Stephen King
While feeling a bit like a preparatory hour designed to give us a push into the final climax, there’s still some good ol’ terror to be had in the latest Castle Rock episode.
Castle Rock’s The Queen takes us on a wander through time and memories with Ruth, as Sissy Spacek gives a breathtaking performance.
Castle Rock’s Filter is an impeccably scored episode, with enamoring performances by Spacek and Holland, that level out the grooves this mixed bag left behind.
Castle Rock is haunted, and there’s a reasonable amount of fantastical threads, but it is grounded with characters impacted by very real circumstances.
With a plethora of source material, Stephen King has become the king of Hollywood adaptations, with both failures and successes terrifying viewers of all ages.
Airing the first three episodes at once, we’re able to get a good grasp on Castle Rock’s core tale, without fully knowing the depths of this thrilling new series by creators Sam Shaw and Dustin Thomason.
1922 is a movie experience that does its due diligence to fester, just like the body that resides at the center of Wilfred’s shame.
Mike Flanagan’s Gerald’s Game, though not quite as dark as its source material, still showcases his talent for immersive horror film-making.
It is a wonderfully acted and gruesome adaptation of King’s novel, even if the scares sometimes detract from its overall effectiveness.
The Dark Tower may not be a complete disaster, but it has numerous flaws that weigh down what could have been an entertaining film.
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Carrie is a movie inspired by one of Stephen King’s first novels, a dark story mixed with dramatic notes, where all the uncertainties and fears of adolescence, such as the problem of being different in a society that does not forgive, are transformed into anger and the desire for revenge. The movie was directed by Brian De Palma in 1976, but I believe it is a timeless story; indeed there have been many remakes, the last one in 2013 by Kimberly Peirce, setting it in a modern context. De Palma’s film, which can be considered a cult classic, shows the daily life of teenagers at an American high school and explores the theme of bullying deeply, adding some gory scenes towards the end.