Episode three of our Stephen King mini-season! Doctor Sleep is an ambitious sequel that tries to thread an impossible needle: honoring Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining while faithfully adapting Stephen King’s very different novel. Director Mike Flanagan delivers moments of genuine emotional power and some solid horror, but the film was largely ignored upon release in 2019. Why wasn't it better?___Please consider joining our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/wwibofficialYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@whywasntitbetterLetterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/wwibpodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/wwib_officialX: https://x.com/WWIBpodcast Subscribe! Rate! Review! Tell a friend!

The Running Man (2025) | Better Than the Original?

Have you ever watched a movie you were excited for but felt disappointed in some way? Were you left wondering why it wasn't better? This is the podcast that has the answers! We review films that were highly anticipated, but were for a variety of reasons either disappointing, underachieving, or misunderstood, and ramble about why they weren't better. This is a podcast for film nerds and for anyone who enjoys some lighthearted, semi-serious, in-depth discussion.