A film chock full of strip club scenes might seem like unusual material for a female filmmaker to helm, but writer/director Lorene Scafaria knows that the story…… Read more “New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: “HUSTLERS” EARNESTLY STRUTS ITS STUFF”

If ever there was a horror film tailor-made for a sequel, IT was, well, it, as the source material book by Stephen King is bisected into two…… Read more “New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: “IT: CHAPTER TWO” BETTERS THE FIRST FILM YET MAKES TOO MANY SIMILAR MISTAKES”

Writer/director Jacob Estes should be commended for making an earnest attempt to turn the mystery genre on its ear. For starters, he grounds his new film DON’T…… Read more “New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: THE NEW THRILLER “DON’T LET GO” TWISTS ITS MYSTERY INTO A MOBIUS STRIP”

Original caricature by Jeff York of Jillian Bell in the title role of BRITTANY RUNS A MARATHON. (copyright 2019) Some movie comedies play as minor miracles. Those…… Read more “New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: “BRITTANY RUNS A MARATHON” IS A CHARACTER-DRIVEN COMEDY THAT’S A SURE-FOOTED DELIGHT”

Time was, straight-up, modest actioners like ANGEL HAS FALLEN were quite common. They thrived in the ’80s and ’90s especially and turned Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, Bruce…… Read more “New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: THE EARNEST ACTION OF “ANGEL HAS FALLEN” FALTERS IN THE THIRD ACT”

Comedically inclined horror movies are rare on the big screen, so when one as fun and accomplished as READY OR NOT comes along, it’s cause for celebration.…… Read more “New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: THE NEW HORROR FILM “READY OR NOT” IS A SUBLIME COMEDY OF TERRORS”

In the new horror movie GWEN, an evil entity is laying waste to a 19thcentury South Wales town where people are dying, crops are rotting, and animals…… Read more “New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: “GWEN” IS THE BEST HORROR FILM OF THE YEAR”