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After eight seasons of epic battles, power-mongering, and political intrigue, Game of Thrones has finally reached its conclusion, marking the end of the golden age of television.
Read More »‘Game of Thrones’: The End of The Golden Age of Television
‘Pokemon Detective Pikachu’ Review: I Choose You!
‘Pokemon Detective Pikachu’ provides some laughs, a basic storyline, and a whole lot of nostalgia. Conveying a story that’s fun, …
Read More »‘Long Shot’ Review: A Surprising Well-Rounded Comedy
An original approach to the tried-and-true romantic comedy, ‘Long Shot’ goes beyond political satire by utilizing varying styles of humor. Delivering a surprisingly well-rounded comedy. Here's why. #LongShot #Movie
Read More »‘Tuca and Bertie’ Review: A Colorfully Crazy Comedy
An original take on adult animation by Lisa Hanawalt, ‘Tuca and Bertie’ defies expectations in a fashion similar to children’s …
Read More »‘Avengers: Endgame’ Podcast Review
In this special episode over at ‘The Workprint’ podcast, Bilal, Jen, and Christian review 'Avengers: Endgame'.
Read More »‘Chambers’ Review: Excellent Representation Can’t Salvage Horrible Execution.
Featuring the first Native American woman to star in a lead role in both Television and Movie history; excellent representation …
Read More »‘Bonding’ Review: Sex Work For Fun
This is a review of Netflix’s new original series ‘Bonding’, an open-minded show that takes a surprisingly light-hearted approach towards …
Read More »Monomythic Screenwriting, Episode 13: Treatment
In this episode, we discuss how to create a screenwriting treatment. THE RIGHT METHOD It needs to be said that …
Read More »‘Happy!’ Season 2 Review: Episodes 1-3
Season 2 of SYFY network’s Happy! has been nothing shy of ridiculous. This season sees Nick Sax try his best …
Read More »Monomythic Screenwriting, Episode 12: Story Circles
In this episode of Monomythic Screenwriting, we talk about Story Circles and how to write your screenplay using the Dan Harmon method.
Read More »‘Shazam!’ Review: It Shizzles
Shazam! Is a movie I would have taken my nephew to – as it’s young, bold, and childish – with …
Read More »‘The Tick’ Season 2: Review
Season Two of the Amazon Prime superhero comedy returns, providing a sophomore season that is equally hilarious as it is strong, utilizing …
Read More »Monomythic Screenwriting, Episode 11: Monomyths
In this episode, we go over the Monomythic storytelling structure. For a quick contemporary lesson on The Monomyth. Watch Here. …
Read More »‘Umbrella Academy’ TV Talk: Podcast Review
If you still haven’t heard about it, the ‘Umbrella Academy‘ is a saving grace in terms of Netflix superhero TV …
Read More »Monomythic Screenwriting, Episode 10: Character (Part 2)
In this screenwriting lesson, we continue discussing characters. We talk about physical and personality attributes, how to make characters memorable, …
Read More »‘Workin’ Moms’ Season One: Review
‘Workin’ Moms’ is the story about four women returning from maternity leave, and how they live their lives trying to …
Read More »‘Deadly Class’ Review – Season Finale: Sink With California
Everything falls apart in Episode 10: Sink With California, the season finale of Syfy’s Deadly Class. Master Lin tries escaping the …
Read More »Monomythic Screenwriting, Episode 9: Character
In this screenwriting lesson, I discuss character: What are the different character archetypes using the Monomythic structure, what the difference …
Read More »Love, Death, And Robots: Review
Love, Death, and Robots, is beautiful in a messed-up sort of way. It’s very unlike the Hollywood Studio approach to …
Read More »‘Deadly Class’ Review – Episode 9: The Black Hole
In the penultimate episode of season one of Syfy’s Deadly Class, everything comes together in Episode 9: Kids Of The …
Read More »Monomythic Screenwriting, Episode 8: World Building
World building often comes out of places of inspiration. The fun part is you get to play God. The hard …
Read More »‘Deadly Class’ Review – Episode 8: The Clampdown
In this episode of Deadly Class: Saya and Maria prevent a race war, Billy and Lex have a three-way with Petra, Master Lin and Master Gao choose sides, and Marcus tells everyone the truth.
Read More »‘Paddleton’ Review: Ray Romano’s Finest Performance
I’ve talked about mumblecore on here in the past. It’s a very particular style of filmmaking, heavily reliant on improvisation …
Read More »Monomythic Screenwriting, Episode 7: Inspiration
In this screenwriting lesson, I talk about inspiration. Where to find it, how to harness it creatively, and what are …
Read More »‘Deadly Class’ Review – Episode 7: Rise Above
In episode seven of Deadly Class, Marcus reveals what happened at the boy’s home, Scorpio goes full-on Silence of The …
Read More »Monomythic, Episode 6: The Best Screenplay goes to… Bullshit!
Trailer for all the Best Picture Oscar Nominations After a monthlong hiatus, Monomythic is back! Although I’m going to be …
Read More »‘Deadly Class’ Review – “Stigmata Martyr”
In this episode of Deadly Class, Marcus and Maria start dating – leading to a slew of complications, Madame Gao …
Read More »‘Umbrella Academy’ Netflix – Review
Based on the Eisner Award winning Dark Horse comic by ‘My Chemical Romance’ singer Gerard Way and artist Gabriel Ba. …
Read More »‘Alita: Battle Angel’ a Masterpiece
Synopsis Alita: Battle Angel is the story about Alita, a cyborg girl (Rosa Salazar) who is found in a junkyard …
Read More »‘Deadly Class’ Review – “Saudade”
In this episode of Deadly Class, the gang pays homage to Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by dropping a …
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