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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…
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3 From Hell by Jonny Numb
3 From Hell: The Squirmiest Worm I’ve watched 3 from Hell twice – once with a rowdy crowd during its multi-night theatrical run, and once at home, all by myself. And I still don’t know what to make of it. I’m honestly torn between three stars and zero stars. In my experience, Zombie’s filmmaking appreciates…
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The Grudge (2020) by Jonny Numb
The Grudge: A Deceptive Ordinariness The new Grudge is probably the harshest telling of the tale (originating with Takashi Shimizu’s Ju-onin 2002), and its moments of violence spring from an intimacy manifested in the despair- or hope-stricken hearts of its characters. It’s a film shot in earth tones, underlining a small-town blandness that augments the feelings…
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Gretel and Hansel by Jonny Numb
Gretel and Hansel: Vessels of Interpretation Gretel and Hansel is just what I needed. A bit of backstory: my father was admitted to the hospital the morning of January 30 with a brain bleed (the result of an arteriovenous malformation). The movement in his right side was impacted, along with his speech. Before I arrived at…
