Stephen King, famously or maybe notoriously, is pretty vocal when it comes to his opinions on horror films. He generally dislikes the Stanley Kubrick adaptation of his own work, The Shining, telling David Letterman in 1980, "There are other times when I feel as though I'd given Stanley Kubrick a live grenade, and he heroically threw his body on it."He called Maximum Overdrive, a movie he himself directed, a "moron movie" (via Gainsville Sun).So if he likes a movie, cinema lovers tend to take notice, which is what happened when he recently tweeted out a reaction to a film that just came out.Together is the feature debut from writer/director Michael Shanks. Millie (Alison Brie) is a new teacher, and Tim (Dave Franco) is a struggling musician whose relationship hits a rough patch when they move from the city to a rural community for a fresh start. Things go sideways when they explore a mysterious cave in the woods, and Tim makes the classic horror movie mistake of drinking some stagnant water. What follows is an exploration of the horrors of codependency. (The pair also produce, and also happen to be married in real life.)I saw and enjoyed this one at Sundance this year, and was happy when it sold to Neon for wide release. But what did King think?He posted on X (formerly known as Twitter): X Dave Franco and Alison Brie are great—and brave—in Together. Horror movies work when you care about the people. This one works.Stephen King's endorsement...
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