By Andrew Jenck Laying on the shores of the Pacific lies the Pac-12, “Packy,” having been dealt blows to its upper left forehead, and three more, south of its stomach. It got…
Category: Drew’s Reviews
Drew’s Reviews – TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: MUTANT MAYHEM
By Andrew Jenck Targeting an audience younger than the writers can be challenging. The film needs more straightforward but not condescending dialogue, faster pacing, and humor to keep kids engaged. Teenage Mutant…
Drew’s Reviews: OPPENHEIMER
By Andrew Jenck Christopher Nolan is the only working director whose name has true brand recognition. Whereas other filmmakers of the same caliber struggle to bring their original films to screen, Nolan’s…
Drew’s Reviews: BARBIE
By Andrew Jenck Tiny Shoulders: Rethinking Barbie, a documentary, depicts Mattel’s marketing team attempting to adapt Barbie to modern times, altering the doll’s body template to have more realistic proportions and a…
Drew’s Reviews: INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY
By Andrew Jenck Attempting to revive Indiana Jones in the same spirit as the original trilogy is challenging. A film series with violence that could alienate children and on location shooting a…
Drew’s Reviews: Spider-Man – Across the Spider-Verse
By Andrew Jenck Given the creative stagnation of modern blockbusters, it’s still unbelievable that a Spider-Man film could be innovative, as Into the Spider-Verse ushered a new wave of stylized animation and…
Drew’s Editorials: WRITER’S GUILD OF AMERICA STRIKE 2023
By Andrew Jenck On May 2, the contract between the Writer’s Guild of America and the film and TV studios expired, halting virtually all writers in Hollywood from working on any projects….
Drew’s Reviews: GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3
By Andrew Jenck Bittersweetness can be harder to process than wholly negative thoughts. They’re complicated, conflicting, a mixture of emotions. The Guardians of the Galaxy films have not shied away from these…
Drew’s Reviews: SUZUME
By Andrew Jenck A common criticism towards filmmakers is repetition of themes, plot structure, and characterization in their work. Makoto Shinkai isn’t exempt. Despite his earlier works receiving acclaim, there was concern…
Drew’s “View from Here”: MY EXPERIENCE IN BOSTON
EDITOR’S NOTE: We are all so proud of Andy’s accomplishments, and especially his drive and tenaciousness to go for what he wants. Here’s the story about his journey of running and taking…