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A film editor once told me that it’s harder to cut a scene with dialogue versus an action scene because the action just needs to be clear to be exciting. A conversation between two people, on the [...]

Film adaptations are generally best viewed on their own without the book, play, or previous versions of the story living rent-free in one’s head. However, that’s especially difficult when it [...]

When I saw the original BEETLEJUICE film in the theater at a sneak preview 36 years ago, I found it be a wonderfully imaginative and well-produced funhouse of a movie. It may have been unwieldy [...]

We’re four seasons into the spy thriller SLOW HORSES on Apple TV+ and as impossible as it may sound, the new set of six episodes is the best yet. Where most show characters would be far too [...]

Actress Zoe Kravitz has carved out a compelling niche for herself by playing proud, but prickly characters in projects such as THE BATMAN and BIG LITTLE LIES. She’s one of my favorite actresses [...]

More often than not, filmmakers try and make the hero or heroine of their story a smart cookie. The thinking is that if they’re intelligent, we in the audience will cheer them on against all the [...]

Some horror films are so good visually that dialogue can almost ruin the mood. The same goes for a villain’s motivation in such movies – the more they blather, the less frightening they [...]

The 2024 movie season has now entered August and to my eyes, there are two genuine contenders for the Academy Award for Best Picture at this stage – DUNE: PART TWO, and now, SING SING. The latter [...]

True Batman aficionados generally consider BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES (1992-1995) to be the greatest screen adaptation ever, big or small. I concur. Hats off to one of its original artists, [...]

They may be superheroes, but the heavy lifting required of both DEADPOOL & WOLVERINE in their latest adventure is a Herculean task. After all, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been [...]