Posts Tagged ‘Stephen King’
Film Review – In the Tall Grass
In the Tall Grass (2019) starts out well enough. Cal (Avery Whitted) and his pregnant sister Becky (Laysla De Oliveira) are on a cross country road trip. While making a pit stop next to an old church, they hear the cries of a young boy…
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Episode 19 – It Chapter Two
On this episode of the podcast, we talk about the new installment of the Stephen King epic, It Chapter Two. We also discuss talks of a Tank Girl reboot, a possible Rod Serling biopic, and a Face/Off remake. As our Netflix homework, we review the…
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Film Review – It Chapter Two (Second Take)
The film adaptation of It by Stephen King began in 2017, and the first film broke records making it the highest-grossing R-rated horror film of all time. The collision of a terrifying clown, hysterical comedic elements, and excellent casting of young actors who gelled and acted…
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Film Review – It Chapter Two
Two years after the smashing success of 2017’s It (now the highest grossing horror movie of all time), Andy Muschietti‘s It Chapter Two has come along to provide some catharsis and tie up loose ends. Unfortunately it becomes hopelessly tangled in its attempt to do…
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Film Review – Pet Sematary
Thirty years separated from the mediocre original film, a new take on Pet Sematary has arrived in theaters to further push the narrative that Stephen King adaptations are good again, damnit! And what do you know, this one mostly is. Keep it up, Hollywood.
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SDCC TV Review – Castle Rock
Castle Rock premiered its first episode at San Diego Comic-Con, followed by a Q & A with the cast and crew. Seeing as I am a Stephen King fan and the cast for this new Hulu series is loaded with talent, I made it into…
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Film Review – It (2017) (Second Take)
I am not a huge fan of horror films but appreciate the fun in seeing them, especially when it has a compelling, original story behind it. The newest adaptation of Stephen King’s novel It has been a film both lamented by those afraid of clowns…
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Film Review – It (2017)
After the dismal throat-punch that was this summer’s The Dark Tower, I feared the worst going into Andy Muschietti‘s It (2017). The trailers and early buzz, while encouraging, were no guarantee of success. Stephen King adaptations are notoriously hit or miss, and the source material…
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