How Sinners Defines Sin Before the Horror Begins
How Ryan Coogler establishes the moral, spiritual, and social circumstances for his horror elements to thrive.
Oscars
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Predator Films and the Thrill of the Hunt
The Predator franchise is killing it!
Education
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The Reinvention of The Running Man
Did Hollywood's obsession with running it back cost us our icons?
Education
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The Best Musical of 2025… and Nobody Saw It
I want to tell you about why the biggest box office bomb of the year is also my favorite movie musical of the year.
Education
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Why Thanksgiving Should Be Next Up For Holiday Films
Where are all the Thanksgiving movies?
Education
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Hollywood Isn’t Leading Culture Anymore, It’s Selling It
It feels as if Hollywood used to tell us who we were. Now it tells us what to buy.
Education
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Draft-to-Draft: Spec Scripts vs. Production Drafts
Spec scripts had a moment last summer, and while the future of the industry is uncertain, the spec script still reigns as the showpiece for talent.
Education
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How to Write With Intentions In 2026
What if this year we all set an intention?
Features
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What the Opening of Jerry Maguire Reveals
The first ten pages are about everything that comes before everything falls apart
Education
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Education
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Blue Moon and the Fear That Your Best Work Is Behind You
The moment you realize the story you thought you were still part of has already begun to end.
Oscars
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Don’t Explain the Pain: Lessons from the Hamnet Script
Hamnet reminds us that the most powerful emotional writing doesn’t perform the feeling, it embodies it. It's trust that if you show us the behavior clearly enough, the audience will do the rest.
Education
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