Skip to contentThe military courtroom drama has its moments, but is more notable for where it sent the director next.Every month, The Spool chooses to highlight a filmmaker whose works have made a distinct mark on the cinematic landscape. The funny thing about William Friedkin is that if you ask six people what their favorite Friedkin film is, you’ll get six different answers. These hot and cold responses marked Friedkin’s career overall, one that, for all its faults and stumbles, was never predictable or boring. He had no trademark and refused to be pinned down. NOW STREAMING:Powered...…Skip to contentThe military courtroom drama has its moments, but is more notable for where it sent the director next.Every month, The Spool chooses to highlight a filmmaker whose works have made a distinct mark on the cinematic landscape. The funny thing about William Friedkin is that if you ask six people what their favorite Friedkin film is, you’ll get six different answers. These hot and cold responses marked Friedkin’s career overall, one that, for all its faults and stumbles, was never predictable or boring. He had no trademark and refused to be pinned down. NOW STREAMING:Powered...WW…

Skip to contentDespite a weightlessness, there’s lots to like in the Disney+ series’ return.This piece was written during the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the works being covered here wouldn’t exist.NOW STREAMING:Powered byOne of the common complaints about Marvel’s attempts at multiverse storytelling is that it renders everything meaningless. If there is another Ikaris of the Eternals out there—or a possibly infinite number of them—why should one care if the one in front of us dies? Generally, this writer finds the argument...…Skip to contentDespite a weightlessness, there’s lots to like in the Disney+ series’ return.This piece was written during the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the works being covered here wouldn’t exist.NOW STREAMING:Powered byOne of the common complaints about Marvel’s attempts at multiverse storytelling is that it renders everything meaningless. If there is another Ikaris of the Eternals out there—or a possibly infinite number of them—why should one care if the one in front of us dies? Generally, this writer finds the argument...WW…

Skip to contentWith its heart on its sleeve, the series feels like a kind respite from an often meaner world.This piece was written during the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the works being covered here wouldn’t exist.NOW STREAMING:Powered byAfter averting the Apocalypse and stopping a more militaristic Leaper from the near future by leaping into his own past, Ben (Raymond Lee) and everyone else at Quantum Leap expected him to leap home. Instead, he was nowhere to be seen.Quantum Leap Season 2 quickly reveals that Ben has kept...…Skip to contentWith its heart on its sleeve, the series feels like a kind respite from an often meaner world.This piece was written during the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the works being covered here wouldn’t exist.NOW STREAMING:Powered byAfter averting the Apocalypse and stopping a more militaristic Leaper from the near future by leaping into his own past, Ben (Raymond Lee) and everyone else at Quantum Leap expected him to leap home. Instead, he was nowhere to be seen.Quantum Leap Season 2 quickly reveals that Ben has kept...WW…

Skip to contentRebecca Miller writes and directs a perplexing but never boring comedy about a composer with a devastating case of writer’s block.This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the work being covered here wouldn’t exist.NOW STREAMING:Powered bySeven films into her career as a filmmaker and Rebecca Miller is still a perplexing study. From 1995’s Angela, her symbolic unpacking of a lost childhood (presumably her own) to 2015’s Maggie’s Plan, a symbolic study of a desire for independence...…Skip to contentRebecca Miller writes and directs a perplexing but never boring comedy about a composer with a devastating case of writer’s block.This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the work being covered here wouldn’t exist.NOW STREAMING:Powered bySeven films into her career as a filmmaker and Rebecca Miller is still a perplexing study. From 1995’s Angela, her symbolic unpacking of a lost childhood (presumably her own) to 2015’s Maggie’s Plan, a symbolic study of a desire for independence...WW…

Skip to contentWelcome to Right on Cue, the podcast where we interview film, TV, and video game composers about origins and nuances of their latest works, as well as select commentaries from some of the score’s most important tracks.This week, we speak to composer Yair Elazar Glotman about his score for the latest prestige thriller from Netflix, Reptile, a stylish neo-noir starring Benicio Del Toro as a mercurial detective looking into the murder of a real estate agent. Everyone’s a suspect, from the victim’s boyfriend (Justin Timberlake) to the creepy guy down the street (played by Michael...…Skip to contentWelcome to Right on Cue, the podcast where we interview film, TV, and video game composers about origins and nuances of their latest works, as well as select commentaries from some of the score’s most important tracks.This week, we speak to composer Yair Elazar Glotman about his score for the latest prestige thriller from Netflix, Reptile, a stylish neo-noir starring Benicio Del Toro as a mercurial detective looking into the murder of a real estate agent. Everyone’s a suspect, from the victim’s boyfriend (Justin Timberlake) to the creepy guy down the street (played by Michael...WW…