James McDonagh on Rob Reiner…Ever wondered why the volume control on the BBC iPlayer goes up to eleven? If you’re not sure, then the chances are that you’ve yet to see one of the greatest comedies ever made, This Is Spinal Tap, from 1984.While it was far from being the first ‘mockumentary’, it pushed the […]
The Best Stephen King Movie Adaptations
EJ Moreno on the best Stephen King movies…After 40 years and 100 adaptations, the work of Stephen King still speaks to viewers. In just 2019 alone, we’ve had four feature films based on his work in Pet Sematary, It Chapter Two, In the Tall Grass and Doctor Sleep, along with several television shows.Starting in 1976 […]
Annie Wilkes brings Misery to Castle Rock in season 2 trailer
Hulu has released the first trailer for the second season of the Stephen King-inspired horror anthology series Castle Rock which gives us our first look at Lizzie Caplan as a younger version of Annie Wilkes from King’s classic novel Misery, as well as teasing the origin story of the psychopathic nurse; watch it here…https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8v19bLSQYIA psychological-horror […]
Blu-ray Review – Misery: Collector’s Edition (1990)
Misery, 1990.Directed by Rob Reiner. Starring James Caan, Kathy Bates, Richard Farnsworth, Lauren Bacall, and Frances Sternhagen.SYNOPSIS:Rob Reiner’s 1990 adaptation of Stephen King’s very personal novel Misery comes to a Collector’s Edition Blu-ray from Shout! Factory. The disc features a new 4K restoration of the film, along with new interviews with Reiner and effects artist […]
The Top 10 Stephen King Movies
Tom Jolliffe with his top ten Stephen King movies…With the impending release of the new It film, now seems a good time to run through a top 10 list of Stephen King movies. These are all feature films. I’ve not included TV miniseries.As a writer it’s fair to say that King has been prolific. The […]
