Doctor Sleep

To quiet the ghosts, Danny Torrence takes up drinking. You can see why he would do that, what with the traumatic childhood. But he continues to hear things and see the ghosts, and hear the thoughts of some of the souls near him. When one young, telekinetic woman reaches out through the cosmic ether to say hi, this starts to become… Scary. Legit scary. I haven’t seen scenes this scary in a while. Filmmakers do their best to honor Stephen King and Stanley Kubrick. Despite some unevenness and harried plot points, this is good. Much of the success is thanks to Rebecca Ferguson and her evil band of immortal, soul-sucking carnies. Filmmakers don’t hold back with the villain’s agendas or their ruination, and it’s uncharacteristically barbaric for a mainstream movie. I’m sure King is thrilled. As usual with movies adapted from big novels, some scenes feel rushed and some seem missing all together. But it’s fun to have a look at the inside of the Overlook Hotel again. That place doesn’t age!