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The Night House by Jonny Numb
The Night House: Specifics of Emotion The symbiotic relationship between grief and fear is undeniable, but for all the horror efforts that hit this tricky bullseye, just as many screw it up. Thankfully, The Night House gets the tone just right. It’s one thing to craft a film that depicts the loss of a loved…
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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…
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Raw by Jonny Numb
Raw: The Future is Fucked The MPA ratings descriptor for Raw is an instance of the anonymous panel making a moral judgment on a film. “Aberrant behavior” leads the lengthy list of material supposedly unsuitable for those under 17. Jennifer Lynch’s Surveillance earned an R rating, at least in part, due to “a scene of…
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Werewolves Within by Jonny Numb
Werewolves Within: Solution to Snow Hollow Horror-comedy is a grand balancing act: when it works, it works beautifully. When it fails, it’s like a person stepping on a banana peel and not falling ass-over-head. And then there are films that strike an imbalance between genres, becoming identity crises that have no idea what they want…
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THE LAST KNOCK presents: Psycho Goreman
Psycho Goreman: Psycho or Psych-Out? Writer-director-special FX guru Steven Kostanski made a name for himself as part of the renowned Astron-6 collective. Films like Manborg, Father’s Day, and The Editor show his multi-faceted creativity in full force. With Psycho Goreman, Kostanski and company attempt to mash-up PG-rated family values, alien creatures in latex suits, and…
