On Set: A Tale of Two New Releases
Do audiences want new films in a socially distanced theater or on their home screens? ‘Tenet’ and ‘Mulan’ each took different routes and movie critic Jeff Counts tells us what worked best.
On Set with Jeff Counts: Cinematic Gems for the Netflix Fatigued
As you burn through your Netflix backlogs and wonder how to pace yourself, film critic Jeff Counts revisits 2019 films that deserve a second look.
On Set with Jeff Counts: ‘Honey Boy’ is a Portrait of Heartache and Courage
Whether the story of Shia LaBeouf’s life in film was worthy of its own film has never been a question. The real question was always: Who would tell it? And,…
On Set with Jeff Counts: ‘The Call of the Wild’ Delivers Universal Truths, Struggles with Style
Film technology has notably advanced over the last few decades. Today the potential for world-building that’s available to directors and screenwriters seems limitless. It isn’t though. We actually see those limits often, particularly in the realm of...