Every once in a great while, a film comes along that is so bad, so poorly made, so bafflingly offensive, banal, and misguided that the sheer mass of terrible collapses in on itself like a neutron star and creates a spectacle so ironically joyous that the viewer ultimately has no choice but to submit to … Continue reading Off the Deep End – Poolman
I've talked before in this space about the difference between subtlety and nuance in screenwriting. By basic definition, one feeds into the other, but in the practicalities of scripting for film, the two are similar but distinct ideas. You can be nuanced without being subtle, and vice versa. It comes down to the approach of … Continue reading The Write-Offs – American Fiction
While coverage will continue on 2018 films as we get closer to the Oscar Blitz, that doesn't mean we get to sleep on the actual new releases that officially ring in the 2019 year in film. The first entry for this new year is Replicas, starring Keanu Reeves, released by Entertainment Studios, who let's just say … Continue reading No Winners in This Game of Clones – Replicas
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