Genre: Drama/Black Comedy/Thriller Premise: A Midwestern wife/schoolteacher begins to suspect that her husband’s cheating on her, so enlists the help of a fellow teacher she has the hots for to catch him in the act. About: This was the #1 script on the 2013 Black List. Some of you will probably be depressed to hear […]

Genre: Crime/Period Premise: The 1970s-set true story of a con-artist, who was forced to work with a federal agent to turn the tables on other cons, mobsters, and politicians – namely, the volatile mayor of Camden, New Jersey. About: I reviewed this script back in April in my newsletter.  Since I’m gearing up for a […]

Genre: Drama/Sci-fi Premise: Set in the near future, a lonely man begins to fall in love with his artificially intelligent operating system. About: Spike Jonze’s (director of Where The Wild Things Are and Being John Malkovich) latest! This is only his fourth directing effort in 15 years and his first as both writer and director. […]

2013 has been an okay year for movies.  Not great.  Not terrible.  But decent.  For me, the year was marked with high expectations on a few choice picks that crashed upon viewage (which, funny enough, rhymes with “sewage”).  I was preparing for movies like Elysium and Pacific Rim to be great.  When they were only […]

This actor dropped 50 pounds to get ready for his role in my favorite script of the year! It’s the end of the year, which means it’s time to reflect on the happiest moments of 2013. Like Kim Kardashian getting engaged again. And N’Sync reuniting on stage for all of 43 seconds. I still remember […]