There's nothing wrong with substituting Arthur C. Clarke for Alan Dean Foster.
Full disclosure: Glass Onion reminding me this movie exists is what got me to rewatch it. Funny enough, 2010 was one of the first five DVDs that my father purchased for our home collection, insisting that he liked this one better than 2001.
Dad is a strange guy, but actually it's perfectly understandable. While 2001: A Space Odyssey is a cinematic experience, a sometimes impenetrable tone poem with…
I think the sweater-weather, New England autumn, creaky mansion vibes of the first film are a more successful exercise in genre fun and the emotional, familial murder plot is a far cry better. Having said that, Glass Onion is probably the better comedy because it is less restrained by the Agatha Christie aesthetic and tropes.
Rian Johnson deciding to follow genteel detective Benoit Blanc on to his next, unrelated case in the style of Hercule Poirot was a smart narrative…
As much crap as I give Dan Aykroyd for the garish, gross geek-show antics he stupes to in his directorial debut Nothing But Trouble (1991), I realize I owe the man an apology. When you are burdened by the black hole of charisma and self awareness that is Chevy Chase during this era of his career, I don't blame anyone for trying to pick up the slack.
John Carpenter clearly tries to pick up the slack with the inventive visual…
