Tag: Crash Analysis

  • Raw by Jonny Numb

    Raw: The Future is Fucked The MPA ratings descriptor for Raw is an instance of the anonymous panel making a moral judgment on a film. “Aberrant behavior” leads the lengthy list of material supposedly unsuitable for those under 17. Jennifer Lynch’s Surveillance earned an R rating, at least in part, due to “a scene of…

  • THE LAST KNOCK presents: Psycho Goreman

    Psycho Goreman: Psycho or Psych-Out?  Writer-director-special FX guru Steven Kostanski made a name for himself as part of the renowned Astron-6 collective. Films like Manborg, Father’s Day, and The Editor show his multi-faceted creativity in full force. With Psycho Goreman, Kostanski and company attempt to mash-up PG-rated family values, alien creatures in latex suits, and…

  • The Stylist by Jonny Numb

    The Stylist: Stitched-Together Horror True to its title, The Stylist is a gorgeous film. It contains some of the most beautiful, meticulous compositions I’ve seen within the past year. The attention to color and specific lighting schemes keeps your eyes consistently dazzled. Director and co-writer Jill Gevargizian clearly had an aesthetic plan going into this, and…

  • THE LAST KNOCK presents: Blockbuster Horror

    Blockbuster Horror: Does Hollywood Do the Genre Justice?  We take a look at blockbuster horror films. That means those high-budget horror films that come out of Hollywood. What’s high budget? Most horror films fall into the $4 million or less category, which is low-budget for Tinsel Town. And for the record, those super-independent films, like…

  • Hannibal by Jonny Numb

    Hannibal: Reconfiguring the Devil File Bryan Fuller’s Hannibal under “hot TV shows I got around to years after they were canceled.” See also: “what I get at 2nd & Charles when I’ve got a ton of credit to burn.” I don’t watch much “regular” TV anymore, so most of my small-screen viewing comes via a…