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In spite of author Stephen King not being happy with Stanley Kubrick's adaptation of his novel, The Shining (1980) has proved to be a critical and commercial darling.

It may not be in the spirit that King wanted, but it's undeniably a skillfu...

Probably my favorite of the Stephen King adaptations (though not much for many of the others save for a one or two) but not amongst Stanley Kubrick's, watched this one for the first time in many years (maybe a decade) and while I did immensely enjoyed it, and really lik...

"Darling, I'm not gonna hurt you. I'm just gonna bash your brains in."

The Shining is a great example of how musical score and cinematography can elevate a movie to the best-of-the-best.

I tend to agree with Stephen King that Jack Nicholson looked like a c...

"Darling, I'm not gonna hurt you. I'm just gonna bash your brains in."

The Shining is a great example of how musical score and cinematography can elevate a movie to the best-of-the-best.

I tend to agree with Stephen King that Jack Nicholson looked like a crazy loo...

"Jack Torrance" is a writer who suffers from a chronic lack of inspiration. To help overcome his block, he takes a job as a winter caretaker and relocates his family to the remote, huge, "Overlook Hotel" where he hopes he can focus! Gradually, the bleak Arctic condition...

A masterpiece. Kubrick chose a perfect cast and uses the timing and music to create a greatly opressing atmosphere.

Nicholson is superb, but Duval and the kid are not less good.

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With Doctor Sleep, an almost 40-year sequel to The Shining, being released this week, now it’s the perfect time to revisit one of the greatest horror movies of all-time, as well as one of the most...