A fan finds a hidden detail in Jack Nicholson's performance in The Shining that has been overlooked. Based on the novel by Stephen King and directed by Stanley Kubrick, the 1980 horror film follows Nicholson as Jack Torrance whose sanity slowly begins to deteriorate during a stay at an isolated hotel with his family. Nicholson's performance is one of the most acclaimed parts of the movie and in one scene after Jack argues with his wife Wendy, he storms out of the room and briefly glances at the camera. Over the years, there's been debate over whether this was intentional.

Now, a new video essay by Filippo Ulivieri (ArchivioKubrick on YouTube) notices numerous instances throughout The Shining in which Nicholson looks right into the camera.

In addition to the aforementioned scene, the video points out every time that Jack Torrance looks at the camera, from early scenes when he first...