Saying Goodbye to “Muppet*Vision 3D”: My Day at Disney’s Hollywood Studios
On April 3rd, 2025, I spent the entire day at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, one of the four parks that make up Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. I spent the […]
Tag Archives: Frank Oz
Writing for RogerEbert.com: Vol. 9
2023 marks my ninth year of writing for RogerEbert.com, and though Indie Outlook remains on an indefinite hiatus due to other projects, I couldn’t resist publishing my annual compilation of […]
Indie Outlook Picks the 2021 Nominees
My annual article selecting the films and artists I’d love to see nominated during this year’s awards season further affirms why my Best of 2021 list was alphabetized. There were […]
Top 20 Films of 2021
It has only been within the last few months that I began seeing movies in a theater again. Attending press screenings has felt akin to a family reunion, allowing me […]
Ten Gems Worth Streaming on Disney+
2019 may have been an enormously profitable year for Disney, but it also was the studio’s worst purely in terms of creativity. The more money they make through the franchises […]
Indie Outlook Picks the 2019 Nominees
With the unveiling of Oscar nominations just weeks away, I am offering my annual picks for what I would like to see nominated in each major category. There were so […]
CIFF 2019: “Knives Out,” “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” and Five More Contenders
Few modern filmmakers understand the essence of Frank Oz’s artistry as innately as Rian Johnson. The most euphoric sequence in Johnson’s sublime 2017 blockbuster, “Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” occurs […]
Indie Outlook: Seventh Anniversary
It’s only fitting that Independence Day has been followed each year by the anniversary of Indie Outlook, my site dedicated to films and artists who are among the finest in […]
Top 20 Films of 2018: Part II
There’s a certain magic that occurs when a film so thoroughly fulfills your long-held wishes that it seems as if the director had made it especially for you. Some films […]
Top 20 Films of 2018: Part I
For dutiful film critics preparing to mark their ballots, the final months of the year are nothing less than a cinematic avalanche. Studios do everything in their power to entice […]
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