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I go over a few of my favorite fan theories. Two make the movies even more intriguing, and one's already been disproven, but is actually better than the canonical explanation.
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With Kickstarter starting to fund some dramatic fictional movies, I take a look at where I wish the industry would go with this model. Fair warning: it's my longest piece yet.
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I take a break from my normal Ranting to extol the virtues of independent cinema. I argue that everyone should see at least one independent movie a year.
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I take a look at four movies in what will probably become a recurring Rant theme: they're all doomed by one fatal flaw. I take a look at what that flaw is, and how it could've been fixed to turn an also-ran into a classic.
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I explain how filmmakers are still clumsily fumbling with their newest toy, CGI. I talk about its drawbacks and benefits and where we go from here.
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I dismiss the idea that fidelity to the source material is a requirement for a good adaptation. Let the movie succeed or fail on its own merits, not by how well a director can copy and paste.
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I argue that romantic movies have become stale and predictable. They need an infusion of talent beyond the unbelievably pretentious Nicholas Sparks who once famously proclaimed himself the equal of Sophocles.
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I rail against the Academy Awards for being irrelevant and increasingly prone to trends that render the results laughable a few years later. They're hardly representative of their "constituency" and show no longer be considered the lead indicator of a film's quality.
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I point out an underreported story: that Hollywood is losing its stranglehold on the global box office. It's not time to hit the panic button just yet, but we're much closer than most people would think.
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I argue that in Hollywood's quest to make the most money possible, artistic merit has fallen by the wayside. Paradoxically, this is beginning to cut into their bottom-lines and a return to stressing creativity is the recipe to turn it around.
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