"Brewster's Millions": The Hard Cost of Easy Money
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Drawing on my experience as a reader for Paramount, I diagnose where films went wrong and consider what a remake could do differently—all in 100 words.
"A Slightly Pregnant Man": All Setup, No Delivery
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An outrageous premise turns timid by avoiding real stakes.
Read More"Hello Again": Back from the Dead
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A campy resurrection comedy gets a second life as a dark satire of suburban norms.
Read More"Golden Eighties": Remaking the Mall Musical
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A contemporary remake of this shopping mall love story musical could highlight modern tensions around consumerism, feminism, and nationalism.
Read More"King Kong": Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves
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A feminist reimagining sees the patriarchy as the real monster.
Read More"Who Killed Teddy Bear?": Incel Rage in Jockey Shorts
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A sweaty psychosexual thriller begging for a remake.
Read More"Phantom of the Paradise": Haunted by Its Source Material
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Campy, chaotic, and in need of one clear story to satire through song.
Read More"Indiscreet": Love Makes Fools of the Righteous
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