Hollywood Plays It Safe

A lot of people rant about the fact that all Hollywood seems to be putting out these days are sequels, adaptations, and remakes. While there's a grain of truth to that, I decided recently that I'm going to stop being angry at them for it -- for the simple reason that if I were in their shoes, I'd probably do the same.

Because making a movie is expensive. Sure, if your story is about hipster twentysomethings having relationship dysfunction, or a suburban family gathering for the holidays, the...