Tag: Room 237
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There’s Only One Thing Stephen King Hates as Much as Kubrick’s ‘The Shining’
We all know that Stephen King hates the 1980 movie adaptation of The Shining, but there’s one thing that he hates more than what Stanley Kubrick did to his novel and that’s the documentary Room 237. The 2012 doc, which speculates on The Shining‘s hidden meanings, is one of the most fascinating examples of the…
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‘The Shining’ Gets Even Creepier When You Notice This Detail
Ever since its release 43 years ago, The Shining has been one of the most hotly discussed, debated, and dissected movies to ever grace the silver screen. Stanley Kubrick’s masterful adaptation of Stephen King’s novel blends psychological and supernatural horror to create a surrealistic thriller that practically begs multiple interpretations. Through documentaries like Room 237…
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‘A Glitch in the Matrix’ Review: This Movie Might Convince You That We’re Living in a Simulation
Rodney Ascher’s movies dwell on absurd theories until they start to make a weird kind of sense. His provocative feature-length debut “Room 237” mashed up a range of wild theories about the meaning of “The Shining” and his terrifying “The Nightmare” finds victims of sleep paralysis musing on whether they’ve had bonafide supernatural encounters. Now…
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The Shining at 40: will we ever fully understand what it all means?
Stanley Kubrick’s terrifying Stephen King adaptation is as chilly and confounding as ever, a puzzle that may never be solvedEight years ago, the Rodney Ascher documentary Room 237 reignited discussion over Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining by surveying a range of different fan theories on what the film is about, and the evidence that exists to…