Spoiler Scale (How spoilery is this article on a scale of 1 to 10?):  5   What does it really mean for a director to be considered an “auteur” – the artist who is most responsible for the final product that is a feature film?  Films are such a collaborative effort.  The screenwriter provides the source material, the actual producers serve as the gatekeepers between the resources and ... Read More »

Spoiler Scale (How spoilerly is this article on a scale of 1 to 10?):  4 More than any other genre, sci-fi asks its viewers to leap particularly far to suspend disbelief.  The worst of these movies trade in lowered expectations simply to create spectacle (e.g., that can defy the laws of physics).  But the best writers and directors of the genre take this unique opportunity to delve ... Read More »