Jake Chambers – a hero with the initials JC – is the only one who can save the tower, which serves as the foundation for the entire multiverse – a compelling set up to the astonishingly short Dark Tower from 2017. 4250 pages are distilled here into a tight 95 minutes that is entertaining and well acted but bears nearly no resemblance to the source material. We talk Dark Tower, fantasy and the distaste for it among horror readers, McConaughey’s vibes, the lies about age Hollywood tells us, and how awesome Jackie Earl Haley is.

Recommendations: Vivarium (available on Amazon)

Next up: It (2017)

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