Licorice Pizza (2021)

The trailer looked so clever and hip. The actual film – not so much. The trailer may have literally consisted of the best bits. Critics loved it (93% Rotten Tomatoes), audiences less so (63%), but still a lot of positive reaction. The film is chocked full of cameos and inside Hollywood jokes. The Jon Peters … More Licorice Pizza (2021)

The Directors: Arthur Hiller & Norman Jewison

Note: This is a series on film directors, two at a time. Arthur Hiller and Norman Jewison both had long careers directing feature films. Both started in television directing series and then television movies before moving into feature films. Both directed big hits and cultural bending films, and both men had a style that was … More The Directors: Arthur Hiller & Norman Jewison