A meta-horror that wants Wes Craven's New Nightmare’s brain but forgets to build the skull. The Last Showing flirts with self-awareness, trips over its own logic, and wanders straight into themes it’s not prepared to handle.
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The Englund Paradox: How The Last Showing Trips Over Its Own Metafiction

The Last Showing (2014) wants the self-awareness of Wes Craven’s New Nightmare without the seamless internal logic. The assessment of modern self-aware horror cinema requires a firm distinction bet…

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