“The Shining” is Still Shining 40 Years Later
Overall, The Shining is a great film to watch for its atmosphere and setting. While the characters’ portrayals could’ve been more accurate to the book, they’re all still memorable nonetheless.

A clown, a painter wannabe, a lousy actress and a plastic artist coincide in a misterious art gallery that hides a secret. Soon they will realize that they have begun a path where they pay a very high price to succeed in the world of art.
Overall, The Shining is a great film to watch for its atmosphere and setting. While the characters’ portrayals could’ve been more accurate to the book, they’re all still memorable nonetheless.
Love, Simon (2018) based on the book “Simon vs The Homo Sapiens Agenda” (by Becky Albertalli) is a teen LGBTQ+ rom-com with themes of longing to find others with similar struggles, and ultimately is a story of acceptance of identity from those around you, and most importantly, from yourself.
This 2024 musical film is based on the Broadway show and the 2004 film of the same name with major differences.
Ultimately, Wicked is a story about the cost of being othered, the pain of being misnamed, and the quiet revolution of standing in your truth.
In the spirit of Halloween, here's a list of body horror films which can be interpreted as trans allegories.
It’s dark, uncomfortable, and there are things that don’t make sense.