The Shining2025-12-16
Toronto, ON
There's so much to unpack here, as always with Kubrick, but ultimately I see this as a masterclass in atmospheric tension. The massive scale of this thing is clear right from the get-go, as we snake through these gorgeous mountain vistas and end up at this colossally large hotel. Every room in this hotel feels capable of telling its own story. But it all just elevates the story told here into something that feels forbidden, frozen in time, yet destined to happen again.
Watched in IMAX at Scotiabank Theatre Toronto. 45th anniversary screening. Genuinely a bucket list IMAX experience here. Shoutout to the full house that came out for this at 9:30pm on a Tuesday. I would love to see more classic horror get the same IMAX treatment. Stuff like Alien or The Thing would be mesmerizing on the big screen.
Watched in IMAX at Scotiabank Theatre Toronto. 45th anniversary screening. Genuinely a bucket list IMAX experience here. Shoutout to the full house that came out for this at 9:30pm on a Tuesday. I would love to see more classic horror get the same IMAX treatment. Stuff like Alien or The Thing would be mesmerizing on the big screen.