"There is a distinct difference between suspense and surprise" with Bilge Ebiri | The Movie Racket
The bomb under the table.
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"I wonder what percent of people ever actually encounter a work of art that changes them" with Manohla Dargis | The Movie Racket
Can a movie really change your life?
Read More"Hollywood's like Egypt, full of crumbled pyramids" with Laura Friedman & Ron Falzone | The Movie Racket
Saving Hollywood (Again)
Read More"Be Natural" with Marya E. Gates | The Movie Racket
Truth in performance.
Read More“A picture that stays with you is made up of a hundred or more hidden things” with Alonso Duralde | The Movie Racket
God is in the details.
Read More"All you need to make a movie is a girl and a gun" with Rachel Walther | The Movie Racket
What do audiences really want from movies?
Read More"Pictures are for entertainment, messages should be delivered by Western Union" with Robert Daniels | The Movie Racket
Every movie is saying something.
Read More"The hardest thing in scoring is to know when to start and when to stop" with author Tim Greiving | The Movie Racket
How much is too much?
Read More"You owe everything to the movie and nothing to the original" with David Kajganich | The Movie Racket
How loyal must an adaptation be?
Read More"If my fanny squirms, it's bad. If my fanny doesn't squirm, it's good" with Dana Stevens | The Movie Racket
The Movie Mogul Posterior Test
Read More"A good movie is three good scenes and no bad ones” with Billy Mernit | The Movie Racket
Examining the wisdom of Howard Hawks.
Read More11 Rules for Box Office Appeal with Amy Nicholson | The Movie Racket
A dog is better than a landscape?
Read More"Every film about war ends up being pro-war" with Michael Shannon | The Movie Racket
Does every film about war end up being pro-war?
Read MoreCoppola, Lucas, and Spielberg: How Success Changed the System — and Them
Three friends who risked everything — and changed the rules.
Read More#1046: Take Shelter with Matt Singer, Lone Star with Michael Phillips
Live from Filmspotting Fest and Siskel & Ebert’s 50th Anniversary.
Read More#1042: Top 5 Movies Adapted From Iowa Writers – Live at Refocus Film Festival
If you build it, they will come.
Read More#1040: The Running Man Review, Nouvelle Vague
Run and gun, but not a lot of fun.
Read More#1024: Eddington, The Fantastic Four, Sunlight, Top 5 Joaquin Phoenix Performances (2023)
Feeling squirrely about the new Ari Aster.
Read More#1016: M:I - The Final Reckoning, Top 5 Movie Stunts
Where does Cruise rank among the movie stunt luminaries?
Read More#1003: Oscars Special with Michael Phillips, Grand Theft Hamlet
Who will win, who should win, and who should have been nominated.
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