Duvall was the real horror

The read on The Shining that finally makes sense to me: Nicholson is doing a B-movie monster, all lip smacks and catchphrases, and Duvall is playing it straight so the whole thing has stakes. A Razzie nomination for that performance is the kind of thing I think about when I'm cutting a scene and wondering who's actually holding it up. She anchors it and nobody noticed for decades. #film #losangeles https://www.npr.org/2026/10/31/nx-s1-6022422/halloween-movie-the-shining-shelley-duvall