The beauty of murder mystery movies largely stems from the ensemble cast. Who winds up dead? Who is the culprit? Are there accomplices? Among the... Read More
Kevin L. Lee
Kevin L. Lee is an Asian-American critic, producer, screenwriter and director based in New York City. A champion of the creative process, Kevin has consulted, written, and produced several short films from development to principal photography to festival premiere. He has over 10 years of marketing and writing experience in film criticism and journalism, ranging from blockbusters to foreign indie films, and has developed a reputation of being “an omnivore of cinema.” He recently finished his MFA in film producing at Columbia University and is currently working in film and TV development for production companies.
In the last two years, I have written scripts for five short films, along with a full-length feature screenplay and a pilot episode for a... Read More
Ever since its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, The Menu has remained in my mind as one of the best, most sharply written... Read More
Ryan Coogler sets the tone of his sequel instantly in the opening of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Within seconds, Letitia Wright and Angela Bassett prepare... Read More
Jamie Lee Curtis has been speaking a lot about what this new Halloween trilogy has meant to her, in the wake of Halloween Ends. It’s... Read More
You would never guess that for a detective mystery film directed by the man who gave us Oldboy, Thirst, and The Handmaiden, Decision to Leave... Read More
Don’t say you’ve seen it all with movies based on true stories. Many of them are brilliant. Some can be unbelievable. But few are as... Read More
Reviewing a film like The Menu is a hilariously ironic task, because with every word I write to this piece, I become more aware that... Read More
The best and most interesting Disney remakes have always been the ones with something different to say, where the fundamental story beats are there but... Read More
The biggest selling point in this franchise right from the start was the minions. They’re in large part why the Despicable Me series was so... Read More

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