Kathy Bates brought depth, strength, and an unsettling, unknowable presence to two of the best Stephen King adaptations.
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A look at the highs & lows of Stephen King’s killer kid cult classic.
Stephen King’s sole directorial effort remains a goofy, gory good time.
David Cronenberg’s psychological thriller stands as one of the best Stephen King adaptations of the ’80s.
True love never dies in John Carpenter’s faithful adaptation of Stephen King’s killer car novel.
Stephen King and George Romero’s ode to creepy comic anthologies is a schlocky, joyous riot.
The second half of Andy Muschietti’s Stephen King adaptation sinks under its mishmash of tones.
With the upcoming release of IT: Chapter Two, we traverse the long, creepy road down the various filmic adaptations of Stephen King’s work.
Richard Linklater’s college party invites you to a great time, and some introspection about who you are.
Richard Linklater’s 2003 Jack Black comedy is a riotous, rocking celebration of creativity and the joy of music, and holds up like a killer solo.
Both a “masterpiece” and a “self-indulgent bore,” Richard Linklater’s passion project captured the painful fleetingness of life.
Linklater’s darkest film continues to baffle & mesmerize viewers more than 10 years later.
In 2005, Richard Linklater followed up School of Rock with the similarly-child-oriented remake of The Bad News Bears, to mixed results.
Richard Linklater’s 2001 rotoscope experiment gets lost in philosophical aimlessness.
Richard Linklater’s latest removes the mystery from the Marie Semple novel, but ends up a flawed but welcome reflection on aging and creativity.
Linklater’s Before Trilogy – Before Sunrise, Before Sunset, and Before Midnight – is an eye-catching crystallization of how relationships change over time.
Richard Linklater’s 1993 coming-of-age classic is a battle of dueling, complicated nostalgias around ’60s youth culture.
Richard Linklater’s directorial debut about colorful weirdos introduced both a new word into the American vernacular & a talent to be reckoned with.
