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1. variety.com › 2015 › film'The Nightmare' Review: Rodney Ascher's Follow-up to 'Room 237'

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   Jan 30, 2015 · Mixing talking heads, surreal bedtime re-creations and shamelessly assaultive scare tactics, Ascher’s playful, visually inventive sophomore feature isn’t at the same level as “Room 237 ...

2. www.slashfilm.com › 535979 › the-nightmare-reviewIn 'The Nightmare' The 'Room 237' Director Recreates Our ...

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   Jan 28, 2015 · The Nightmare uses much of the energy and technique that Ascher displayed in Room 237, his documentary about people obsessed with Stanley Kubrick's The Shining. He uses voiceover and there's...

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3. thedissolve.com › reviews › 1633-the-nightmareThe Nightmare / The Dissolve

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   Jun 4, 2015 · The Nightmare isn’t a scientific inquiry any more than Room 237 is a showcase for out-of-the-box critical insight. Ascher limits his scope to these eight people, rather than attempting a sweeping overview of sleep paralysis, and as with Room 237, there’s plenty of room for skepticism on the audience’s part. What’s common to both films ...

4. www.rogerebert.com › reviews › the-nightmare-2015The Nightmare movie review & film summary (2015) | Roger Ebert

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   Jun 5, 2015 · “The Nightmare” is more effective than the esoteric “Room 237” because it represents a full immersion into a common human experience. The re-enactments are superb. While there are similarities in the stories, each person has a different version of the same experience, and Ascher and his production team has worked beautifully to help ...

5. www.nytimes.com › 2015/06/05 › moviesReview: ‘The Nightmare,’ Rodney Ascher’s Look at Sleep ...

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   Jun 4, 2015 · While “Room 237” sought evidence for its most outlandish conceits, “The Nightmare” declines to delve. As the testimonies grow repetitive, the strategy suggests willful ignorance.

   • Director: Rodney Ascher

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6. www.rogerebert.com › interviews › asleep-in-frightAsleep in Fright: Rodney Ascher Elucidates ‘The Nightmare’

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   Jun 2, 2015 · His feature documentary debut, 2012's " Room 237 ," earned cult status by carving various rabbit holes of conspiracy theories about Stanley Kubrick's " The Shining ," in which off-screen voices vigorously interpret the most minute details of the film to references of the Holocaust, or the moon landing, among many others. Advertisement.

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   Why is 'the nightmare' more effective than 'Room 237'?

   • "The Nightmare" is similarly structured, in that the voices of those telling the stories dominate. There is no omniscient narrator, telling us what it means, or providing us with a larger perspective. "The Nightmare" is more effective than the esoteric "Room 237" because it represents a full immersion into a common human experience.

   The Nightmare movie review & film summary (2015) | Roger Ebert

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   What is Nightmare's power and toughness?

   • Nightmare's power and toughness are each equal to the number of Swamps you control. 'The thunder of its hooves beats dreams into despair'.

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   Is 'the Nightmare' A 'Room 237'?

   • Yet as an analytical exercise, “The Nightmare” pales in comparison to “Room 237.” Examining art is different from exploring a scientific phenomenon, and here the absence of medical experts seems evasive. Pesky neuroscientific theories could only dampen the atmosphere of terror that Mr. Ascher works so hard to establish.

   Review: ‘The Nightmare,’ Rodney Ascher’s Look at Sleep Paralysis

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   Could Pesky neuroscientific theories dampen the atmosphere of Terror?

   • Pesky neuroscientific theories could only dampen the atmosphere of terror that Mr. Ascher works so hard to establish. While “Room 237” sought evidence for its most outlandish conceits, “The Nightmare” declines to delve. As the testimonies grow repetitive, the strategy suggests willful ignorance.

   Review: ‘The Nightmare,’ Rodney Ascher’s Look at Sleep Paralysis

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8. www.thecinessential.com › the-nightmareTHE NIGHTMARE: Related Review Room 237 - The Cinessential

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   Oct 20, 2017 · THE NIGHTMARE: Related Review Room 237. Blogs /. Cinessential 2021; Aaron Pinkston; C.J. Prince; Felicia Elliott