Cereal At Midnight

In the latest episode of the Cereal At Midnight Podcast, we talk about THE MONKEY, the latest adaptation of Stephen King's horror fiction, plus a review of the new DOCUMENTARY NOW Blu-ray box set, and a look inside THE PSYCHOPATHOLOGY OF A FILM BUFF! Find the Cereal At Midnight podcast everywhere you get your podcasts! **************************************************************** Need collecting storage solutions? Use code CAM15 to save 15% on your order at  https://bit.ly/t3lshopCAM  and see how it works here:  https://youtu.be/GX0fTq_VYs4 **************************************************************** Become a Member and unlock exclusive and ad free videos, early access, and much more at  Patreon.com/CerealAtMidnight  or through YouTube Memberships at  https://www.youtube.com/@CerealAtMidnight/membership **************************************************************** When shopping on Amazon, please use Cereal At Midnight's affiliate link to support t...

Darkly funny and grimly gory, The Monkey  captures the weird whimsy of Stephen King's source material--a short story published in the anthology Skeleton Crew back in 1985. In the hands of Osgood Perkins (Son of Anthony, and therefore part of a horror dynasty), the first hour of this twisted tale speeds by, with the audience excitedly anticipating another monkey-related massacre. The kill scenes are played for laughs, but long-time horror heads will nod in appreciation at the lengths the movie goes to in order to make them as memorable as possible.  Unfortunately, The Monkey also captures something else that's an occasional hallmark of Stephen King's work, and that's third act problems. Many of King's stories have compelling premises that don't quite pay off in the final act, and that's the case here, too, even though Perkins has adapted the screenplay himself is largely working from his own palate by the film's conclusion. Adapting a short story into 9...