WHAT I VALUE IN A MOVIE

1. Believability, honesty

2. Dry, clever wit/humor

3. Natural dialogue, contemporary and real (or appropriate for the time) where saying less is prioritized

4. Darkness – doesn’t shy away from the shitty parts of the real world

5. A well thought-out music score

6. The unexpected

7. Unforgivingly real

8. Resolution is often better when it’s internal, rather than external

9. People overhearing/seeing things the other doesn’t know about, and now the audience shares that secret

10. Teaches and/or changes perspectives