In a 1984 lunch interview with Stephen King, I asked the prolific horror novelist about his approach to storytelling. “Ideally, I will terrify you,” King said. “If I can’t terrify you, I ...

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The film also has a bit of a tone problem, as the political thriller aspect doesn’t mix well with the cartoony feel that some of the action sequences bring to the table. Sadly, this also keeps ...

She was fantastic. She pushed it super cartoony. I had a very realistic way of drawing the trucks, which I knew was not pushed enough. She pushed it into super-cartoony. Where we landed is pushing ...