Doctor Sleep

Flanagan pulls it off, especially in the extended climactic sequence.

With Kubrick-like attention to detail, Flanagan plays with images and themes we remember, but always with different outcomes.

A body of work that benefits from hindsight and reflection - unexpected pleasures for a horror movie, which must be why they feel so welcome.

"Doctor Sleep" feels like the logical continuation to Stanley Kubrick's adaptation of "The Shining."

Whichever route you prefer to take to the Overlook Hotel, there are better directions available than those prescribed by Doctor Sleep.

I think what I respected the most about Doctor Sleep is that it does feel like it's trying to be its own film for as long as it can.

Doctor Sleep’s best homages to The Shining aren’t winks or nods. They’re more like shudders, aftershocks of malevolence rippling through the life of now-adult Danny Torrance.

Overall, it is a boring sequel, with an inconsistent rhythm, which stretches its length like a tiring dream in which only the absence of tension and unnecessary explanations about supernatural horror remain. [Full review in Spanish]

Doctor Sleep is a worthy successor to The Shining, offering a blend of nostalgia and a thought-provoking tale of individuality, sobriety, grief, and generational friendship.

Flanagan personally edited the film, and the way he blends the woes of reality with the horrors of illusionary visuals is as ominous as it is strangely addictive.