June 1, 2025

110. Doctor Sleep: Director's Cut (2019) with Tony Black

110. Doctor Sleep: Director's Cut (2019) with Tony Black

[11x10] We're finally reviewing a Mike Flanagan horror movie, in the shape of his 2019 sequel to The Shining ; it's the three-hour Director's Cut of Doctor Sleep .

In this adaptation of Stephen King's novel, a grown-up Danny Torrance (Ewan McGregor) finds himself dealing with alcoholism, his childhood trauma, and the arrival of a child-murdering gang led by Rose the Hat (Rebecca Ferguson)...

And making his long overdue return to the show, for a regular episode anyway, is podcaster and author Tony Black ...

Hosts : Dan Owen & Hugh McStay

Guest : Tony Black

Editor : Dan Owen

★ Subscribe to our new weekly Substack BLOODLETTER for extra written content on all our episodes and vampire media, for ⁠⁠FREE⁠⁠ . ★

"Our beliefs don't make us better people. Our actions make us better people." -- Dan Torrance

Subscribe and leave a rating or review to support the show. You can also leave a donation at Ko-fi and follow us on social media platforms here . A proud part of the Film Stories podcast network.

Theme music by Nela Ruiz • Episode art by Dan Owen . Podcast art by Keshav .

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices