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West Side Story and In The Heights present different immigrant stories
SR Staley December 26, 2021
Two movies premiered in 2021 – West Side Story and In The Heights – with…
Posted in Drama, Film Reviews, Films, Musicals Tagged 2021, immigrant experience, Immigrants, In The Heights, Lin-Manuel Miranda, movie reviews, Steven Spielberg, West Side Story
Captain Marvel‘s fast pace stumbles on storytelling
SR Staley March 17, 2019
Captain Marvel has emerged as the first true blockbuster of 2019, bursting out of the…
Posted in Action - Thriller, Film Reviews, Films, Superhero, writing and storytelling Tagged 2019, action, Captain Marvel, movie reviews, storytelling, superhero
And the Oscar goes to….
SR Staley February 24, 2019
Links to my reviews of the 2018 movies nominated for 91st Academy Awards by category with winners highlighted in bold italics.
Posted in Film Reviews, Films Tagged 2018 Academy Awards, 2018 movies, 91st Academy Awards, Academy Awards, movie reviews, Oscars
Molly’s Game and the subjective interpretation of movies
SR Staley January 29, 2018
Everyone once in a while, I am reminded of how subjective our interpretations of movies…
Posted in Biography - Biopic, Drama, Film making, Film Reviews, Films, writing and storytelling Tagged 2017, biography, drama, film making, Jessica Chastain, Molly's Game, movie making, movie reviews
Movie Review: A United Kingdom
SR Staley April 6, 2017
I take an in-depth look at the very well acted British film A United Kingdom in…
Posted in Adventure, Drama, Film Reviews, Films, Historical (Actual), Independent Institute Tagged 2017, A United Kingdom, adventure, bechuanaland, botswana, david oyelowo, drama, film reviews, historical, movie reviews, racism, rosamund pike
Review: Logan shows superhero action movies can also have soul
SR Staley March 7, 2017
My movie review of Logan is up at the Independent Institute! This is a film…
What “The Equalizer” film told me about character development
SR Staley September 28, 2014
I often gauge a movie’s value by whether it stimulates my thinking as a writer…
Posted in Films, writing and storytelling Tagged character arc, character development, denzel washington, film, film making, movie reviews, movies, plot, storytelling, The Equalizer