The Wannabe Directors

Marvel Studios' first "Special Presentation" is a triumph that should be celebrated by MCU fans and movie lovers alike. While it's not normal for Marvel to forgo a cinematic release or a limited series, this format was fun, fresh, and worked extremely well. While it's easy to say that this is a Halloween special and should be left as such, It most certainly could be a year-round watch.       Werewolf by Night (the titular character) has had multiple attempts to be brought to the big screen dating all the way back to 2001. Up until that point Marvel had only released three feature films;  Howard the Duck (1986), Blade (1998), and X-Men (2000). At this point in Marvel's history they were near bankrupt and putting money into a relatively unknown hero was too big a risk for the company to take. Instead they'd invest in the likes of Spider-Man, Hulk, and Iron Man. And now the rest is history. Then twenty years later Marvel Studios would begin developing a Hallo

       Olivia Wilde's sophomore movie is a house built on an obviously cracked foundation. Don't Worry Darling  has been mired with controversy leading up to its release and after viewing the movie I can see why. At the beginning I was unsure why the movie was getting so much hate, but as it progressed and the third act began, everything comes to a screeching halt. I certainly can appreciate what Wilde was trying to do with this movie but ultimately it suffers from a multitude of things (both on and off-screen). For starters the off-screen drama is honestly more interesting than the movie, with recasting leading to sloppy rewrites it's sad to hear about what could have been. The script originally was featured on the 2019 Black List of best scripts that were passed over. When Wilde took it over she brought on Booksmart writer Katie Silberman who did bring in one of the better parts of the movie; Frank (Chris Pine).      Pine's performance is menacing in all the right way

 Music is a medium much older than movies, dating back nearly 35,000 years to the Upper Paleolithic era. Movies are still a relatively recent art form starting in 1888, and even then it wasn't until around 1895 when music would begin accompanying silent films. Eventually that would all change in 1915 with some of the first music scores ever made specifically for film. Now music and movies are a marriage that has stood the test of time. We have amazing composers such as John Williams, Hans Zimmer, and Bernard Herrmann who have scored some of the most influential films of all time. And while movie soundtracks and scores are fascinating and certainly deserve to be talked about some other time, today I'm more interested in the songs already in the zeitgeist that have been put in film, and some of the best (and my favorite) examples. SPOILER WARNING Starting off the list is the most recent example, hailing from Mary Harron's  American Psycho (2000). This movie based off Bret Eas

 How's it going! I am the Backseat Director and I am an amateur movie enthusiast. I have loved movies since a young age and this blog is an opportunity for me to share that love with you. I plan on using this blog as a place for my reviews of movies, movie related lists, and opinions about movies and the industry. I look forward to sharing my movie thoughts with you all. Annnd ACTION!!!