Screenwriting

The biggest challenge for any movie is getting the audience to care. You have to draw the audience into the story and the lives of the characters before the film can have any real meaning.…

Like many people my age, I practically grew up on Like Mike, the film where Lil Bow Wow — or I guess just Bow Wow now — finds a magical pair of sneakers that belonged…

“What’s your favorite scary movie?” For many, it is Wes Craven’s Scream (1996). The slasher film ranks among the greatest fright fests of all time, according to Empire. Lightning struck twice for Craven’s own Scream 2…

Honey Boy tells the story of a young actor, Otis (Noah Jupe), and his unhinged relationship with his father James (Shia LaBeouf). The film alternates between two periods: 1995 and 2005. Very early on, we find…

One thing I’ll admit I do like about movie franchises and series is that they usually have quality character development. When you have three or four or more movies involving the same characters doing essentially the…

I can feel all of the Harry Potter fandom breathing down my neck just from the title of this piece alone. But the increased anger may have been spurred by the lackluster final product of Fantastic…