Dinner With Leatherface?

Greetings from the Grindhouse! This installment packs a last look at Leatherface, a Japanese face melt, and a return to the Deuce!

May 08, 2025

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A Visit To The Deuce

As luck would have it, I had business in NYC this past Friday. Anytime I travel there, I do my best to visit the Deuce, 42nd Street between 7th and 8th. 

It still has some hustle and bustle. But all of the grindhouse charm is pretty much gone. Now it’s a city block filled with Applebees, Dave & Buster’s, and the Aladdin play. 

The only saving grace? Recreational weed is now legal, and the skunky musk fills the air. I reckon there’s a bit of 70’s nostalgia in that. 

Overall, it was bummer enough that I didn’t even bother taking pictures for this newsletter. Oh well. 

The great news: The grindhouse spirit is alive and well worldwide. Some filmmaker, somewhere–maybe near you–is doing their best to summon the grindhouse demons with a new movie masterpiece. Is it you? Is it happening where you live? Let us know! Email us at [email protected] so we can share with the world what’s happening in your scene. 

What We’re Watching:

Andrew: “I’m busy catching up on Severin Film’s new Russ Meyer blu-rays. They look amazing!”

Katey: “Oh, I actually have an answer for this! I just finished Good American Family with Ellen Pompeo and Mark Duplass. And I’m making my way through the Korean zombie show Newtopia.”

Jon: ““I saw AZRAEL, starring Samara Weaving. Really compelling movie, with an intriguing commitment to the story-based reason for the lack of dialogue. It’s not a silent movie, exactly, but nobody talks in it. Samara Weaving is one of the best of the new generation of scream queens, which is saying a lot in my opinion, and it was also nice to see Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, an actor who I expect we’ll be seeing more and more from. But man, no joy in Mudville. If you’re looking for light, look elsewhere. I think after this movie and a few others I’ve seen, Samara Weaving deserves to go do a romantic comedy in Maui. She has more than earned it!”

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