Articles written by: Steve Young

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!

2019 GRADE A MOVIES / MAVERICK REVIEWS / MAVERICK STORYTELLING: Agenda Driven Scripts

MAVERICK REVIEW: Richard Jewell (spoilers)

Richard Jewell is the true-life story about an unlikely hero who saved hundreds, possibly thousands of lives, from a bomb that detonated in at Centennial Olympic Park, during the 1997 Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. The media immediately turned Richard Jewell into a folk hero, but that didn’t last very long. […]

2019 GRADE A MOVIES

JUMANJI 2: The Next Level (No Spoilers!)

If you didn’t see the first Jumanji Reboot, Welcome to the Jungle that was made in 2017, I’d highly recommend watching that movie before this one or else you’ll be lost.   Jumanji: The Next Level is a great sequel that doesn’t fall into the trap of duplicating an exact storyline […]

2019 GRADE D-F MOVIES / Enneagram Type Nine "Peacekeeper" / Enneagram: Type Eight "Challenger" / MAVERICK REVIEWS

MAVERICK REVIEW: The Irishman (some spoilers)

I don’t watch a lot of Netflix movies.   In my opinion, streaming flics are too slow, too boring, and some – downright too cheesy.  But when the Irishman made headlines as “One of this year’s best movies,” I had to take look and see what this Netflix film was all […]

2019 GRADE A MOVIES

JACK RYAN SEASON 2: More Please!

ONLY EIGHT EPISODES? I have one major complaint about Jack Ryan Season 2. Like the first season, it’s only eight seasons long!  I can’t marathon Jack Ryan properly with just eight.  I need at least 16 episodes!  So, come on Amazon, up your budget, and give Ryan a sweet sixteen. […]

2019 GRADE D-F MOVIES

CHARLIE’S ANGELS: I walked out

Charlie’s Angels bombed in the box office, pulling in 3.1 million dollars on their opening day. It seems as though most of America passed on this movie, and those who didn’t, hated what they saw as only 49% of the audience would recommend it, according to PostTrak. Many critics slammed […]

2019 GRADE A MOVIES

TERMINATOR: Dark Fate – Darn Good (No Spoilers)

I finally got around to watching Terminator: Dark Fate and was pleasantly surprised. The movie is good, real good. Almost every critic out there, slammed this movie, labeling it as boring or disappointing. I don’t know why. It was well written and a lot more fun to watch than other […]

2019 GRADE D-F MOVIES

Playing With Fire – Funny BUT….

I want to start off by saying I’m a fan of much of the cast: John Cena, Keegan-Michael Key, and of course, John Leguizamo. I went into this movie expecting something along the lines of The Pacifier, Kindergarten Cop, or maybe even The Toothfairy. These were movies that featured tough-guy […]

2019 GRADE A MOVIES

Zombieland 2: Extremely Fun!

There are no spoilers in this review. And I don’t want to dissect anything too much because I don’t want to spoil it. Let’s just say, throughout the entire movie, I laughed at the same time feared that the crew was going to die. And one of them, oh man […]

2019 GRADE D-F MOVIES

JOKER – slow and unfulfilling (spoilers with a warning first)

A BIG UGH FROM ME I’m on an island here when it comes to my critique of The Joker, because unlike all the rest of the critics who loved it, I was thoroughly disappointed. It’s very difficult to find a bad review of this movie, some critics are praising the […]

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MAVERICK REVIEW: HUSTLERS – (spoilers)

Hustler was a great movie that was written, directed, and acted well. I went to this movie because there was really nothing else playing and I needed to spend my free ticket before it expired. All I have to say is that I’m glad I did! ACTING PERFORMANCE This movie […]