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Film Review: ‘The Life of Chuck’ is an Absolute Miracle of a Movie and a Masterpiece From Mike Flanagan
A movie like The Life of Chuck doesn’t come along very often. Films can do all sorts of things, but it’s the rare work that can be a balm for your soul. Mike Flanagan, working off of the Stephen King source material, has achieved this feat. In the tradition of Frank Darabont, Flanagan has taken […] More
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‘The Life of Chuck’ is Coming and is a Special Sort of Movie Magic
This is not a review for The Life of Chuck. That’s coming next month. It’s going to be a rave, as you’ll more or less gather from this piece, but this is not a review of the film. No, this is more just a start of explaining why I think it’s such a profound and […] More
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Blumhouse Releases First Trailer for ‘Firestarter’
Blumhouse and Universal Pictures have released the first full official trailer for their brand new, modern remake of Firestarter, based on the Stephen King novel of the same name, originally released in September of 1980. It didn’t take long at all for a film adaptation to be made based on King’s hit novel. Just four […] More
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Interview: Dane DeHaan on His Terrifying New Role in ‘Lisey’s Story’
Dane DeHaan is no stranger to playing villains, but Lisey’s Story might feature his most loathsome character yet. In the Apple TV+ series from director Pablo Larraín (streaming now with new episodes dropping every Friday) the actor plays Jim Dooley, a disturbed fan of the late author Scott Landon (Clive Owen). Dooley comes into the […] More
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Interview: Julianne Moore Talks ‘Lisey’s Story’ and the Art of the Perfect Crying Scene
Julianne Moore is an actress who needs no introduction. The Oscar winner and 5-time nominee is one of the most acclaimed stars of her generation, the kind of name who makes a new project a must-see simply by nature of her being in it. Her latest is the Apple TV+ limited series Lisey’s Story, based […] More
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Interview: Joan Allen on Working With Stephen King and Capturing the Humanity in ‘Lisey’s Story’
3-time Oscar nominee Joan Allen has been more selective in recent years, making every time she takes on a new project quite the event. Her latest appearance is as one of the main characters in Lisey’s Story, the new Apple TV+ limited series directed by Pablo Larraín and based on a novel by Stephen King. […] More
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TV Review: ‘Lisey’s Story’ Can’t Tie all the Pieces Together
Considering the fact that Stephen King described this novel as his personal favorite of all his works, it was only a matter of time before Lisey’s Story was brought to the screen. As early as 2017, he expressed a desire to see an adaptation made, and specifically for it to be done on television rather than film, as the […] More
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‘Lisey’s Story’ Trailer: Julianne Moore Leads an A-list Cast for the Stephen King Limited Series
With Mare of Easttown nearing the ends of its run, another new prestige limited series with A-list stars is ready to emerge in its wake. Apple TV+ has unveiled the trailer for Lisey’s Story, the highly anticipated adaptation of Stephen King’s 2006 novel that’s described as combining “elements of psychological horror and romance”. King wrote […] More
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Stephen King from Page to Screen: Some Shine, Some Redeem, and Some Bite
It’s officially spooky season. That means flannels are out, I have a bag of hand picked apples sitting on my counter reminding me that I really should have made that apple crisp by now, and it’s time to revisit some Stephen King favorites. King’s reputation as a horror writer has always been problematic simply because […] More
