Why it might be hard to identify with these heroes It’s unclear who the hero is. We meet Jack and Danny separately. Jack seems insince...

Yay, it’s my final updated checklist ever!  (Unless I do the TV checklists.  I don’t think I will because those checklists were only sligh...

I’ve updated the Checklist road test for The Shining and you can check it out here . Now let’s look at one of the answers in more depth:...

Yesterday, we looked at thriller, mystery/conspiracy, and action movies. The horror movie has much in common with all three, but it’s fun...

As I pointed out yesterday, this movie sort of shreds the checklist... Deviations: If Jack is the “hero”, then he’s sorely lacking: he...

Updated to the sixth and final checklist! Frustrated novelist Jack Torrance accepts a job as winter caretaker at the snowed-in Overlook ...