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His Netflix Deal Is Over. Can Mike Flanagan Save Theatrical Cinema Now?
If the raucous TIFF premiere of his new Stephen King adaptation The Life of Chuck is any indication, this movie deserves to be in multiplexes.
Stacked up against the Oscar-buzzed galas for movies like Conclave, Babygirl, and Pedro Almodovar’s The Room Next Door, you wouldn’t think the Toronto International Film Festival world premiere of Mike Flanagan ’s The Life of Chuck would make too many waves. The raucous crowd was hyped from the very beginning, greeting Flanagan’s introductory remarks and practically leaping to their feet to applaud King, who was in attendance at the Princess of Wales Theater, seated next to Mark Hamill and right behind Tom Hiddleston, both stars of the film. Maybe The Life of Chuck and further Mike Flanagan feature films can pack his legions of loud fans into theaters where they can howl their approval at Tim Hiddleston’s fleet footwork in a darkened room full of strangers (and sometimes Stephen King).
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