I'm not a Stanley Kubrick fan but I'm a massive Stephen King fan. I've read the 1977 novel this movie is based on, it's one of my favourite novels, and even I have to admit that this movie is much better. While the book focuses a lot on Jack Torrance's descent into madness, when this movie begins he's already halfway there. Jack Nicholson, who I've always considered to be the most talented actor of all time, gives the performance of…

Stanley Kubrick was among the first directors whose films I became fond of when I was first falling in love with cinema. The kind of films he made were simply unprecedented to my naive cinematic eye. Not only is his work imaginative and influential, but it sparks inspiration for what I personally tend to create one day. For some reason, I can barely recall the first time I viewed The Shining although it was only a few years back (before…