Story Nerd
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Back to the Future: plot holes, schmot holes
Jan 11, 202338 min
Storm Boy: hugh jackman v. the pelicans
Jan 4, 202345 min
Whiplash: why the villain has a point
Dec 28, 202250 min
Coraline: a horror story?
Dec 21, 202235 min
Home Alone: wanna bend the rules?
Dec 14, 202239 min
Our Best Advice: beginnings/endings + sequences
Dec 7, 202227 min
Lost in Translation: wtaf?
Nov 30, 202249 min
Toy Story: soooooo good, but why?
Nov 23, 202238 min
The Water Horse: keep subplots at bay
Nov 16, 202243 min
Guardians of the Galaxy: great script or great music?
Nov 9, 202247 min
Good Will Hunting: miniplots and subplots
Nov 2, 202232 min
The Blair Witch Project: power of the imagination
Oct 26, 202249 min
Sliding Doors: innovation or gimmick?
Oct 19, 202245 min
Sense and Sensibility: ship your work
Oct 12, 202226 min
The Bourne Identity: build tension, raise stakes
Oct 5, 202234 min
Tootsie: finally, sequences!
Sep 28, 202232 min
Our Best Advice: hero's gift + antagonism
Sep 21, 202232 min
Wild: stories need conflict
Sep 14, 202234 min
A Few Good Men: this is how you handle exposition
Sep 7, 202252 min
Booksmart: an unfortunate train wreck
Aug 31, 202245 min
Death on the Nile: the moustache mystery
Aug 24, 202246 min
Promising Young Woman: when society is the villain
Aug 17, 202250 min
The Matrix: give your story away
Aug 10, 202250 min
Captain Marvel: the alter ego is key
Aug 3, 202242 min
The Invisible Man: thriller or horror?
Jul 27, 202249 min
Bend It Like Beckham
Jul 20, 202239 min
Legally Blonde
Jul 13, 202239 min
Genres: best advice for authors
Jul 6, 202234 min
Dune: spectacle v. story
Jun 29, 202243 min
The Power of the Dog: the epitome of a blended genre story
Jun 22, 202247 min
Rogue One: worldbuilding 101
Jun 15, 202247 min
Knives Out: mastering the whodunnit
Jun 8, 202248 min
Being the Ricardos: masterful writing, but does it work?
Jun 1, 202251 min
Turning Red: home run, or swing and miss?
May 25, 202245 min
The Courier: when is a spy story not a spy story?
May 18, 202257 min
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri: what the heck is the genre?
May 11, 202253 min
West Side Story: innovative or cliché?
May 4, 202243 min
Late Night: a story is about one thing
Apr 27, 202240 min
Calling All Story Nerds!
Apr 1, 20229 min