However, for every cinematic misstep there is a celluloid success.
Here’s a look at the best movie and TV versions of the author’s work.
Ahnuld plays a wrongly convicted man who has to fight for his freedom on a death-sport television reality show.
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Timely, prescient, and highly underrated.C.N.
Pet Sematary(2019)
Mary Lambert’s1989 adaptationhas its hardcore fans.
But for my money,Starry EyesdirectorsKevin Kolsch and Dennis Widmyer’s remakedigs into something darker and more primal.
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Oh, and P.S., good luck trying to fall asleep.C.N.
And he certainly found every ounce of the author’s air of locked-room dread in this one.
But yes, there’s also a dead body.
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Misery(1990)
Miseryis the momentKathy Bates became an icon.
“I thought you were good Paul.
But you’re not good.
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You’re just another lying ol' dirty birdy.”
Like the mad conductor of a runaway train,Jack Nicholsonand his devilish smile drive it all.C.N.
De Palma’s suspenseful Rube Goldberg-meets-Alfred Hitchcockpig’s blood at the prom climax gets all the attention.
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Not unlike its 2020 contemporaryThe Outsider,Mr.
After all, it’s not technically an adaptation of any particular work.
Talk about a multiverse of madness!C.C.
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