The Shining

A long-standing favorite of mine. For good reason. From its impeccable screenplay and iconic, simultaneously dreary and colorful set design and cinematography to the extraordinary performances from Duvall and Nicholson, The Shining is, simply put, a masterpiece of psychological horror. And that score!!! The icy, oppressive isolation. The feral, unraveling madness. The undercurrents of sexuality and infidelity and the domesticity of it all — and what a terror that can be or, at least, is for our balding-ass protagonist. Profoundly unsettling. Deliriously nightmarish. This film is completely bonkers, and I love every minute of it.