The Haunting of Bly Manor (Netflix)

November 9, 2020April 25, 2023 msobczak1138

The Haunting of Hill House, released on Netflix in 2018, was regarded as both a commercial and critical success. The series was a retelling of the novel by Shirley Jackson published in 1959. While two movies based on the novel have been released (the 1963 being far superior to the 1999 version), the Netflix series felt fresh due to a new take on the material, one which retained the scary elements at its core, but moved the story to a modern setting and tweaked the plot in ways that defied expectations.

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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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Happy Death Day 2U (2019)

October 1, 2020April 25, 2023 msobczak1138

I believe that it’s easy to explain why a great movie is great. Explaining why a bad movie is bad or doesn’t work requires much more effort.

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The Hunt (2020)

September 16, 2020April 25, 2023 msobczak1138

“The most controversial movie of the year!”

The “controversy” surrounding this movie was manufactured by the president himself, who dissed the movie in an angry tweet. I doubt he watched this movie himself, and instead relied on his handlers to confirm how awfully it treats his beloved red-staters. Those evil Hollywood liberal elites! Damn them! Damn them all to hell!

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Ready or Not (2019)

August 29, 2020September 8, 2023 msobczak1138

“The rich really are different.”

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Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

July 19, 2020April 25, 2023 msobczak1138

My wife and I waited a year to finally see this movie. We were just about to walk into the theater when we were texted of an emergency at home. We managed to get a refund just before the movie started and headed home. Fortunately, everything was all right at home. But we hadn’t taken the time seen this movie until the other day.

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