small-time screenwriter, big-time idiot. IN MERRY MEASURE (2022), THE SANTA SUMMIT (2023), TBA (2024).
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Farewell, My Lovely 1975
watched because I recently saw MURDER, MY SWEET for the first time and found it to be a stone cold classic, so I was interested in what this would bring to the table. answer: ... outside of Mitchum, basically nothing! feels like TV with its near-absence of visual style, and the dialogue, so razor sharp in MURDER, doesn't pop nearly as well here. at times, it's as if the director is leaving half a beat too long between lines. just…
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The Boy and the Heron 2023
"forgetting is normal."
gorgeous and magical, as you'd expect. does that very Miyazaki thing where it seems to be starting slowly and you get a little sleepy and suddenly there's a *ton* of shit happening, and you don't want to miss a frame. scarier than usual in some truly remarkable nightmare sequences. and to top it all off, Miyazaki adds another great Weird Little Guy to the Weird Little Guy canon. yet another triumph for one of the GOATs. three cheers for the Parakeet King.
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The Santa Summit 2023
hi! I wrote this movie!
I described my experience with my first Hallmark Christmas movie, IN MERRY MEASURE, and my entrance into the Christmas romance world here. one year later, I continue to be very fortunate to work with fantastic, deeply talented people who were so fully committed to making a Christmas movie that stands out from the pack.
I taught public high school outside DC as a young man before moving to Los Angeles. all three of these friends…
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