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 It’s that time at The Establishing Shot to once again pick the 10 images that were my favorites from the year’s films. Here they are, my friends and followers. As always, there are spoilers [...]

Filmmaker Adam McKay won an Academy Award for Adapted Screenplay for his 2015 film THE BIG SHORT by mining the financial crisis of 2008 for darkly comic laughs. He’s back with the new dark comedy [...]

    One of the first rules of screenwriting is, “Show, don’t tell.” However, when you’re adapting author James Baldwin’s marvelous novel IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK for the screen, an [...]

  The opening image in ROMA is one that starts off as mysterious, then turns monotonous, and finally, becomes a haunting metaphor for the plight of the working class. The image is of the outdoor [...]

Back in the day, live-action Disney fare at the movie theater was guaranteed box office. No matter if it was MARY POPPINS, DARBY O’GILL & THE LITTLE PEOPLE, or THE COMPUTER WORE TENNIS SHOES, [...]

 AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR and BLACK PANTHER may have gotten all the ink this year when it comes to Marvel comic book adaptations, but the new SPIDER-MAN: INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE is worth just as much [...]

The story of the rivalry between Mary Stuart, the Catholic ruler of Scotland, and Elizabeth I, the Protestant queen of England, is a complex and enthralling one concerning power, religion, and [...]

THE FAVOURITE would be an exceptional, noteworthy film in any year. It’s whip-smart, raucous, and daring, a pungent black comedy that’s expertly produced and provides a rare showcase for three [...]