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THE LAST KNOCK presents: Piercing
Piercing Pesce Style When it comes to writer/director Nicolas Pesce’s Piercing, there’s a reason it hasn’t made the rounds amongst major horror fans… After all, Pesce is the man behind the disturbing and surreal Eyes of My Mother that left many audience more than disconcerted. In his Sophomore effort, Pesce accomplishes something that Ana Lily…
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M. Night Shyamalan by Angel Ackerman
M. Night Shyamalan Brings the Fear In our last movie review, my almost-fourteen-year-old daughter, Eva, and I watched Boys in Trees with the other parental unit. That review was difficult to write because of the intricacies of the ending. How do you discuss such a film without spoilers? I guess in reality you don’t. The film had…
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Jonny Numb Reviews Us
Us = Despair Room for Interpretation Jordan Peele blindsided many with 2017’s Get Out, a film as prescient in its sociopolitical themes as it was in the assured execution of its macabre elements. From the dialog to the character development to the escalation of tension, I didn’t anticipate the effect of what he ultimately…
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Shorts Triple Feature: House Call / Scrambled / Trapped in Amber by Jonny Numb
Triple Feature Horror House Call (My Little Rascal Productions; 2018) [Director: Daniel Brown; Written by: Joseph Sorrentino] The horror-comedy can be a difficult tightrope act, especially when stretched to feature length (fatigue often sets in even with the best of this subgenre), which is why Joseph Sorrentino’s to-the-point script helps House Call hit with the…
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The House that Jack Built by Jonny Numb
The House that Jack Built for… (Author’s Note: while the following review centers more on the tactics filmmaker Lars Von Trier employs to engage and provoke the viewer, it also refers to certain plot points to elaborate on said tactics, which may constitute spoilers. I would recommend that anyone curious watch the film before…
