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The Devil Wears Prada Breakdown
With this year being the 20th anniversary of The Devil Wears Prada and with the release of The Devil Wears Prada 2, this seemed like the perfect time to…
John Wick Structure Breakdown
John Wick has become one of the most influential action films of recent years. It's choreographed action has influenced many contemporary action films…
Drive Structure Breakdown
During the 2010’s, Nicolas Winding Refn became one of cinema’s foremost stylists (Only God Forgives, Neon Demon, Too Old To Die Young).
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World Structure Breakdown
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is one of my favorite comedies, so I thought analyzing this action, romance, comedy would be a lot of fun.
Phantom Thread
I apologize for how long it’s been since my last structure breakdown post!
The Usual Suspects
The Usual Suspects was one of the most celebrated crime thrillers of the 1990’s, growing out of the gritty, quirky trend started by Quentin Tarantino…
Rushmore Structure Breakdown
Rushmore, starring Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, and Olivia Williams, is one of my favorite movies, and is definitely my favorite Wes Anderson film…
The Matrix Structure Breakdown
This week I thought I'd bring you the structure breakdown of the classic sci-fi action film The Matrix directed by The Wachowskis.
Jaws Structure Breakdown
It seemed only fitting that during the 50th anniversary summer of the release of Steven Spielberg’s blockbuster defining Jaws, that the guys at Reel…
 • Bruce Hutchinson
An Appreciation of Michelangelo Antonioni’s L’avventura
After discussing the L'avventura with UCAFilm alum Kris Pistole on his Podcast Classic Cinema Society, I decided to write an accompanying appreciation…
 • Bruce Hutchinson
Ferris Bueller's Day Off Structure Breakdown
Earlier in the year, I had the students in my Storytelling 4 class each create a structure breakdown for a movie of their choice.
 • Carlie Crabtree and Bruce Hutchinson
Mission: Impossible
So with my colleagues Daniel and Donavon officially launching the rebrand of their podcast from 241 to Reel Therapy AND the release of what may be the…
 • Bruce Hutchinson
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