In an unexpected and deeply moving departure from his horror-heavy oeuvre, Mike Flanagan’s The Life of Chuck marks a bold and graceful pivot into something more abstract, more lyrical, and ultimately more human than anything he’s directed before. Adapted from the Stephen King novella of the same name found within If It Bleeds, this film isn’t just a curiosity or a detour for Flanagan. It feels like a culmination, not of scares or suspense, but of something more intangible, like wonder. There’s a deep vein of melancholy running through...