Reviews and reflections on movies.
Becoming a better storyteller by studying 100 movies, 50 screenplays, and 25 books in 2020. To borrow the line from the Joni Mitchell song, I could drink a case of this movie, and I would still be on my feet. It’s charming and irreverent and smart and funny and bittersweet and poignant and perfect. Release: 2017 […]
Becoming a better storyteller by studying 100 movies, 50 screenplays, and 25 books in 2020. If I had to pick ten movies to take with me to a desert island (which of course would have electricity and all modern A/V comforts), this would be on the list. Release: 1993 Director: Andrew Davis Starring: Harrison Ford, […]
As with The Last Jedi, I hoped to like this movie. Also as with The Last Jedi, Skywalker thwarted those hopes. Release: 2019 Director: J. J. Abrams Starring: Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, John Boyega, etc. Screenplay: Chris Terrio, J. J. Abrams Spoilers? None. I’ll stop just short of saying there’s no […]
