The Draftland Scene

The simple structure that makes 'White Lotus' work

Day turns into night, night turns into day.

Mar 11 • 

Darren Franich

February 2025

The new "Captain America" squanders Bad Guy Harrison Ford

Can't Marvel just let villains be villains?

Feb 14 • 

Darren Franich

"Presence" and "Dog Man" reviews

Is January a good month for movies now?

Feb 3 • 

Darren Franich

January 2025

David Lynch in Death and Life

See you at the curtain call.

Jan 16 • 

Darren Franich

December 2024

The obvious faults and sneaky virtues of 'Joker 2'

God help me, I think you should watch this movie.

Dec 13, 2024 • 

Darren Franich

November 2024

Hitchcock Shows You Nothing

Which feels like everything.

Nov 13, 2024 • 

Darren Franich

October 2024

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s 'Warriors' makes an unforgivable mistake

When good intentions miss the whole point

Oct 29, 2024 • 

Darren Franich

September 2024

‘52 Pick-Up’

Part 3 in a column about Sleaze Cinema

Sep 18, 2024 • 

Darren Franich

‘Ricochet’

Part 2 in a semi-recurring column about Sleaze Cinema.

Sep 5, 2024 • 

Darren Franich

August 2024

'Horizon' is streaming and is awesome

Why watch one western when you can watch the western that’s all the westerns?

Aug 23, 2024 • 

Darren Franich

'Alien: Romulus' review

You have my sympathies.

Aug 16, 2024 • 

Darren Franich

'Trap' review

Never miss a Shyamalan picture, even a ridiculous one.

Aug 15, 2024 • 

Darren Franich