Because for me 2023 has been The Year of the Movie—sold my first few scripts, optioned a couple more, and even saw one of my screenplays made into a feature that's currently in post-production—my impending New Year meditations and contemplations are revolving heavily around film. 2023 was also the year I made a point to … Continue reading Catching up on movies I’ve missed

I’m no film scholar, and I know little to nothing of proper film criticism. But I'm lucky because, when I was a kid, there weren't any movies or music or art or books that were deemed "OFF-LIMITS" to kids. My mother was a renaissance woman who knew the value of a diverse education. For that reason, I … Continue reading What’s your favorite movie? How about your favorite 100?

My hometown of Bay City, Michigan, has wrapped its annual Hell’s Half Mile Film & Music Festival (HHM) after four fun days—Sept. 21-24. Hell's Half Mile was named one of the coolest film festivals in the world by Movie Maker earlier this summer. [article] Though I couldn't be there in person this year, I was … Continue reading Bay City, Michigan’s Hell’s Half Mile Film Fest a haven for indie auteurs

It's kind of funny that I had originally set out to write screenplays about dark romances with plenty of humor and heartbreak and sell them to the big studios ... but now spend most of my time creating horror movie scenarios for indie production companies. Don't get me wrong, I love it. I'm a huge … Continue reading Working with filmmaker on horror with flavors of House, Poltergeist, and Barbarian

Been watching a lot more foreign films the last few years. And even more in the last year. Here's a great German flick that came out when I was just a lad of 10 but didn't see until this past year. Warning: review contains some vague but not ruinous spoilers. Guten abend, meine kinder! Tonight’s … Continue reading Looking for a weird and wonderful movie? Try SugarBaby (1985)