I watched Gorky Park, for no reason other than it was on and I wanted to see it again. I remembered enjoying it, and wanting to hear the...

You’ve almost certainly heard about the WGA and SAG strikes. You may have also heard that SAG has an “interim agreement” to allow...

I watched the first episode of Ahsoka on Disney+. This is not a review, but it did make me think of something. When it comes to recent...

There was hope last week that the dual WGA and SAG strikes might be closer to the end than the beginning. But Deadline reports that the...

I was channel surfing yesterday and watched the end of the original 1987 Predator. I haven’t seen it in years but I’ve always been a big...

I like to play the New York Times spelling bee game. Recently, we took a family vacation, and I worried that it would be too cumbersome...

I guess Indiana Jones is old news now? Tough business! I’ve always loved The Last Crusade, easily my second-favorite (after Raiders) of...

I rewatched one of my favorite movies: Bullitt. It was on HBO Max (sorry, just Max now) and I couldn’t resist. Peter Yates also directed...

The corporate philosophy behind making Star Trek has changed drastically only once in its 57-year history, and that was around 2007 (I...

There was a brief flash of hope that the writers strike might soon be resolved—followed by the predictable yet disappointing update (see...

Rolling Stone is out with a terrific new oral history on the making of The Fugitive, which was released almost thirty years ago (on...

You’ve probably heard there are two labor strikes in the film industry right now, the WGA (writers) and SAG-AFTRA (actors). This has not...

I watched 65 on Netflix. I’ve said this probably a dozen times, but I’m very concerned about this blog becoming a bunch of time bombs...

Looks like it’s on: SAG negotiations broke down and the actors union will go on strike today, joining the writers guild, the WGA. Here’s...

I’m very grateful for the unorthodox movie education I got as a result of publishing Film Score Monthly, and producing our CDs. From Star...

Forty years ago, a group of people moved heaven and earth to make their own James Bond movie, starring Sean Connery (!). The only problem...

I appreciate the thoughts and nice words about my notes on Indy 5 earlier this week. We all have such affection and history with Indy...

Ten years ago I cowrote and executive produced a very strange indie thriller called Lucky Bastard. It’s a found footage thriller (to us,...

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny opened to disappointing numbers worldwide. Sure seems like it made money to me, but apparently it...

Last week’s episode of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds was a time-travel story (mild spoilers) featuring La’An Noonien-Singh and James T....