Over time, I’ve gotten better at knowing what movies I’m going to hate ahead of time and, therefore, not go to them. I knew to steer clear, for instance, of the “M” movies this year: Marry Me, Morbius, and Moonfall. Or flicks that had ‘disaster’ written all over them from the start – Amsterdam and […]

Is the Screenwriting Grinch finally ready to smile? Do we have a Christmas script worth reading?? Genre: True Story Premise: In the aftermath of WWII, a traumatized Frank Capra and Jimmy Stewart use the making of IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE to attempt to find a way back into normalcy. About: I promised myself I wouldn’t […]

The most important movie to the long-term health of the movie business is finally here! Does it deliver?? Genre: Sci-Fi/Fantasy Premise: Jake Sulley must relocate his family to a far away water tribe on Pandora in an effort to hide from the humans, who are determined to find and kill him. About: Avatar 2 is […]

Keeping with the theme of lists this week, I’m going to share with you my ten favorite scripts of the year. These are scripts that I read this year and not, necessarily, scripts that were written this year. One of the defining tools for me to be able to identify a good script is, do […]

No post today. Overworked and under-napped. But you do have a newsletter in your inboxes and it’s a doozy! I get into a funny Tarantino interview that inadvertently turns into a giant screenwriting lesson. I’ve got some big opinions on whether AI can write Hollywood-level screenplays. I take on three monster trailers – Guardians, Indiana […]