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31 by Jonny Numb
[102 minutes. R. Director: Rob Zombie] Watching 31 as a Rob Zombie fan is a precarious proposition. I found myself wanting to forgive so much of it; wanted to give it a pass and champion its worth because “the devil’s in the details”; and insist that the premise, while heavily flawed (and frankly lazy), lent…
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Ouija: It’s Only A Game by Dee Emm Elms
Perception isn’t reality. I know that. You know that. Everyone knows that. And, yet, we give in to treating our perceptions like reality all the time. It’s almost like it’s a self-indulgent game the vast majority of people play near-constantly with the Universe. It’s so pervasive, in fact, that some people make careers that…
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SOUTHBOUND (2015) – Highway to Hell by Jonny Numb
[89 minutes. R. Directors: Roxanne Benjamin; David Bruckner; Patrick Horvath; Radio Silence] After it was over, I wondered: does Southbound win by default? I know, I know: it’s not about whether you win or lose, but how you play the game (ha, ha)! In the boundless terrain known as the Millennial Horror Anthology, the lessons…
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THE NEON DEMON and the Provocation of Beauty (2016) by Jonny Numb
[118 minutes. R. Director: Nicolas Winding Refn] The world of fashion modeling is ripe with metaphorical potential. And while nobody would seem more suited to bring a new and unique angle to this topic, Nicolas Winding Refn’s The Neon Demon is a conundrum that piggybacks off some of the best examples of this interesting subgenre, while…
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Crash Analysis Support Team: MARTYRS and the Systematic Torture of the Horror Remake – Guest Post from Jonny Numb
[2008. 99 minutes. Unrated. Director: Pascal Laugier] [2016. 86 minutes. Unrated. Directors: Kevin & Michael Goetz] *** This review contains SPOILERS for both films *** Pascal Laugier’s Martyrs was a lot of things, albeit in a deceptive manner: blunt, brutal murders that seem nihilistic and unprovoked take on greater resonance late in the game; characters…
