100 movies in 2020: # 14, Inception Everybody makes a big fuss about Christopher Nolan. I’m the last person alive who hasn’t seen the Dark Knight films (see my earlier posts about superhero flicks in general) so I didn’t know anything about Nolan other than a serious cult attends him. I’m generally skeptical whenever a […]
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 […]
