‘The Life of Chuck’ Review: Mike Flanagan’s Latest Stephen King Adaptation Fumbles Its Wistful Mysteries

Midway through its runtime, Mike Flanagan’s “The Life of Chuck” introduces a mantra of sorts, via a line of dialogue pulled from Stephen King’s eponymous story: “Would answers make a good thing better?” The implication therein is an emphatic “No,” which suits “The Haunting of Bly Manor” creator’s esoteric (and esoterically structured) drama on embracing […]
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