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Anna and the Apocalypse by Jonny Numb
Anna and the Apocalypse: A Fresh Spin on the Horror Musical? When it comes to teen-angst, coming-of-age comedy-dramas, I’m always ready and willing to be manipulated into a nostalgic mindset. I’m still a sucker for The Breakfast Club. I love Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. In the horror realm, Life After Beth and Night of the…
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THE LAST KNOCK presents: Behind the Horror – Blind
Behind the Horror: Blind In another of our special on-going “Behind the Horror” series, The Last Knock evaluates the use (or misuse?) of blind characters. From Peeping Tom to The Hills Have Eyes 2, and from The Sentinel to the most recent addition, Don’t Breathe, blindness has been an oft-used theme in horror. Exploitation or Exaltation?…
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Perversion of Motherhood by Kim McDonald
The Perversion The ideal of motherhood is often posited as the pedestal upon which society is built. Mothers are supposed to be the ones who protect us, civilize us. Women are expected to flow gracefully into the role of motherhood with full acceptance and wisdom. Fear or resentment are taboos women are expected to repress…
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THE LAST KNOCK presents: Climax
Take it to the Climax? Billy Crash didn’t know Gaspar Noe’s film Climax was a horror until Jonny Numb told him so. Hailed by many as an extended dance video, The Last Knock takes a closer look into the latest from the French director. The man behind the intense Irreversible and the journeyman Enter the…
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I Spit On Your Grave Deja Vu by Jonny Numb
Déjà Vu: The Vengeance Cinematic Universe Long before I Spit on Your Grave Deja Vu, chronicling the brutal rape of Jennifer Hills (a fearless Camille Keaton) over the course of a fateful day, 1978’s I Spit on Your Grave didn’t flinch from depictions of full nudity and violent retribution. The men of the piece barreled forward…
