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Butterfly Kisses by Jonny Numb
Butterfly Kisses is Haunting Beauty At their best, horror films confirm our worst fears and stimulate our imaginations, whether in the form of mythic creatures, time-tested folklore, or the paranoid notions that rattle around in the collective unconscious. They make something that could otherwise be laughed at into something real. That said, a…
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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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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…
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Suspiria (2018) by Jonny Numb
(This review alludes to certain details regarding the ending of Suspiria2018. If you haven’t yet seen the film, consider this your SPOILER alert.) Suspiria: A Vulgar Display of Power? After pondering it for three months, I think I understand the excess-driven climax of Luca Guadagnino’s Suspiria. It involves a character amassing the full force of her…
