Spoiler Scale (How spoilery is this article on a scale of 1 to 10?): 4 After any unnecessary remake, an above-average biopic, and an adaptation of a half-baked short story, it’s damn good to see director David Fincher back on his game – or I should say, The Game (1997), because that’s Gone Girl‘s closest touchstone to any of ... Read More »
Spoiler Scale (How spoilery is this article on a scale of 1 to 10?): 4 On a weekly basis back in the 1980s, Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel invited a teenager from a small town in Florida and millions of others who did not live in New York or Los Angeles into their frank and articulate conversations about all sorts of movies. Siskel and Ebert reminded us that ... Read More »
Spoiler Scale (How spoilerly is this article on a scale of 1 to 10?): 3 In my book, there are documentaries, and then there are biopics. I realize that I am probably in the minority on this point, but I am less inclined to give certain films a pass for by-the-numbers storytelling or weak character development simply because it is “based on a true story.” ... Read More »
