Author: Marc Mifsud

WRITING (Brad Anderson/Stephen Gevedon): This film has a great start, giving us a perspective not often told. Seeing a cleanup crew as victim to a paranormal event is interesting, and nice to see. The scares are then well-done and suspenseful. They aren't cheap and come off effectively. However, the script falls off a bit at … Continue reading Session 9 (2001) →

WRITING (Bruce Joel Rubin): This film is a trip. The connections to the Bible give the entire plot of this film. Knowledge of the Bible isn't very much necessary to understand the plot. Louis pretty much describes the most important detail and the central conflict in the story; Jacob trying to fight the disconnection of … Continue reading Jacob’s Ladder (1990) →

WRITING (Scott Alexander/Larry Karaszewski): This biography solved the terrible problem that faced the script of 'Vice'. 'Vice' had no conflict or resistance for Dick Cheney on his way to power. In this film, Rudy has resistance, he comes across things that get in his way and that cause him trouble. It feels like an actual … Continue reading Dolemite is my Name (2019) →

WRITING (Kevin Williamson): The structure and formula of 'Scream' is a genius one, clearly written by, not only a horror writer, but a horror fan. Giving us the death of one of the biggest actors in the entire film in the beginning was a brilliant way to set up the stakes. Also, giving us Liev … Continue reading Scream (1996) →

WRITING (John A. Russo/George A. Romero): Although watching this film today, it comes off as a bit campy, the straight-forwardness of the story is very nice. It jumps us right into the zombie action without wasting time with pointless character introductions or boring exposition. Exposition is given to us over a radio and various TV … Continue reading Night of the Living Dead (1968) →

WRITING (Leigh Whannell): The start of this film is fantastic. It's very ominous and eases us into the horror. You just have the one creepy looking guy who seems to be after the baby. But then it seemed that they completely abandoned that storyline and went for a "bigger" scary storyline featuring a demon. The … Continue reading Insidious (2010) →

WRITING (Todd Phillips/Scott Silver/Bob Kane/Bill Finger/Jerry Robinson): This brand new interpretation of the Joker is something to marvel at. He's already broken and then the world rips him again from the very beginning. One thing that makes the writing for this film so great is that Arthur Fleck is an unreliable narrator. There are things … Continue reading Joker (2019) →

WRITING (Joe Talbot/Jimmie Fails/Rob Richert): The characters depicted in this story are broken and vulnerable. Nobody is perfect and finding a strong character in this film is difficult. Having all of these vulnerable characters makes the story more endearing. There is also a lot of symbolism and foreshadowing used in this movie that was excellently … Continue reading The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019) →

WRITING (Christopher Ford): Although the killer heavily resembles BTK, the story of the Clovehitch Killer has a lot of depth and layers to the story. The implied storytelling works very well and makes the film more gratifying, especially on your second watch. I love everything about this story and there's nothing bad I can say … Continue reading The Clovehitch Killer (2018) →

WRITING (Quentin Tarantino): Tarantino gives us a story that we may not have expected from a movie said to be set around the Manson murders. It's used as a backdrop, but it plays a minor role in the overall story. One of the major storylines is that of Rick Dalton, where we follow his career … Continue reading Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood (2019) →