As most Hollywood fans know, when Disney #cancelled Gina Carano over an innocuous (and true) tweet, The Daily Wire hired her to make movies together.…
This is NOT the Counting Crows song about guys dreaming of black-haired flamenco dancers in Amsterdam, nor is it that 1993 Richard Gere star-vehicle, and…
I used to write up my own Oscar list every year, and added some screenwriting notes to challenge writers… Until I realized that people only…
I want to start the year in a romantic mood, to inspire you to higher levels of creativity and originality, and we can’t get there…
Thriller/Comedy is a subgenre no one talks about but everyone wants. You can’t filter movies on Netflix and Box Office Mojo for it, but it…
Don’t be afraid of subtitles. Be brave, and explore the absurd creativity of French director, Jean-Pierre Jeunet. He is the proud creator of several bizarre,…
We all love Mission Impossible movies — action thrillers about a single man or team forced into an absurd struggle against overwhelming odds. But this…
For those considering in the Oscar Noms, here are my mini-reviews (WITH SPOILERS) for the Best Picture category: Call Me by Your Name This year’s…
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,…
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…
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,…
Remember when Hollywood sold us movies about teens getting a day off, chasing girls and getting drunk? Today Hollywood is selling teens getting in the…