Archive - The Hutch Files

Se7en Structure Breakdown

This year for Spooky Season, the guys at 241 Studios and I did a deep dive into David Fincher’s 1995 masterpiece Se7en, one of the greatest…

Oct 31 •

Bruce Hutchinson

The Hunger Games Structure Breakdown

For some reason, autumn is the time where I go back and watch some of my favorite popular Hollywood franchises.

Oct 23 •

Bruce Hutchinson

Mad Max: Fury Road Structure Breakdown

Mad Max: Fury Road, directed by George Miller and written by George Miller, Brendan McCarthy, and Nick Lathouris, is considered one of the great action…

Oct 1 •

Bruce Hutchinson

September 2024

Ex Machina Structure Breakdown

All three of my observations today revolve around one central question: Who is the protagonist of the movie? Ex Machina has many fascinating elements…

Sep 25

I recently watched Michael Mann’s 1981 masterpiece Thief and was struck by a lot of unique structural features, some of which are were unusual for the…

Sep 12

Alien Romulus: Podcast Review with 241 Studios

After doing deep dive podcasts of Alien and Aliens with the guys at 241 Studios, and completing structural breakdowns of each, Donavon, Daniel and I…

Sep 10 •

Bruce Hutchinson

August 2024

The French Connection Structure Breakdown

After recently doing a breakdown of Alien, the guys at the 241 Podcast and I decided to analyze an early, but contemporary action-oriented film.

Aug 13 •

Bruce Hutchinson

July 2024

Whiplash Structure Breakdown

Whiplash is a movie that I’ve taught for a number of years in my screenwriting class.

Jul 10 •

Bruce Hutchinson

June 2024

Aliens: The Director's Cut Structure Breakdown

Not content with just breaking down the first Alien movie, Daniel and Donavon from 241 Studios and I decided to keep going and breakdown Aliens, James…

Jun 7 •

Bruce Hutchinson

April 2024

They might not be able to hear you scream in space, but they can hear podcasts.

Apr 10 •

Bruce Hutchinson

December 2023

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