Tag: filmmaking

  • Broadcast Signal Intrusion by Jonny Numb

    Broadcast Signal Intrusion: The Search for “Truth” There’s a junction in any good conspiracy thriller where the viewer realizes, usually in tandem with the protagonist, that they’re in over their head. You’re both invested to the point where you simply can’t stop the search for the truth (however precarious the notion of “truth” may be)…

  • THE LAST KNOCK podcast presents: Hodgepodge Horror XVI

    Hodgepodge Horror XVI: Sweet Sixteen Celebration Crash and Numb or Numb and Crash or whatever weird law firm we may be, brings you Hodgepodge Horror XVI! In our longest running series, The Last Knock takes a look at ten horror films for Halloween! The Films Well, there’s no fun for the episode if we just…

  • THE LAST KNOCK presents Saint Maud

    Saint Maud: All Hail If you haven’t seen Saint Maud as of yet, have no fears, we won’t spoil a thing for you. But we will explore what sets Rose Glass’ film apart from the rest of the horrors flirting with religious overtones – or undertones. The first-time feature film writer/director delivered an intriguing dramatic…

  • THE LAST KNOCK podcast presents: An Interview with Mark Ricche, Christian Stavrakis, and JB Destiny

    George A. Romero – and Ricche, Stavrakis, and Destiny  Mark Ricche: Besides writer, actor, and director of the brilliant Mortal Remains documentary, he worked the camera on Romero’s Iron City Asskickers. Christian Stavrakis: He also wrote, acted in and directed Mortal Remains, sculpted the renowned George A. Romero statue, and also appeared in Iron City…

  • The Honeymoon Phase by Jonny Numb

    The Honeymoon Phase: Refreshing Alternative [89 minutes. Unrated. Director: Phillip G. Carroll Jr.] Something that gets lost in formulaic mainstream horror is the genuine connection to character. In the jump-scare landscape, which we currently inhabit, it’s less about an emotional journey than the desperate, cliched methods filmmakers use to jolt audiences out of their seats.…