Dear Mr. Burton: What happened to you? You used to be so creative, have such imagination. You were strange, unknowable but always managed to imbue your films with such heart and feeling. From “Ed Wood” to “Edward Scissorhands” to “Beetlejuice” your films have always entertained and inspired us. But when you undertook to usurp the brilliant work of Gene Wilder with “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” you crossed the line, and you’ve never come back. “Alice in Wonderland,” or “Alice in Blunder-land” as Scott calls it, marks a new low in your descending career. Why such harsh words for you? You’ll have to listen to find out!

Also, Scott and I go off on a tangent about the enigma that is Nicolas Cage.  Genius?  Abomination?  Or both?  How can the same actor be responsible for both “Raising Arizona” and “Ghost Rider”?  It boggles the mind.

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