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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!

Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Director Report Card: Danny Boyle (2001) - Part Two

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8. Vacuuming Complete Nude in Paradise “Strumpet” would air on the BBC in July of 2001. By the end of September of the same year, the se...

Monday, July 7, 2025

Director Report Card: Danny Boyle (2001) - Part One

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7. Strumpet The sequence of events seems to paint a clear narrative. Danny Boyle made two of the most acclaimed British films of the dec...

Sunday, July 6, 2025

Director Report Card: Danny Boyle (2000)

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6. The Beach The box office and critical failure of “A Life Less Ordinary” did not wipe out the success of Danny Boyle's first two t...

Saturday, July 5, 2025

Director Report Card: Danny Boyle (1997)

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5. A Life Less Ordinary The director, writer, and producer trio of Danny Boyle, John Hodge, and Andrew MacDonald had considerable succe...

Friday, July 4, 2025

Director Report Card: Danny Boyle (1996)

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4. Trainspotting In at least one interview , Danny Boyle has described himself as a punk when he was a kid, which greatly informed the k...

Thursday, July 3, 2025

Director Report Card: Danny Boyle (1994)

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3. Shallow Grave Nearly 600 years before, Geoffrey Chaucer wrote “ The Pardoner's Tale ” as part of an unfinished little project known a...

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