Archive - The Hutch Files

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 •

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 •

July 2024

Whiplash Structure Breakdown

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

Jul 10 •

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 •

April 2024

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

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December 2023

The guys at Podcast 241 and I decided to have our own little podcast Christmas during which we celebrated the Christmas classic Home Alone. So checkout…

Dec 29, 2023 •

Ocean's 11 Structure Breakdown

Dec 6, 2023 •

November 2023

Children of Men Structure Breakdown

The Intro Adapted from the novel by P.D. James, Children of Men is in my view one of the top five science-fiction films ever made. It’s structure is…

Nov 24, 2023 •

October 2023

The Prestige Structure Breakdown

Last year, I partnered with Podcast 241 on an analysis of The Prestige, but I got a little behind in posting the accompanying breakdown. So checkout the…

Oct 6, 2023 •

September 2023

The Truman Show Structure Breakdown

Sep 25, 2023 •

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Structure Breakdown

Sep 21, 2023 •

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