Tag: film review

  • X by Jonny Numb

    X: A Questionable Lark (This review contains possible SPOILERS) Ti West’s X feels like a lark, so maybe I should just lighten up and enjoy it as such. But for as much as it does right, it’s also questionable in ways that have nothing to do with its actual content. The inquiry at the core…

  • Crimes of the Future by Jonny Numb

    Crimes of the Future: Creative Evolution The challenge of describing David Cronenberg and his body (heh, heh) of work in new and exciting ways has become an exercise in futility. “Genius!” they cry. “Visionary!” they hail. “The King of Venereal Horror!” they shout with glee. Long ago, these descriptors felt unique enough to properly encompass…

  • Men by Jonny Numb

    Men: An Impressive Experience When it comes to choosing a seat for the theatrical experience, I always want to put myself in front of any cacklers, talkers, or narrators. I find it less distracting to have the folks who simply cannot shut up behind me, lest I get distracted by their impatient and/or otherwise fidgety…

  • THE LAST KNOCK presents: Rob Zombie’s Halloween

    Rob Zombie’s Halloween: Turning the Knife 15 Times  Rob Zombie’s Halloween reboot from Dimension Films has been trashed by many a horror fan over the past fifteen years. Granted, this comes from those enamored with John Carpenter’s original from 1978. Well, it’s hard to argue when many consider the Carpenter version to be the penultimate slasher…

  • Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2022) by Jonny Numb

    Texas Chainsaw Massacre: An Unwieldy Franchise Let’s face it: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre has been a franchise as sluggish and lumbering as its iconic villain – and as unwieldy as his cherished weapon – for decades now. Since its first sequel (directed by series originator Tobe Hooper) in 1986, the cannibal family has been subjected…