hell of a Summer' earns place among summer camp slashers

'Hell of a Summer' review: Horror-comedy works better as a comedy

Ever since "Scream" came along and winked the slasher movie to death — all while being a damn good slasher movie itself — horror-comedies have had a difficult time finding the right tone of self-awareness while also creating a credible…

Fred Hechinger on twists of new summer camp slasher, "Hell of a Summer"

Fresh off his role in "Gladiator 2," Fred Hechinger stars in a horror-comedy set at summer camp. He joins "CBS Mornings" to talk about his new film and the wild twists it takes.

New Horror Film Will Put America On Edge, Is Shockingly Refreshing: REVIEW

"Hell of a Summer" is a horror movie that is almost certainly going to have people talking.Basic info:It takes a lot for me to go to a movie theater these days. The experience at home with streaming is simply too good compared to the time, effort and relative expense of going to a traditional theater.I really have to be interested, and I was the moment I saw the first trailer for "Hell of a Summer" with "Stranger Things" star Finn Wolfhard.Who d…

Theatrical Release Pace Picks Up As Curtain Falls On CinemaCon & Dour First Quarter – Specialty Preview

Indie films opening include 'Hell Of A Summer' and 'The Luckiest Man In America' with 'The Chosen's next installment, 'The Friend', 'Princess Mononoke' re-release.

‘Hell of a Summer’: Finn Wolfhard and Billy Bryk Made a Boring Slasher Comedy

The term "meta-slasher" has been floating around horror circles since Scream upended the genre with a self-aware take on it. Before and certainly since, filmmakers have created all sorts of self-aware spins on the classics that lampoon, twist, or pay... Read more...

Movie review: 'Hell of a Summer' earns place among summer camp slashers

"Hell of a Summer," in theaters Friday, has fun with the conventions of slasher movies set at summer camp.