Dear Mr. Shyamalan,I know you don’t think a lot about those critiquing your films, as evidenced by the treatment of the critic character that Bob Balaban played…… Read more “New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: DEAR M. NIGHT SHYAMALAN, WILL YOU PLEASE STOP MAKING SUCH TERRIBLE MOVIES?”
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New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: TOO MUCH KEVIN HART SCHTICK BRINGS DOWN THE SERIOUSNESS OF “THE UPSIDE”
A little Kevin Hart goes a long way. He’s a comedic performer whose schtick relies on rapid-fire dialogue, broad expressions, and a fretting physicality. It worked wonders…… Read more “New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: TOO MUCH KEVIN HART SCHTICK BRINGS DOWN THE SERIOUSNESS OF “THE UPSIDE””
New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: “STAN & OLLIE” SALUTES THE LEGENDARY COMEDY DUO WITH DEPTH AND DISTINCTION
Original caricature by Jeff York of Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly in STAN & OLLIEThere’s a delightful movie about a world-famous duo that opened this season…… Read more “New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: “STAN & OLLIE” SALUTES THE LEGENDARY COMEDY DUO WITH DEPTH AND DISTINCTION”
New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: “BLACKKKLANSMAN,” “EIGHTH GRADE” & “FIRST REFORMED” TOP JEFF YORK’S 10 BEST OF 2018
How good a film year was 2018? Consider these greats, not on it: A STAR IS BORNCOLETTEPADDINGTON 2TULLYSEARCHINGMARY POPPINS RETURNSSTAN & OLLIERALPH BREAKS THE INTERNETWON’T YOU BE MY…… Read more “New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: “BLACKKKLANSMAN,” “EIGHTH GRADE” & “FIRST REFORMED” TOP JEFF YORK’S 10 BEST OF 2018″
New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: MY 10 FAVORITE IMAGES FROM FILMS IN 2018
It’s that time at The Establishing Shot to once again pick the 10 images that were my favorites from the year’s films. Here they are, my friends…… Read more “New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: MY 10 FAVORITE IMAGES FROM FILMS IN 2018”
New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: THE DARK COMEDY IN “VICE” ISN’T AS DARK AS ITS CENTRAL CHARACTER DICK CHENEY
Filmmaker Adam McKay won an Academy Award for Adapted Screenplay for his 2015 film THE BIG SHORT by mining the financial crisis of 2008 for darkly comic…… Read more “New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: THE DARK COMEDY IN “VICE” ISN’T AS DARK AS ITS CENTRAL CHARACTER DICK CHENEY”
New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: “IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK” SPEAKS PROFOUNDLY OF BOTH THE PAIN AND POETRY OF THE BLACK EXPERIENCE
One of the first rules of screenwriting is, “Show, don’t tell.” However, when you’re adapting author James Baldwin’s marvelous novel IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK for the…… Read more “New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: “IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK” SPEAKS PROFOUNDLY OF BOTH THE PAIN AND POETRY OF THE BLACK EXPERIENCE”
