When the sequel has no idea what made the original good

No Hard Feelings Doesn't Understand Physical Comedy

The Wire warned us about fraud in academia (sort of)

How to write a good flashback (and how not to)

Porco Rosso - What guilt will do to you

Blow Up - The mystery you aren't supposed to solve

What Twister is Really About

iZombie was terrific... briefly

How Bob's Burgers Stole Its Best Episode 🎄

How Bob's Burgers Pulled Off The Ol' Bait and Switch

The (not so) Secret to a Good Batman Story

The worst opening sequence ever

And the greatest Christmas movie is...

The Action Formula (featuring Extraction)

The Fugitive vs The Pelican Brief - The Intelligent Victim

Dexter - a show that didn't understand moral dilemmas

The greatest character intro ever

Minority Report - How to tell a story in five words

Midnight Sky makes me angry.

Searching For Bobby Fischer - The Original Queen's Gambit

The Real Problem with Alien Covenant (🤦)

Juno: The Subtle Art of Misdirection

The Real Problem with Joker (and how to fix it... sort of)

The Pointless Controversy of Blue Is The Warmest Color

Why The Necklace is The Greatest Short Story (featuring Atonement)

John Carter Gets Storytelling Backwards

The Biggest Flaw in The Dark Knight

War for The Planet of The Apes - The Perfect Payoff

The Real Problem With Prometheus (and how to fix it)