Jason Widgington

At least Hostel and Saw had plots to go along with their gratuitous violence. The Butcher is basically 75 minutes of nothing but ultra-violence, held together by a promising concept that unfortunately goes nowhere new.

This is far from your average travelogue. Wirkola revives a horror subgenre many people thought would never re-surface: the Nazi zombie film. By the end of this 90-minute splatter comedy, the beautiful white snow of the Norwegian Alps will be painted blood red.

This is far from your average travelogue. Wirkola revives a horror subgenre many people thought would never re-surface: the Nazi zombie film. By the end of this 90-minute splatter comedy, the beautiful white snow of the Norwegian Alps will be painted blood red.

PVC-1's full 85-minute running time is one continuous shot, with no cuts and no editing. Innovative? Yes, but whether the technique adds to or detracts from the story is another question, a question whose answer is not as black and white as one might think.

PVC-1's full 85-minute running time is one continuous shot, with no cuts and no editing. Innovative? Yes, but whether the technique adds to or detracts from the story is another question, a question whose answer is not as black and white as one might think.