Doctor Sleep (2019)

October 31, 2020June 1, 2023 msobczak1138

On paper, making a movie out of Stephen King’s sequel to The Shining probably sounded like an excellent idea. Both the original novel and the sequel were best-sellers. The movie (released in 1980) remains one of the most iconic adaptations of his books, alongside Carrie, The Dead Zone, Salem’s Lot, Cujo, Christine. King has long been on record as hating Stanley Kubrick’s interpretation of his novel, to the point where he approved a mini-series adaptation that was broadcast in 1997. While much more faithful to the novel, most people still tend to point to Kubrick’s version as the definitive version.

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mother! (2017)

October 25, 2020April 25, 2023 msobczak1138

Back when mother! was released, critics had a seemingly impossible task of classifying the movie. Was it a drama? (maybe) A comedy? (certainly no) A mystery (yes, but not in a good way) Horror? (yes) Romance? (yes, but not in the traditional sense) Art-house? (certainly yes)

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American Murder: The Family Next Door (Netflix)

October 17, 2020April 25, 2023 msobczak1138

American Murder: The Family Next Door, was released on September 30. Certainly Netflix could have waited to release it one day later, so it could appear alongside other movies and television programs typically scheduled for October. Maybe they made the decision out of respect for the families involved. Maybe the algorithm that Netflix utilizes to determine when to release its content decided on the last day of September for reasons only it knows deep down in its code. We will probably never know why Netflix releases its content on particular days, but American Murder definitely could have been released during the month Halloween, alongside other horror films. Because while American Murder is many things, in the end it is a horror story.

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The Little Hours (2017)

October 7, 2020April 25, 2023 msobczak1138

In the beginning of this movie, two Sisters chat in modern voices about a donkey that wandered away from their convent and needed to be retrieved again this morning. The convent’s handyman walks by and gazes a bit to longly at the Sisters. They then proceed to drop F-bombs on him until he finally walks away bewildered. As the credits rolled, I wondered to myself, how would I describe this movie in my review?

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Enola Holmes (Netflix)

October 4, 2020April 25, 2023 msobczak1138

I admit that I am not an avid follower of Sherlock Holmes. While I have seen From Hell and both of the Robert Downey Jr. movies, I’ve only watched a few episodes of PBS’s Sherlock. I have not watched any episodes of Elementary. Even with my limited exposure to the character, I understand him well enough to be able to follow along with the plot of Enola Holmes.

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