‘Doctor Sleep’: Special, Starving, and Shining

Nikki Davis
Nov 4 · 6 min read
Shining, it turns out, is not all it’s cracked up to be.

FYI: This is a spoiler-free review.

ALSO: Although I’m a massive Stephen King fan, The Shining and Doctor Sleep are two of his works I’ve never read. So this review will be referencing their film adaptations only.

To understand what Director Mike Flanagan accomplished with his adaptation of Stephen King’s Doctor Sleep, we need to cozy up to some context.

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