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Twilight Saga: New Moon
I’m incredibly excited to introduce a new set of contributors to The Hutch Files—my students in the Storytelling 4 class in the MFA Program at the…
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Erin Mitchell
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Twilight Structure Breakdown
One of my all-time favorite movies is Twilight (2008) directed by Catherine Hardwicke, starring Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson. The Twilight…
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Rachel Elisabeth
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Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
Greetings, reader! Welcome to my analysis of Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope by George Lucas. A New Hope, originally just titled Star Wars upon its…
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Aidan Kolokithas
Lady Bird Structure Breakdown
Written and directed by Greta Gerwig, Lady Bird has stolen our hearts since 2017. Starring Saoirse Ronan and Laurie Metcalf, this coming-of-age dramedy…
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Carlie Crabtree
The Gorge
Welcome to my analysis of The Gorge (2025), the newest feature on Apple TV+, starring Miles Teller and Anya-Taylor Joy, and directed by Scott Dickerson.
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Bruce Hutchinson
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Structure Breakdown
As I mentioned in my original Hunger Games post, the Hunger Games franchise is one of my favorites, so I’ll be posting breakdowns of all the movies over…
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Bruce Hutchinson
Eyes Wide Shut
Welcome to my analysis of Eyes Wide Shut by Stanley Kubrick. Eyes Wide Shut was Kubrick’s famous final film, starring Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, and…
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Bruce Hutchinson
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…
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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.
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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…
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Bruce Hutchinson
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…
Thief
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…
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