‘Balancing The Light With The Dark” Henry Selick On ‘Wendell & Wild’
This interview contains spoilers. It all began with a seven-page book by Henry Selick & Clay McLeod Chapman about two mischievous demon brothers named Wendall (voiced by Keegan-Michael Key in the movie) and Wild (voiced by Jordan Peele) who escaped from the underworld to make it big in the overworld with the help of rebellious outcast […]
Pixar is Four-for-Four with “Toy Story 4”
As if being one of the greatest trilogies in film history wasn’t enough for the Toy Story franchise, along comes a fourth feature that’s just as fun, witty, and incredibly moving as the first three. Hats off to Pixar (and parent company Disney) for being four-for-four with Toy Story 4. This new film is one […]
What the CBS Reboot of “The Twilight Zone” Needs to Do to Get Better
Rebooting any classic film or TV show is asking for trouble, let alone a beloved series such as The Twilight Zone. There have already been two mediocre attempts on television to bring back the show, not to mention an uneven 1983 theatrical film. None of them could hold a candle to the original TV series […]
Jordan Peele’s New Horror Film “Us” Is Scary Good Fun
The goal of most horror films is to scare the ever-loving shite out of you. But effective horror needs to be seen, not watched, through the hands covering your eyes. That’s an ideal that Jordan Peele understands very well. His horror sensibilities lean towards the accessible. Sure, his Oscar-winning script for Get Out had edge-of-your-seat […]
