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Lucky by Jonny Numb
Lucky: Something Blurry In horror or thrillers, putting the viewer ahead of the characters never ends well. Good horror ejects the audience from the perception of the film itself as horror, and instead immerses us in character and atmosphere, to the point where twists and turns come across with genuine surprise. In other words: it’s…
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THE LAST KNOCK presents: Hodgepodge Horror XV
Hodgepodge Horror XV: Ten Films to Praise? Yes, Hodgepodge Horror XV – yes fifteen – brings you ten new films from across the horror universe to engage. This has been our most popular series on The Last Knock and we can’t thank you enough for keeping it going! We’ll discuss horror comedies like One Cut…
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For the Love of John Carpenter by Crash
John Carpenter: Horror Master I love John Carpenter because he brings grit to his horror films – and keeps the dark, well, dark. He also makes certain to mix in the suspense along with a sense of mystery, and he doesn’t spoon feed fans with information. That’s because he wants you to watch, listen, and…
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Promising Young Woman by Jonny Numb
Promising Young Woman: Advancing Toward the Inevitable Promising Young Woman is a revenge film that cuts differently than I Spit on Your Grave or Ms. 45, but stands alongside those efforts as one of the best of its kind. It differentiates itself from conventional thriller fare by advancing toward organic-feeling inevitabilities, not mechanical twists and turns.…
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THE LAST KNOCK presents: Shorts Roundup
Shorts Roundup: Independent Film 2020 was a difficult year for everybody – we were forced to acclimate to a global pandemic that brought economic uncertainty, while civil unrest felt like a daily occurrence in the United States. In the meantime, major studios struggled with the best way to release multimillion-dollar blockbusters as the spread of…
