Category: Crash Support Team

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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 Black Christmas Universe by Jonny Numb

    Black Christmas: A Dark Universe Christmas has come and gone, and after two years of dread-filled build-up for obvious (familial tensions; economic worry) and not-so-obvious (whose ominous cold symptoms will cancel the party?) reasons, the world has had to adjust to alternative ways of carrying on with time-tested traditions.   Thankfully, the annual “Is Die…