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THE LAST KNOCK presents: Possessor
Possessor: Psychological Body Horror Many have waited patiently for Brandon Cronenberg’s Possessor. Coming eight years after his first body horror feature, the riveting science fiction Antiviral, would be beat the sophomore jinx? M. Night Shyamalan and Jordon Peele both fell victim to expectation, but Cronenberg rose to the occasion. In Possessor, Tasya Vos (Andrea Riseborough)…
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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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THE LAST KNOCK presents: Horror Double Feature: SPLIT and THE BLACKCOAT’S DAUGHTER
Another interesting mix of horror with M. Night Shyamalan’s Split and Oz Perkins’ The Blackcoat’s Daughter. We’ll explore what works, what doesn’t, what’s cool, and what’s a far cry from worth watching. We’ll discuss if Night’s slipping even though he’s returned to making “smaller” films. But is Oz Perkins’ star rising? Both films have received…
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The 2000s: Horror’s Best Decade (Part 3: The Final Chapter) by Paul J. Williams
Please allow me one last time to preface this article with a warning and a statement: Beware! Dozens of movies are discussed and spoilers may exist, so please keep that in mind as you read. And, I’m not a movie historian or expert; I’m just a cinephile, probably like you, who enjoys horror movies. I…
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“I am serious…and don’t call me Shirley” – SPLIT (2017) from Jonny Numb
[118 minutes. PG-13. Director: M. Night Shyamalan] ***This review contains SPOILERS*** While obvious, it bears repeating: M. Night Shyamalan hit hard with the Oscar-nominated The Sixth Sense in 1999. With the auteur put on a high pedestal so early in his career, it’s easy to imagine his subsequent films getting tripped up in a game…
