Marty's Criteria
What makes a film quality entertainment?
A good story?  Uh, uh. No more so than you care about the reply when you’re introduced to a new person and you ask, “What do you do?” In a minute you realize that really what you’re looking for in a new person is an appealing personality. So, in a film, you’re really looking for its “personality,” communication at your deep, meaningful levels of consciousness. In a well-designed movie that means integrated action, suspense, acting from the inside and settings artistry. At the deeper levels of mind and spirit, we respond to the audio and visual energy of smart dynamic film technique and atmosphere, whether fast-paced or deliberative -- DELIVERY!  If it all works for you, you’ve got something to take away! It was entertaining. You have grown. I’ll tell you about the plot, of course, and in the way I tell it, you’ll sense my estimate of the film.