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  1. Josh Steinberg

    Doctor Sleep (2020)

    The shame is that had the same group of talented filmmakers and actors embarked on telling this as a prestige television limited event series for something like the upcoming HBO Max service, it would have found a much larger and more enthusiastic audience. I could see the character development...
  2. Josh Steinberg

    Doctor Sleep (2020)

    From the article: They’re not only looking for blockbusters when it comes to total entertainment consumption, but the media landscape has wholly changed and the theater is no longer the first, best or preferred option for many, not when entertainment on par with Doctor Sleep is being produced...
  3. Josh Steinberg

    Doctor Sleep (2020)

    It’s long, the book it’s based on wasn’t top tier King (and was not a bona fide cultural phenomenon) and the new story just isn’t as compelling as the original. I still plan on seeing it but it’s not an urgent priority. I feel like this is becoming my increasingly common refrain but this seems...
  4. Josh Steinberg

    Doctor Sleep (2020)

    I don’t know if I’d call it a loose sequel - it’s about Danny as an adult. He obviously doesn’t live at the Overlook and Jack’s long gone, so it’s not a haunted hotel story. But it very much felt like a thoughtful depiction of how a child born with Danny’s abilities would be affected by it and...
  5. Josh Steinberg

    Doctor Sleep (2020)

    Doctor Sleep The Book is a sequel to The Shining The Book. Presumably the filmmakers will just do the same here as necessary.
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