Movies Remake Is the Masterpiece Ross McElwee Never Wanted to Make One of the great American filmmakers is back with a crushing cautionary tale. It’s the best movie of the year so far. By Sam Adams Enter your email to receive alerts for this author. Sign in or create an account to better manage your email preferences. Unsubscribe from email alerts Are you sure you want to unsubscribe from email alerts for Sam Adams? July 11, 202610:00 AM Music Box Films Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. What if the only movie you could make was a movie no one would ever want to make? Over the past 15 years, I’ve occasionally wondered: What ever happened to Ross McElwee? With 1987’s Sherman’s March, a supposedly histo