Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021, Jon Watts)
Spider-Man: No Way Home’s got a very appropriate title. There’s just no way to bring this one home, not for any of the things it tries to do. Though “tries” might be stretching it, No Way Home’s script...
View ArticleLadyhawke (1985, Richard Donner)
Two things about Ladyhawke without getting to the script or some of the acting. First, Andrew Powell’s music. It’s godawful; it’s stunning to see a director as competent as Richard Donner put something...
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The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997, Jon Amiel)
As unlikely as it might seem, The Man Who Knew Too Little could have been really good. Here’s the basic plot–an American rube, who loves movies and television so much he knows the lines, is confused...
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Maverick (1994, Richard Donner)
Maverick is a lot of fun. In fact, it’s so much fun, when the film runs into problems in its second act, it’s impossible to be disappointed. It’s still so likable, one just feels bad it doesn’t...
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Species (1995, Roger Donaldson)
Roger Donaldson has these great sweeping camera shots in Species. He doesn’t restrict them to the action scenes, but uses them to dynamically bring his five principals into the frame together. It’s...
View ArticleSpider-Man: No Way Home (2021, Jon Watts)
Spider-Man: No Way Home’s got a very appropriate title. There’s just no way to bring this one home, not for any of the things it tries to do. Though “tries” might be stretching it, No Way Home’s script...
View ArticleLadyhawke (1985, Richard Donner)
Two things about Ladyhawke without getting to the script or some of the acting. First, Andrew Powell’s music. It’s godawful; it’s stunning to see a director as competent as Richard Donner put something...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997, Jon Amiel)
As unlikely as it might seem, The Man Who Knew Too Little could have been really good. Here’s the basic plot–an American rube, who loves movies and television so much he knows the lines, is confused...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Maverick (1994, Richard Donner)
Maverick is a lot of fun. In fact, it’s so much fun, when the film runs into problems in its second act, it’s impossible to be disappointed. It’s still so likable, one just feels bad it doesn’t...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Species (1995, Roger Donaldson)
Roger Donaldson has these great sweeping camera shots in Species. He doesn’t restrict them to the action scenes, but uses them to dynamically bring his five principals into the frame together. It’s...
View ArticleRaiders of the Lost Ark (1981, Steven Spielberg)
Maybe it was the viewing atmosphere… I also was obsessing about something I’d read from either Spielberg or Lucas claiming credit for “MTV-style” editing with Raiders. Once the film was edited, the two...
View ArticleSpider-Man: No Way Home (2021, Jon Watts)
Spider-Man: No Way Home’s got a very appropriate title. There’s just no way to bring this one home, not for any of the things it tries to do. Though “tries” might be stretching it, No Way Home’s script...
View ArticleLadyhawke (1985, Richard Donner)
Two things about Ladyhawke without getting to the script or some of the acting. First, Andrew Powell’s music. It’s godawful; it’s stunning to see a director as competent as Richard Donner put something...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997, Jon Amiel)
As unlikely as it might seem, The Man Who Knew Too Little could have been really good. Here’s the basic plot–an American rube, who loves movies and television so much he knows the lines, is confused...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Maverick (1994, Richard Donner)
Maverick is a lot of fun. In fact, it’s so much fun, when the film runs into problems in its second act, it’s impossible to be disappointed. It’s still so likable, one just feels bad it doesn’t...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Species (1995, Roger Donaldson)
Roger Donaldson has these great sweeping camera shots in Species. He doesn’t restrict them to the action scenes, but uses them to dynamically bring his five principals into the frame together. It’s...
View ArticleSpider-Man: No Way Home (2021, Jon Watts)
Spider-Man: No Way Home’s got a very appropriate title. There’s just no way to bring this one home, not for any of the things it tries to do. Though “tries” might be stretching it, No Way Home’s script...
View ArticleSpider-Man 2 (2004, Sam Raimi), the extended version
Ah, so the only other film Raimi directed Panavision was the unwatchable For Love of the Game. His Panavision composition here–with Bill Pope shooting it–is exquisite. Raimi and Pope correct, from the...
View ArticleLadyhawke (1985, Richard Donner)
Two things about Ladyhawke without getting to the script or some of the acting. First, Andrew Powell’s music. It’s godawful; it’s stunning to see a director as competent as Richard Donner put something...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Man Who Knew Too Little (1997, Jon Amiel)
As unlikely as it might seem, The Man Who Knew Too Little could have been really good. Here’s the basic plot–an American rube, who loves movies and television so much he knows the lines, is confused...
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