How does one define a horror movie? Thrills and chills? Blood and guts? Elements of the supernatural and the super-demented? In a word, yes. All of these tropes are acceptable for the horror genre, yet they still remain restrictive. Using … Continue reading What’s in a name?
Watching movies is an enjoyable experience. Thinking about movies is illuminating. Writing about movies can be agonizing. And attempting to interpret movies is downright futile. Room 237 is an analysis of Stanley Kubrick’s horror masterpiece, The Shining (1980), divided into nine parts, each section … Continue reading ROOM 237
Michael J. Cinema 