Ever the devoted Stephen King fan, director Mike Flanagan will write and direct another adaptation of the author’s vast works with a remake of The Mist. Published as a novella in 1980, The Mist takes place in a Maine smalltown as “a thick mysterious fog from which creatures emerge to attack the townsfolk. A group of survivors […]
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 […]
The Mist is coming to 4K Ultra HD in October
Lionsgate has announced that Frank Darabont’s acclaimed 2007 adaptation of Stephen King’s The Mist will arrive on 4K Ultra HD this October, complete with both the colour and black-and-white versions of the film; check out the cover artwork and details below… When a mysterious mist, and the supernatural creatures within, falls across their town […]
The Mist Season 1 Finale Review – ‘The Tenth Meal’
Martin Carr reviews the season one finale of The Mist… Like sacrificial lambs to the slaughter people are queuing up to condemn, chastise and belittle from behind a wall of bodies. Self-preservation is paramount for all concerned with little need for small things like the truth. Those who are cast out are undeserving in the […]
The Mist Season 1 Episode 9 Review – ‘The Waking Dream’
Martin Carr reviews the ninth episode of The Mist… There is only so often the mad bag lady with a Messiah complex can jettison her followers before things get bland. Only so many times the arse covering hypocrites can pass that buck onto an innocent before it gets mundane. We are reaching our limit out […]
The Mist Season 1 Episode 8 Review – ‘The Law of Nature’
Martin Carr reviews the eighth episode of The Mist… Natural selection by supernatural forces seems to be par for the course this week in The Mist. With sexual tensions running high, food, water and common sense are left by the door. Familial clashes continue being unearthed and reconciliation seems a million miles off. All that […]
The Mist Season 1 Episode 7 Review – ‘Over The River and Through The Woods’
Martin Carr reviews the seventh episode of The Mist… Theological debates, hot sweat cold turkey ordeals and savage beatings in psych wards await the eager viewer in The Mist this week. Throw in some flashback sequences, electro shock therapy and school bully confessions and there is plenty to get excited about. What became apparent over […]
The Mist Season 1 Episode 6 Review – ‘The Devil You Know’
Martin Carr reviews the sixth episode of The Mist… Layer upon layer of situation and circumstance is making The Mist into a must see piece of television. Acting like a psychological filter making others face up to failings, flaws and insecurities gives this show depth allowing an audience time to invest. As family histories are […]
The Mist Season 1 Episode 5 Review – ‘The Waiting Room’
Martin Carr reviews the fifth episode of The Mist… As the tagline suggests this is an episode of contemplation, revelation and character building. Incorporating flashbacks, two-handed dialogue scenes and minimal supernatural bravado The Mist focuses on keeping it simple. Playing to a strength which is inherent in smaller scale television shows, it thrives on drip […]
The Mist Season 1 Episode 4 Review – ‘Pequod’
Martin Carr reviews the fourth episode of The Mist… Moby Dick the mythical white whale from the Herman Melville novel has represented many things over centuries of literary analysis. Ahab the illustrious captain and central protagonist who guides his vessel ‘Pequod’ with monomaniacal fervour, is ultimately undone by an obsession and dragged into the depths. […]
