Citizen Kane, Pulp Fiction, and Hundreds of Beavers are genuine masterpieces that work perfectly from their opening scenes.

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Outside the irritating over-bright light filter, Scream 4 is a winner. It looks even better now than it did in 2011 (not visually, but as a film). It’s funny, it’s scary, and the pair of Ghostface ...

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On the CinemaCon 2026 Opening Scenes: Dune, Star Wars and Spider-Verse Dune: Part Three, The Mandalorian and Grogu, and Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse all showed off their opening scenes at ...