With The Rise of Skywalker, Disney knew they had to do something to recover from the debacle known as The Last Jedi. What they did was fairly predictable in that they brought back J.J. Abrams, a filmmaker known for his love of lens flare, remaking stuff and playing it safe. His job was mostly to restore the Star Wars lore …

The thing about some modern low-budget films is that they’re often times closer to the pictures that we used to consistently get a couple of decades ago. What you found more frequently then were movies that were dependent on performances and stories above anything else. This allowed those films to create a sense of intimacy that could reach an audience …

Logan interested me as a film for reasons that are probably obvious to most people. I became even more intrigued by what it potentially had to offer once I heard they were turning this comic book tale into a film that was geared strictly toward adults. As someone who believes that certain movies about superheroes can only be shown this …