The Big Sleep managed to distill all of the hallmarks of its genre to their purest and rawest forms. It's hero was sarcastic, scrappy, and moody.

In Doctor Sleep, Mike Flannagan aimed to a sequel that both honored the cinematic legacy of The Shining, as well as the peerless work of Stephen King.

Doctor Sleep is the sequel to Stanley Kubrick's The Shining, but fans are divided as to whether it is a worthy successor to the original's legacy.