Family Reunion: How Doctor Sleep Reconciles Both Versions of The Shining Phil W. Bayles November 14, 2019 Analysis, Features, Opinion The following contains spoilers for book and film versions of The Shining and Doctor Sleep. Turning a Stephen King novel into a movie is a tricky thing to pull off, even considering the great run of King...
Doctor Sleep – Review Carmen Paddock November 5, 2019 Reviews Almost forty years after Stanley Kubrick brought the Overlook Hotel to horrifying life, Mike Flanagan brings viewers right back into his world with his take on Stephen King’s sequel. By virtue of its source...
Top 10 Stephen King Adaptations Alice Rooney April 3, 2019 Analysis, Features, Top 10 Given Stephen King’s relentless success as an author, it seems only natural that gripping adaptations of his work should match this success on screen. Over 50 of King’s novels and short stories have been...
Top 10 Extreme Weather Films Naomi Soanes October 21, 2017 Analysis, Features, Top 10 What is it about films featuring extreme weather that’s so comforting? Is it that it makes us feel safe and warm? Or is it more that the films that feature these bouts of disastrous weather are all the more...
Top 10 Teaser Trailers Phil W. Bayles March 17, 2016 Analysis, Features, Top 10 This weekend sees the release of 10 Cloverfield Lane, a movie that was announced with almost no fanfare just weeks ago. Producer J.J. Abrams is known for his love of the ‘mystery box’, but this still makes...
Best Films Never Made #5: Stanley Kubrick’s Napoleon Patrick Taylor December 23, 2013 Behind The Curtain, Best Films Never Made, Features 2 Comments Napoleon Bonaparte has been the subject of more film adaptations than any other historical figure. Why, some might ask, is there a need for a further edition? It is difficult not to imagine how one of...
