A Writer’s Review: Blade Runner 2049

As anyone who reads this blog would know, I’m a massive Philip K. Dick fan.  Recently there has been a huge flood of films and television programs adapting some of the greatest of Dick’s short stories and novels.  Of course, this is nothing new.  Hollywood has been mining his work for years. Blade Runner is

Fan Theory: 6 Points Proving Ghostbusters 2016 is a SEQUEL *Spoilers*

It’s Monday, and if you clicked on this link I hope that you enjoyed the new Ghostbusters film.  Boy, I sure did!  I also wrote a glowing review of the film last Wednesday. On my way home from viewing the film the first time, I hit on a theory that buzzed around in my brain and wouldn’t

An Old-School Fan Review of Ghostbusters (2016)

Last night I attended a press screening of the new Kevin Feig film Ghostbusters.  That’s me, pictured above (just to the right of the movie poster) with the Central Oklahoma Ghostbusters, a GB fan club and costuming group. First, let me say why I was against the film:  It was not for misogynist reasons, as is the

My Son Makes a Buddy Cop Film

Way back in June of 2015 my son decided to make a buddy cop film with some friends.  He spent 6 months filming and editing and now he finally managed to put it up on YouTube.  His story is convoluted, the acting is probably (and sometimes intentionally) the worst, and I make a cameo as

New Podcast Up: A Heaping Plate of Bat-Crow

Well…we saw it. Batman vs. Superman. …and it’s no secret that we originally hated the idea of Batfleck, but after seeing Affleck in the role, we are going to have to eat a ton of crow. The fact is that it was GREAT. We break down the movie for you. *Spoilers* of course. So if

Fan Theory: The Cloverfield Connection

If you have not seen the J.J. Abrams films Super 8, Cloverfield, or 10 Cloverfield Lane, please stop reading this now.  I am about to connect the three films together in a way that you may not have considered. That being said… I love J.J. Abrams films. Abrams creates films that interest me, but even though he has

Fanboy Theory: What Is The Larger Plot Of the Subsequent Marvel Films?

The other day I took the kids to see the new Marvel film Ant Man.  I loved the film.  As a long time comic book fan it was great to see one of my heroes realized on screen. In the car on the way home I remarked to my children that when I was a kid

My List of 15 Films and Why I Love Them

I have been challenged by Ryan W. McKinley to list 15 of the films that are the most important in my life and then tag 15 friends to do the same, who must tag 15 more….sounds redundant, but here goes: (Note: This is a duplicate post from Facebook, but thought it would make a fun

New Podcast Up: Road to Memphis Part One

In this special episode (excuse the road noise) Ryan and I decide to go to Memphis Tennesee on a road trip. On the way there we discuss the stories we leave behind. What stories have you started but never finished or had to abandon simply because they didn’t work? What do those abandoned stories teach us? We also

New Podcast Up: Television Writing & Sci-Fi Awards

In this episode, Ryan and I discuss the current writing on television and how it is a reflection of competition with writing in cinema, and is much better in many ways. What makes television writing so much better lately and how can the indie writer bank on that wave of good work? We also lament the