Tag: Independent

  • Best Japanese Horror Films by Crash

    Best Japanese Horror: From 150 Features A lover of all things Japanese, I’m ashamed that I have only watched 150 films from the stellar island nation. Besides so many movies and so little time, Japanese horror films are not afraid to bring the bizarre and uncomfortable to the screen. And when considering Japanese horror, these…

  • THE LAST KNOCK presents: Hodgepodge Horror XIV

    Hodgepodge Horror XIV: Your Box of Bloody Chocolate  Yes, it’s another installment in our longest running series at The Last Knock. The series had been developed in our first year of production, way back in 2013. And when you turn your ears on and open the door seven years later, it’s suddenly Hodgepodge Horror XIV.…

  • VFW Review by Jonny Numb

    VFW: Visceral Terror VFW is one of the great siege films, up there with Night of the Living Dead, Assault on Precinct 13, and Green Room. The best efforts of this subgenre waste few beats in the lead-up to the inciting incident. Within a matter of minutes, VFW gives an endearing introduction to our rugged protagonists at…

  • THE LAST KNOCK presents: Bliss

    Bliss: Stuck in the Middle with Goo  Joe Begos’ 2019 nihilistic film Bliss has lovers and haters – just like Billy and Jonny. Crash loves it, Numb hates it. Let the battle for the hearts and minds of Bliss watchers commence…  The Bloody Heart of it All Dora Madison gave all of herself as Dezzy…

  • Shorts Triple Feature by Jonny Numb

    Shorts Triple Feature Hunger (2020) [11 minutes. Director: Daniel Brown; Written by: Lisa Sorrentino] My first “Shorts Triple Feature” article included House Call, a horror-comedy from the Lancaster, Pennsylvania-based My Little Rascal Productions. Their latest effort, Hunger, is an altogether different beast. Luca (David A. Velez) receives a faux-old-timey radio in the mail from Chloe…