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Castle Rock Season 1 Episode 7 Review – ‘The Queen’

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Martin Carr reviews the seventh episode of Castle Rock… Mental disintegration has rarely been tackled on screen with such elegance, restraint and consideration as it is in Castle Rock this week. Sissy Spacek holds court with poise, precision and an understated frailty which grounds some of the more fantastical elements. Structurally speaking ‘The Queen’ requires […]

Castle Rock Season 1 Episode 8 Review – ‘Past Perfect’

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Martin Carr reviews the eighth episode of Castle Rock… Pent up recriminations, adulterous spouses and murderous intent culminate in a blood drenched boarding house this week, as Castle Rock welcomes fresh meat. Quintessentially middle class with highbrow intellectualism to cloak emotional turmoil, these new comers seem the perfect fit. However within ten minutes this picture […]

Castle Rock Season 1 Episode 9 Review – ‘Henry Deaver’

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Martin Carr reviews the ninth episode of Castle Rock… Some episodes mean more than others, impact more heavily, cause more confusion and reward more deeply once that essential epiphany hits home. Henry Deaver represents the most work, largest pay off and most resonant emotional revelation in a series which is quickly redefining our idea of […]

Castle Rock Season 1 Finale Review – ‘Romans’

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Martin Carr reviews the season 1 finale of Castle Rock… Philosophical notions and alternate dimensions in which mirror images of us exist have been around since words were put to paper, yet Castle Rock makes this idea feel fresh, intriguing and unique. Andre Holland and Bill Skarsgard who own this finale lock stock and barrel […]

New image from Pet Sematary featuring John Lithgow’s Jud Crandall

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A new image has arrived online from Kevin Kolsch and Dennis Widmyer’s upcoming adaptation of Stephen King’s 1983 horror novel Pet Sematary featuring John Lithgow’s Jud Crandall; take a look here… SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for Pet Sematary “Based on the seminal horror novel by Stephen King, Pet Sematary follows Dr. Louis Creed (Jason Clarke), who, after […]

The Shining sequel Doctor Sleep has wrapped filming

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Director Mike Flanagan (Gerald’s Game, The Haunting of Hill House) has taken to Facebook to announced that Doctor Sleep – the upcoming adaptation of Stephen King’s sequel to The Shining – has now wrapped production ahead of its release in a little over a year from now. So that’s a wrap on Doctor Sleep! It’s […]

Jacob Tremblay joins Stephen King adaptation Doctor Sleep

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According to a report from TMZ, Room and The Predator star Jacob Tremblay has become the latest addition to the cast of The Shining sequel Doctor Sleep, signing on for an unspecified role. The Stephen King adaptation is being directed by Mike Flanagan (Gerald’s Game, The Haunting of Hill House), and sees Ewan McGregor taking […]

Filming wraps on It: Chapter Two

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Coming hot on the heels of the release of the first teaser poster this Halloween, director Andy Muschietti has now taken to Instagram to announce that filming has wrapped on It: Chapter Two, the second instalment of Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema’s hugely successful Stephen King adaptation. “It: Chapter Two was an 86-day roller […]