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Episode 211 – You've Always Been the Caretaker: On Kubrick's 'The Shining'

Weird Studies by Phil Ford and J. F. Martel

Apr 29, 202687:09Arts

In this episode, Phil and JF discuss Stanley Kubrick's adaptation of Stephen King's novel The Shining. That they are doing this eight years after starting the podcast is weird in itself, so fundamental is Kubrick's "cham...

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