Movie Reviews
Film and television reviewed the way I’d want to read them — with a rating that means something, an honest accounting of what works and what doesn’t, and craft notes for writers who want to understand how the machinery operates.
Each review includes a craft notes section for writers — specific observations about structure, character, world-building, and what the film does that you can actually use. Not theory. Technique you can steal.
Revolutionary War (1)
The Patriot (2000)
The Patriot is a Roland Emmerich film about the American Revolutionary War starring Mel Gibson. That sentence describes most of what works and most of...
