I go by either "Steven" or "Steve" it really doesn't matter. I'm not a professional screenwriter anymore, so there's no need to suck up to me and send me your latest script. I have zero ambition to work in the entertainment industry. I'm now just a regular guy who knows a bit about storytelling, wants to share that knowledge to inspire new writers, and to share my work with everyone!
LEAVE THE WORLD PLOT BEHIND (spoilers) The book was horrible. The movie is, pretty much, a perfect adaptation of the book. And that makes the movie just as horrible, or possibly worse. I swear, this is probably thee worst movie of the year, and the only reason you should watch […]
IT’S NOT PERFECT, BUT IT’S FUN, AND A TEAR-JERKER Did I ever tell you how amazing it is that any movie, good or bad, large or micro-budget, makes it to screen? Well, it is. The journey of filmmaking is usually an incredible story within itself, filled with conflict at every […]
OH, IT’S ANOTHER EPIC SCI-FI PIC Why did the studios settle with the Writer’s Guild? It seems that union writers can only put out rehashed storylines. So here we go again. Once again – AGAIN, we have a visually stunning movie that’s about a young child, who holds the key […]
NOT FUN, KINDA SAD I realize a lot of people come to my website to learn about the art of storytelling. In my reviews, I often talk about character development, story structure, direction, dialogue – and so on. But the ingredient that is the most important to any story, is […]
TRIGGERED? TRY NOT TO BE Now – It’s extremely difficult to have a conversation with anyone who is triggered by the former President of the United States. I have friends – let me correct that – I’ve HAD friends, that told me that the President was a crook, a rapist, […]
THAT COULD HAVE BEEN BETTER…WAY BETTER I’m a fan of Taylor Sheridan. I love Yellowstone. I love the Tulsa King. I didn’t really care for Sicario, though. I like the character of Sicario, but not so much the pace of that movie. I thought that movie was rather boring. But […]
Awe Shucks, I Really Thought This Would Be Great! What could go wrong? Four grown women in a coming-of-age movie? Raunchiness that was so forced, I thought I saw a Sith lord. Humor that’s flatter than Joe Biden’s brainwaves. There is a special story at the heart of this […]
YES, IT IS THE BEST! Well, what can I say? This was a big surprise. I didn’t think I’d enjoy this movie as much as I did. There is a handful of Grade A movies that I have yet to write about, but this one tops them all. I realize […]
I REALLY WANTED TO LIKE THIS ONE Like Dial of Destiny, my feelings about seeing this movie were all over the map. At first, I had no desire to see this flic, primarily because I’m not a fan of Barbie, and, I heard from conservative talk shows that it was […]
DON’T BELIEVE THE CRITICS The critics are hammering this movie, and I’m really not sure why. And it’s just not the newspaper critics that are dragging Indy into the mud, professional YouTubers are expressing the same opinion. I dunno, maybe they are smarter than I am, understand storytelling a lot […]
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