Directed by Mike Flanagan While itself a straight down the middle, somewhat delirious horror/fantasy movie, Doctor Sleep is more fascinating for how it interacts with its prequel, Stanley Kubrick's The Shining. Stephen King is widely known to loath that 1980 film for how it deviates from his novel. The character Jack Torrance (played by Jack Nicholson) was … Continue reading Doctor Sleep (2019)
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Misery (1990)
Directed by Rob Reiner Some of what makes Misery so deliriously wonderful is the detail. This is a pretty straightforward, ruthlessly parodied tale of horror that has surely stood some kind of test of time because of those little details like the typewriter with the missing "n," and the wholesome partnership between the sheriff and his … Continue reading Misery (1990)
Smashed (2012)
Directed by James Ponsoldt Smashed is a sweet little independent drama about a woman's sobriety that focuses less on the individual steps to recovery and more on the consequences of said sobriety. Kate (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) and Charlie (Aaron Paul) are a young married couple living somewhere in Los Angeles. They are both alcoholics, but life … Continue reading Smashed (2012)
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