Although not at that level, his last three features were actually quite good - The Hunted was a solid First Blood variation with terrific knife fights; Bug is an appropriately chilling psychological thriller with great over-the-edge performances from Ashley Judd and Michael Shannon; and Killer Joe is just terrific…

I love that twist, but I don’t think it’s a “fuck you” to Lucas, per se — his films, and particularly the original trilogy, are heavily focused on the little guy. R2D2 is a tiny janitor who can’t even speak Basic; Han is a low-rent pirate; the Ewoks are an indigenous population fighting with ancient technology. Even…

How is that a jab at the prequels? That’s the *entire point* of the prequels - the Empire rose largely because of the corruption of the Jedi order.

Seconded on Campbell directing Westlake! Although really we just need more Westlake adaptations in general. Dude wrote as much as Stephen King, and his stuff’s terrific.

Any 80s/90s remake flops are likely rendered irrelevant in studios’ eyes given the stupid amount of money Beauty and the Beast made.