A “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” movie made for 2022 is a low-expectation enterprise. Is it set in Texas? Is there a massacre? How about a chainsaw? Check the boxes, and off you go. The “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” series is so disjointed, comprising a delightfully gonzo pair of sequels and a handful of botched reboots, that a straightforward, satisfying slasher is all that a contemporary Leatherface film needs to be. David Blue Garcia, armed with a script by Fede Álvarez and Rodo Sayagues, takes the straightforward route.

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Ready for another legacy requel? AKA, a film, much like “Halloween” (2018), that disregards the entire canon of all the sequels that have arrived since the original opened and takes place after the events of the first film, acting as a new “proper” sequel? That’s “Texas Chainsaw Massacre,” from a filmmaking team that includes Fede Alvarez (“Evil Dead“) and co-writer of the 1974 classic “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre,” Kim Henkel.

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Has any horror franchise survived the myriad ways studios revive and reboot them to hold onto any shred of respectability? Unfortunately, in an era where “The Conjuring” cinematic universe and Blumhouse hold sway over the genre, the likes of Freddy, Jason, and Michael don’t have the same prestige they once did (if they ever did at all). And after the disastrous “Halloween Kills,” who could blame moviegoers for giving up on the slashers of old?

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If there’s any horror sequel that’s worthy of a repeat, it’s “Happy Death Day 2U.” Writer/director, Christopher Landon’s promising continuation of his surprisingly spry time loop PG-13 horror-comedy smash “Happy Death Day,” is given a liberating golden pass to ultimately remix its original and fundamentally remake his hit film.

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Landon uses this winning sequel opportunity to not merely redo his refreshingly animated original film but challenge it— building upon its kooky, evergreen foundation and expand the story in scope, scale, genre, and tone.

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