Mike Goes To Movies

Doctor Sleep (2019) Oddly enough, the latest of Stephen King's book adaptations is one of the toughest reviews I've had to write. I have a lot of conflicted thoughts and emotions about this film, and, largely, this is because it is a sequel to a very classic film - one of my favourites in fact - and, in my opinion, the best horror film of all time. Unlike many sequels, however, Doctor Sleep is a legitimate continuation of the story as it was penned by King himself in 2013 (whether he should have done so is an entirely separate discussion). Now, writer/director, Mike Flanagan, had a uniquely difficult task as he decided to make this film a sequel to both The Shining the book and the film - and for those King diehards, you know that there are significant differences between the two. Lastly, is the fact that The Shining was made by one of the all-time greats, Stanley Kubrick, and no matter how much you want to, or try to, you cannot help but compare Doctor Sleep to The Shining ...

Terminator: Dark Fate (2019) So, it's been a minute, hasn't it?? I've been away doing some cool work out in Vancouver that left me with little time to entertain you with my sub-par reviews. But like I said... "I'd be back!" (*cue cymbal crash*) Ok, right, lame joke, I get it.... Dark Fate is the newest instalment in this everlasting franchise. One might be surprised why they continue beating the dead horse of this series as each of the recent sequels have been underwhelming and not entirely successful. But, like the T-800 itself, I guess the Terminator series really is that hard to kill. But with Dark Fate I must say there was hope! The new sequel marked the return of creator, James Cameron, as producer and co-writer, as well as the return of original stars, Arnie and Linda Hamilton. As such, this one would seemingly be a return to the source formula that made the two originals such resounding classics. Unfortunately, a saviour to the series Dark Fate w...