Scott Beggs

6 Filmmaking Tips from David Fincher

In 2015, Scott Beggs rounded up some of the best filmmaking advice from the director of 'The Social Network' and… Read More

A Very Brief History of Movies Singing Happy Birthday

Now that a judge has thrown out the copyright claim on the song every single human sings to someone on… Read More

Worth Fighting For: Why ‘Se7en’ Still Works

In 2015, on the occasion of its 20th anniversary, we looked at all the elements that make David Fincher's 'Se7en'… Read More

Summer’s Most Unforgettable Character Was Meant to Be Forgotten

As much as I love Furiosa - as much as I recognize her as a desperate John McClane willing to… Read More

Children Swearing, Vomit Flying: It’s the Fantastic Fest Film Rip-Off Bumpers

True to its nature, Fantastic Fest plays inventive, wacky, disturbing bumpers before all of the inventive, wacky, disturbing genre films… Read More

Mary Poppins Proves Disney Isn’t Satisfied with World Domination

Disney owns Marvel. Disney owns Pixar. Disney owns Star Wars.Disney also owns a ridiculously formidable library of classics, a prominent home… Read More

The One Thing From the Movie That The Mist TV Show Can’t Have

Depending on where you’re standing, The Mist TV show would either inherently be far better or far worse than the… Read More

Love and Respect For the Movies We Outgrew

If you loved a movie as a kid, it becomes sacrosanct. If you loved a movie in college, it becomes… Read More

6 Reasons Why Trailers Have to Spoil Movies

Yesterday an article complaining about trailers ruining movies blew up on Reddit, and it’s not hard to imagine why. A… Read More