Posts Tagged ‘Stephen King’
Episode 26 – Doctor Sleep
In this episode of the podcast, we bring on actor, comedian, and friend Josh Hurley to help us review the latest Stephen King adaptation, Doctor Sleep. We also discuss what roles he and Keith would want to play in a selection of ensemble films, and…
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Film Review – Doctor Sleep
Nearly 40 years after Stanley Kubrick scarred a nation with his loose interpretation of Stephen King‘s The Shining, director Mike Flanagan picks up the story in an overall pretty good adaptation of King’s own 2013 published sequel, Doctor Sleep.
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Episode 24 – Zombieland: Double Tap
Happy Halloween! In this episode of the podcast, we review the long-awaited horror-comedy sequel, Zombieland: Double Tap, and for our Netflix homework, we review the supernatural thriller, In the Tall Grass, based on the novella by Stephen King and Joe Hill. We also deep dive…
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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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