Who Will Be... The Next Scorsese?
About seven and a half years ago, Esquire Magazine asked five film critics to nominate a young director to answer the question, "Who is the next Scorsese?" The man himself even offered up his own nomination.
Let us take a look at the filmmakers nominated by Esquire seven years ago, what they did to earn their nominations, and what they have done in the years since.
Ten Movies To Keep An Eye On This Fall
What follows is my list of the ten films that I think will be worth seeing, for one reason or another (in order of release):
I’m sure I’ve left out a bunch of films and probably at least half the films that will wind up in my year-end top 10 list, but that’s the fun of going to the movies; it’s not about the ones you expect to be good, it’s about the ones that take you by surprise.
The Horrific State Of The Horror Film
So what will be the next film that scares us? What will be the next Blair Witch Project? Will it be Kevin Smith's Red State? Will it be Eli Roth's Cell? Will it be Miike's next flick? I'll be seeing them all, hoping to be frightened just like you, but chances are that none of those films will be as scary as the world we live in.
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