Better horror movies tend to have a secondary theme that feeds its main premise. JAWS is about the hunt for a man-eating shark, but it’s also about…… Read more “New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: BAD PARENTING IS THE TRUE HORROR IN ON DISPLAY IN “THE LODGE””
Category: The Establishing Shot
New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: “A MISSED CONNECTION” DEFTLY EXPLORES THE LOVE THAT GOT AWAY
For genuine haunting, no ghost or goblin can compete with “the love that got away.” Whether it’s Gatsby pining for Daisy via her flashing green light across…… Read more “New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: “A MISSED CONNECTION” DEFTLY EXPLORES THE LOVE THAT GOT AWAY”
New Review from Jeff York of Creative Screenwriting Magazine: “Downhill” Misses the Subtleties of the Original in Remaking “Force Majeure”
If you’ve never seen Force Majeure, the 2014 French/Swedish production, then its 2020 American remake will likely be amusing enough for you. However, if you have seen…… Read more “New Review from Jeff York of Creative Screenwriting Magazine: “Downhill” Misses the Subtleties of the Original in Remaking “Force Majeure””
New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: THE PREVAILING OF “PARASITE” ADVANCES THE OSCARS
Record-tying Oscar winner Bong Joon Ho of PARASITE. Sometimes the Oscars get things spectacularly right. Last night was one of those times. They had a lot to…… Read more “New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: THE PREVAILING OF “PARASITE” ADVANCES THE OSCARS”
New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: GI’S, JOKERS, AND JUDY: MY OSCAR PREDICTIONS FOR 2020
Oscar predictions can be tricky. The contest in each category usually comes down to two real contenders, but the Academy is often fickle and can confound. Lately,…… Read more “New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: GI’S, JOKERS, AND JUDY: MY OSCAR PREDICTIONS FOR 2020”
New Review from Jeff York of Creative Screenwriting Magazine: “Birds of Prey” Empowers Its Female Characters with R-rated Mayhem
You can take Katniss Everdeen, Lisbeth Salander, and Charlie’s Angels and invite them all to a Goop candle party because for unencumbered, unadulterated ass-kicking, nothing’s going to…… Read more “New Review from Jeff York of Creative Screenwriting Magazine: “Birds of Prey” Empowers Its Female Characters with R-rated Mayhem”
New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: OSCAR’S LIVE-ACTION SHORT NOMINEES CREATE PALPABLE TENSION
The live-action shorts that the Academy tends to nominate consistently veer towards the serious. Very serious. More and more so over the last few years. The subjects…… Read more “New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: OSCAR’S LIVE-ACTION SHORT NOMINEES CREATE PALPABLE TENSION”
