Cinematic Considerations How much grace should audiences give celebrated auteurs based on their filmography? Movies with big star power attached to the credits can underwhelm critically and commercially when released in theaters. At 94, Clint Eastwood has more than earned a wide cache of leniency fo...

Cinematic Considerations The best films take unlikely protagonists and make them central to a captivating, often emotional tale by developing rich, layered characters that have unique personalities irresistible to watch. No matter how far off the fringes of society a character might be, when done au...

Cinematic Considerations Asingle place can be responsible for multiple moments in our life stories. Director Robert Zemeckis seeks to examine this from perspective with his latest film simply titled “Here,” a time-bending tale not about one particular person but rather about a solitary place. Keepin...

Cinematic Considerations Bringing together two of the world’s last great movie stars and not putting them on the big screen feels hollow and almost so...

Cinematic Considerations Show not tell. It’s an important part of life and an absolutely vital mantra in cinema that allows for deeper, richer audienc...

Cinematic Considerations AMarine cycles down a lonely country road when he is abruptly struck by a police cruiser, handcuffed, searched and has bail m...