Stewart Thorndike made a strong debut with her first, feature-length film, “Lyle,” starring Gaby Hoffman. In her follow-up, released nearly a decade later, “Bad Things” continues on with the themes of motherhood and trauma, in a film being described as a queer retelling of “The Shining,” a comparison Thorndike owns, though calls it more of a “repurposing.” READ MORE: 14 Movies To See In August: ‘Passages,’ ‘Blue Beetle,’ ‘Bottoms’ & More Drawing on inspiration from films such as “Alien” to “On the Waterfront,” “Bad Things” follows a group of friends as they go to a hotel for a weekend.
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