“I’m Mike Flanagan. I am the screenwriter, the director, the editor, and one of the producers for “The Life of Chuck.” So we’re seeing Chiwetel Ejiofor, who plays Marty Anderson. He’s walking right now to his ex-wife’s house in the middle of the end of the world. At this point in the story, and this … Read more
movie review THE LIFE OF CHUCK Running time: 110 minutes. Not yet rated. “Life is very long,” wrote T. S. Eliot. So is “The Life of Chuck,” horror maestro Mike Flanagan’s sap-fest that premiered last week at the Toronto International Film Festival. Based on Stephen King’s not-at-all-scary short story, the one-note tale unfolds backward in … Read more
Creator Mike Flannagan’s latest spooky Netflix series, “The Fall of the House of Usher” is a darkly atmospheric treat for this Halloween season. Premiering Thursday, Oct. 12, it’s loosely based on the Edgar Allan Poe short story of the same name (as well as his other works) – but it also takes several more modern … Read more
Mike Flanagan has proven he’s a master at horror that’s more than just jump-scares with his Netflix series “The Haunting of Hill House,” “Bly Manor,” “Midnight Mass” and now “The Midnight Club.” Based on novels by YA horror author Christopher Pike (also an executive producer), “The Midnight Club” is set in 1990s California and follows … Read more