Star Wars: The Last Jedi is fun, exciting, full of Star Warsy stuff, and the characters we like. It currently has a 93% RT score,…
Yes, The Shape of Water is worth seeing, if only for the romantic elements and the great performances from Richard Jenkins (especially), Michael Shannon and…
I grew up during the young days of VHS recordings. My family lived in Tokyo at the time and we recorded many English language movies…
Justice League is not as bad as purported or as good as desired. At the time of this writing, Justice League won the weekend and…
With the premature demise of the Blade Runner sequel that no one was demanding, a postmortem may be instructive to writers and film makers. **…
This year’s Rorschach test of cultural gender norms and aspirations turns out to be Wonder Woman. In case you haven’t heard, the director is a…
Okay, hear me out. This is important for writers… According to the AFI, the two greatest comedies of all time are Some Like It Hot,…
Those who do not learn history are doomed to replace it. We’re currently awash in current event stories (e.g. Patriot’s Day) competing with historical revisions…
I took a bit of flak for my Facebook post saying that Star Wars: The Force Awakens (SW:FA) “was the sequel we’re looking for.” Look,…
Which came first, the great movie or the great director? Like the chicken or egg theory, people for years have wondered how great directors make…