We watched "The Shining" for the first time...

About this episode

The hosts discuss their first viewing of 'The Shining' and its lasting impact.

Neither of us had seen The Shining before, and wow, what a ride. We talk about how shockingly modern it feels for its age, how Kubrick builds tension with every scene, and how the movie keeps you uneasy from start to finish. A slow descent into madness that still feels fresh decades later.

People in this episode

Hosts: Micah Borough, Braden Borough

Topics covered

• horror film
• Kubrick
• tension building
• modern cinema
• madness

Keywords

• The Shining
• Kubrick
• horror
• film analysis
• tension
• madness
• cinema

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Shining

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