Film Thoughts

Welcome to the film-related musings, complaints, and comments of Zack Clopton, an amateur film-critic, scholar, and screenwriter. Featured here are Director's Report Cards, essays, and other reviews. Enjoy!

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Monday, August 3, 2026

Director Report Card: Destin Daniel Cretton (2026)

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7. Spider-Man: Brand New Day Getting to direct a "Spider-Man" movie must be a real double-edged sword by this point. He's on...

Tuesday, February 10, 2026

Director Report Card: Chloe Zhao (2025)

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5. Hamnet There was a period after Chloe Zhao's first films became indie darlings, when she first signed a deal to direct “Eternals,” ...

Saturday, February 7, 2026

Director Report Card: Guillermo del Toro (2025)

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13. Frankenstein Like many a young monster kid, Guillermo del Toro had his life changed by James Whale's 1931 version of “Frankenstein...

Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Director Report Card: Paul Thomas Anderson (2025)

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10. One Battle After Another The hardcore movie lover crowd have had nothing but bad things to say about David Zaslav, the much loathed ...

Monday, July 14, 2025

Director Report Card: Danny Boyle (2010)

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13. 127 Hours It is, by any definition of the word, an extraordinary story . I vaguely recall hearing the true life tale in or around 20...

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