When Things Feel a Bit Out of Order

Man of Steel is one of those movies that I really love but also know could use some work, in my humble opinion anyway. To me, it feels like a few scenes in the film come across as a bit jumbled. So, let's find out what happens when we ...un-jumble them. I hope you enjoy!…

On Overwriting Part 2

As a writer, I sometimes wonder if an angle I’m taking with a character is helping or hurting the story. In Part 2 of a two-part series on the 2018 film Solo: A Star Wars Story (click this text to see Part 1), I show how an activist angle taken with the character L3-37 interrupts…

A Slight Addition to a Great Film, or, Scott Pilgrim vs Ultra Combo!!!

I’m a big fan of the video game Killer Instinct. It looks spectacular. It’s hard-hitting. And it’s over the top, including the voice that yells out actions like “Combo Breaker!” and “Ultra Combo!” So, of course, the last time I watched the film Scott Pilgrim vs The World, I thought there was a certain place…

On Overwriting Part 1

As a writer and editor, one thing I have to watch out for is overwriting. In the below video, through the 2018 film Solo: A Star Wars Story, I show how overwriting can negatively affect a story and character. But with some good editing, we can avoid overwriting, tighten up scenes, and obtain better flow…

Hallways, Lasers, and Editing… Oh my!

Only 10 days after Halloween, I got my Halloween video out. Maybe next year, I can decrease that delay to only 6 days after. Yeah, right. Anyway, in this video, we’re talking about horror, or in the case of the 2002 film Resident Evil, the lack thereof and perhaps a way to improve on that…

How Moving Dialogue Can Alter Its Meaning

The first time I saw the 2018 film Solo: A Star Wars Story, I was kind of put off. I really felt like it just wasn’t good. Then I recently decided to do a personal re-edit of the movie, because I heard the song “I’m Han Solo”… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lg_FoEy8T_A …from the Xbox 360 video game Star…

That Lara Croft Vibe

I love Lara Croft. And I love Angelina Jolie. So, you can imagine how much I love the 2001 film Lara Croft: Tomb Raider. I also love the U2 song “Elevation”. It was the song that really advertised the film Lara Croft: Tomb Raider in its music video. So, I wonder why the song wasn’t…

Rhythm In Action

Alright, I’m going to say it: I love the film Sucker Punch. However, we can use a couple of scenes from the movie to talk about keeping a certain rhythm for the action. I hope you enjoy the video. 🙂 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIPCFVr1ylo

When Failure Should Not Be An Option

Independence Day is one of my favorite movies of all time. Of course, that doesn’t mean that I believe it’s perfect in every way. And really, it doesn’t have to be. However, there are lessons that we can extract from its imperfection. The below video, for example, offers my take on the start of the…

Building a Better Romance

If you’re like me, then you have to cringe through the romance between Anakin and Padme in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones. Some of it is done well, parts of it are executed poorly, and other parts that should’ve been in the theatrical cut of the film were, puzzlingly, left on the…