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Doctor Sleep by Jonny Numb
Doctor Sleep: A Pleasing Convergence Doctor Sleep could’ve been a clusterfuck. Instead, it’s a pleasing convergence. The timeline for The Shining universe is as follows: Stephen King’s novel was published in 1977. Stanley Kubrick’s film adaptation was released in 1980. Notoriously critical of Kubrick’s take, King adapted the novel as a TV miniseries (directed by…
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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…
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The Short Films of David Teixeira by Jonny Numb
David Teixeira: Ouroboros and Mater Filmmaker David Teixeira operates in the realm of ambiguity. And I like that. In Ouroboros, a nameless young woman (Lea N’Kaoua) receives an anonymous invitation that implores, “I hope you’re feeling better. See you there.” Up to this point, we’ve seen images of a mysterious blond woman (also N’Kaoua), a…
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THE LAST KNOCK podcast presents: It Chapter Two
It Chapter Two: Electric Clownaloo Why in Hell is The Last Knock posting a review of It Chapter Two so late? Because spoilers abound and we wanted to give listeners all the time in the world to see the movie. To be honest, we felt there was no way to do a spoiler-free episode. Talking…
