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Netflix Frontrunner To Nab J.J Abrams’ ‘Overlook’ Series After HBO Max Passes On ‘The Shining’ Spinoff

August 4, 2021 4:12 pm

In the wake of the release of "Doctor Sleep," a direct sequel to Stanley Kubrick's iconic haunted house flick "The Shining" starring Ewan McGregor ("Obi-Wan Kenobi," "Trainspotting") as an adult...

New Scientific Study Crowns Scott Derrickson’s ‘Sinister’ As The “Ultimate Horror Movie”

Charles Barfield

October 20, 2020 1:14 pm

News

Horror films, like most art, can’t really be ranked in any sort of subject way to test how “good” they are. Dubbing a film a “good” movie is so beholden to personal taste and other outside factors, it would be...

The Social Distance: 21 Films About Isolation

Nicholas Laskin

May 7, 2020 1:12 pm

Features, News

The tradition of isolation in cinema, either psychological, physical, or both, is rich and also, a rather modern phenomenon (you don’t see a lot of 1930s movies about people contemplating their existence in a ...

Mark Romanek Discusses His Doomed ‘Revenant’-Esque ‘Shining’ Prequel & Why It Isn’t Being Made

Charles Barfield

April 10, 2020 2:41 pm

News

Even though it was more than half a decade ago, there are many that still wonder about filmmaker Mark Romanek’s proposed prequel to “The Shining,” titled “The Overlook Hotel.” With Stephen King properties bein...

Bryan Cranston Lampoons ‘The Shining’ In Moutain Dew’s Super Bowl Ad

Charles Barfield

January 28, 2020 2:16 pm

News, Video

With the cost of a 30-second Super Bowl ad estimated at $5.6 million, it’s obvious why companies continually rely on A-list celebrities to draw interest to their products. And with the sporting event mere days...

Stephen King Says Everything He Disliked In Kubrick’s ‘The Shining’ Is “Redeemed” In ‘Doctor Sleep’

Charles Barfield

November 6, 2019 2:18 pm

News

Stephen King isn’t fond of Stanley Kubrick’s classic adaptation of his novel, “The Shining.” After decades of the filmmaker being criticized by the author, we all know this to be a fact. However, in a new inter...

‘Doctor Sleep’: Mike Flanagan Attempts To Honor Both Kubrick & King In This Mediocre Blockbuster [Review]

Lena Wilson

November 4, 2019 10:14 am

Features, News, Reviews

When Mike Flanagan signed on to write, direct, and edit “Doctor Sleep,” he took on a complicated legacy. How do you adapt a best-selling novel (Stephen King’s 2013 book) that is the sequel to another celebrated...

‘The Shining’ Honest Trailer: Kubrick’s Horror Film Is Either A Master Class In Building Tension…Or Kinda Boring

Charles Barfield

October 29, 2019 1:32 pm

News, Video

Normally, when the folks at Screen Junkies lampoon a film for the hugely popular Honest Trailers bit, those movies are already pretty terrible (“Venom”), or, at the very least, the ridiculed films are too popul...

‘Doctor Sleep’ To Run Longer Than ‘The Shining’ At 152 Minutes As The Director Warns Audiences To Avoid The Big Soda

Charles Barfield

October 15, 2019 1:59 pm

News

“Doctor Sleep” isn’t your typical Stephen King adaptation. While the film is adapted from the novel of the same name from the acclaimed horror writer, “Doctor Sleep” is attempting to serve two separate masters....

‘Doctor Sleep’ Trailer: The Horrifying Experience Of ‘The Shining’ Lives On 40 Years Later

Valerie Thompson

September 8, 2019 12:10 pm

News, Trailers

Can you ever really go back? More importantly, when the names involved are Stanley Kubrick and Stephen King, do you dare to make the journey? The hallowed halls of the Overlook Hotel have always been sacred gro...

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