I was a critic for a major news service for several years, and I’ve sold a couple of screenplays. I was already “paying attention to the direction” for about 25 years before I did that. I’m not disagreeing with a word of what you wrote- a visual element can be part of that judgement process. Of course it can be. What…

As a professional dolly grip, who spends literally every working day of my life communicating with cinematographers, I can assure you this is not the case.

This is so untrue! I really cannot believe how untrue this is. WOW! Spend more time on sets, you buffoon.

This is how I feel about Shyamalan- a superb director of poorly-written movies. If he would step away from the Hitchcockian ego-driven auteur theory and collaborate with some great writers, he could make amazing films.

Giving an award for Best Director is kind of like sampling dishes from dozens of restaurant and then giving out an award for Best Management. Direction is obviously a major component of a film, but it’s not as simple as “who used the camera best?” or “who was best with the actors?” It can affect every aspect of the…

My main problem with this definition is the “purely visual standpoint” part. Even if we’re not talking about camera placing only (which by itself ignores things as lighting, costumes, acting, pacing, editing, etc.) what about audio??? YouTube channel Nerdwritter just yesterday released a short essay about the opening…

I’m sorry but that’s an awful way to judge Best Direction, there is so much the director does other than where the camera was placed, and if anything as you practically said yourself this is the cinematographer’s job anyway.

Unforgiven is a great movie and a well deserved win for Eastwood.

Don’t tell Oliver Stone or Darren Aronofsky.

“when voting for Best Director in year-end critics’ polls, which movies most impressed me from a purely visual standpoint...”

JCVJ was definitely weird, but in a totally delightful way, and the production value was outstanding. I actually felt pretty similarly about The Tick, so it’s kind of weird that one gets renewed before its first season is even finished, and the other gets shit-canned less than a month out of the gate.

Look at the bright side. This will open up JCVD’s schedule to do more meta action movies.

Very disappointing about JCVJ. I reeaaaaaallly liked it.

Yeah, why make jason isaacs American when he works for a global organisation? The fake accent he puts on makes no sense to me.

You’ll drive yourself crazy though trying to hold pretty much any other genre TV series to the standards of The Expanse. And in truth, even there they put things in English when it’s needed for viewer comprehension, but yeah, they do a really good job of going “eh, people will get this part from context, no need to…

Actually, I think you’re doing less. You’re literally making people not only dislike you but dislike the causes you’re championing, some of which are admirable and for a good cause. It’s just that with you advocating them it’s like realizing Kid Rock has good ideas for renewable energy. You want to agree with him but…

And those assholes literally thinking jerk offs like you are the Nazis. Go figure that one, huh? Let me know when you figure it out genius.

Right: and this discussion is about rape, not those alt-right assholes. And yet you managed to jump to Nazis immediately huh?

Yeah, that’s fair, though Star Trek has the wonderful piece of technology known as the Universal Translator, which accounts for a lot of the discrepancy.

My problem with these statements is that they change from culture to culture, and from woman to woman. As a man I’ve been consistently told by both men and women that I’m too gentle and respectful, not assertive or aggressive enough and that this is why I often end up missing my chance. There are of course ladies who…