Hollywood ReporterA wacky, sometimes hilariously esoteric deconstruction of the subliminal messages and hidden meanings in Stanley Kubrick's T...
Village VoiceRoom 237 evokes the appeal of conspiracy theories while refusing to endorse or completely disavow them.
Entertainment WeeklyIt works like a Kubrickian Da Vinci Code, and it lures you into seeing The Shining as a kind of feature-length Zapruder film...
Rolling StoneAscher's unique and unforgettable film is a tribute to movie love. I couldn't have liked it more.
The New York Times Part of what makes Room 237 fascinating to watch and think about (beyond other people's loopiness) is that it shows how work...
Salon ArtsThis movie about a labyrinth with a monster at its center is itself a labyrinth, Ascher tells us; better leave a trail of br...
Chicago Sun-TimesListening to fanatics go on and on about their fixations can be kind of fun. For a while, at least.
Chicago TribuneI found most of what's actually put forth in the film interpretively ridiculous. But I'm just one theorist among millions, a...
Wall Street JournalIt may be the surpassingly eccentric-and enormously entertaining-film that Kubrick deserves.
The Boston GlobeIt's about the human need for stuff to make sense - especially overpowering emotional experiences - and the tendency for som...
The GuardianRodney Ascher's essay on interpretative theories about The Shining raises interesting ideas about film-viewing
TelegraphDocumentary-maker Rodney Ascher's Room 237 attempts to uncover the secrets of Stanley Kubrick's The Shining, with engrossing...
Film School RejectsThe theories presented as often as silly as they are miserably supported and the editing leaves much to be desired.
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Director: Rodney Ascher
Writer: Rodney Ascher
Studio: Metrodome Distribution
Cast: Bill Blakemore, Geoffrey Cocks, Juli Kearns
Release: October 26, 2012
Writer: Rodney Ascher
Studio: Metrodome Distribution
Cast: Bill Blakemore, Geoffrey Cocks, Juli Kearns
Release: October 26, 2012
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