Tag: Crash Reports

  • The Elevation of THE DARK TOWER (2017) by Jonny Numb

    [95 minutes. PG-13. Director: Nikolaj Arcel] Adaptation is a funny thing. Regardless of what route you take, you will take heat from fans of the source material. Someone – online or elsewhere – will accuse you of “ruining the book(s) forever” (even though that’s total bullshit). One example in particular that galled me – Christ,…

  • A Large Buttered Popcorn with Fiery Death, Please! by Ron Shaw

    Recently, an excellent, thought-provoking article, “A Dinner with George” by Isaac Thorne, was featured at Crash Palace. Isaac’s nostalgic, heartfelt piece on George A. Romero and his iconic masterpiece (IMO) of Night of the Living Dead captured my thoughts and memories of yesteryear, launching me mentally into the past, reflecting somewhat on how and why…

  • At Dinner with George by Isaac Thorne

    I was having dinner with a good friend the evening of July 16 when I heard the news. As most folks do these days, my dinner guest and I occasionally glanced at our phones to check notifications and create replies on social media during our meal. Don’t judge. We’ve known each other for a long…

  • TRUTH OR DARE (2013) by Jonny Numb

    [84 minutes. Unrated. Director: Jessica Cameron] I’ve only done one interview for THE LAST KNOCK podcast, but it was very special: back in early 2014, I spoke with Jessica Cameron, who was on a promotional kick for her directorial debut, Truth or Dare. I knew of her status as a prolific, hard-working actor and rabid…

  • THE LAST KNOCK presents: Interview with TTBO Productions and Owen McCuen

    Kyle Schiffert and Ryan Fox of TTBO Productions, and actor Owen McCuen stop by to speak with Billy Crash about their latest full feature venture. The team’s creating the science fiction time travel thriller, Replace Yourself. A man goes back in time to save his wife and daughter, but he can’t come back, and his…