Beyond the surface-level cold water shock of the film’s brashness lies a story of societal problems writ large and a meditation on the dangers of conformity.

The Shining, at least Kubrick’s vision (King’s novel is far more optimistic in tone), affords such motivations because so much of it hallmarks the irritability and candor of its cast of characters. It ...

And it’s not just the prismatic hell that Stanley Kubrick dreamed up a few years later. It’s been absorbed by the public consciousness; no different than Jack Torrance at the very end of the ...

Hence, the ‘Kubrick Stare’ reference — which was a tactic Stanley Kubrick used to show a character losing his mind. “We’re locked into our phones, and we probably look like Jack looking out of the ...

Tom adds that, “It’s unfortunately become normal, and it’s driving us crazy. Hence, the Kubrick Stare reference – which was a tactic Stanley Kubrick used to show a character losing his mind.

Watching the world spiral out of control through your smartphone screen can be a confounding, terrifying and maddening experience, to say the least. Stray from the Path know this, which is why the ...

In 1966, Stanley Kubrick sought out to create “the world’s scariest movie.” A decade later, Stephen King’s The Shining landed on his desk, setting the stage for his 1980 adaptation which ...

Smile 2 is full of Stanley Kubrick Easter eggs, from the creepy smile that took inspiration from Jack Torrance's stare in The Shining to the movie's casting of Jack Nicholson's son, Ray Nicholson ...

Jack Nicholson's son Ray Nicholson is among the cast of 'Smile 2' with Naomi Scott, Rosemarie DeWitt and Lukas Gage. See how Jack's iconic 'The Shining' influenced the new horror sequel.

Smile 2 writer-director Parker Finn details how they used Stanley Kubrick's iconic Jack Torrance stare from The Shining to achieve the film's signature smile. The sequel is a follow-up to the ...

Jack Nicholson doing the ‘Kubrick stare’ in The Shining. That isn’t the only connection to Kubrick’s horror classic either, as Jack’s son’s Ray Nicholson plays a key role in Smile 2.