The Best 'Exposition Dump' in Film History. In 5 minutes, Spielberg lays out the characters, mythology, locations, artifacts and the entire narrative engine of the film. The audience discovers everything alongside Indy + each detail pays off later. A masterclass in storytelling.
The Four types of directors:
1. Auteur and I like them
2. Auteur and I don't like them
3. Journeyman and I like them
4. Journeyman and I don't like them
LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (1962)
The best day-for-night shot in cinema history. Cinematographer Freddie Young underexposed the film and used military aerial reconnaissance filters + ND filters to help craft this shot.
Return Policy directed by Amos Efrat from a screenplay by Leo Silverstein and produced by Julian Cosma and yours truly has been selected by Katra Film Series. Tickets for the Thursday night slate are still available:
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ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: Sinners wins. Again. I think this is one of the strongest categories of the entire night: BLUE, MARTY, and VALUE could all have won this. But in my ideal world, I’d give it to Jafar Panahi’s minimalist, gripping thriller IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT
OSCARS 2026 recap: a year in movies, what won, and what should've won in each category. Marty Supreme revanchists and Sentimental Value appreciators welcome
At the heart of the terror in this story of missing children in Norman Rockwell suburbia is Madigan’s villain. It’s her maniacal, clownish expressions and voices which sell the idea of a psychopathic witch who has cursed the town. I see slivers of Bette Davis in BABY JANE