Prometheus is a hilarious comedy in the tradition of "Spaceballs" and "Men in Black" about a motley crew of forgetful, scaredy-cat...

I had to give a shout out for BEAST (2017 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5628302/?ref_=nv_sr_3). Written and directed by Michael Pearce,...

Every now and again a film breaks all the rules and gets away with it. By ‘film’, of course, I mean screenplay. Because a screenplay is a...

'Hollywood’s obsession with hiding people’s imperfections borders on the ridiculous' https://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainment/movies/holly...

In her blog for Script Magazine [https://www.scriptmag.com/features/craft-features/screenplay-feedback-notes/balls-of-steel-script-consul...

Thinking of the responsibility a screenwriter and a film director have for the success or failure (are you listening, DC?) of a film can...

Some years ago I wrote a review of one of my favourite films: ‘SHADOWLANDS’ Richard Attenborough (1993). For me, this film exemplifies...

Just to shout up a YouTube channel called Lessons From The Screenplay. I've watched a number of Michael's videos. I think there is much...

I’m unwilling to join the chorus of disapproval of ANNIHILATION (2018, Alex Garland) for the sake of it. Making films is very difficult,...

A number of years ago my then agent Julian Friedmann commissioned me to review Stuart Voytilla's book 'Myth and the Movies' for what was...