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THE LAST KNOCK presents: Best and Worst Horror 2019
Best and Worst Horror 2019: A Tough Year When it comes to best and worst horror 2019, there was an array of movies to choose from. Your The Last Knock team covered a wide range of independent commercial films. And some of them may have not appeared on your horror radar. Even so, narrowing the…
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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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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 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…
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It Chapter Two by Jonny Numb
It Chapter Two: An Eerie Nostalgia Over Labor Day weekend, I was cleaning and packing up the very last of my personal belongings at my former apartment. I loved the building, and the tenants were a friendly, wide-ranging mix of cultures and ages. With the surfaces polished and the contents of the fridge stuffed into…
