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”

THE HUNT, a film about the elite left hunting down enemies on the right was supposed to be released on September 27, 2019. Opening so closely on…… Read more “New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: “THE HUNT” MAY BE VIOLENT, BUT IT PULLS ITS POLITICAL PUNCHES”

The latest take on THE INVISIBLE MAN owes precious little to H.G. Wells’ original concept and far more to the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements of the past…… Read more “New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: THE FLAWS OF “THE INVISIBLE MAN” ARE ALL TOO EASY TO SEE”

Original caricature by Jeff York of Anya Taylor-Joy in EMMA. (copyright 2020) Mister Webster defines the word baroque as “ornate, fancy, and very elaborate” with the words…… Read more “New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: THIS NEW “EMMA” PUTS THE MANNERED IN ITS COMEDY OF MANNERS”

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””