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The Grudge (2020) by Jonny Numb
The Grudge: A Deceptive Ordinariness The new Grudge is probably the harshest telling of the tale (originating with Takashi Shimizu’s Ju-onin 2002), and its moments of violence spring from an intimacy manifested in the despair- or hope-stricken hearts of its characters. It’s a film shot in earth tones, underlining a small-town blandness that augments the feelings…
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Gretel and Hansel by Jonny Numb
Gretel and Hansel: Vessels of Interpretation Gretel and Hansel is just what I needed. A bit of backstory: my father was admitted to the hospital the morning of January 30 with a brain bleed (the result of an arteriovenous malformation). The movement in his right side was impacted, along with his speech. Before I arrived at…
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THE LAST KNOCK presents: The Shining
The Shining: Shines on After 40 Years In 1980, Stanley Kubrick brought Stephen King’s best selling novel, The Shining to life. Regardless of the original source material, Kubrick created a frenetic and most unsettling horror. The story is centered on a maze of emotions and craziness exuded by the Torrance family, which opens the hotel…