FRANKLY SPEAKING

Comparing Avatar: The Last Airbender to Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and how playing with tone and content can hurt or hinder your story.

How Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. was the MCU's greatest weakness turned to its greatest strength and what the MCU lost when it forgot it.

For May the 4th/Revenge of the 5th, I discuss how The Last Jedi embodies the best of Star Wars.

In the Part 2 of this series, I look at Finn, Poe, Kylo Ren and Rey, and how this movie fundamentally flubs every single one of their arcs.

In this series, I explore where Rise of Skywalker suffers most - its characters. Part 1 focuses on the enormous, unfocused supporting cast.

Return of the Jedi is a great, fun entry into the Star Wars universe, but does it really function as the final part of a trilogy?

This week, we explore how Empire Strikes Back mastered the art of being a sequel so well that it became the benchmark of a generation.

Begin exploring the trilogy format through the lens of the original Star Wars trilogy. Today we start with A New Hope, a satisfying story.

Do political themes belong in our popular movies? The real question is: what would our movies be without those themes?

Why I Adore the A-Team: The heart and soul that makes this movie tick, and elevates it above the typical action fare.

How structure paves the way for creativity.

A discussion of inconsistency and its long-lastng effects

Going Higher, Further, Faster Previously, I said that 'what this movie says is better than how it says it,' and I want to give that...