Scooby-Doo, the gangly Great Dane, and his four, teen friends have been entertaining kids, and quite a few adults as well, since 1969. Originally, the Hanna-Barbera production…… Read more “New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: SCOOB! UPDATES THE CARTOON FRANCHISE WITH FROTHY FUN”

Original caricature by Jeff York of Daisy Edgar-Jones and Paul Mescal in NORMAL PEOPLE. (copyright 2020) Love stories are a rare find these days on the big…… Read more “New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: “NORMAL PEOPLE” IS A SEARING EXAMINATION OF LOVE AND PAIN”

Original caricature by Jeff York of the cast of DISPATCHES FROM ELSEWHERE: Jason Segel, Eve Lindley, Andre Benjamin, Richard E. Grant, and Sally Field (copyright 2020) The…… Read more “New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: “DISPATCHES FROM ELSEWHERE” REMINDED US WE’RE IN THIS TOGETHER”

  There are many admirable attributes to Martha Stephens’ new film TO THE STARS, a coming-of-age film taking place in the rural 1960s of Oklahoma, that it’s…… Read more “New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: “TO THE STARS” AIMS HIGH BUT FALLS SHORT AS A COMING-OF-AGE FILM”

Too often, the movie-going experience gets been driven by spectacle. It’s almost as if a movie isn’t a movie unless it has an epic arc, huge stars,…… Read more “New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: ACHING REALISM RENDERS “NEVER RARELY SOMETIMES ALWAYS” SUPERIOR”

Original caricature by Jeff York of David Gale and Jeffrey Combs in RE-ANIMATOR (copyright 2020) With the passing of filmmaker Stuart Gordon this past week, I was…… Read more “New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: APPRECIATING THE SUBLIME NASTINESS OF STUART GORDON’S “RE-ANIMATOR””

I’m hopeful for Robert Pattinson’s take on the role of Batman. And I enjoyed Margot Robbie’s spearheading of BIRDS OF PREY this past winter. However, when it…… Read more “New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: “SUPERMAN: RED SON” CONTINUES A RED HOT STREAK FOR WB ANIMATION”