Patrick Wilson’s new film, Barry Munday, which premieres this week at SXSW in Austin, looks super cute, if not incredibly bizarre. The basic plot surrounds Wilson’s character losing his family jewels, but gaining something far more valuable in return. The equation is a bit cheesy, sure. The apparent humor and interesting cast, however, seems like it can work.

Director Rob Zombie recently said that he would “never” bring audiences a third installment of his Halloween films, following the release of his sequel, Halloween 2, this weekend. Let us all take a moment to respond with a collective, “Thank You!” As reboots/re-imaginings/regurgitations go, Zombie’s Halloween of 2007 was a noteworthy effort, largely in showing a different, interesting perspective on the origins of Michael Meyers. Zombie carries that same narrative vision into Halloween 2, but frustratingly manages to butcher the story from beginning to end. Michael’s accomplished pursuit of nubile prey trails Zombie’s ability to ferret out and eliminate any residual value from his original, inspired direction. And not unlike many scenes in the film, audiences are left standing in a sad, bloody mess.