Hope your Christmas was amaaaaaaazing. Now it’s time to hit 2024 running. The first four people who e-mail me – carsonreeves1@gmail.com – and mention the HOLIDAY DEAL get 4 pages of notes for half-price!! Your script does not have to be ready yet but you do have to pay now to get the deal.
In the interim, I’m trying to write a newsletter before the end of the year, mainly because I want to talk about how good Wonka was. This movie, and screenplay, were freaking amazing. It might even be number one on my Best Movies of 2023 list. I’m just too lazy to go back in there and move everything around. :)
I also want to theorize on whether this is the year Netflix becomes Blackberry. I’m not talking about the movie. I’m talking about Netflix following the same path of Blackberry, into oblivion. There are a couple of huge things happening in the industry this year that may precipitate the fall of the streaming giant.
Then, again, I’m also trying to clean my freaking place so it’s spic and span for the new year. So who knows which will take precedence (good news for Shadowers – when confronted with these challenges, writing for the site usually wins).
Oh, and thank you to everyone who contributed movie suggestions to my Top Movies of the Year post. The movies getting mentioned the most – and therefore you should check out this week – are…
Wonka (Carson pick)
Anatomy of a Fall
Saltburn
Sisu
Iron Claw
The Holdovers
The Equalizer 3
TALK TO YOU SOON!
