INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The new Netflix series &The Haunting of Hill House& is based on the classic Shirley Jackson novel of the same name, but fans will probably
have a better time if they put the book out of their mind.
Yes, the show opens with the same famous passage that begins the novel, and show
and book characters have some similarities
But what writer-director Mike Flanagan has really done is use Jackson sinister house as the setting for a new story, focused the Crain
family — driven from the house by mysterious events back in 1992, and drawn back there due to present-day tragedy.
On this episode of the
Original Content podcast, we&re joined (just in time for Halloween) by Devin Coldewey just in time to offer our initial impressions of the
While we had some reservations (get ready for the most extensive discussion of fill lights that you&ll ever hear on this podcast), it clear
that &The Haunting of Hill House& managed to scare the heck out of all of us, and we were also impressed by the fact that each of the five
Crain children becomes a distinct, memorable character in their own right.
If that not enough to convince you, it also worth watching the
show for all the hidden ghosts, and for the formal ambition of episode six, with its long, single-take scenes that span the past and the
present.
In addition to our review, we discuss the release of &Red Dead Redemption 2& and the announcement that WarnerMedia will be shutting
down its FilmStruck service for classic films.
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