As the saying goes, Gloria Steinem is “having a moment.” The feminist icon, now 86, was portrayed with great distinction by the superb Rose Byrne in the…… Read more “New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: GLORIA STEINEM IS GIVEN A MOSTLY SUCCESSFUL BIOPIC TREATMENT WITH “THE GLORIAS””

Original caricature by Jeff York of the cast of THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO SEVEN. (copyright 2020) A vindictive POTUS wants to be a “law and order”…… Read more “New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: AARON SORKIN PRESENTS A COMPELLING CASE IN “THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7””

Original caricature by Jeff York of Millie Bobby Brown, Henry Cavill, Sam Claflin, and Louis Patridge in ENOLA HOLMES. (copyright 2020) Hardcore fans of Sherlock Holmes on…… Read more “New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: “ENOLA HOLMES” AIMS FOR YA AUDIENCES BUT SHOULD PLEASE SHERLOCK FANS”

In a year that saw the Black Lives Matter movement gain momentum and strength like never before, you’d think that an anti-racism horror film like ANTEBELLUM would…… Read more “New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: “ANTEBELLUM” IS A MISJUDGED AMALGAM OF HORROR AND HISTORY”

  Romantic comedy is one of the hardest genres to get right in Hollywood these days. Maybe that’s why there are so few of them and even…… Read more “New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: “THE BROKEN HEARTS GALLERY” TRIES WAY TOO HARD TO BE LOVABLE”

There will be no horror movie premiering this year that will be as frightening as THE SOCIAL DILEMMA. Vampires, zombies, and Martians from outer space have nothing…… Read more “New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: “THE SOCIAL DILEMMA” IS THE SCARIEST FILM OF THE YEAR. AND IT’S A DOCUMENTARY”

  Look past the controversies of how Disney released MULAN on their streaming service rather than in theaters, and star Liu Yifei’s political statements about Hong Kong,…… Read more “New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: “MULAN” CUTS THE PATRIARCHY DOWN TO SIZE IN A SHARP RETELLING”

Original caricature of the cast of TENET by Jeff York (copyright 2020)  The motifs that filmmaker Christoper Nolan loves are evident throughout his latest epic TENET. There’s…… Read more “New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: CHRISTOPHER NOLAN MUDDLES HIS FAVORITE MOTIFS IN “TENET””

Few filmmakers dig as deep as Charlie Kaufman does into existentialism. What makes us tick, how we connect, the meaning of life…these are the major themes in…… Read more “New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: LONELINESS AND REGRET HAUNT CHARLIE KAUFMAN’S “I’M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS””

There’s something incredibly heartening about the new Netflix documentary RISING PHOENIX in a time when so many selfish, pigheaded Americans refuse to wear masks to fight COVID-19.…… Read more “New from Jeff York on The Establishing Shot: “RISING PHOENIX” TELLS A BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL STORY ABOUT PARALYMPIANS”