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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Shallow Grave (1994)
Directed by Danny Boyle Danny Boyle's debut film is full of a restless, almost manic kind of energy with the camera moving quickly, and the characters speaking even faster. Though drugs don't factor into the story (as they do in his next film), it's as if these characters are constantly snorting and injecting something just … Continue reading Shallow Grave (1994)
Beginners (2010)
Directed by Mike Mills I can't write objectively about Beginners because it is probably, presently my favorite film of all time. It's a lullaby, a soft breeze, the first sip of coffee, the cords of a familiar song, a towel after a dip in the ocean, and it is that moment you realize your car, which … Continue reading Beginners (2010)